Review Gist for Sharp LC-52D64U TV

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picture

1.	"rich, bright beautiful image"... Hdtvsolutions.com

2.	"compellingly crisp, detailed image"... Hometheatermag.com

3.	"as rich an image"... Avrev.com

4.	"spiffy high definition image"... Hdtvsolutions.com

screen

1.	"super sized screen"... Hdtvsolutions.com

2.	"screen and slim depth"... Reviews.cnet.com

3.	"other traditional LCDs"... Avrev.com

4.	"back panel inputs"... Reviews.cnet.com

5.	"uneven screen uniformity"... Reviews.cnet.com

colors

1.	"most accurate primary colors"... Reviews.cnet.com

2.	"pleasing color palette"... Avrev.com

3.	"accurate primary colors"... Review.zdnet.com

4.	"solid colored full screen images"... Hdtvsolutions.com

5.	"color becomes bluer in darker areas."... Review.zdnet.com

6.	"the color temperature is somewhat uneven."... Avrev.com

connectivity

1.	"solid connectivity with 3 HDMI inputs."... Review.zdnet.com

2.	"I have become so desensitized to the ordeal of contorting my body to plug cables into hard to reach connector panels that I almost forgot how enjoyable it is to have inputs that you can see and access easily."... Hdtvsolutions.com

3.	"It's available only with progressive inputs, and I set it to Slow."... Hometheatermag.com

4.	"It's available only with progressive inputs, and it had a far more subtle effect than the Fine Motion control when it had any visible effect at all."... Ultimateavmag.com

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resolution

1.	"exceptional resolution"... Hometheatermag.com

2.	"native resolution"... Hdtvsolutions.com

black-level

1.	"Excellent black levels for an LCD TV."... Review.zdnet.com

2.	"coax and nice deep black"... Reviews.cnet.com

3.	"shadow detail was quite good."... Review.zdnet.com

4.	"The good: Excellent black levels for an LCD TV."... Reviews.cnet.com

5.	"glossy black frame"... Reviews.cnet.com

design

1.	"classy styling"... Review.zdnet.com

2.	"Sharp, a leader in LCD technology, establishes a new design standard for LCD TVs"... Tigerdirect.com

3.	"relatively thin, shiny black frame"... Ultimateavmag.com

price

1.	"Relatively expensive."... Review.zdnet.com

2.	"The bad: Relatively expensive."... Reviews.cnet.com

performance

1.	"for best performance"... Reviews.cnet.com

2.	"very good performer"... Review.zdnet.com

3.	"relatively accurate color"... Review.zdnet.com

1.	"The menu system is simple enough to navigate and includes helpful explanations that appear along the bottom."... Review.zdnet.com

remote

1.	"the remote is backlit, the legends aren't, so this feature becomes useful only when you learn the keys."... Soundandvisionmag.com

buttons

1.	"the key controlling aspect ratio is stashed clear at the top of the long wand, the one for freezing the image is given an unduly important spot near the main directional keypad, and the one for changing picture modes is hidden beneath a flip-up hatch."... Review.zdnet.com

speaker

1.	"thin silver speaker bar"... Avrev.com

tuner

1.	"The LC-52D64U features built-in ATSC/QAM/NTSC tuners and includes 3 HDMI™ (version 1.3) inputs, compatible with 1080p signals, a PC input and 2 HD component video inputs."... Tigerdirect.com

output

1.	"Attenuating light output"... Reviews.cnet.com

backlight

1.	"There's a 32-step backlight control--plenty of range to coax and nice deep black from the set."... Review.zdnet.com

2.	"generally logical button layout"... Review.zdnet.com

3.	"traditional CCFL backlight"... Avrev.com

noise

1.	"Dark areas were quite clean and free of noise"... Review.zdnet.com

2.	"Dark areas were quite clean and free of noise, however."... Reviews.cnet.com

sharpness

1.	"overly sharp or enhanced"... Hometheatermag.com

aspect ratio

1.	"Aspect ratio control on the LC-52D64U is fine for an expensive HDTV."... Review.zdnet.com

uniformity

1.	"uneven uniformity manifests as irregular bands across screen."... Review.zdnet.com

2.	"uneven uniformity manifests"... Reviews.cnet.com

bezel

1.	"We also liked its style, especially the thin bezel around the screen and the extra-skinny cabinet."... Review.zdnet.com

2.	"slim bezel"... Soundandvisionmag.com

3.	"thin bezel"... Reviews.cnet.com

picture-in-picture

1.	"lacks picture-in-picture."... Review.zdnet.com