Attention all television freaks . . . AQUOS is not washed up!
Written: Jan 21 '04
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Pros: Extremely detail and precise even for a large sized monitor
Cons: Screen can produce some image lagging when in high action shots
The Bottom Line: LCD has emerged as a viable solution for all types of people. The prices have come down tremendously, and they are easier to use and install.
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| vandalz's Full Review: Sharp AQUOS LC-37HV6U 37 in. HDTV-Ready TV |
Plasmas, LCD, LCD Projection, Rear Projection, DLP, Front Projection, oh dear God, where does it stop?!? With so many choices out there, who really is the best set on the market. Well with each technology come both the advantages and disadvantages, and depending on your needs each could actually be better than the other.
LCD has been around for many years and for good reason. It has been tested and proved to be a very viable solution to viewing sources. From your little programmable calculator to your computer monitor and now even your television LCD has been around. Plasma has not been around for very long at all in comparison to LCD and of course there are problems for both, but plasma is getting the worst of the rap.
Sharp has introduced an amazing line to the television industry of which they have entitled it as the “AQUOS” line-up. Never has a brand made such an impact on the television market. Finally everyone is starting to be offered many options, but why? With television doing nothing but getting smaller, why would you want such technologies as DLP, Front Projection, or Rear Projection?
This television is absolutely amazing. No matter what you send this television monitor, you are going to see a very bright and detailed picture, even in analog mode, although you would rather watch this with a minimum of a digital signal or at best high definition.
Absolute Detail
It is not everyday that I walk by a television monitor and stop long enough to actually figure out what is going on, but this screen caught my eye instantly. I have never seen such a large screen with that much detail. When I find myself watching the Discovery channel in HD and enjoying it, there has to be a problem. I have never enjoyed watching that channel before, but now that I have seen it as if I had been there, it was absolutely amazing.
I was watching a presentation and they were showing some waterfalls, and literally I found myself looking down to see where the water was landing. The images are so crystal clear and precise with every pixel in perfect formation. Computer monitors are based upon the same design and so I decided to infer as to if this was capable of displaying a high resolution from a computer . . . well, of course it can, and it can do it with precision. Being that this unit is capable of producing an image with a resolution of 1366 x 768 (XGA Mode), I don’t expect this unit to have many problems. Never before have a seen a 37” anything display the text as clear as this monitor, but then again, I have never found an LCD monitor this large either.
I also decided to test this unit to see how well it displayed images from a DVD player and my choice of DVD was the Sony DVP-NS425P. This unit has performed exceptionally for its price, and once again showed its full beauty on the Sharp 37” monitor. I was just as amazed by the images that Finding Nemo produced and then the movie Dinosaur. Both were excellent, and neither was truly different from high definition. Excellent!
Like a Landscape
One downside to most any screen is viewing angle. With this screen you get almost 160 degrees of viewing angle, which is about 80 from the center of the LCD monitor. As if that weren’t enough, instead of having the speakers on the sides and causing more of a viewing problem from the sides, the speakers are located on the bottom.
Also, with so many different signals being presented to this monitor, isn’t there a chance that the signal will not always be optimized for the wide screen format? Yes, and Sharp took that into account. You are able to adjust the screen accordingly by zooming in or stretching the image. Either way, you will not be lost when trying to fill the screen to get rid of those annoying sidebars, or highbars.
Output and Inputs
If you don’t have enough inputs and outputs with this television then you are definitely and electronics junkie and need to take a break and visit reality once again! This television does not connect in the normal way that monitors do, rather this set connects to a separate tuner supplied by Sharp themselves. This tuner has every possible connection that you can think of. On the back of this box you will find one DVI, one PC (XGA), two RCA Audio, two Component, four S-video, and four RCA (Composite) inputs. You will also find four S-Video, and 2 RCA Audio outputs on this unit.
This Can Be Confusing
Setting this beast up can be extremely painful for those who have no electronics background whatsoever, or someone who could be called electronically reclined. Either way, this isn’t a walk in the park.
You basically follow these steps. First you take the monitor out of the box, the tuner, and all of the supplied cables with the five-pound manual. Then you set the monitor either on the table or the floor. Next you will take the tuner box and connect all of your inputs into it. Then you will take the supplied cables that are tri-paired together and hook them into the proper connections on the television. Next you will connect this to the tuner supplied by Sharp. Take the monitor and tuner and place them in the desired location, once in position, plug the units in. Turn the tuner on, then the televisions main power switch, and then turn the monitor on using the remote. At this point you should be able to set up the monitor, as you desire. WHEW!!!
Should I Purchase A Burial Plot Now?
No! This unit has a life expectancy based on bulb/lamp life of 60,000 hours. Broken down into the average American home, this set should last 27.397 years based on a six hour a day regimen. Now I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time believing that I will have to worry about this set dying. Now that doesn’t mean that it won’t have other problems, but some things are inevitable. If you are offered extended service don’t say no without finding out what they offer. I.E. Power surge damage, 100% parts and labor, etc . . .
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 5699.99
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