HDTV Reviews

It’s a well known fact that gamers with their latest consoles want to use them on a great quality HDTV. Sharp has picked up on this and have launched their GP1U Aquos line, aka Gamer HDTV. The Sharp LC-32GP1U, the smaller of the two in the line, at 32-inches is the first HDTV specifically produced and aimed at gamers. The LC-32GP1U has a whole bunch of great HD features such as 1080p and extra features to boost it’s gaming performance such as “Vyper Drive” which helps to reduce lag time.
The 10,000:1 contrast ratio LC-32GP1U has been reviewed by Cnet, where they say “1080p native resolution, which surpasses that of any other 32-inch HDTVs we know of. All of those extra pixels allow the set to display every line of 1080i and 1080p sources. We were duly impressed by the LC-32GP1U’s smorgasbord of connections. There are three total HDMI inputs as well as a DVI input for PCs (maximum resolution 1,920×1,080). There are also two component video inputs and an A/V input with composite and S-Video connections. As we mentioned, the side panel sprouts one of the three HDMI inputs, one of the two component video inputs, and a composite video input. Finally there’s an RF input for an antenna and cable along with an optical digital audio output.
The Sharp delivers a good picture in most respects, with relatively deep black levels, a clean image, and solid video processing. But its Achilles’ heel is color accuracy, and the fact that color temperature cannot be improved beyond the relatively blue Warm preset.With PC sources delivered via the DVI input, the Sharp really looked great. We were able to set our graphics card to output at the full 1,920×1,080 resolution, and according to DisplayMate, the set resolved every line in both the horizontal and vertical axes. Resulting in perfect pixel for pixel matching for a great quality display for text, the LC-32GP1U would make a great big screen PC monitor.