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 Do Not Buy This TV Sep 02, 2008
I recently purchased a Sharp LC46D92U after reading the reviews. My set locks up on 61.1 (OTA) and I can't change channels or turn it off without unplugging it. Sharp has decided that it is a signal problem and will do nothing to correct the issue. How can an OTA signal completely take over my TV? I've talked to others in my neighborhood with other makes of flat panels and they have no problems. Sharp's customer service is the worst!
 Great TV Sep 02, 2008
I have had this TV for two months now and I am very happy with it. Prime time shows are crystal clear. High speed football and basketball games show no blurring. Higher quality video and sound than I anticipated.
I've recommend this unit to a number of friends.
 Great picture but... Aug 25, 2008
I love the size and features on this tv and the picture is great - just don't rely on these cheezy speakers that come with it... Just about anything will cause them to vibrate and buzz distorting the sound to near uselessness
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
18 months of research Apr 07, 2008
I spent 8 months reading and waiting and watching the 3 bext LCD tvs in the 46" arena. And it was SOOO worth the wait!
I weighed the LCD TVs in the areas of HDMI connections, contrast ratio, response time, refresh rate, and a few more -but most importantly watched the price every week from August '07 to March '08!
The top three brands were Sharp, Toshiba, and Sony using only the top of their lines in the 46" arena -and watched and waited as all three prices dropped significantly after early Feb (Super Bowl) and saved my self over $1,000!
Will update this review after 2 months of using the new TV.
So far:
No banding problems
Great picture after calibrating
Very poor speaker system but adequate if temporary
Easy to assemble stand and speakers
Aboslutely NO glare at all
Great viewing angles
Easy to hook up: DVD, Cable box, Game system
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Excellent TV Choice Mar 29, 2008
This is an excellent LCD HDTV to buy. I did a lot of research before deciding upon the Sharp Aquos LC46D92U. The two determining things were: quality and price. There was little doubt after reading many reviews that the Sony Bravia 46XBR4 was the best TV to buy, as far as quality is concerned. It, however, costs more than $500 more than the Sharp.
The next best TV after Sony is Samsung. Once again, picture quality is high. However, Samsung has a problem with its reflective screen. My family room has lots of windows, so I had to rule out the Samsung.
The Sharp had a few excellent things going for it. The 15,000 to one contrast ratio, the 4-millisecond pixel response time, 120 Hz frame rate conversion, and the small footprint of the TV. Also, the blacks are supposed to look like blacks on the picture.
The big negative about the Sharp TV was that some people, including CNET, said that they saw some banding with Sharp TV's. The positive was that many people said they did not see any banding at all with this model. Also CNET makes this negative statement: "Sharp also adds a 120 Hz frame rate conversion mode to the spec sheet, which is not the same as a true 120 Hz refresh rate." Whatever that means. Also, some people said that the 120 Hz rate is not that noticeable.
I bought my Sharp from Amazon for $2,000, including shipping. It was shipped by Electronics Expo. The first problem was with the shipping -- there was no tracking mechanism available by Electronics Expo. They give me a window of about five days when it might arrive. After calling their office, they said that they usually call the day before and give us a time for delivery.
Electronics Expo called the day before to say they were delivering the next day. It was a Wednesday and fortunately my wife was off work that day. However, the best the shipping company could give us was a time from sometime between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. They said if we wanted they could call an hour before they were to deliver. However, they also said that if no one answered the phone when they called, the TV would not be delivered. They did call that Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. and delivered at 5:00 p.m. They did do an "into the threshold delivery."
When my wife and I examined the box everything looked to be in good shape. The first thing we noticed that assembly was needed on both the speakers and the base. It took us about 20 minutes to figure out how to do this. It does take two people to do the assembly.
I have Comcast digital cable, and the picture is spectacular, even though it is at 1080i because of Comcast's limitations. There is no banding. Even regular TV looks acceptable. The sound is just adequate, but I have the TV hooked up to my home theater and am enjoying digital surround sound on high definition stations. I do notice that some stations are louder than other stations.
We had the Sharp TV for almost a month now, without any problems. By the way, we signed up for the Sharp Advantage Club at no cost and received three additional months of warranty for the Sharp TV.
Also, I found a Sony remote for $23 that takes over all the TV functions, as well as the functions for the cable box, DVD player, and home theater receiver.
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