Electronic Gadget Reviews

The 32-inch 32F630 offers not only Sharp’s elegant X-Flat cabinet design, but a flat picture tube, which not only looks cool compared to a conventional, bulbous screen, but also provides a high-quality, high-contrast picture–partly owing to the screen’s ability to reduce reflected ambient light, but also due to Sharp’s contrast enhancer and velocity-modulation scan technology. A great feature called V-compression even lets you view widescreen (letterboxed) DVDs in their native aspect ratio, in full resolution–none of the set’s abilities are wasted in rendering the black bars necessary to display a movie in its original aspect ratio.Velocity-modulation scan improves the definition at picture edges, creating sharper images by slowing the CRT (cathode-ray tube) beam’s horizontal scanning during demanding work–say, when rendering transitions from light to dark parts of an image–and speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark areas. The 32F630′s three-line comb filter further enhances resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl (tiny, moving dots of color along a sharp color separation in a vertical line, as in a depiction of a character’s striped t-shirt).

The set provides stereo audio (with five watts per channel) from broadcast programming via Multi-channel Television Sound (MTS), which permits broadcasters to encode stereo audio within the video portion of TV programming signals. EquiSound keeps differing program levels from blaring out at you.

A component-video input grants optimum connection with a compatible DVD player, while standard composite- and S-video inputs accommodate all DVD players. You can choose between a set of rear AV inputs and a set of front AV inputs (tasteful hidden when not in use) for extra convenience. A rear audio output lets you hook the set up with a surround receiver; you can choose a fixed- or variable-level output (variable lets you adjust the volume through the TV’s remote).

If you don’t have a six-channel speaker setup for DVD audio, you can still make every movie night the ultimate experience: SRS TruSurround simulates surround sound through two speakers (even the stereo speakers on your TV). The set also features a trilingual onscreen display (English, Spanish, French), ID labeling for channels and inputs, closed-caption display, V-Chip parental control, a sleep timer, and a universal remote control.

What’s in the Box
TV, remote control, remote batteries, and a user’s manual.

Product Description
Enjoy the sleek, smart style of Sharp’s new 32″ flat picture tube color television with the new X-Flat cabinet design and double baffle side firing speakers. Superior audio is delivered by SRS surround sound. A new feature, V-compression, allows you to view DVD widescreen movies with full vertical resolution in their native aspect ratio. Advanced features include a 3-line comb filter, contrast enhancer, and VMS. A universal glow remote and complete set of jacks including component and S-video inputs complete your home entertainment package. All of these extraordinary features are packaged in Sharp’s innovative, new X-Flat cabinet design that adds to the aesthetics of your home and the true experience of home entertainment!

Product Features and Technical Details

Product Features

Technical Details

• In the box: TV, remote control, remote batteries, user’s manual
• Color: Silver, with Sharp’s X-Flat cabinet design
• Screen size: 32 inches
• TV type: CRT with flat picture tube
• HDTV capable: No
• Aspect ratio: 4:3
• Speaker wattage per channel: 5
• Number of speakers: 2 (double-baffle, side-firing)
• Includes radio: No
• Comb filter: Yes (3-line)
• Horizontal resolution: Information not available
• Invar shadow mask: No
• Scan velocity modulation: Yes
• Line doubling: No
• 3:2 pulldown: No
• Noise reduction: No
• Apacon: No
• Includes DVD player: No
• Includes VCR: No
• Signal type: NTSC
• Protective screen guard: No
• Black-level expansion: Yes
• Contrast enhancer: Yes
• Blue screen: Yes (defeatable; displays when actual televised image would be too noisy to view)
• Auto channel setup: Yes (EZ Setup)
• Channel labeling: Yes
• Closed captioning: Yes
• Favorite channel: Yes (up to 4, from the remote)
• Picture enhancements: V-Compression (uses all horizontal lines for rendering letterboxed images)
• Multilingual menu: Yes (English, Spanish, French)
• Parental control: Yes (V-Chip)
• Picture-in-picture (PIP): No
• Remote control: Yes (universal, glow-in-the-dark)
• SAP: Yes
• Auto clock set: No
• Sleep timer: Yes
• Audio tone controls: Yes
• Audio balance: Yes
• Surround sound: SRS simulated surround sound
• VGA/SVGA input: No
• Audio outputs: 1 stereo analog (left/right) RCA, switchable: fixed- or variable-level
• Audio inputs: 3 stereo analog (left/right) RCA
• Video outputs: 0
• Video inputs: 6
• Headphone jack: No
• DVI-HDTV: 0
• Component video: 1
• Composite video: 3
• S-video: 1
• RF: 1
• Monitor: No (includes 181-channel NTSC tuner)
• Color temperature control: Yes
• Front AV jacks: Yes (covered)
• Side AV jacks: No
• Sound leveler system: Yes (EquiSound)
• Component linking: No
• Power supply: AC 120 V, 60 Hz
• Power consumption: 170 watts
• Energy Star compliant: Yes
• Energy-save mode: Yes
• UPC: 074000357365
• Item length: 22.01 inches
• Item width: 34.61 inches
• Item height: 27.99 inches
• Item weight: 143 pounds
• Warranty: 1 year parts (2 years picture tube) and 1 year labor