Sharp LC-52XD1E - Expert Reviews

Review summary: This screen isn't perfect as its colors aren't very true and connectivity is a bit light. However, it's very reactive and suffers from minimal noise. With a good price and reassuring warranty, we recommend this Full HD only for those have definitively ...

Review summary: Has Sharp produced the big screen TV bargain of the year?

Verdict: The 52XD1E is certainly a good TV, especially for the money, and will doubtless satisfy anyone who decides to buy one, at least while viewing HD sources. Yet we have to say that if it were our money, the extra picture quality and enhanced feature ...

Review summary: This Sharp TV is the first in this group test with a full HD pixel count of 1920x1080. So clearly it takes its high definition duties seriously - a fact backed up by the fact that it can map 1920x1080 HD sources directly to its own pixel count, with ...

Pros: Full HD resolution, excellent HD picture detail, rich and bright colours

Cons: Some motion smearing, hollow blacks, VGA has to be shared for PC and component duties

Review summary: If you want a big, 1080p LCD they don't come much bigger and stuffed full of pixels than the Sharp Aquos LC46XD1E. This huge, high-quality screen is sure to impress everyone who sees it, even before you turn it on

Pros: Picture quality on standard- and high-definition material ; styling

Cons: Sound quality ; annoying video inputs

Verdict: A great TV that offers pretty good value for money -- its standard-definition performance makes watching Freeview much more pleasurable than on its big-screen rivals

Review summary: The pundits were right. The prices of high-definition televisions seem to be almost in free-fall at the moment, and at the top end of the market, that means a 1080p, 52-inch display such as Sharp's Aquos ...

Verdict: On top form, the Aquos is capable of quite superb output, and while a few minor niggles do irritate, the end result is quite irresistible.