Sharp AQUOS LC-52D62U 52" LCD TV

the best tv

Posted May 7, 2008 - i love this tv its the best bang for the buck i ordered the shaep lc52d64u and then i checked out the 52d62u and its by far the best tv ever its got the constant flow of energy running through it so it could never over heat and burn out just there is no words to explain this unit love ittttrt if there were more then five stars to rate this unit i would

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Posted Apr 21, 2008 - This is an all around great TV. We have had ours for a year or two and we have been very happy. I'm getting ready to buy one for my Dad.

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First Timer

Posted Aug 16, 2007 - I have been reading a lot about other peoples experience with this brand. I also looked at the sony...side by side did not like it (sony) The next best brand for your money would be the LG HDTV. But to compare screen & size the SHARP AQUOS 52 HDTV is a better Pic & decent Price. Getting the right hook up to get the complete use out of the T.V. was a little frustrating. This is our First LCD HDTV. I wish that the choice in colors varied. I woud have liked a matte silver finish vs. the black finish. But it is a very sleek and elegant TV. Our guests do not realize there is a TV in the room until I turn it on and they our shocked. We have had the TV for 5 weeks and love it. My one regret is that I should have upgraded to a 60" or 65". If you are serious and are ready to purchase compare you room size and remember the The Sharp is about 5 1/2 inches deep and look at a bigger screen.

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Aquos means quality.

Posted Aug 4, 2007 - I was looking at many different TV's before deciding on this one. I upgraded from a Sony LCD projection TV that was a few years old and the Sharp has a much better picture, especially as far as contrast and black levels. The blacks looked dark-grey on the Sony (the newer models look much better though) and this was the major reason for the upgrade. Black levels on the Sharp are excellent and it shows much more detail than my older TV. The picture is very, very good on this panel with much more detail than what you actually can see from a normal viewing distance. Color reproduction is fantastic and the brightness can be set to very high levels so you can still watch, even in a very bright room. The Sharp has a feature that adjusts the brightness level on the TV per the brightness in the room. This way the Sharp will show a darker picture at night rather than during the day, this is a very handy feature. If you look very close, like 1-2 feet, you can see that each pixel is close to one another and there is not much gap in between them, this proves that the Sharp is a quality product. The picture is 'full'. The Sharp also has a DVI input that accepts PC signals. It's the coolest thing to hook up a PC and set the resolution to 1920x1080. The manual said it wasn't possible, but it still worked! I even managed to connect my fathers camcorder with European PAL signal and the Sharp handled it, a nice surprise since the older Sony couldn't. The resolution is 1920x1080 which is the highest resolution HDTV describes, thus this monitor is 'future safe'. I plan to get a HD DVD or Blueray as soon as the darn format war is over, can't wait. It was no problem buying a refurbished product (less than 2 grand). I was nervous about this but the TV showed up only a few day after I ordered it and it was in impeccable condition. Thank you 2nd act! Overall I'm extremley happy with the Sharp and I can highly recommend it to anyone. Oh, did I mention that the design of the TV rocks! This TV looks very cool. Also, it starts up in only a few seconds.

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Not Real Happy

Posted Jun 22, 2007 - Our 52 inch Aquos appeared to be working very well, however the unit has recently been shutting off and we need to unplug the unit and plug it back in to reset the picture. The Power and OPC LED lights just blink. The on/off buttons simply don't respond. When we contacted Sharp cutomer service, we were told it may be from overheating (which it wasn't) or from an inadequate cable signal (we have Comcast). I figured it may be that, so we waited because I didn't want to have a repairman open up our brand new, 2,500 dollar tv. But it has been happening more and more now, around every 15 minutes,(including watching DVR'd programs which tells me it is not the cable signal) and we are very frustrated. So now I have a tv repairman coming tomorrow and I am staring at a great, black screen.

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A good piece of equipment

Posted Jun 13, 2007 - The bottom line- this TV set worth each dollar I am sure that nobody will regret for that purchase. The lack of more in and outs will be a serious problem if you don't have AV receiver but actually there are enough connectors for the basic user. Once again don't hesitate.

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GREAT PRICE AND A GREAT TV

Posted May 5, 2007 - Bought this at Best buy several months ago on a lemon exchange which was a Westinghouse. No bars, no streaks, no runs, no errors, just a great picture and a quality product. Hooked it up with a HDMI/DVI conversion cable and did a full 1080P computer picture without a hitch.

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disappointment

Posted May 4, 2007 - We bought this TV in February. Intermittent problems with banding, freezing, clouding, and programming. We changed the cable box first, but that did not help. Once, it would not even turn off. We are returning this set tomorrow and are trying to decide what to purchase next.

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Should remain top-of-the-line for at least a few years

Posted Apr 30, 2007 - I started with a 42" Aquos (780p?) last year, and now have this one for another room this year. It's pretty amazing how the pictures have at the same time that prices have dropped. For the quality + price ratio this TV provides, I'm not sure how much better it can get. Be sure to get a 1080p DVD player (I got the Oppo) to take full advantage (note that you need to configure settings on the DVD player to bump it up to 1080p upscaling!). My only complaint is that I am not at all a fan of the "piano black" casing. Shiny black plastic does not at all fit my decor. I really wish this came in a matte silver (or at least a matte black). And kudos to BuyDig.com. They exceeded whatever expectations I had.

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Best TV I've ever seen

Posted Apr 1, 2007 - I am still bowled over by how this looks, both turned on and turned off. It's just fantasic. The color, picure, etc. are great. None of the infamous "banding" people have goten worked up about. Don't know how good the sound is, particularly, since all my sounds goes out via the home theater system. I wish it had a third HDMI input or an RGB computer input, though.

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Sharp LC-52D62U

Posted Mar 31, 2007 - Got an excellent price on this TV. Bought it home and set it up. Looked good, actually stunning in HiDef. Second day recognized the dreaded "banding" issue. Tried to get used to it, wash it out with the backlighting and contrast settings, etc. No luck. Store delivered a second one, same thing. The way to see the banding is to freeze the TV picture when you are changing channels before the next channel appears, so that you are looking essentially at a blank screen. You will see the striping of light and dark areas. If you watch a lot of sports, like hockey or golf, where there is a constant color (i.e. white or green) as the backdrop, the banding is very noticable as the camera pans from left to right. As the review on CNET.Com said, once you see it, your eye is drawn to it and it becomes very distracting. Can not get used to it. The store I bought it from had a technician come out to look at it. He said nothing can be done, that's the way the TV is. Store would not discount the price. Back it goes. Shame, because otherwise the picture is phenominal. Next trying the Samsung LN-S5296D. Will post results.

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Sharp Aquos LC-52D62U 52 Super Product

Posted Mar 21, 2007 - Don't know why anybody would think a Sony was better or the extra cost was worth it. HDTV programming and DVD playback is superb.Great pricing. I'm still using and exterior antenna and the digital stations are coming in fine.

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Aquos LC-52D62U 52" LCD TV

Posted Feb 26, 2007 - This is my first high definition tv and it is awesome! Even the non high definition channels are good. Sharp has really impressed me with how much detail they put into this television. I would highly recommend it to anyone that is considering a HD tv.

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Great Product

Posted Feb 20, 2007 - i feel that this product is as good as Sony's equivalent for a fraction of the price... better than my old mitsubishi as well. has all the input you need, will be trying it for my laptop as well with dvi to hdmi.

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Defective TV, poor customer service

Posted Feb 26, 2007 - I recently purchased one of these TVs on-line and it was defective out of the box -- with an 18 inch band of white screen-door effect horizontally across the center of the screen. I understand that those things can happen, but I don't understand how a major company like Sharp can have such poor customer service. It is now 2 weeks later and counting, and Sharp has still not fixed the problem. After first telling me they would just refund my money because they did not have a replacement unit, they now tell they will not issue a refund since I purchased the TV on-line. I am now on an indefinite waiting list for a replacement. So, it will continue to be my problem for the foreseeable future. Overall, this has been the worst consumer electronics experience I can recall. Despite the good reviews on this and other products, I personally don't intend to purchase Sharp products again. ** To update this review, Sharp has a replacement TV delivered to my house, about three weeks after my original problem.

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