Customer Reviews:
 Very happy with this purchase September 10, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have used Amazon for several years for anything from toys, to electronics, and to date, have never been disappointed. This was my highest dollar single item purchase, and I was nervous buying this big ticket item over the internet. NO PROBLEM. It arrived several days before expected. Still no shipping, and it was the cheapest by far compared to the same TV from other sources. The seller Amazon uses for this TV is 2nd to none. They even gave me a personal phone call, to let me know my TV was on it's way to me, and to let me know if there was ANY problems, to please let them know. The first time I was EVER called to offer info on my item, and to establish communication. I was very impressed.
Now, on to the actual TV. This is my very first HD, LCD TV. I have done lots of research to find the right one. This one, seemed to be a good balance for ease of use (not overly complicated that needs an electrical engineer to get working right). Picture quality, and all other points. From what I noted, it lacks on some minor things (bells and whistles), but makes up for it where it counts, picture, color, angle of viewing (which was a big one for me). This unit went from in the box, to watching direct tv, and playing on the XBox 360 within 15 minutes. I have't done any "custom" adjustment yet, and to be honest, I am in no hurry to, because the image looks awesome right out of the box. VERY easy to set up, with little to no reading of the manual (its a man thing you know). I did browse the manual some, and it is very easy to understand. I haven't read ALL the settings, and bells and whistles yet, but will eventually. The point is, it doesn't take an electrical engineer to figure the thing out. It just hooks up, and works, just like the TVs I knew from yesteryear.
Our entertainment center is one that we bought while I was serving over in Germany back in the early/mis 1980s, LONG before TVs of size were around. This TV is PERFECT for it, and looks like the wall unit was built for, and around this TV.
XBox 360 looks awesome in 1080p. I can even read the little print that I was never able to read before in games.
As I use this TV, I may add more to this, but for now, and 1st impression, this is a winner, and I will continue to use Amazon, especially when I see the seller they use for this set is involved.
A very nice LCD, good remote, good value October 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am happy with this Aquos. it has an outstanding picture, as good or better than my $3500 Sony XBR5. I am sure the sony must have something more, oh, that is right, the sony uses 400 watts of power, my Sharp uses 120 watts of power. Hmmm. guess the energy star sticker is there for a reason. Only problem is had to get a different wall mount, My New Aquos has a non vesa standard bolt pattern on rear. This is not going to mean anything if you just set it on the stand, but if you plan on wall mounting, be sure to get the universal mount. It has a 440 mm blot pattern.
Cheers
Fantastic HDTV September 12, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I did a lot of homework reading technical reviews and user reviews and found that the best reliability was Sharp, Panasonic, and Sony.
I saw the Aquos on a TV commercial and checked it out and this thing seemed to have everything I wanted, plus it got very good technical write up's.
I ordered it and got it a few days later. After the initial set up problems I got it all ready to go.
When I turned it on and started watching all I could say was WOW. What a picture. The clean, deep, and crisp colors blew me away, and I had not yet found an HDTV program yet. When I did it made this purchase worth every dollar.
First was auto racing, and then football. The picture had a natural flow to it. The 4ms response time of this TV eliminated any flashing or jumping I have seen on other HDTVs.
This cotton picker has a picture that is second to none, and moreover, the sound is clear and clean.
There were a lot of choices that made it very confusing on which TV to buy. I am very glad I did m homework and goth the Sharp Aquos. The 1920x1080 resolution, quick response time, and the great contrast has made a believer out of me. I would recommend this TV without hesitation.
Amazing September 15, 2008
This t.v. is amazing. I hooked it up to my computer, via DVI to HDMI and it looks gorgeous. Would recommend this to everyone.
totally awesome September 20, 2008
after tons of research i ended up with the sharp, no problems, easy setup, easy to use, plenty of inputs, great picture. sound could be better but thats what surround sound is for. two thumbs up.
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