Customer Reviews

Sharp Aquos LC52D85U 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV

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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.

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 :-)

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.

Purchased the LC52D85U from Amazon after a great amount of research both online and at local retailers. The package of the Sharp Blu Ray player and free shipping tipped the scales for my purchase. I ordered just before Christmas and received my set about 2 weeks later. Set up was easy and I was watching a great picture in no time. The screen is bright and clear even with overhead lighting on or side light from windows. The remote and onscreen controls are easy and simple. My lack of a 5th star on my rating has to do with the sound. The sound built into the TV is marginal. It has no real volume at all. I know many of you will be using a separate sound system as am I for movies and general viewing, but there are plenty of times I turn on the TV just to check the weather or news and if there is any background noise in my house (like people talking)I can barely turn the volume up to the point it makes it clear to hear. Would I take it back for another brand or model, no. Great TV & great value. Blu Ray movies are stunning and HD programs are clear as a bell. Now I find myself only wanting to watch HD programs, reminds me of when TV went from Black and White to color and my mom and dad would go through the TV book looking for the programs newly broadcast in Color and we would only watch those. Now I can't seem to watch those blurry standard broadcasts.I blame it on my new Sharp Aquos TV

Great TV. The picture is so clear when watching Blu Ray. The only thing is that you will need a a home theather system. I had the volume all the way up and it was still low. But like my Army Sgt use to tell me, if you are going to do something do it right the first time. If you are buying such a big TV you must buy a blu ray, subscribe to HD channels, and buy a nice home theater system. The 10000:1 contrast ratio is enough. Remember your average theater is showing at 500:1 contrast ratio.The 1080p is also a nice feature but only if you have a Blu Ray which transmits at 1080p. Your average cable company transmits at 480i to 720p. This TV was also very light a feature I was looking for being that I was going to place it on the wall.

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.

This TV is very well made and it has a great picture. This is my second sharp LCD and I probably will stick with sharp for all my LCD needs. The only problem is that I bought this LCD on NOV 28 and it already had two price drops and amazons new policy is to not honor them.

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!

The Sharp Aquos TV has so far been a decent set. The image quality is excellent in DVD's, HD-DVD's, and video games. The image quality is degraded somewhat coming from my HD Cable Box, but that is to be expected.

With some programs, especially animated ones, I have noticed color banding, with one program in particular being an extreme case. Obviously this is disheartening because of the price of the product.

Also, the adjustment menus are not very user friendly. It is hard to adjust things like color saturation.

Bottom line, if you are going to spend this much money, just buy a Bravia. I wish I did.

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.