Sharp Aquos LC-40LE700UN

Motion Performance

Motion Smoothness (6.75)

The Sharp LC-40LE700UN produced very smooth motion in our lab tests. The TV was able to maintain a good level of fine detail, and even high contrast areas retained a relatively crisp separation.

The Fine Motion Enhanced feature, located in the Advanced picture menu, offered some limited ability to increase the motion smoothness even more. The effect was best seen in the fine details of fast moving objects. Objects moving at more moderate paces, even basketball players jogging down the court, showed no noticeable improvements.

Motion Artifacting (6.75)

The Sharp LC-40LE700UN managed to stave off a lot of the artifacting that we see from other TVs in our motion tests. We were particularly pleased to see that high frequency black & white patterns moving at a fast clip across the screen did not create any false coloration – something we see too frequently. Granted, there were definitely instances where the processing couldn’t keep up, resulting in trails, especially in areas of high contrast. This is normal for most TVs, though, and in everyday viewing may not be a serious problem.

The Fine Motion Enhanced feature specific to the Sharp seemed to have no noticeable effect on motion artifacting. More on how we test motion performance.

3:2 Pulldown & 24fps (7.50)

The Sharp LC-40LE700UN supports 3:2 pulldown and 24fps playback. We noticed some stuttering in scenes that should have had smooth panning, so the TV’s processing isn’t quite perfect. More on how we test 3:2 pulldown and 24fps.

Resolution Scaling (8.93)

The Sharp LC-40LE700UN is a native 1080p display, but a lot of the video you throw at it is going to be of a lesser resolution. We check how different resolutions look on the Sharp, detailed below. Overall, theLC-40LE700UN performed very well. More on how we test resolution scaling.

480p

The 480p video displayed on the Sharp LC-40LE700UN was actually the worst of the bunch. We saw a 2% overscan, which means that 2% of the image was cut off from the top, bottom, and sides. We also noticed some legibility issues with fine text.

720p

The 720p video was nearly perfectly upscaled by the Sharp’s processing. We saw no noticeable issues.

1080i

The 1080i video also looked nearly perfect. Good job, Sharp.

Other Models in the LC-xxLE700UN Series
For more information on other models in this series, check our Series Comparison Page.
Sharp Aquos LC-32LE700UN 32 in.	Sharp Aquos LC-46LE700UN 46 in.	Sharp Aquos LC-52LE700UN 52 in.