Customer Reviews
A Safe Bet 
2008-04-08
I purchased the Sharp Aquos 20-inch LCD for my kitchen. The picture quality is excellent and the size for a small space is perfect. I shopped for several days and even returned another LCD that couldn't match the picture quality of the Aquos. There are cheaper and more expensive televisions in this class, but for the money it's hard to beat.
Beautiful picture! 
2008-04-08
Purchased this for our kitchen, with lots of windows, based on the strength of several reviews of SHARP Aquos from various sources. We made the right choice. Gorgeous picture, brilliant colors. No loss of picture, even on bright, reflected sunlight. Great viewing angles. Superb picture quality from both cable and HD DVD player.
The only downside of the experience was the less than accurate description when purchased through Amazon's Warehouse Deals site.
'Minor cosmetic blemishes' turned out to be a missing remote, power cord and owner's manual. Nothing in the box but the TV. I immmediately initiated a return,and re-ordered. I wisely waited for the next set to arrive before returning the first one. This set had all the accessories, plus an extra remote ! (Yes, I returned the extra remote with the first set.) Buyer beware when you go through Warehouse Deals ! The price was right, but not without a lot of extra effort on my part.
Sharp Aquos LC20D42u 2008-04-05
My wife and I both like the Sharp as far as picture goes it looks good but the sound to us is not what the 15'' Sharp is even though it has more watts than the smaller one. It just seems like it has more of a tinny sound if that makes any sense to you. Other than that it is fine. Maybe Sharp has an answer for the sound quality if they do please let me know about it.
Really great product! 2008-03-26
Picture quality excellent. Makes my other TV's look shabby. Power cord a little strange. It plugs up into TV instead of down or straight into the back of the TV. Occasionally it will just drop down & slip out. Otherwise TV is prefect.
Sharp Aquos 20 inch LCD HDTV 2008-03-24
This is hands down the BEST HD flat screen available. I have had a Phillips HDTV that crashed and burned (and Phillips would not honor their product-BEWARE OF PHILLIPS TELEVISIONS), and a Westinghouse flat screen (the Westinghouse was a good performer BUT the speakers were the worst in the world). Thank God I have a JVC unit that will play through the vcr.
The Sharp has the best screen by far, and has been a solid performer so far. I bought the extra 2-year warranty from Sharp.
Aquos Rules 2008-06-04
Although this little TV is a bit costly it is well worth it! I purchased it for the bedroom and the clarity and color are great. This little set delivers perfectly for a smaller room. I am very pleased with my purchase.
Great TV 2008-05-17
Everything I wanted - I have two 20" and one 32" of the same TV. I imagine if you were a real TV freak you could find imperfections, but they all work great for me. Worked perfectly (all three) out of the box. There is a start up delay and channel change delay, but that is apparently inherent in this type of TV (have seen the same thing in other brands. All are hooked up to sort of crappy community cable systems and the pictures are great - would imagine a hook up to a dedicated satellite would be outstanding.
1st smaller LCD with good off-angle viewing vertically!? 2008-05-13
This is the first (smaller) LCD set I've seen that has a good off-angle view when looking up (first of a new generation of smaller sets with upgraded LCD as found on bigger sets)!
I once got burned by a Toshiba 23HLV87 (off-angle view when looking up was terrible) which I exchanged for a Toshiba 26LV47 (off-angle view is great up/down as well as from the sides). After my experience with the Toshibas, I found that many smaller LCD sets (`bout anything smaller than 26") that look good from the sides (and some looked good from above) have a terrible off-angle view when looking up.
I've wanted to replace my kitchen TV (mounted high) with an LCD, and after a call to Sharp to verify this screen does indeed look good (when looking up), I ordered (the owner manual says the viewing angles are 170 degrees horizontally and VERTICALLY)! This is the first (smaller?) set I've seen with specs that specifically state off-angle viewing angles both horizontally AND vertically, so I assume this is the first generation of smaller sets with an updated LCD screen as found on most 26" and above sets.
I have previous good experience with a well-used Sharp Aquos, so hopefully the quality/performance of this set is just as good.
BTW...if you want to download an owner manual (not listed on Sharp USA site for this model), you can either e-mail Sharp USA customer service and they'll e-mail you one or you can visit Sharp Canada's site. Since Amazon doesn't seem to want to allow me to post an external link, just Google "LC20D42U manual" and the first hit should carry you to a page full of Sharp Canada manuals-they seem to have a much more extensive list of downloadable manuals than Sharp USA.
PROS
First set under 26" I've found that has good off-angle viewing when looking up!
Built-in HDTV tuner: (I have Comcast, and can get about 10 over the air channels through my cable by bypassing the DVR). I have no cable box/DVR in the kitchen, so I should be able to receive channels 1 though 70+ as well as approximately 10 over the air HD channels (based on current experience/HDTVs).
Picture quality: Comparable, if not better, than my Toshiba Regza and old Sharp Aquos.
CONS
No channel labeling!!! (my 26" Toshiba Regza does!) It's much nicer to label each channel rather than remembering what station 105.1 etc is!
Base doesn't swivel (it does tilt)
Sound is a bit on the weak side
Remote not lighted
Remote cannot control other devices!
After living with this TV for a few days, I'm lowering my rating from 4 stars to 3 due to missing features available on my other sets (don't see any way to change the star rating at Amazon)!
If not for size restrictions, I think I'd just get another Toshiba Regza (26LV47, or maybe the model without the built-in DVD player) instead of this Sharp.
The 1 big thing the Toshiba has going for it is channel labeling! It's tough to remember channel 105.1 is ????-would be nice to be able to label each channel with station call letters!
Superior small screen set 2008-05-11
There were few small screen LCD HD sets available at either Circuit City or Best Buy to view. It seems that they are only interested in selling the big screen sets. I bought a Samsung 24 inch that had just come out. After 10 days I returned it to the store. The picture was dark and no matter what adjustments I made the picture quality was poor. The Sharp 20 inch Aquos is far superior. The picture quality is excellent. The picture is crisp. We are totally pleased with this set which we use in our kitchen. I was reluctant to buy a TV from Amazon. The experience was perfect. No more going to the big electonics stores and talking to idiots for me.
Sharp LC20D42U 2008-04-28
Very clear picture. Neat in appearance. Mounted on wall bracket. Very satisfied with price, quality and speed of delivery.
