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Sharp LC 20AD5E Reviews: Aquos, 20" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

33 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This television is a good all rounder. “Ease of set up. good sound.” CRAIG, LEICESTER View all 33 real customer reviews

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33 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
94% of people recommend it.

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Design	9.1
Ease of use	8.9
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.4
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.2
Overall rating	9.1

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Score 8.0/10

CRAIG, LEICESTER

+ EASE OF SET UP. GOOD SOUND.

- WHEN NAVIGATING THE EPG, THE CHANNEL CHANGES INTIME WITH THE EPG, SO YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT'S ON A DIFFERENT CHANNEL WHILST CONTINUING TO WATCH/LISTEN TO THE PROGRAM YOU'RE ALREADY WATCHING.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Aug 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ stylish and unobtrusive, light and easy to move around

- highest volume level may not be loud enough for a large room or if there is a lot of background noise or for the hard of hearing

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Aug 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks good. Very compact, and excellent picture and soun quality

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Aug 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent TV with good contrast ratio and is used in a bright conservatory.
Excellent picture on DTV with just a loft aerial in an area that the digital sites say has poor to no reception at present.

- Not very high volume at max.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Aug 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Build quality. Sensible remote is easy to follow.

- None

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Margaret, Edzell

+ Everything is good about it.

- None

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Aug 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ stylish and also simple to use very impressed

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

royston, dorset , “very satisfied customer”

+ excellent television and it does everything that we want it too and the product is exactly as described, very pleased with the purchase

- none

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Apr 2008

Score 10.0/10

Jill, Worthing

+ Great picture even with an average aerial. Good sound quality and easy to use and set up.

- Design not that exciting.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jun 2007

Score 9.0/10

Ben, Caithness

+ Nice design, excellent picture and good value

- Like all of these piano black finishes, don't clean the cabinet with anything other that the supplied cloth if you want to avoid scratching it.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Lisa, Dover

+ Easy to set up. Very good quality

- None

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Julia, Glasgow , “Always choose things carefully”

+ The image & clarity

- Not found any....

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Mar 2008

Score 7.0/10

ELAINE, HEREFORD

+ very good value for money,stylish and a good focal point.

- not to easy to use.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jul 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good looking TV, good picture and easy to use.

- none

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purchased 28 Jul 2007

Score 8.0/10

Sharon, Woking

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The sound quality - the volume is low

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purchased 14 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Dennis, tn162bx , “4?”

+ Easy to set up

- none so far

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purchased 26 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Alan, Aberdeenshire

+ Excellent finish to the product. Easy to initially set up and controls easy to use. Had previously purchased the 42 inch version of this product and new what to expect. Very impressive.

- Can't think of any.

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purchased 19 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Graham, Liverpool

+ Looks good - sleek design and excellent freeview tuner compared to my previous standalone tuner.

- None

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purchased 30 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

Susan, Halesowen, West Midlands , “Mother of 3 boys”

+ Fantastic size for a bedroom. The picture quality is amazing, great for game consoles and easy to set up your freeview channels. One of the best products I have ever come across with plenty of scarts and plus in's for everything to be attached.

- Be very careful not to damage the LCD screen, the cost of replacement is more than the cost of the tv itself.

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purchased 20 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good looking set with great picture.

- Remote does not have a very instinctive layout, also freeview a bit slow when changing channels.

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purchased 01 Nov 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	20
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	1
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)	50
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)	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)	768p
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
Response Time in ms	8
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	No
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
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	Yes
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)	7.3

Height in mm	365
Width in mm	522

Depth in mm	225
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	Nicam Stereo
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.