Color temperature (User Mode/Low Color Temperature):
20 IRE: N/A
30 IRE: 6,576 K
40 IRE: 7,301 K
50 IRE: 6,951 K
60 IRE: 6,610 K
70 IRE: 6,561 K
80 IRE: 6,437 K
90 IRE: 6,684 K
100 IRE: 6,617 K
Brightness (100-IRE window): 50.4 ftL

With the Sharp's User Mode and Low color-temperature preset selected, its grayscale tracked within ±800 degrees kelvin of the 6,500 K standard from 30 to 100 IRE, which is below-average performance. The set's Movie mode delivered similar results but with a more pronounced blue bias at the low end. Our measurements also showed a green deficiency throughout the set's grayscale, although color decoder tests showed only a –5% green error and 0% red error for both its HDMI and component-video inputs. The set's color points, meanwhile, were relatively accurate.

Overscan — the amount of picture area cut off at the edges of the TV's screen — measured 0% in 1080i Dot-by-Dot mode and 4% in the 16:9 Stretch mode with 720p signals (the latter is a higher-than-average amount). The set displayed 1080i and 720p test patterns with full resolution via the HDMI inputs, but 1080i patterns viewed through component-video connections looked slightly soft. Screen uniformity was excellent when the set was viewed from off-center seats, but color "bands" were clearly visible on full-field gray test patterns — a problem that was also visible on regular program material. Curiously, the set had no problem with 2:3 pulldown processing when displaying regular movies yet failed the 2:3 pulldown test on the Silicon Optix HQV test disc. This most likely indicates a slow response to film-cadence detection in video programs.

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