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Sharp GM6245K
Is Sharp’s 43-inch TiVo model the year’s biggest TV bargain?
Much as we love getting our teeth into the latest and greatest hunks of glorious high-end TV tech, it’s also a great day when we happen upon a massive TV bargain.
Sharp’s 43GM6245K is a 43in TV that manages to combine both TiVo and Freely smart systems with good picture and sound quality, all for just £249.
From a typical viewing distance, the GM6245K is pretty easy on the eye for such a cut-price TV. The grey finish of the bottom edge contrasts neatly with the slender black used for the rest of the bezel. Its two blade-style feet boast a pleasingly shiny finish, too, while presenting such a slender profile when the screen is viewed head-on that you barely notice them.
It’s quite chunky by modern TV standards, and its exceptionally lightweight chassis reveals that it is made almost entirely from pretty low-grade plastic. But these budget giveaways are not really obvious once the TV is in place.
The Sharp 43GM6245K uses a VA type of LCD panel, lit directly from behind – a combination that typically delivers better contrast than the IPS and/or edge-lit alternatives commonly used on budget TVs. Sharp claims a huge dynamic contrast ratio for its TV of 1,000,000:1, an on-paper figure that suggests the GM6245K’s light output can adjust to changes in source content to a greater extent than you would expect to find at this price point.