Sharp LC32GD8E Reviews: Aquos, 32" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

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+ This television has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on design. “Great quality, design and features for the price.” David, Sunderland View all 23 real customer reviews

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23 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
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Design	8.2
Ease of use	8.2
Image quality	8.2
Sound quality	8.2
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.9
Overall rating	8.4

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David, Sunderland

Score 9.0/10

+ Great quality, design and features for the price.

- Quite slow to change channels.

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37 of 37 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Aug 2006

david, lancaster

Score 9.0/10

+ excellent lcd tv, easy to use

- getting it set up

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27 of 27 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Aug 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ The TV has a very clear picture

- Reviewer left no comment

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Oct 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ I liked the style of the set and this was as important as getting a good quality unit within my budget. Finish is very good, and controls are easy to use. Picture quality is very good.

- I've had a bit of vibration on sound (not caused by high level)but am experimenting with the mounting unit still to ensure that the cause is not due to it.

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Jan 2007

Alan, Towcester

Score 10.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- No bad points really I think its great

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Jan 2007

Me, My House, My Town

Score 9.0/10

+ AutoSets up nicely, on install

- need to dig into Digital autosetup, but when it does it works very well. Can't quite fugure yet how to record from digital tuner within TV onto DVD recorder. Seems I may be to either split arial and another tuner, or watch whatever recoring at the time.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Jan 2007

Rob, Nottingham

Score 9.0/10

+ Very easy to unpack assemble and set up. Very user friendly, my young children soon had the play station up and running!!!

- Reviewer left no comment

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Dec 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ style

- sometimes areas of the screen seem to freeze on close up shots

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Dec 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ clarity of picture, intuitive, ease of user, connectivity

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Dec 2006

Peter, Darlington

Score 9.0/10

+ Sleek Dimensions, very good picture quality, nicam stereo sound excellent.

- Not easy to understand the remote controller.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Dec 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ good clear picture and sound

- Cant look at whats on on other channels without changing the channel

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Mar 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Good sound and picture quality, can connect several devices to it via scart leads etc

- Scart leads connect at top right hand side of the TV, would be better if they were lower down - more people will have other devices in a cabinet under the TV

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Apr 2007

Ian, Plymouth

Score 9.0/10

+ No problems with setup and good quality throughout.

- none

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purchased 27 Apr 2007

G, Aberdeen

Score 8.0/10

+ Very good all round LCD TV at a very reasonable price at the time of purchase

- Does generate a lot of heat and channel selection can be frustrating at times using the EPG menu

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purchased 22 Apr 2007

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Finding ourselves faced with one of Sharp's more basic HD TVs, so soon after it had shown us its impressive-looking range of Full HD LCD TVs at the IFA electronics show, just doesn't get the pulse racing as much as it otherwise might have.Still, when you take a deep breath and focus on the here and now instead of what's coming, the 32GD8E becomes quite interesting after all, mostly on account of its price. Typically, ¬£800 gets you a 32in HD Ready LCD TV (no Sharp 'PAL-Optimised 960x540 resolution' shenanigans here) with a digital tuner, and a respectable-looking claimed…

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reviewed 01 Jan 2007

Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	32
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.
HD TV	HD Ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum vertical resolution of 750 pixels (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.
HDMI Interface	2
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 Interfaces	2
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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	1200
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.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	768i
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
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.
Screen Format	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.
Brightness in Candela per square metre	450
Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
PC Interface	Yes
If you’d like to use your TV as a PC monitor you’ll need to make sure it has a port to allow you to connect it. This is usually a VGA port, but some TVs include a newer DVI port. Adaptors are availible to allow VGA to DVI and vice versa.
Picture in Picture (PIP)	No
TVs with this feature are able to display a preview of another channel while you are watching your current channel.
Energy Savings Trust Feature	No
A Yes means this this product has been rated as being energy-efficient by the Energy Savings Trust. Good for the environment and good for your electricity bill!
Weight (kg)	17.5

Weight (kg)	20

Freeview	Yes
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. Many newer TVs have Freeview built in. For other TVs you will need a separate Freeview set-top box.
FreeSat Tuner	No
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.
Sound System	Virtual Dolby Surround
Sound System	Nicam Stereo

Also known as: SHARP 32 LC-32GD8E, LC32GD8E, Sharp 32-inch, 32" Sharp LC-32GD8E, Sharp LC-32GD8E, Sharp Aquos, Sharp LC-32GD8

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Sharp LC32GD8E Reviews: Aquos, 32" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

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