It’s not stated anywhere exactly how this Action mode works, but we can only imagine that it’s got something to do with reducing the amount of processing to cut down on the potential for image lag.Īs with numerous other Sharp TVs we’ve looked at recently, how well the 52X20E performs depends very much on what you feed it. There’s also an OPC feature that can automatically adjust the picture in response to the light levels in your viewing room backlight adjustment a film mode for auto-detection of and adaptation to 24p or 25p images a virtual surround sound mode digital noise reduction and an ‘Action Mode’ that claims to reduce motion blur when showing motion-packed scenes. Particularly key are a series of thematic image presets that can make a dramatic difference to the way pictures look, with Standard and Movie being the two we found ourselves drawn to the most. Heading into the 52X20E’s onscreen menus, there’s a pretty extensive suite of adjustments at your disposal. And its other core specs look good too, with a healthy – though not earth-shattering – dynamic contrast ratio of 10,000:1, a fast response time of 4ms, and Sharp’s TruD image processing to reduce judder.Īs ever with an LCD TV we need to qualify the claimed contrast ratio by saying that it’s only achievable by automatically reducing the TV’s brightness output when dark scenes are detected, in order to boost black level response – something that rival plasma technology does not have to do to achieve its generally superior contrast levels.īut while this fact means that plasma still generally has the edge on black levels, it certainly doesn’t mean that dynamic contrast systems can’t deliver very likeable black level results if they’re done right. Which is to say they include three HDMIs (all built to the v1.3 standard), a component video input, a D-Sub PC port, a digital audio output, and an RS-232C port thrown in as an added system-integration bonus.Īs you’d expect of such a king-sized screen, the 52X20E is a Full HD affair. The 52X20E’s connections are pretty much on the money, too. The distinctive Sharp ‘silver wave’ along the bottom edge ensures that the sight of so much screen acreage is anything but unattractive, though. The unusual slenderness of its glossy black bezel really emphasises just how far 52 inches of TFT panel goes. The first thing to say about the 52X20E is that it sure packs a lot of screen. If similar standards of HD quality can be attained by the 52X20E on its larger screen, then this could be one of our more pleasant afternoons in the test room. Especially when we think back to the stunning standard of HD playback served up by the 46in Sharp LCD we tested, the LC-46LX2E. At 52in across, the 52X20E is currently the largest LCD TV on Sharp’s books – enough to ensure it’s hitting the ground running in TrustedReviews’ home cinema-loving opinion.
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