Sharp LC-70LE640U Review

70" AQUOS LCD/LED TV

by Robert Wiley, Senior Editor

The LC-70LE640 Shares the lowest end, best price spot in the Sharp features category with the highly successful LC-80LE632U. This LED Television has all of the features of the bottom tier LE540U line but in larger sizes. Dont let the offering of features fool you though, you still get the upgraded 120Hz frame rate conversion, the just over 1" depth, the full Sharp Smart TV features, and Aquos Advantage live support. The LE640U series does not contain Sharp's signature 4-color Quattron panel, and instead has a normal 3-color RGB pixel design.

Picture and Viewing Features

The strong contrast is show in this picture on the 70LE640U

These huge Sharp TVs have that great Quattron 4 yellow pixel in the LCD TV pixels so gold and yellow tones look better than the competition as Sharp is always quick to point out. However, I will say that this TV has more motion artifacts and a scratchy appearance at times with some signals than some of the better TV processors on the market. Since this is a mid-grade TV from Sharp – this is somewhat excusable.

Black Level

Black levels were not as strong as some of the other TVs we've tested but they are still acceptable and this is a very good price point and value oriented large TV.

The Sharp LC-70LE640U

Side Angle Viewing

Like many LED edge lit LCD televisions the contrast starts to degrade once you get about 25 degrees off center on the LC-70LE640U.

Appearance

The black bezel frame has beveled edges on the top and bottom of the frame while the sides are very nice and thin .75" in width. The entire panel is only a little over an inch in depth. The frame is made of plastic but appears cosmetically like brushed metal.

Internet Applications and Connectivity

Though they do not have as many quirky apps for Internet offerings as some of their competitions, Sharp's Smart TV Internet offerings include your standard popular choices like Vudu HD Movies, Netlix, Facebook, and Twitter to name a few.

Sharp's Aquos Advantage Live feature is pretty unique among TV manufacturers. It gives users a priority option of being able to contact a live Sharp representative to complete a system check, help with the set of the Sharp TV Internet offerings or give you a wake up call. It's a free customer service offering.

Having reviewed and written about Television Technology for over 10 years, Wiley never tires of researching the newest qualitative trends related to the technology. Most people do not get excited about possibilities behind the latest video engine...Wiley does. Read more about Robert