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Sharp takes the high road with their 820 series LED LCD HD televisions. Built with breakthrough technology like their Quad Pixel 4-color filter, a stunning new LED edge-light design, 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, a built-in media player, plus full internet connectivity via their AQUOS Net service--all of which is protected by the full glass front--the 820 series really shines.
If you've found yourself improvising in order to get the full gamut of color reproduction out of your HDTV, Sharp has come to the rescue with their Quattron Quad Pixel technology. See, traditionally, the color spectrum is based on the "primary" colors red, yellow, and blue, the combination of which produces the array of secondary and tertiary colors. Unfortunately, the traditional HDTV color filter technology — based on red, blue, and green — failed to acknowledge that green is not a primary color. Green is a secondary color produced by combining yellow and blue. You may be mumbling under your breath, Get to the point copywriter, but think about it: how is your TV going to accurately reproduce yellow-green or yellow-orange hues if there's no yellow to start with? That's where Sharp's Quad Pixel comes into play. Quad Pixel filter technology adds yellow to the red, blue, green line-up. This means true yellows, golds, sea foam greens, marigolds, and tropical sea blues will be reproduced with a level of brilliance not seen before on an HDTV. And that's why you want an HDTV, right? Yeah, those yellow lenses may increase contrast and depth perception, but admit it, they're a bit ridiculous.
For the high-end LC-40LE820's, Sharp employs their proprietary AQUOS LED LCD system, comprised of the X-Gen LCD panel plus UltraBrilliant LEDs to produce a super-skinny cabinet with super-star picture quality. How do they do it? First off, they use Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) as the light source combined with a unique "double-dome" light amplifier lens and multi-fluorescents. As opposed to the fluorescent lights used by standard LCDs, the X-Gen panels are able to serve up incredible color purity and detail. Also, because the re-designed LCD panel has less ribs than traditional panels, the pixels are better sealed which enables nearly all light to be blocked resulting in darker images. In fact, the LC-40LE820 offers an impressive 5 million to one dynamic contrast ratio, signaling the ability to reproduce deep blacks for sharp, fine detail. Also, indulging those of you who are looking to a flat panel HDTV for a clean, modern home theater aesthetic, the X-Gen series arranges the LEDs around the panel's edge rather than placing them directly behind the screen, achieving an ultra-thin panel depth of only two inches.
In all our excitement over Sharp's newest HDTV technologies, we failed to mention the most important thing: the LC-40LE820 is a bona fide full-HD 1920 x 1080p resolution panel. Not only is it full 1080p, it's built with 120Hz Fine Motion Enhanced frame rate conversion. If your not familiar with frame rates, 120Hz is twice the frame rate of the standard 60Hz TV (either SD or HD). And, as with all things technological, faster is better. A 120Hz frame rate means the video source can feed an entire frame of new data to the display at a faster rate. Yes, we know, video sources most commonly use 60Hz frame rates, so how can a TV produce more frames than the video source has available and what does this really mean? Well, at 120Hz, you're not going to get any more frames from the video source, but the TV will be able to respond to new video information much faster (as fast as four milliseconds), producing a much smoother picture absent of the dreaded jaggies. So, drag out those old Starsky and Hutch episodes, Huggy Bear, because you're three-day-shipping away from not missing a millisecond of Striped Tomato action.
Undoubtedly the product developers at Sharp were extra proud of their handy work with the 820 series: they went so far as to add a full glass front for added protection. You may be thinking, Nothing will come between my HDTV and the soft cushion of air surrounding it. Well, barring any flying Wii accessories, wrestling children, or over-exuberant football buddies, we're sure your new TV will weather your entertainment room just fine. Hmmmm . . .
On your way to the Winner's Circle? You will be once your plunk the LC-40LE820 down in your entertainment room. Thanks to Sharp's AQUOS Net technology, you'll be able to stream YouTube clips of The $10000 Pyramid straight to the LC-40LE820. Heck, why not? It's easy enough. Just plug your ethernet cable* into the ethernet terminal on the back of the TV. Press the AQUOS NET button on the LC-40LE820 remote until the home page appears, and you'll be screaming out What are, things that make me a winner!
*Ethernet cable sold separately. Also requires broadband internet service. Broadband internet service sold separately — through your local internet provider. Once you have the ethernet cable and the internet service, then it's really easy to access AQUOS Net. Without those two items, it's going to, well, it's not going to happen.
p.s. Vann's sells ethernet cables.
p.s.s. Vann's doesn't provide broadband internet services. But, if you're looking at our website now, there's a good chance you already have internet service. It might even be broadband service, but there's no way for us to determine that for you. You'll have to check with your provider.
Good ol' Coleridge must have seen it coming: the day when technology became cumbersome. Cables here. Cables there. Cables, cables everywhere. Those cable-laden components are like an Albatross over your shoulder, aren't they? Free yourself from the sea of cables by investing in HDMI components, such as Sharp's LC-40LE820 flat panel HDTV. It comes with a whooping four HDMI inputs to accommodate all your component needs, which, by this point, is one nice DVD- and CD-compatible Blu-ray player. (Hey, we sell those too. Hint. Hint.) Still clinging to an old VCR? Don't feel ashamed. We all have our vices. And Sharp knows that too, that's why they included one HD component input and one composite video input.
Sharp's AQUOS series LCD televisions come with the complimentary AQUOS Advantage Live support and Premium Connected Services. Sounds great, but what do you get out of the deal? Well, for starters, you'll enjoy access to a dedicated member support phone line, priority services, and access to the exclusive membership website. As an added bonus, enrollment allows an AQUOS Advantage advisor to connect to your AQUOS LCD TV via the internet. Once connected, the advisor can assist with product setup, review connections, personalize settings based on your preferences and perform a complete systems check-up. Let's face it, with the benefits of technology come the headache of technology. If you want to enjoy all the glory of your HD TV without the hassle of sifting through menus and deciphering settings, Advantage Live may be your deal maker.
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