Sharp LC42XL2E Reviews and Best Price Guarantee: 42" Screen LCD TV

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Design	9.7
Image quality	9.3
Sound quality	8.3
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.3
Overall rating	9.0

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Mike, Ormskirk, Lancs

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent picture and smart overall appearance.

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purchased 15 Dec 2007

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Score 9.0/10

+ Great picture quality for watching sport and films. Straightforward installation and set-up. LCD screen requires less electricity and is therefore more environmentally friendly that plasma screen.

- 'EPG' channel guide function can be slightly frustrating as it is not particularly responsive when scrolling down the list of channels and there is no 'page down' function to overcome this.

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purchased 08 Oct 2008

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TechRadar expert review

Costing nearly twice as much as some of today's rivals, Sharp's 42LX2E is going to have to go some to impress us. So it's as well it gets off to a great start by looking very smart indeed, thanks to an impressively narrow, glossy black screen surround, offset tidily by a neat silver strip. It's not as fulsomely connected as it arguably should be for its money, though. For there are three HDMIs rather than four, and there are no USB or memory card slots. A mixed bagRegarding the 42LX2E's other key specifications, there's mixed news. In the plus column, it's a full HD screen, with 100Hz …

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reviewed 20 Jan 2009

Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	42
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	Full HD 1080p
‘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.
Built-in Disc Player	No
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
HDMI Interface	3
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.
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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	10000
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.
Response Time in ms	4

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.
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1080p
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
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.
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)	26.5

Height in mm	646
Width in mm	1004

Depth in mm	958
Sound System	SRS TruSurround XT
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
Release Date	7 Nov 2007
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
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.

Also known as: Sharp Aquos LC-42XL2E, Sharp 'XL2, Sharp LC-42XL2E

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Manufacturer's Description

42 inch Aquos HD Ready 1080p LCD TV with built-in digital tuner (DVB-T) and dynamic contrast ratio of 10000:1. 100Hz Double frame drive. Slim frame and super thin design. De-Juddering picture enhancement technology, 4ms response time and 3x HDMI outputs.