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After four weeks of good use my Aquos locked up and became inoperable. The buttons on the TV and on the remote didn't work and I received no picture. Since the Sharp help line is not available at night and the manual had no suggestions to deal with this problem I had to unplug the TV to turn the unit off.
The next day we contacted the help line who referred us to a local authorized repair shop that was not too interested in our problem. When I called Sharp again my complaint was "escalated" to someone who walked us through a complicated reset procedure. Sharp advised that the problem was with the cable provider and a signal problem the provider was having with several digital channels. The cable provider has categorically denied they had anything to do with this issue so I called Sharp to try to get an idea of whether I had a defective unit. Again Sharp blamed it on the cable provider, stating they had received "several hundred calls" on this issue and were currently "in negotiations" with the provider about the problem. I was warned not to tune in the digital channel that assertedly caused the problem.
The set is functioning well now but I still don't know whether this unit has a latent defect or if the cable provider is the source of the malfunction but I will be watching the calendar to make sure the unit is operating satisfactorily when the warranty expires.

Delivered in time in perfect condition. Everything went smoothly. Picture quality is great. For analog channels from cable, picture quality improves significantly with amplified antenna. Off the air digital channels reception is also excellent.

First of all, I love the design of the TV couldn't be happier. From there sharp's sleek tv continues to impress when you turn it on. It has some of the darkest blacks and vibrant colors I've seen on any HDTV, for any price. Even though it's only 720p I really can't tell the difference between this and full-HD at this small of a size, for the price. Sony does make some really nice screens that are also really expensive ( : Maybe it's just me, but I don't notice a whole lot of difference until the screens get larger.

Being a semi-broke college student, this was a big splurg for me (old tv died...) and in my opinion this tv is about as good as it gets for price/performace ratio. I read a few reviews saying it has sub-par standard tv processing and I guess I see it when compared to a true HD source, but I've been so used to regular tvs that I don't know how they can complain... besides cable is going HD in a year or two so it won't really matter soon.

One of the big reasons that I was first interested in this is the VGA input that many HDTVs don't have. I can plug my xbox 360 and my laptop in to play games in HD. I was blown away what games/movies really look like when you can see all the details. The 6ms refresh rate is great for gaming and movies alike. I've never noticed any lag whatsoever that's due to the tv. It's a bit small for multiplayer, but that's besides the point. The optional OPC (on picture control) feature has a light sensor that can automatically adjust the backlight according to the shadow levels in the room. Not only does this extend the life of your tv, but it's much easier on the eyes at night. Very nice feature.

The speakers are a bit small, but I really can't complain about the sound despite that. For movies/games I use my stereo and only use the speakers for watching TV. The TV does have optical and component output while muting the tv speakers if you so choose. It has a medly of input/outputs that should more than satisfy most (HDMI, VGA, Component, S-video, etc.). I think my only real complaint is that switching between sources is a little slow and changing channels is slower than I would like, but I tend to be impatient with things like that. Don't get me wrong there are better tvs out there, but if want a premium tv without the premium price this is the way to go.

Bottom line: quality picture & fast refresh time make it one of the best LCDs for its size at a good price

We love this TV. It has a lot of nice options, like turning off the screen in case you just want to listen to one of those digital music channels from the cable company, and automatic brightness adjust that senses the light level near the TV.

It really shines watching high-definition channels, though. The blacks are black, colors are vibrant, and greys are pretty faithfully rendered, from what I can tell. A certain chain electronics store had this TV on display on a wall with about 50 or 60 others, so we could see for ourselves how it blew the competition away.

I do not know a great deal about lcd hdtv's but can say that this is a fantastic TV. Excellent picture, very good sound, and priced well. I see absolutely no reason to spend hundreds more for other brands. I really doubt that any difference would even be perceptable.