Sharp LC-42LE320E

HD TV Reviews (32" and Above)

The Sharp LE320E offers a 42'' display backlit using Edge LED technology and has an MVA panel, the AU Optronics T420HW07. This entry-level TV also has a blur reduction filter which runs at 100 Hz and a great built-in media player. Apart from that 100 Hz mode, the LE320E only has the bare minimum: three HDMI ports, two SCART sockets and one each of VGA and composite video. In keeping with the rest, the remote is very basic, and it's hard to believe that this is really the best Sharp can do. The photo above compares it to the remote found on a combined TV/monitor sold by Phillips two years ago, and the likeness is striking! There are only a few slight differences between the two remotes. Once again, the on screen menus are ageing somewhat, but above all, they're too blue and look about four years out of date! Then again, they don't have that many options, apart from basics likes brightness, backlighting, contrast, sharpness, colour temperature, tint and saturation. Sharp has decided to use a glossy plastic frame that's about 4.5 cm thick ... and black at the front but white at the back.