- 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
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 environm… More >>
I wanted LED for four reasons: light weight, low heat, low wattage, and great picture. The 40″ Sharp Aquos LED exceeded my expectation for all four. There is absolutely NO heat emitted from the unit. It weighs only 30 pounds. The picture is the BEST I’ve ever seen in a TV -I’m not kidding here- the BEST. I waited about 6 months to post this feedback, thinking something might go wrong but no problems at all.
My folks bought a 50″ Plasma at the same time and they’ve had a horrible time with heat coming from the TV; seems to heat the whole room (though that would be a nifty option on cold winter nights). Additionally their TV is extremely heavy and not easily moved. Their picture is nowhere near as good as mine.
I believe this TV is underpriced, and a very good deal. I ordered through Amazon, and the delivery & installation was extremely good.
Rating: 5 / 5
This TV replaced a 32″ VIZIO HDTV that I hung on the wall in the far corner of my bedroom last spring and subsequently discovered was too small for viewing at that distance (14′). This Sharp AQUOS is as advertised: sleek, glossy, and energy efficient (75 Watts!) with a beautiful picture.
My Ergotron pivot arm mounting system was sturdy enough to accommodate this under 30 lb. set with no problems. I was even able to install it by myself.
The set has no little lights glowing when it is off so it works well in the bedroom. Setup was very easy with my DirecTV HD receiver and with my off-air antenna cable distribution system for all the local stations. The favorite channel settings require some forethought before entering them, and I didn’t find a way to skip/delete unwanted channels except by using the favorites system. The set and picture are highly configurable, but I just use the ‘auto’ setting for the picture. The blacks are incredible–to my eyes I don’t know how they could be improved even though Sharp, wisely I think, avoided the fad of dynamic changes in LED backlight levels with their current LED offerings. This HDTV series is also relatively cheap compared to the competition.
I can’t comment on the sound because I use a ZVOX original 315 that I have had for years. I will say however that the audio circuitry is audibly superior to that of the VIZIO 32″ it replaced. It doesn’t ‘pop’ when you power the TV down and the AQUOS’ sound through the ZVOX seems to include the full audio spectrum of the broadcast program.
Rating: 5 / 5
After playing around with the set up and add ons to this light weight, energy sipping entertainment center, I am very pleased overall.
Delivery was swift and the packaging excellent. The set is not the most beautiful. As for the picture, it was sharp with little blur; the blacks were deep. The colors require a little adjustment for flesh tones, however, the picture was so good that I have not been pressed as yet to do so. There are workarounds for component video receivers but it would help to own one with HDMI input/output jacks.
I have had two occasions to use the Yahoo widgets for the ethernet connection. It is my understanding that the ethernet connection does not provide general access to the internet. There are just these applets for weather, sports, stock quotes, headlines, etc. [Been waiting for a complete merger of PC/Hi Fi/Internet for more than ten years now; integration should be seamless.] I had to buy a router, cables and a Roku box to stream movies from the net. The PC interface needs work on these HDTVs overall, since HDTV-DVI and PC/VGA-XVGA video have incompatible formats. My PC/HDTV network is incomplete. The PC video is deficient in comparison with the digital sources. Many people may find the unscaled-shrunken PC display adequate. I am not satisfied with the quality of the PC display, using a VGA connector. I may order a pricy video scaler or replace my PC’s video card. At $1089.00, this Sharp HDTV has been a satisfying purchase that delivers what was promised although it did not make the Must Buy Lists. Time will tell whether it is durable.
Rating: 4 / 5
Nice Simple HDTV television.
It is lighter in weight than my previous LCD 40in HDTV.
The Sharp LED HDTV has more external connections than my previous LCD HDTV.
The Sharp LED HDTV turns on and gives a picture quicker than my previous LCD HDTV.
This unit arrived fast considering it came from California.
I am very satisfied with this unit. I was able to get a very good price for this unit through Amazon.
Rating: 5 / 5
I cant say enough about how great this tv is. The new ultra brilliant color display with LED backlighting is superb and ive never seen a more clear cut, sharp, clear tv before. The color is amazing, the blacks are so deep but the rest of the color so vibrant and clear. The sound quality is great too. I mainly got this tv to watch blue ray movies and play my playstation 3 in HDMI and the picture quality in unmatched. I previously had a 32′ Vizio LCD and this tv blows it out of the water. I highly recommend this tv to any gamer or anyone who loves to watch very action packed, graphic movies. This was a steal!
Rating: 5 / 5