Strengths: Crisp, clear HD picture

Weaknesses: Not the TV's fault, there's just not adequate HD content. Can't just change aspect ratio and expect full-screen size of non-HD content to look as good as HD content itself.

Summary: Make sure all pixels are there. Even one pixel out impacts the picture. Needed a replacement after 1 day (or we just didn't notice initially). Would definitely purchase again.

Strengths: Pleasing to the eye. looks very sharp sitting in your living room. 1080p. Hd looks incredible.

Weaknesses: Standard tv is horrid. Humming or hissing sound coming from the set. Other forums say that you need to turn up the backlighting up to 11 and it will go away. but doing this may reduce lcd life.

Summary: I purchased this tv from bestbuy for 1700 a couple weeks ago. Great deal. pricematched to circuit city 10% off coupon. I've got directv hd and it looks good coming through this tv. Xbox is also very fun on it. One problem is the annoying hum that comes from the tv. I just started noticing it last week and its driving me insane. I just read you can up the backlight setting to 11 and it should go away. I'll have to try tonight. but doing this could also risk the hours the tv may have. If the settings do not work I am taking this back to BB for an exchange. I'll keep you informed. Right now I'm only giving it a satisfactory because of the hum. If it goes away i'll give it a 4 or 5.

Strengths: Surprisingly light for its size (66.2 lbs). Low power consumption (247W). Has V-chip for parental control. Aesthically pleasing - built-in speaker hardly noticeable; piano black finish looks eligant.

Weaknesses: Default color and brightness/contrast settings needed adjustment but this is a matter of personal taste. Remote could have been a little smaller.

Summary: This SHARP Aquos 42 inch TV is well worth the money. I got it for $1899 at Circuit City in ATL. I almost bought an LG but decided on this one and I'm glad I did. The picture quality with HD broadcasts and regular DVDs did not disappoint. Unfortunately my COMCAST set top box is only putting out 1080i. I can't wait until I can purchase an HD-DVD or Blue Ray player to really experience its native 1080p capability. This TV exposes the poor quality of standard definition broadcasts which makes me wish that all commercial and cable program providers would upgrade their equipment really soon.

Strengths: amazing 480p picture , beautifull casing, amazing menus , hdtv at its best so far, connections ,easy setup, decent sound

Weaknesses: quite heavy, stand wasnt easy to screw in, some black issues, standard digital signal is ok.

Summary: just bought yesterday, currently at work and cant wait to get home to watch something on espnhd. let me tell you, you really feel like in the game with this set. unless you have a crazy big entertainment room you need the 46 or 52. this one for mine was perfect wanted the 46) and like somebody said it looks bigger in your room than AT THE STORE. got for $1881 at circuit city(i mentioned another store had it for that price they equalled it and no payments for 18 months.pretty good. what else so far its amazing, number one pick in price and quality and size of 1080p hdtv displays, some people at a local store said that i should chose the samsung 40 1080p(i hope this can be displayed) more expensive and 2 inches less.didnt buy cause they were too annoying. sharp has been working hard last couple of years to bring out the best. So if you want amazing hdtv, gaming and of course have blu ray in mind to shock friends with your tv this is your choice. if not look somewhere else like plasmas(you cant believe how cheap they are now) are they fading away?? too bad for all the people who spend 10000 at the beggining.

Strengths: Variety of Inputs, quality sturdy construction. Full resolution of HDTV.

Weaknesses: Standard definition tv looks amazingly poor. Remote is large and clunky.

Summary: Another reviewer commented that the shiny case of the TV was distracting, but I haven't noticed that to be a problem. The remote is too large. Full resolution TV looks absolutely incredible, but the lower-than plasma contrast ratio is noticeable at times. Standard TV looks like total crap. I think the integrated speakers are good, but I'm not an audio junkie. The onscreen menu looks polished and professional. It's also easy to use and very intuitive. The TV comes with a huge manual that explains how everything works.

Strengths: HD programming and digital programming, like HBO/Showtime, just looks amazing on this beast. Xbox 360, HD-DVD, and Progressive scan DVD's upres reeally well on this TV. Menus are very intuitive.

Weaknesses: Color calibration straight out of box is waay out of alignment. Too red and/or green. Ideally should ship with a $75 colorimeter. But adjustments can be made visually. Remote could have be improved.

Summary: This TV was a steal @ Circuit City with a coupon i had. Was purchased for $1600!Retails for between $2200-$2400 normally. LCD TV's still dont quite compete against Plasma's in terms of TRUE blacks. But in all seriousness. I rarely look at the TV and say, "man i wish the blacks were blacker". The contrast ratio is obvious that its not true black because when u look @ the TV image against the piano black frame, its obvious that its not true black. Although Sharp tried a sneaky little trick in default mode, where the contrast/brightness automatically dips down when the movie/tv show dips to black. It a decent attempt, but i didnt like this for gaming. So i turned that AV mode off. All in all, this TV comes HIGHLY recommended. Especially for the resolution, image quality, and overall size. 42" seems to be the ideal size for me. I had a 37" b4 with i returned back to Costco to get this one. ONE HAPPY CAMPER :)

Strengths: Clear picture, easy controls and remote control. It was easy to do the initial set up although we haven't begun to explore all the features available.

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Summary: We purchased this television a few days ago. The first one received was defective-- had no picture, only audio. The store replaced it within a day and we have had no further problems.

Strengths: Large screen, lightweight for size, easy to install.

Weaknesses: Shiny/reflective case and base. Huge remote. Inability to remove speaker.

Summary: I've had this TV for only a week. I need to break out the manual and do some tweaking of the calibration. On many channels, there is a lot of red. I haven't hooked up an HD cable box yet. Normal television suffers from pixelation (as I knew it would). The great picture with regular DVDs makes me want to crank the volume to get more of a theather effect. Not sure why. :-) The Shiney case reflects any light in the room distracting from the picture. This is extremely annoying. The remote is a monster. Not sure why it needs to be so large and it feels cheap like I'm going to break it if I drop it. I haven't tried to use the universal program on the remote yet. I would have preferred a central box to plug my cables into, but working with the octopus of wires out the back as it's designed.The TV is much larger in the home than the store. Be prepared. The picture is so bright it almost hurts my eyes at times. If you are looking for a TV in this size, pretty much every sales person I talked to agreed this was the best TV for the money.