Sharp has the quad-pixel technology. This is a unique technology that added a yellow pixel into the usual red, blue and green filter. This set uses more than this technology. It also uses the X-Gen panel. The X-Gen panel was first released last year in the LE700 series. Because it is a ribless-pixel it takes in more light than its ribbed-pixel counterparts. When you add in the yellow color from the other technology the set will produce a brighter color that seems to stand out more and also reduces how much power is consumed.
The set underwent a calibration in a darkroom. The DisplayMate's TV setup software was used as a part of the calibration of the set. The results were quite astounding. It showed to have a contrast ratio of 2,328:1. It even peaked in brightness at 256.15 cd/m2. The numbers shown from this set were much higher than other competitive sets. Even the LG 47LE5500 and Samsung UN40B7000 did not produce numbers that high. When the colors were measured they showed to be quite accurate. It did have a bit of saturation of the blues but it was not enough to cause the set to tint at all. The quality of the pictures in high definition was amazing. There was no noise and all of the scenes showed crisp pictures. It was tested using the Blu-ray movie 2012 since that film shows many panning shots. The set held up to the test and passed with flying colors. Even the details of the pictures throughout the movie were stunning.
It did not just pass the high definition test. It was also tested on standard-definition programming. The set exceeded all expectations and even passed some of the harder benchmarks. It did not matter if the content was HD or SD, the set showed the picture in outstanding quality and the colors were nice and bright. One might believe that the advanced technology would leave a yellow saturation but this was not the case. There was a flaw to the set that was noticed in the testing I did. If you step away from center in any direction you lose some of the color of the picture. The difference was quite noticeable and I had found the same problem in a review of a product last year.
When I tested the product I found that it used a mere 65 watts of power during its HD movie display. This is by far the lowest reading I've encountered on a set of this quality. There are smaller models that display much less picture and color quality that consume less. But for this magnitude of a set, this number was superb. When you look at the national average cost of electricity, this set only costs a person about .14 to run every month.
The Sharp Aquos LC-52LE820UN offers a great picture in both HD and SD with bright, bold colors. The quad-pixel technology definitely adds something to the set. The way it is designed lets it give you a great picture with very little energy consumption. However, the set is limited in what it offers for such as steep price tag. You can easily find a bigger screen with more apps and features in the same general price range. If you are looking at sets with this basic screen size, the better choice is the Samsung LN55C650. It has an amazing quality of picture along with many excellent features. It just doesn't appear as stylish as te Aquos LC-52LE820UN.
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