Have you ever wished your TV looked more like a Picasso than a pane of black plastic when you turn it off? Sharp’s “Wallpaper Mode” makes that possible. With the option engaged, Wallpaper displays images of pre-loaded artwork (or you can opt to use any image you have stored on a USB thumb drive) whenever you turn off the TV. The wallpaper will cycle through all available images for a duration of 3, 6, 12 or 24 hours, depending on your preference. Since the LCD image doesn’t have to refresh rapidly and the backlight dims considerably, this option won’t consume as much juice as merely leaving the TV on, but it will boost consumption negligibly. On the other hand, boot time is reduced to less than 3 seconds in this “Quick Start Mode,” and we’ve got to say the dimmed-down images of artwork looked pretty realistic.
