Sharp Aquos LC-20B8US 20-Inch HD-Ready LCD Flat Panel TV
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Manufacturer: SharpModel: LC-20B8US
Color: Silver
Product features:
- Capable of displaying High Definition TV (HDTV) resolution with separately sold DTV decoder
- 4:3 aspect ratio; 170-degree viewing angles
- 60,000-hour lamp life
- 500:1 contrast ratio
- Table stand included
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sharp Aquos LC-20B8US 20-Inch HD-Ready LCD Flat Panel TV
Customer Review: Picture great, sound mediocre, backlight flicker at lower brigthness
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had my Aquos for one week and agree that color, white balance and sharpness with standard cable is great. (I never realized how far off the white balance was on my old Sony Trinitron until I compared it side by side with the new Sharp).
Sound is a problem though, and it's not just because the speakers are small. Even when using external speakers or feeding the sound from the TV to my stereo, the TV's pre amp tends to boost the very high frequencies way up even with the treble adjustment on the TV turned all the way down. This defect in the sound reproduction is bad enough to make the TV fatiguing to listen to after a while. My workaround is to use my Sony VCR as the tuner and sound source, use the Sharp as a picture only "monitor" and use my stereo for the sound amplification. Only problem is I now have to fuss with 3 remotes!
And as far using the Sharp as a PC monitor (it does support XGA resolution) sharpness is good after tweaking the "phase" setting, and lowering the Red and Blue signal setting were needed to get good white balance. But the biggest issue using the TV as a PC monitor is backlight flicker. With the backlight turned all the way up there is no noticeable flicker, but at a setting of 6 or below (1= darkest, 15= brightest) flicker starts to become noticeable when viewing anything with a light uniform background (like a text window). Therefore I could not recommend this as a primary PC monitor but perhaps as a secondary monitor for viewing pictures or videos. The flicker is there in TV mode, too, but it is not noticeable because typically you would turn up the backlight higher when watching TV as compared to using it as a desktop monitor.
Description of Sharp Aquos LC-20B8US 20-Inch HD-Ready LCD Flat Panel TV
The AQUOS LC-20B8U-S is less than 4" deep with an elegant design and features HDTV compatibility and PC compatibility. With Sharp's proprietary Advanced Super View LCD panel, the LC-20B8U-S delivers superior picture quality. In addition to a 500:1 contrast ratio and 480 cd/m2 high brightness, it is truly "TV where you want it," for any room in the house!Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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