Customer Reviews

Sharp LC46SB54U 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

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The Sharp LC-46SB54U is a no frills, value based 46" LCD 1080P HDTV. The picture on this TV is really good. I compared it in-store with newer Samsung technology right next to it, and it compared favorably. I was worried about its sound capability when I heard it in-store, but when I hooked it up at home, the sound is actually quite good...especially with the simulated surround sound turned on.

Most menu functions are intuitive and easy to navigate, the exception being the channel add/delete function. When you power on the TV, a wizard guides you through some initial setup, including scanning for channels. This process scanned more than 150 extra blank channels into the lineup, which I had to delete out manually. This was a royal pain. Hopefully these settings will persist even if there is a power outage.

The anti-glare capability of the screen is very good, but this greatly diminishes the quality of the view you have when you are not looking at the screen straight on. Even though the specs brag of 176 degrees horizontal, I estimate that at about the 120 degree mark the screen doesn't look good enough to even worry about watching. The 6ms response time allows this TV to display very high motion video without blurring...I have been quite pleased with the TV in this area.

The stand is very solid, and the TV is very attractive looking. I was surpised how light the TV was for its size. I was able to pick it up by myself and set it on a 20" high stand. Yet the TV feels like it is built with quality.

A 46" LCD TV is actually significantly bigger than a 42", and this one isn't that much more money...in fact it can be had cheaper than many of the 42" and even 37" TV's out there. If its more important to have a bigger TV than to have 120Hz, PIP, Universal remote, etc. than this may be the TV for you.

Pros:
Good Value, Great Picture, Good Sound, Well Built

Cons:
Channel Add/Delete, Viewing Angles, Poor Instructions

Our requirements for an HDTV are that it have a GREAT picture (check!), good sound (check,) eye-popping colors (check,) and be user friendly (check.)

This is a great HDTV for regular folks who don't have a list of high tech requirements. It might stand up to the high tech test, I have no idea. Consumer reports rated this a very good HDTV, I bought it, and we're very happy with it. We don't play video games on it. We watch Tivo'd movies and programs and watch DVDs.

Picture quality, in my very humble opinion, is breathtaking. We found it to be a reasonably priced television that meets and exceeds all of our family's requirements.

We were surprised to find that the sound quality is very good, too. Complex sound and you can raise the levels quite loud.

We've had it for a few months and are still very happy with it.

This TV has a great picture and good sound. It is considerably cheaper than the AQUOS brand TV's, probably because they use cheaper components. Specifically, the audio/video processor which converts your RCA/Coax antenna input is troublesome. 2 problems:

1. Audio/video sync isn't always correct. When watching a program, you may begin to notice lip movements do not coincide with the voice. I have noticed that some stations appear to be just fine, and others are almost always off sync. No this isn't a signal problem, as my tube TV does not suffer here.

2. Input/output delay. If you play video games, you may have a problem here. This TV will introduce a delay between when it receives a signal and when it is output. From what I can gather, it's due to a conversion from the input format to a format the TV can display. Playing games using the RCA or Coax input is really annoying. The bright side here is that the PC VGA, and HD component inputs are free from this problem. I'm guessing the HDMI input is OK, but I don't have anything to test it out. Luckily Wii/PS3/360 all have ways of outputting component or HDMI. So this may not affect you.

I called Sharp and got no help except an offer to send out service to inspect the problem and a threat that it would cost me major $$$ if they determined there's nothing wrong.

Overall, this TV may work well for you, and it is a good buy -- if you can get around these problems.

I picked this TV up on Black Friday at an amazing price, and I'm very satisfied with it. I'm using both of the HDMI inputs (digital cable & Blu-ray player), one component video input (Nintendo Wii), and an RCA input (for a VCR). I've also hooked up my laptop to the PC input, just to see what it was like, and it looked great. I have the optical output going from the TV into my surround sound system, which also works well.

One great thing about this TV is that it remembers the video settings separately for each input, so I can fine-tune each device for the best experience. Another thing that surprised me was that when I hooked up my Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player to the HDMI input, the TV allowed the audio to pass through the optical out on the TV and into my surround sound receiver. From what I've seen on the Internet, and from a call to Sharp tech support, that isn't supposed to be possible. But it works! Maybe it's just this particular combination, but it was a pleasant surprise. No such luck with the digital cable box, though. It needs to use a separate audio cable -- the sound plays fine through the TV speakers, but it won't pass through the optical out. My understanding is that this is a limitation imposed by Hollywood and/or the music companies, and it only affects the HDMI inputs. Not sure on the details, though.

The picture on this TV has been better than expected, with GREAT color. It's much thinner and lighter than I expected, which would be good for someone who wants to wall-mount it. The built-in speakers actually sound quite good, which is a nice surprise, although I bypass them most of the time and use my surround receiver instead. The built-in tuner works, although it's a bit slow to change channels -- if you use digital cable, satellite, U-verse, FiOS, or whatever else, you won't be using the built-in tuner anyway, so it won't matter. My only minor gripe with the TV is that it only has 2 HDMI inputs, whereas the newer Sharp AQUOS line comes with 4. You can get around the limitation, of course, but it would've been nice to see more. There's also no picture-in-picture support, which doesn't matter at all to me, but it might be a downer for some people. The television runs at 60Hz instead of 120Hz, but so far I haven't seen anything that makes me wish it were at the faster speed. Everything looks great.

All-in-all, for the price I paid, I'm extremely happy with this television. It does a great job with everything I currently have hooked up to it, it looks fantastic, and it's probably the best I've seen in a value set. I'm very satisfied with the product, and I'd recommend it to anyone out there looking for an inexpensive television.

Although I wanted a very fancy 120hz 1080p etc etc tv i didnt have the cash for the size i wanted. So I went store shopping and compared how the tv's looked (walmart) and this tv looked the best when standing back comparing them all. I noticed it the second i walked into the electronics section. Its great. Hook ups are great, sound is great. I have only 1 complaint. The factory settings suck. I am a huge gamer. Socom confrontation (ps3) being my number 1 game has color and shadow issues that im still tweeking. I tried the game mode, movie mode, pc mode, all of them are bad. So i just picked game mode and have been tweeking it and i got it to the point where its all but perfect. (i dont mean hours of tweeking maybe 10-15 min tryin to pick the best for all maps) but i love it!! the freeze mode (no clue what i will use it for) is great (unless ur cat steps on it in the middle of a intense fire fight :( lol) ..other then that if u want a good sized tv, for a good price that looks just as good as the more expensive tvs this is it!!!

I love this TV. Everyone is trying to get the best TV for the lowest price, and this is it. I love the sleek look of it. The viewing angle is fantastic. Picture and sound are great. I don't have a bad thing to say about it. You can buy this TV confidently.

I baught this HDTV from PC Richards, and its the best I've seen so far. The reviews about the Poor AV is bogus. I have my xbox 360 hooked up to this with 1080P HDMI and it simply looks amazing. The fact that its 1080P compared to Sharp Aquos 1080i poor quality TV's says it all. My uncle has a Sharp Aquos (1080i) made in 2008 and the quality isnt even close to this on. This is a great buy and it is VERY THIN..Maybe 4 inches tops.

Very good price and excellent delivery time. Very satisfied with the flat screen. Easy to operate and excellent quality picture.

I use this to watch cable TV including high def channels and a Wii and XBOX 360, plus a blu ray player. No problems with either, works 100% fine. I do not use it with a home theater system, just the native sound. I bought it on sale for somewhere around $850, it was excellent for the price. If you're going to pay more for it though, I'd recommend shopping around.

I purchased this TV on Black Friday from the Navy Exchange for 800 buck no tax.... To me for the price I paid it is a great tv.

Pro:
Great TV for the price and a VERY Good Picture

Con:
The only real issue I have ever had is the same one everyone seems to have were devices connected via any other method than HDMI suffer from black out in which the TV loses sync for a second or two. It was really bad on the XBox until I switched to an HDMI cable and I havnt suffered this problem since.