( 36 reviews )
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Posted: 06-18-2009
I absolutely found the banding issues (vertical lines of color non-uniformity) unacceptable when spending over $1000 on a television. I unfortunately did not do my research prior to buying this television, and was so consumed by the unbelievably low price that I jumped on it. What a mistake. After a few weeks of viewing (and researching) I began to notice the vertical banding issue that others have noted seeing with this television. Most noticeable as noted in other reviews - during panning shots and uniform color screens. I ended up calling Sharp and they sent out a local repair person to take a look. The tech immediately agreed that banding was prevalent and took pictures (attempted to anyway - not easily photographed). I then called up Sharp Aquos customer support, and after some back and forth, I must say that I am pleased with their service. After owning the TV for 10 months, they reimbursed me a pro-rated portion of the original price (I bought this directly through Sharp). I know they've offered others exchanges/ replacements, but I insisted that this was unacceptable as I know that although banding is not prevalent on all Sharps, I was not willing to risk it. It's a shame b/c the TV's functionality and such is really good - the banding and buyer regret was too much for me to take. Don't buy this television. Samsung (I just purchased the new 46 inch B750 series), Sony, or Panasonic are a much better bet. Check out "AVS Forum" or Youtube "Sharp Banding Issue" (Master and Commander example) or BING! "Sharp Banding Issue." Weatlh of information there. Word to the wise - do your research!
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Posted: 03-14-2009
We purchased the Sharp LC-46D82U in June 2007 from a local Big-Box store. The television worked beautifully until February 2009 at which time it started experiencing a blanked-out or vertically lined area about 12 x 12 inches in the upper right had corner of the screen. Initially the problem was intermittent but within several weeks the damaged area of the screen became constant. We contacted Sharp who contacted a local Sharp Electronics Master Service Center. After four visits to our home and the replacement of both the LCD Controller and an internal cable the problem remains. And yes, the problem was confirmed to be with the television. Although Sharp Techical Support attempted to diagnose the problem, they were unsuccesful. Because of their attempts and the attempts of the Service Center I am giving this a 2-star rating. Otherwise it would be 1-star rating. The unit is out of warranty but we expected a longer service life than 20-months for the Aquos line of Sharp televisions. The Sharp was purchased to replace a Sony Trinitron that was still working fine after 18-years of use. We are now researching for a replacement television and the Sharp Aquos line will not even be considered. We will probably purchase a Sony Bravia LCD since, in our experience, they are a better quality television.
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Posted: 03-05-2009
I was so excited to get my new TV. Had everything setup. Set the TV to scan for all available channels. The process of removing channels was horrible. Unlike Sony where you just click add/delete in this Sharp TV you have to go through the menu and delete each channel. Hate it. Then I get to a few channels where I can see the picture perfectly, but I can't hear anything. That's strange because all the other brand TV at home can get those channels with sound perfectly even Vizio the brand I hate with its poor quality picture and a control that only works if you angle it towards the far right. What gives. Sharp is suppose to be a better brand. They need to work on their digital tuner especially the sound. I contact Sharp but have not heard back from them yet.
