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Sharp 52" LCD tv....good unit or not ??
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I sold Sharp Aquos for a couple of years while doing a short stint at an audio/video retailer. Very nice TVs. I like them better then the Samsungs and Sonys. They seem to have better greens and blues when adjusted correctly.
Don't fall into the overblown contrast ratios from these companies. Its a numbers game made to sell units. Get what looks appealing to the eye and will work in YOUR room,
If you want the best and most realistic picture, and its going in a room with darkness capability, get a Panasonic or Pioneer Plasma. Plasmas offer the best picture quality still to date and can run less money then the LCDs or LEDs.
Don't fall into the overblown contrast ratios from these companies. Its a numbers game made to sell units. Get what looks appealing to the eye and will work in YOUR room,
If you want the best and most realistic picture, and its going in a room with darkness capability, get a Panasonic or Pioneer Plasma. Plasmas offer the best picture quality still to date and can run less money then the LCDs or LEDs.
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Bought a Panasonic plasma(42'') last year and its been fantastic---like it so much I'm goin to get a bigger one(50'') this year IF I get a Christmas bonus this year and spin the smaller one off to the bedroom. Everytime I go look--the plasma's simply blow the LCD's away on picture----maybe someday they'll get better.
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I work in the electronics industry (Telecommunications Engineer) and while the picture on a Plasma is brighter initially it doesn't last as long. Plasma TV's lose their brightness over a period of 5-10 years depending on the quality of the TV. They also suffer badly from burn in if you leave them paused or watch a channel that has a logo or color bar that doesn't move much.
I have had a top of the line Pioneer Plasma and I wouldn't buy another one with current technology. I now have a 65" Mitsubishi 1080P DLP in the living room and a 48" Sharp 1080P LCD in the bedroom. The nice thing about the DLP is that you can change the bulb out if it gets dim and the picture looks like new again. Bulbs are only $200 or so and last a long time. LCD's can also be repaired if a pixel burns out.
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I have had a top of the line Pioneer Plasma and I wouldn't buy another one with current technology. I now have a 65" Mitsubishi 1080P DLP in the living room and a 48" Sharp 1080P LCD in the bedroom. The nice thing about the DLP is that you can change the bulb out if it gets dim and the picture looks like new again. Bulbs are only $200 or so and last a long time. LCD's can also be repaired if a pixel burns out.
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Burn-in worries are all but gone. Companies have built in circuits to take care of that. Plasmas are mostly rated around 100,000 viewing hours before noticeable degradation takes place. Plasmas seem brighter because the whites are whiter , and the blacks are blacker, thus creating more contrast.
Usable contrast on any tv is under 10,000. More around 5-7,000. These 100,000/1 contrast ratios quoted by most companies are dynamic contrast. You will NEVER obtain this level from your tv.
The higher you set the brightness and contrast on ANY tv, the quicker it will burn out.
Usable contrast on any tv is under 10,000. More around 5-7,000. These 100,000/1 contrast ratios quoted by most companies are dynamic contrast. You will NEVER obtain this level from your tv.
The higher you set the brightness and contrast on ANY tv, the quicker it will burn out.
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There is no doubt Plasma offers the brightest clearest picture. Burn in has probably been reduced, I know my newest TV has a screen saver type deal like a computer. 100,000 hours before noticable degradation is where I feel the stats are off. Thats like 11 years running the TV 24 hours a day and over 30 years at 8 hours a day. No TV last that long without noticable degredation, it's just not happening.
I still love the Plasma picture though...
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Should mention I didn't pay anywhere near what a LCD costs when I bought the plasma---I kinda went into it thinking anything I buy today will be obsolete in 5 to 10 years so longevity didn't really factor into the purchase.
In 5 years I'll probably be replacing it with something better and cheaper---like how electronics always seem to go.
Never buy the latest and greatest---let it mature a bit--get the bugs worked out---at a much lower cost.
In 5 years I'll probably be replacing it with something better and cheaper---like how electronics always seem to go.
Never buy the latest and greatest---let it mature a bit--get the bugs worked out---at a much lower cost.
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Another good point, prices are down, however I did use my first Pioneer rear projection for 15 years. It really got so bad at the end that I had to damn near watch TV in the dark to see a clear picture. The light guns just got weak not to mention covered in dust. When I pay 3-5K for something I tend to hold onto it a while. And while I try to wait, I'm usually the first one to get new technology. I have been burned a few times. I'm glad I didn't get HD DVD!
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Also bear in mind 3D tvs are coming out in the next few months. What's next? Smellavision? The other posters are right on--the technology is improving and changing so fast, while also getting cheaper, so what's to worry? I'm an old timer and I can't recall ever having a bad Sharp product so I'd buy one of their tvs in a heartbeat if the price was right. Remember just a few years back when 50 plus inch tvs were $15,000 or more?
I've got a 52 incher LCD from another maker and have had Direct TV forever. Last week I took a deep breath and sprung for their HD package and the full lineup of movie channels. The new receiver (set top box) for HD will record 200 hours of tv including HD and also record two programs at the same time. Wow! I am blown away by the increased vividness of HD and especially by now recording on a big hard drive rather than tape, DVDs, etc. You can press one button on the remote to record a show or movie and two button presses will record a series week after week till you tell it to stop. A menu button brings up your recorded lineup and another click takes you there. The remote also has a 30second jump button so a few presses let you 'jump' over the commercials. I've been involved in electronics most of my life and I'm still absolutely stunned by where we've come just in the past few years. It's gratification heaven if you're a visual (or audio) type.
Bottom line, go for the Sharp. You'll be happy you did. Oh, BTW, one of the sub menus of my current tv let's you apply a 'sound limit' so the broadcasters can no longer blast you with loud commercials. I do love that.
I've got a 52 incher LCD from another maker and have had Direct TV forever. Last week I took a deep breath and sprung for their HD package and the full lineup of movie channels. The new receiver (set top box) for HD will record 200 hours of tv including HD and also record two programs at the same time. Wow! I am blown away by the increased vividness of HD and especially by now recording on a big hard drive rather than tape, DVDs, etc. You can press one button on the remote to record a show or movie and two button presses will record a series week after week till you tell it to stop. A menu button brings up your recorded lineup and another click takes you there. The remote also has a 30second jump button so a few presses let you 'jump' over the commercials. I've been involved in electronics most of my life and I'm still absolutely stunned by where we've come just in the past few years. It's gratification heaven if you're a visual (or audio) type.
Bottom line, go for the Sharp. You'll be happy you did. Oh, BTW, one of the sub menus of my current tv let's you apply a 'sound limit' so the broadcasters can no longer blast you with loud commercials. I do love that.
I've had a 52" sharp aquos lcd 1080p for almost 3 yrs now. In all respects I would say it is a very good tv. The only thing to beware of is that this is actually the second tv -- the first arrived and within 10 days developed a horizontal black line accross the whole screen and had to be returned.