Sharp AQUOS LC40LE700UN 40-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV Review

Sharp AQUOS LC40LE700UN 40-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV Review



With the introduction of the LC40LE700UN, Sharp combines its legendary AQUOS LCD panel technology with a newly developed, proprietary Full Array LED backlight system to create picture quality that is second to none. The LC40LE700UN illustrates Sharp's LCD technology leadership while also demonstrating its LED engineering advantages. Sharp's Ultra Brilliant LED system illuminates the TV to extremely high brightness and contrast levels and enables significant environmental benefits such as longer life expectancy, no heavy metals and lower power consumption. At the same time, the new XGen LCD Panel utilizes an ingeniously devised pixel design that permits more light to pass through even while minimizing light leakage, with the result being the deepest black levels that AQUOS has ever achieved. Overall, the LC40LE700UN shows that with Sharp, it's not just LED… it's AQUOS LED.

• 40" Full HD 1080p HDTV LED-TV with 120Hz Fine Motion Enhanced
• 10-Bit processing and Crystalucent coating Technology
• UltraBrilliant LED System
• 4 HDMI terminals, PC input, RS-232C Input
• 4ms response time

Sharp AQUOS LC40LE700UN 40-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV Review by Customer

"Great TV, but lacks two basic features", 2010-08-20 By Tom Brusky (Milwaukee, WI)

I bought this TV because I wanted two things: a good-quality picture, and the ability to play game consoles without any noticeable lag. This TV does both very well. It has stunning picture quality, and the game mode handles my old 480i XBox console, connected via component inputs, with no noticeable lag.

On the downside picture-wise, I am not 100% satisfied with how the TV reproduces mostly-dark levels. Black is plenty black, but dark gray, dark blue, dark brown, etc. also get "sucked" into black. The average person probably wouldn't be bothered by this, but it can be a little annoying to the discerning eye. Adjusting contrast and brightness helps, but only at the expense of lightening the deep blacks. If you love sharp contrast between dark and light, you'll love this TV. If you're picky and want to see, for example, details in shadows, give this TV a test-run before buying it.

I was quite surprised to see that this TV lacks two of the most basic functions of a TV: it has no clock, and the remote has no program guide button. Obviously, this TV is intended for people who have satellite/cable since those services have programming guides. But over-the-air digital TV also broadcasts program information, and there's no way to access that information on this TV. So if you watch over-the-air TV, you'll still need to have a clock and a TV Guide nearby.

Despite these drawbacks, I'm giving this TV 4 stars because of the excellent picture quality overall, and how well it handles my antiquated game console.

"Great Picture", 2010-07-21 By Cat (USA)

After looking at several LED LCD televisions both online and in person, my husband and I finally decided on the Sharp Aquos LC40LE700UN. Now that we've owned it for a couple of months, I can see we made the right choice. The picture quality is excellent. Much better than the Sony Bravia. If you are looking for an outstanding LED TV at a great price, look no further.

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