 An Amazing Picture |
| Review Date: December 20, 2008 |
| Reviewer: M. Ahern, |
My new Sharp Aquos LC52D85U 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV arrived in 4 days, and 3 days early from the Video & Audio Center, in perfect shape. The courier helped me unpack, set up and place this monster on its stand. Great service does not get any better than that. I first plugged in the HDMI connection to my RR HD-DVR and then the power plug, sat down & and struggled to find the HDMI connection I had used in the onscreen menu - there were so many inputs it was trial and error(didn't read the manual, no time!). Finally I landed on input 4 which was the live HDMI connection - the channel was set to a full HD channel and had a Fleetwood Mac concert recorded in 2004 playing in full glorious 1080i. I could see every strand of fly away hair and split ends on Stevie Nicks. Frankly I almost soiled myself because I was not expecting THAT degree of picture quality. I am still getting goosebumps from this beauty. This HDTV is just magnificent. The picture is bright, crisp and free of any banding issues. I can say without a doubt this TV will please even the most finicky of consumers. Tech types can tweak away at the hue and saturation controls to their hearts contect, color temperature, active contrast, fine motion are all customizable. The set even makes 480i HBO broadcasts look almost like HD quality.
I have been reading online reviews and customer experiences for over 3 months on all brands of HDTV's prior to pulling the trigger, and I can assure you that you will not be disappointed with this HDTV. I am reluctant to touch the fine tuning picture controls for fear of messing with the already perfect, gorgeous picture right out of the box! One of the reasons I ruled out other brands such as Samsung was the lack of a matte screen to combat reflective glare, as my living room has two banks of floor to ceiling windows & also with cathedral ceilings, facing south. Thus I was concerned with buying just an expensive mirror. It is so sunny in my viewing area an old CRT set was unwatchable during the brightest morning hours - not so this Sharp HDTV. The anti-reflective surface completely eliminates any bothersome reflections. The viewing angle is just about as advertised, I can stand almost 75 degrees to the side and still can view the screen. Just an amazing set. I liked the way the TV will indicate the screen resolution upon changing to a new channel, I find this to be a nice touch. I really liked that the user can alter the range of the OPC and power saving feature so as to limit the degree that the set will automatically reduce brightness in a dark room.
An aggressive price, & free shipping just clinched it for me; I had already decided on the Sharp. This a just a great HDTV, if you are considering this set at all, just go for it.
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Best TV ever
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| Review Date: November 26, 2008 |
| Reviewer: William R. Voss, Southport, NC |
| I've owned a variety of HD TVs. This Sharp Aquos 52" replaces a 61" DLP system. It is superior in every regard. High Def is a joy with this TV and the 120hz fixes problems that have plagued previous LCDs. I wanted to go with the 65" version but the price differential was difficult to justify. The 52" version in my home theater looks great (even my wife was impressed). I hooked up the cable and BluRay player via HDMI and routed the audio from the TV to my 7 speaker Yamaha system via audio optical link. Results were awesome, though I can't crank up the volume when my wife is in the house (I have been encouraging her to visit her mother more :-) |
LC52D85U
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| Review Date: October 31, 2008 |
| Reviewer: D. Rice, AZ, USA |
Sharp Aquos LC52D85U 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV
This TV is the best I've ever owned. Setup was painless and really there was very little tweaking of the colors out of the box. The picture is amazing. PS3 looks great, blueray movies even better and this TV has "5" HDMI inputs. The room it's in is very bright and the TV performs great, my previous TV was a HD CRT and would wash out in the day light. Not so with this TV and sports look amazing!!!! I love this TV and I'm very happy with the purchase. I would recommend it to anyone. It is simply the best TV I have ever viewed. |
Great product, great price, great delivery
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| Review Date: December 20, 2008 |
| Reviewer: James F. Day, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Shopped around for two months before pulling the trigger. Still not sure if the 120hz thing is really worth it. Some retail stores have displays that supposedly show the difference. What I can say is that the picture is excellent, the HDMI inputs are easy to locate and use. Sound quality if fine. Delivery was relatively quick and they set it up in your home. Price was right at $1700. My friends like the set and have been asking where I got it. |
Very good TV
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| Review Date: December 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: AYTUR AKSU, |
I bought the TV in November 2008. I got addicted to it already.
I think this TV is the best TV you can get for that price. Amazon's White Glove delivery is extremely good. They were 1 hour late but that is more than fine with the traffic and all around NJ.
The delivery guys were capable and knew what they were doing.
The TV is excellent. I use my XBOX with it as well. I connected it through the HDMI port and with the HDMI Cable i bought from Amazon. The picture is crystal clear.
I don't think anyone can rate less than 5 stars on this item.
I highly suggest the item and also highly suggest that you get HD subscription from your cable company.
Enjoy! |
Great vaue in LCD TV
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| Review Date: January 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: A. Chung, Miami, FL, USA |
| This is my second Sharp LCD TV and I couldn't be happier as it is a bargain for the money. I looked at Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, etc. and decided against them based upon price/value for the Sony and Toshiba and the glossy reflective screen on the Samsung. The Sharp is easy to set up and use and the picture is great despite some mediocre professional reviews that mentioned a lack of contrast and overly bright picture. However, the professional purists refuse to use the features on TV's that are there to make them look better. Once Active Contrast is turned on, the contrast improves tremendously and the overly bright picture goes away. Coupled with the use of Fine Motion Enhanced, the picture is absolutely outstanding. I don't believe that for the money you can get a better 52" LCD TV, especially if you don't want to spend a fortune on something that will be obsolete in a couple years anyway. |
Great sports and action HD LCD!
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| Review Date: January 9, 2009 |
| Reviewer: JMH, Aus, TX |
I researched HD TVs for about 3 months and went to all the stores to compare picture quality and features. I decided on the 85U Aquas because it had a great picture, a PC input and 120Hz processing for fast sports action. Football games are great on this set and there's no motion lag like on the 60Hz LCDs. I was torn between this set and the Samsung 750, but the Samsung has a glass cover over the screen which reflects a lot of light. I have the Aquas in a large room and there is no glare from windows or lights. I hooked it up to the Sharp Aquos BDHP21U 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player and they integrate very well together. The menus are easy to navigate, hook up was easy and the HD picture is awesome!
I was a little nervous ordering a big ticket item like this from Amazon with shipping and all, but they handled everything perfect and the delivery guy helped me set it up. We had it up and running in 5 minutes.
The only annoying thing is that during initial setup it takes a long time to find all the over-air channels if you use an antenna. But you only need to do it once. |
Sharp does great!
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| Review Date: December 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: AmazonFan, |
| I have the 64u version of this TV and it is fantastic, with incredible picture and features. I chose this because I think its an outstanding value. Sharp makes LCDs just as good as Sony or Samsung but at a much better value. No need to pay the other brands' premiums. Seek out this 'sleeper' brand if you want a top of the line performance at a great price! |
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