With the Festive Season approaching it is one of the busiest times of the year, especially regarding the TV, and DVD Industry as we all try and make sure that we don't miss the latest TV Films. The aim of this article is to help you make your mind up if you are interested in buying a Sharp Aquos LC-26P70E.

No longer an easy decision to make, buying your new TV is now a major financial investment. When you are spending the equivalent of what you used to spend taking the entire family on holiday several years ago it would be wise to ensure any decision made is a wise one.

Given the way technology changes it is essential to try and make sure that your purchase is relatively future-proof.

Digital television (DTT) is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound by means of digital signals, in contrast to analogue signals used by analogue (traditional) TV. There are a number of different ways to receive digital television. One of the oldest means of receiving DTV (and TV in general) is using an antenna (known as an aerial in some countries).

The purpose of this article is to take a look at what is on offer with the new generation of Flat Screen Televisions available and in this case the television in particular is the Sharp Aquos LC-26P70E.

The LC-26P70E is a 26in LCD TV and the prices for these are around 675 pounds sterling or 1350 US dollars. The resolution of the screen is 960 X 540 and with regards to being HD Ready the answer is No. The Sharp has 2 (2 RGB) scarts and the type and number of Multimedia interfaces the LC-26P70E uses is HDMI and 1. The type of Tuner for this TV is Analogue and Digital and the Sharp is available from limited outlets only.

All these points being taken into consideration, how would we view the Sharp Aquos LC-26P70E?

The most obvious place to start with as far as TV's are concerned would be the picture quality and our score here would be 8 out of 10, next we would look at the sound quality and our view of this would be 8 out of 10. With regards to the availability and number of relevant connections, our score would be 6 out of 10. As far as overall features are concerned we would give it 8 out of 10, and the final individual verdicts would relate to the ease of use and overall value for money and our scores here would be 8 out of 10 and 8 out of 10 respectively.

Finally our overall opinion would be this TV does have its limitations there is no hiding that and one of the major ones is that it is not HD ready so to be honest its lifespan is going to be limited. Within those limitations however you would probably not get better value for money elsewhere. This is definitely a made for standard-def TV and to that end it excels tremendously.

It is extremely unlikely given the variety and range of makes and models available that you will not be able to find something to match your tastes or budget.

The important thing to remember here is that with regards to the Sharp Aquos LC-26P70E, this is only our opinion and an independent view and does not imply an official endorsement of the Sharp Aquos LC-26P70E either way, good or bad.

Please bear in mind the prices that are quoted in this article and take note that they are there purely for illustration and though valid at the time of the writing of the article may vary from time to time and also depending on the time of year when you make your purchase.