Great for the price
I bought this TV for a good price from HHGreg for $999 and here are my views .Picture Quality: I would give it 3 stars as this TV lacked the crispness i was looking for that my other LG 42 inch had.All sports channels however looked great.
With that being said i have seen reviews of other sharp models that required manual caliberation for an enhanced picture clarity. i have yet to do that.
Sound quality : Decent but do not expect a home theater effect.
Setup feature : I would give a 5 star with the ease i could set the TV up from the box and a very simplified process.
All in All it's good bang for your buck , however if you were to compare it with a Samsung or an LG then be prepared to pay the price for it.
Update : After changing the settings as sugessted by the folks at amazon (which is as below) , the clarity and cripness has greatly improved and is on par with a bravia or a samsung. I have changed my review to a 4 star.
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Under PICTURE SETTINGS: AV MODE: USER
OPC: OFF
BACKLIGHT: 0 (STANDARD)
CONTRAST: +28
BRIGHTNESS: 0
COLOR: -4
TINT: +4
SHARPNESS: +1
Under PICTURE SETTINGS ADVANCED
COLOR TEMP: MIDDLE
MOTION ENHANCEMENT: OFF
ACTIVE CONTRAST: ON
GAMMA ADJUSTMENT: +2
FILM MODE: STANDARD
DIGITAL NOISE REDUCTION: OFF
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I yet have to buy a blue ray player to see the clarity of the video from the blue ray player as the DVD player i have does not have an HDMI uplink convertor which gives me an ok picture quality with the RGB cables.
I would also give a 5 star for the looks as it looks super sleek and would look bad ass mounted on the wall. :-)
By
Srini