Sharp LC-42XD1E

89% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

The main thing about the 42XD1E, though, is that its imperfections aren’t really that serious overall – and for the most part they’re also very common across the LCD world as a whole. The 42XD1E’s many strengths, however, are certainly not common. So...

Looks great ; Vastly improved black levels ; Decent price

No component video input

This 42in Full HD LCD TV sees the acclaimed flatscreen manufacturer step up its game in emphatic fashion

Full HD resolution, excellent HD picture detail, rich and bright colours

Some motion smearing, hollow blacks, VGA has to be shared for PC and component duties

Astounding HD sharpness, Vibrant colours, Great price

No component video input, Some standard-def MPEG artefacts

A superb LCD TV at a price that's hard to ignore

Fantastic black level ; Desirable near-D65 greyscale easily achieved using "Low" colour temperature preset ; Accurate primary colour points ; Incredible detail from 1920x1080 resolution and 1:1 mapping without overscan ; Tint control and RGB colour...

Noisy picture unless fed with the most pristine of signals ; Limited viewing angle... less than 60° in our case ; Electronic buzz (even in standby) and low-pitched hum ; Uneven backlight may affect picture quality (though not in our case) ; Red push...

With an online price tag of around £1100, the Sharp LC42XD1E represents excellent value for money... with a few caveats:

Superb picture quality, lush design, bags of features, and great value

PC and component sources have to share a connection, you can mess pictures up if you don't take care

Excellent Pictue, good looks, and can be picked up for around 700 quid.

Speakers and a bit weak and lack bass, but your probably going to hook it up to a surround sound system anyway?

An excellent blend of features with very good picture and sound, incredible picture when matched to an HDDVD player.

Only two HDMI, and occasional unnatural skintones against light or brightly lit backgrounds in SDTV

When I first got the TV I was suprised at how much the picture was improved for regular TV and movies. For the first month or so it almost ruined my TV watching because I could see more detail and this made the sets and camera work look cheap. Highly...

The remote is a bit complicated. We mostly use the Sky remote when watching TV.

STYLING, PICTURE QUALITY ,FROM A NAME YOU CAN TRUST

YOU CAN NOT PUT THE ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE ON AND FLICK THROUGH THE INDEX WITHOUT THE TV TURNING OVER