Sharp Aquos LC-32DA5U 32-Inch HD-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV
Very Good Purchase
With about month of online research for which 32\\" LCD to purchase, the Sharp LC-32DA5U was by far the best overall choice. In a side by side screen comparison of the Sharp, Samsung LNR328W and the Sony KLVS32A10 at 3 different stores, the Sharp, to me, produced the best picture and had most accurate colors and even produced very accurate skin tones.  I've also had no problem controlling the black levels.  I have found that some scenes with a lot of contrast can get too dark and loose some of the mid level tones, but with some adjustments this can be corrected.        <br /> <br />As expected, when the TV is hooked up to a basic cable line it looks just as good as my old CRT TV, with the exception of the colors being a little more vibrant.  With only a few HD channel available I don't see any point in purchasing HD programming.  But where you can see and immediate difference is when you hook it up to a progressive scan DVD player.  If you hook the TV up using the component (RGB) connections the DVD will be displayed at 480p.  if you have an upconverting DVD player and hook it up with the HDMI cable you can reach 780p or 1080i.  For 3 weeks I viewed it at 480p on my old DVD player and it looked great.  i was impressed.  I've recently purchased an upconverting DVD player and an HDMI cable (very pricey) and it blew the 480p away.  The picture is absolutly perfect.  It's not quite as good as HDTV, but it is very close.   <br /> <br />Some other things to note would be the sound.  I wasn't expecting much out of stock TV speakers but this sound from this TV is definitely good.  It's far better sound than any of the Sony LCD's.  The TV interface and remote are very intuitive.  And most importantly it was one of the cheapest LCD's out there.  <br /> <br />If i had to list a con it would be that the base is stationary and can't swivel.  no big deal though.