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Sharp addresses the growing consumer demand for large-screen high-definition flat-panel LCD TVs with the SH20U series of Widescreen Liquid Crystal HDTVs. With the SH20U series, Sharp provides consumers with additional big-screen options that are perfect for a TV room or dedicated home theater setting, at moderate price points.The SH20U series further strengthens Sharp's offering of large-screen LCD models, helping more consumers create a home theater experience. The SH20U series features a true 16: 9 resolution of 1366 x 768, built-in ATSC/QAM/NTSC tuners and HDMI and HD component terminals for the remarkable experience of HDTV programming combined with simple and versatile connectivity options. The SH20U series features a high contrast ratio of 800: 1 for rich black tones and crisp on-screen images, and a pixel response time of less than 12 ms for excellent picture quality even on fast-moving action scenes. These models feature wide viewing angles (170 degrees) so they can be viewed clearly from almost any seat in a room, and high brightness levels for clear, vibrant pictures and true-to-life color clarity in any lighting conditions.
Distinctively designed for an attractive centerpiece to any room, the 37-inch Sharp LC37SH20U LCD HDTV will also provide exceptional HDTV and home theater entertainment for years to come, thanks to its 60,000-hour long life screen. You'll enjoy highly detailed colors and amazing depth of picture as well as appreciate its slim footprint. It has a built-in ATSC tuner that pulls HD signals right from the airwaves (via an optional antenna), and its QAM tuner is fully compatible with unscrambled HDTV cable reception. A standard analog NTSC tuner receives standard-definition (SD) programming. It comes with its own tabletop stand, and it can also be wall-mounted via optional hardware.

This set features a 1366 x 768-pixel resolution for a true 16:9 aspect ratio--perfect for watching your favorite widescreen movies in the format they were intended. It has a high 450 cd/m2 (candela per square meter) brightness rating, which provides a vivid picture even when placed near windows, doors, or other light sources. It also offers a 170-degree viewing angle so everyone in the room can enjoy the picture, a 12 ms (millisecond) response time (which helps fast moving video not appear jaggy), and an 800:1 contrast ratio. (The higher the contrast ratio, the greater a TV's ability to display subtle color details and not get washed out by ambient room light.)

It has two bottom-mounted stereo speakers that produce 10 watts of total audio power (5 watts per channel). Other connection options include:

• Composite AV (RCA): 2 in
• S-Video: 1 in
• Component Video: 1 in
• HDMI: 1 in
• RF: 1 in
• Total analog audio in: 4
• Analog audio out: 1
• Digital optical: 1 out

Tech Talk
HDMI is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface to link any audio/video source (such as a set-top box, DVD player, or AV receiver) with your TV--all over a single cable. HDMI supports standard, enhanced or high definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. It supports all ATSC formats--standard (SDTV), enhanced (EDTV), and high (HDTV).

Component video (also called Y/Pb/Pr) features a three-jack video input, which provides separate connections for luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). This results in increased bandwidth for color information, resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color reproduction and less bleeding than you would get with S-Video or composite (RCA yellow video plug) connections. You will need a separate RCA left/right audio cable for sound.

What's in the Box
LCD TV, remote control (with batteries), stand, AC cord, printed operating instructions