Sharp Quattron LC-40LE821E TV reviews

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Sharp Quattron LC-40LE821E with 40" Full HD 1080p LCD screen, 4 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Ease of use	8.6
Image quality	9.3
Sound quality	8.6
Design	9.2
Value for money	9.1
Overall rating	9.0

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Patel, Leicester Sports and games fan

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Excellent Purchase - all positive.
Bad points:: No bad points.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Dec 2010

Craig, Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Great menu system, stylish design, excellent energy usage, great picture quality
Bad points:: The glass surface can be reflective when showing deep blacks in a brightly lit room but is not a problem in a dim environment

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 24 Feb 2011

Keith, exeter Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Fantastic viewing experience
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 21 Mar 2011

Varun, Basingstoke High spec fanatic

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Best TV ever. Recommend Sharp LC40LE821E LED TV to everyone who is looking for LED TV. Nice colours, good and smooth picture quality and very slim TV. Value for money
Bad points:: Sound is OK, think it got small speakers due to slim structure, if you are using home theatre then it is best....

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 18 Mar 2011

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Amazing picture and sound. Great connectivity and physical appearance
Bad points:: The EPG is a real let down - clunky and difficult to read. I can't understand why, these day, the EPG can't be customised with favourites and re-arrange the schedules so that they can be grouped better than the Freeview channel number list (which is all over the place)

Ease of use	7.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 14 Mar 2011

Dave, Hull Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: The on screen menus are easy to negotiate and customise via the remote. I find that the picture, even on old black & white movies, seems to show a real depth of field. Freeview HD is not yet available in my area, but I can't wait to see the difference, as the SD picture is outstanding!
Bad points:: The only negative with regards to this set is the highly reflective glass screen (in a well lit room, with a dark on screen image, the set is more like a mirror as you can see your reflection clearly)

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Feb 2011

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: GOOD FOR GAMING
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	7.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	6.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 Feb 2011

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	40
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	LCD
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	No

HD TV	Full HD 1080p
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	4
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	1
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	Ethernet

Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	100
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Type of LED screen	Edge-lit
LED-backlit screens can either be ‘edge-lit’ or ‘local dimming’. Local dimming means that diodes in different areas of the screen can be independently switched on and off, allowing better contrast and black levels. Edge-lit screens lack the deep blacks and extreme contrast of local dimming, but can be even thinner.
Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	1000000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Reflection angle	176
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	192

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1080

Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	23.5

Release date	2010-04-30
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Sharp LC-40LE821, Sharp LC-40LE821E

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Manufacturer's Description

For an equivalent TV with a normal Freeview tuner, see the Sharp Quattron LC-40LE820E.
This TV has a Freeview HD tuner.

Introducing the ground breaking, 4-Colour Pixel, Super-Slimline LED backlit Quattron LCD TV. Saving up to 40% energy compared with traditional CCFL backlit LCD TV’s, it offers a range and depth of colours previously unseen on LCD TVs, thanks to its yellow sub-pixel, which is additional to the traditional Red, Green and Blue pixels of normal LCD TV’s.

The Quattron range features a whole new, super slim design incorporating an elegant, thin, metal bezel and, on the 820/821 and 920/921 ranges, a fullly flush glass front. Its touch-sensitive controls are integrated into the bottom edge, which features a new look for Sharp: a subtle mirror-effect look with the new Quattron ‘Apex’ and Sharp logos tastefully illuminated – just enough to highlight the exclusivity of these models, but without distracting from the gorgeous 1080P LED picture quality that features now even deeper blacks and more vibrant, rich and realistic colours.

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