Sharp 32NS400 32" TV

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Summary: A REAL SHARP PICTURE
Review: I have had this television for about two months and my familyhas enjoyed it. I purchased it . . . at the Good Guys, and it has exceeded my expectations. The sound is great and the picture is very good. I do not think a person can go wrong buying it. The warranty is also good. The only problem I had was actually finding one because the set was very popular and I had to wait for a month until the store got some more sets.

Rating:
Summary: A REAL SHARP PICTURE
Review: I have had this television for about two months and my familyhas enjoyed it. I purchased it . . . at the Good Guys, and it has exceeded my expectations. The sound is great and the picture is very good. I do not think a person can go wrong buying it. The warranty is also good. The only problem I had was actually finding one because the set was very popular and I had to wait for a month until the store got some more sets.

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Summary: Great TV, Great Picture, Must rebuttle negative reviews!
Review: I purchased this Sharp 32" a few months back while shopping around for a good Picture-In-Picture television set, and things have been pretty smooth so far.

Some of the features include the V-Chip, which the government is trying to push, A/V jacks in the back and front (great for video game systems!), and an S-Video input, which is great for DVD players or a mini-dish if you want the very best picture quality. I plugged in my DVD player using the audio jacks, and S-Video for the picture, and haven't looked back. Videos and DVD discs look wonderful on this set. I actually did a side-by-side comparison with my old set, and noticed that the picture and contrast was much more detailed on the Sharp (guess that's why they call it "Sharp"!)

There are also plenty of little things that make this set worth the money. One is the "EquiSound" feature, which keeps sound at the level you place it at, and prevents the annoying jump in volume on commercials/TV shows when you surf. I also love how the Closed captioning feature pops right up when you hit the mute. Very handy if the phone rings and you need to talk. The menu is pretty simple to use, and the stereo sound is pretty good. There's an interesting EnergySaver feature, which some will probably like. I've got mine set to "off" though, as it seems to make the overall picture a little darker. The SAP (secondary audio program) function is built in. Stations like A&E, and PBS are now broadcasting shows with SAP, and I think more will follow. It's nice to be able to just turn it on at the menu, and listen to commentary from a director while a movie is playing, or instructions/tips from teachers during some of the popular children shows.

To me, the only downside to the set is the remote control. Now don't get me wrong, it's a good Universal remote that can control your VCR as well. The glow-in-the-dark buttons are very nice too. I guess I'm just not fond of the design. It seems a bit clumsy for such a wonderful, easy to use set.

Nonetheless, if you can get this Sharp PIP for anywhere under $600, then you got yourself a bargain. You just can't beat the price, as other sets with the same features cost as much as $800!

Rating:
Summary: Very good television set @ a great price.
Review: I purchased this Sharp 32" a few months back while shopping around for a good Picture-In-Picture television set, and things have been pretty smooth so far.

Some of the features include the V-Chip, which the government is trying to push, A/V jacks in the back and front (great for video game systems!), and an S-Video input, which is great for DVD players or a mini-dish if you want the very best picture quality. I plugged in my DVD player using the audio jacks, and S-Video for the picture, and haven't looked back. Videos and DVD discs look wonderful on this set. I actually did a side-by-side comparison with my old set, and noticed that the picture and contrast was much more detailed on the Sharp (guess that's why they call it "Sharp"!)

There are also plenty of little things that make this set worth the money. One is the "EquiSound" feature, which keeps sound at the level you place it at, and prevents the annoying jump in volume on commercials/TV shows when you surf. I also love how the Closed captioning feature pops right up when you hit the mute. Very handy if the phone rings and you need to talk. The menu is pretty simple to use, and the stereo sound is pretty good. There's an interesting EnergySaver feature, which some will probably like. I've got mine set to "off" though, as it seems to make the overall picture a little darker. The SAP (secondary audio program) function is built in. Stations like A&E, and PBS are now broadcasting shows with SAP, and I think more will follow. It's nice to be able to just turn it on at the menu, and listen to commentary from a director while a movie is playing, or instructions/tips from teachers during some of the popular children shows.

To me, the only downside to the set is the remote control. Now don't get me wrong, it's a good Universal remote that can control your VCR as well. The glow-in-the-dark buttons are very nice too. I guess I'm just not fond of the design. It seems a bit clumsy for such a wonderful, easy to use set.

Nonetheless, if you can get this Sharp PIP for anywhere under $600, then you got yourself a bargain. You just can't beat the price, as other sets with the same features cost as much as $800!

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Summary: Nice feaures for the money, but poor picture quality
Review: I'm a stickler for honest, accurate skin tones. But no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't get it right with this TV. I finally had to return it and go back to my 14 year old 25" RCA which has more accurate hues than this Sharp.

Rating:
Summary: Great TV, Great Picture, Must rebuttle negative reviews!
Review: Reading the review posted here by someone else made me feel I needed to let other consumers know that the other review just wasn't accurate. If you can't get great skin tones and a great clean, crisp picture out of this TV with S-video, dark-tint picture tube, and a digital comb filter, then the TV isn't the problem, you are! This Set has all these features plus PIP, MTS Stereo sound and even a handy "glow plus" remote. I just got this TV and with my DVD player connected using the S-Video input and leaving the picture settings just the way they came (factory default) I see a picture quality that is great in every sense of the word. Hearing that people can't get skin tones right and things like this are just nonsense. If you can't get your DVD's right, there are Calibration discs that can be purchased that walk the novice through setting up the proper color and sound settings. There is NO REASON that ANYONE should have to revert back to a 14YEAR OLD TV and say that it has better picture quality than this one. That is just plain crazy. Digital comb filters and S-Video inputs were not on TV's 14 years ago and with 750 lines of resolution, no 14 year old TV would ever match the wonderful picture and crisp clarity (and skin tones) that this Sharp 32NS400 has done or me. If you can't get the picture looking great on this TV, you probably shouldn't own a TV in the first place.

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Summary: Great Value & How to Optimize Picture Settings
Review: This is a great 32 incher, especially when you consider the price. The picture is not perfect out of the box but, with a little adjustment it is as good as many of the more expensive models available. To get the best picture, I followed this advice:
"reduce the setting of the picture control from 50 to 15, brightness from 25 to 21, and sharpness from 25 to 15. Color ended up at 37, while tint was adjusted to +4G. the color-temperature setting should be switched to the RED."

Rating:
Summary: Great Value & How to Optimize Picture Settings
Review: This is a great 32 incher, especially when you consider the price. The picture is not perfect out of the box but, with a little adjustment it is as good as many of the more expensive models available. To get the best picture, I followed this advice:
"reduce the setting of the picture control from 50 to 15, brightness from 25 to 21, and sharpness from 25 to 15. Color ended up at 37, while tint was adjusted to +4G. the color-temperature setting should be switched to the RED."

Rating:
Summary: Great value, best priced 32'' TV
Review: This TV presented the best picture and color for me. It has all the cool features needed for a TV buyer, including the S-Video input for enjoying the outstanding quality from a DVD-player or a camcorder. The display is good and the TV is energy star compliant. We can set the 'Energy saver' option whereby we get to save on our electricity bill, with a little compromise on the TV's brightness. Believe me, its quite good, aren't we eco-friendly?

This TV also feature 2 A/V input's, which is a must these days(I would love a third set..!), one conveniently placed on the front. The cabinet of the TV is quite sleek considering its big screen size, It comes with an Universal remote too.

The Picture-in-picture(PIP) is another cool feature added to this TV. However, we can't really see a second cable channel as there aren't two Tuners in the TV. Hence the second source can be a VCR or a DVD player or anything similar, like camcorder etc.

One draw back is that if a channel is blocked using the V-chip, it masks the PIP too, until we temporarily remove the block on the channel, or change the channel. This TV also features a V-chip to block channels, but if a channel is blocked, the viewer will see a message saying this. A secret/blank blocking system would have been great for its price.

The sound is quite good. All in all, its a best buy in its category.