| Once again, Sharp(R), the leader in LCD technology, has established a new design standard for LCD TVs. With screen sizes ranging from 42 to 65 inches, the AQUOS(R) D64U Series raises the bar by fitting large screen sizes into incredibly small footprints. By changing the layout of circuits inside the LCD panel and by cutting the number of parts, Sharp's engineers were able to reduce the depth by 30%, allowing placement of the D64U models in virtually any setting. The D64U Series utilizes Sharp`s proprietary Advanced Super View/Black TFT Panel with multi-pixel technology, providing 10,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio with Enhanced Picture Contrast Technology and 4ms response time. The D64U Series are HDTVs with built-in ATSC / QAM / NTSC tuners and include 3 HDMI(TM) inputs, compatible with 1080p signals, a PC input and 2 HD component video inputs. Side terminals are included for convenience as well as RS-232C input for control. The D64U Series features a sleek piano black cabinet with subtle, recessed bottom-mounted speakers. |
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 Awesome HDTV! |
| Review Date: September 30, 2007 |
| Reviewer: CTS, |
If you want a 46" HDTV, buy this one!
I had a Sharp LC42D62U and then upgraded to the LC46D64U recently; the original LCD was great but there are several improvements made to the new 64 series. The 64 series LCD's are incredibly slim and have a smaller bezel. They really look awesome wall-mounted due to the small profile. No other LCD is currently available that is this slim and has this picture quality. The 64 series TV's also add several tone and picture corrections, an analog PC input, a USB 2.0 port for firmware upgrades, an RS-232 control port and three HDMI 1.3 inputs. The picture quality actually seems to be slightly better which is amazing because the 62 series looked fantastic (specifications indicate a better backlight system).
I am a professional AV systems design engineer and part of my job is to keep up on new TVs. This unit is currently the best we've seen for a consumer model and we specify it all the time. I highly recommend this unit or any of the 64 series. |
great LCD, Great Technology, Very Thin
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| Review Date: September 26, 2007 |
| Reviewer: I. international, |
Compared to Samsung 1080p with tons of reviews and which I returned simply because of lack of picture formats this TV rocks.
In short, Samsung provide you with great and bright LCD panels but with zero technology. so a letterbox directtv movie on a 32 inch Samsung will be actually 22" viewing area on the screen. Try to use the picture formats such as wide and zoom and you get blurry and distorted picture which is to me impossible to view. This is were Sharp step up with it's technology. Picture formats are all viewable so you can super stretch a 4:3 picture without almost any distortion. The only con is lack of brightness (450 nits compare to 500-550 in other popular LCDs) but the blacks are superior. You can increase the brightness by playing with the contrast to full but then it is not like the Samsung whites but less eye soaring. I found that the Samsung brightness is great but after a while watching it sores on your eyes and the Sharp auto dimming feature is great for movies and it is fully controlled by the user.
Aside to that, this TV is probably the thinnest and idle for hanging on the wall. The connections on the back are extremely well thought after for wall hanging. It seems that what people complaint about in the previous models in series 62U is now fully addressed in the 64U.
I am perfectionist and recommend this TV. Most of my comparisons were for regular directtv broadcast.
HDTV and DVDs shows naturally prefect. The colors are well defined as oppose to Samsung and you have tons of options to program it to your taste. Sound from these little speakers is the best comparing to not a few LCDs I had. Very well done!
It needed 2-3 days to break-in and some customization. It is professional TV for professional users but very user friendly and within no time anybody can easily program the brightness, contrast, color and other cool features to its liking. This TV is also ready for the future and I find the 46" great size and very well balanced. |
Never thought I would be buying a Sharp!!!!!!
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| Review Date: December 10, 2007 |
| Reviewer: P. K. Odonnell, Charlotte, NC |
| I had always spent the extra money on buying TV's with the Sony models. Sony TV's for me had always been great. I decided to go with Sharp because I knew this TV was going to be on sale at a brick and mortar store for Black Friday and wanted to save money this go around. So I went to the store to check out the TV before the sale to see if it would be worth getting up early. After conversing with the sales person and seeing the picture and comparing the picture to the other TV's there it was a no-brainer. I probably would have paid more for this TV. It is awesome. I play playstation 3 games in 1080p and blue ray dvd's and what a picture. Its awesome. The sales guy actually talked up the Sharp which was less expensive than the Samsung and LG tv's. You can't go wrong with this TV. |
harp Does it again! Excellent Unit
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| Review Date: November 4, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Hector M. Bravo Jr., San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| I bought this unit at Sharp Direct. It took one month. Just 30 minutes to install and right there an excellent picture, easy to use and adjust. At first some blinking, eliminate the OPC feature and problem solved. I still don't have any HD playback device, I'm still using my old regular DVD player and still looks fantastic. My father has a Samsung and my sister a Sony and none of them comes close to the image quality of the Sharp Aquos. I highly recommend this TV set and the Sharp brand. |
Very Happy....
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| Review Date: December 22, 2007 |
| Reviewer: H. Cameron, NJ |
| Purchased this tv @ 6th Ave last night. Origonally targeted the samsung 4665 but a friend alerted me to the Sharp price reduction. Talked to a bunch of verizon service techs and the general concensus was Sharp, Sony or Panasonic are worth the money. The others are iffy, and by reading all the reviews on the latest LCD's, they're right. Stayed up til 2am hooking it up, big difference from the old Pioneer rear proj I had. MAKE SURE your cable box is sending the 1080i signal out to tv or you will not get the picture you are looking for. Check the cable box manual for instructions, OR try this. (after you have hooked up your tv to cable box) Still in 480 mode? leave tv on, turn off cable box, push and hold menu button on cable box and the menu to change the res. should pop up. Do yourself a favor, go to Costco and get the fiber optic cables package for $75. Much cheaper than getting overpriced ones along with tv purchase. DEFINITELY purchase the longest extended warrantee with this, not a big fan of ext. warr's but its a major purchase. Remote control takes time to get used to. PICTURE IS AWESOME!!! Purchase was worth it in the long run. Wanted to get last years model for $1388 but for $300 more I got a better tv all around. You can prob find it a bit cheaper but I had the money now and got the "itch" so.... Thinner, smaller bezel, lighter, blacks are black, no trailing or shadowing on fast action, side inputs for gaming, 1 more HDMI input (3) and a PC input, 4 ms response are the upgrades from last years model. I cant walk away from it. Worst part is, Im leaving for Fla. for Christmas tomorrow and my house sitter is going to have all the fun with my new tv. Its only been a day so take my review for what its worth. If probs occur, I will re-post. Merry Christmas.... |
Great first LCD!
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| Review Date: December 23, 2007 |
| Reviewer: C. Pop, Phoenix ,AZ |
| I picked up this TV on black Friday for very cheap and I have been loving it ever since. Let me tell you how much research I did based on value and quality. Also, I was torn between the cost effective Samsung DLPs or this. I decided I wanted a slick thin TV with a superb picture and viewing angle. I hooked this up to my HD satellite and HD DVD player via HDMI. I messed around with different picture settings that I found on various forums and the picture looks great at 1920x1080p60. One thing to mention, if you purchase a Toshiba HD player, don't bother getting one that supports 1080p24 because this TV doesn't support the format. However, that isn't much of an issue because the processing on this TV is one of the best on the market. It will take a 1080i picture and make it look ALOMST every bit as good as 1080p24 but you need a really good eye to see the difference. Lastly, get a good 5.1 surround sound system and you will have a theater at home. |
Great Buy
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| Review Date: December 19, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Mike Schmidt, |
| I bought the Sharp LC46D64U on Black Friday from Ultimate Electronics for $1,299 from a price match at Circuit City, and let me say it was a steal. With the QAM tuner I can pick up HD channels which looks beautiful, and even on normal cable looks great. The build in speakers sound great as well. I love that the TV is a lot slimmer from its predecessors and there is now an auto/video and HDMI on the side for easy access. For the money this TV was defiantly worth it!!! |
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