Forget the extreme critics out there who pooh-pooh the pseudo 4k feature. It is the most awesome picture! Go to a bricks and mortar and see for yourself. There are a few weird things about it that I feel could use improvement.
1. The audio out is a 3.5mm jack, so after adapting that to RCA to feed into my amplifier (which is far from ideal electonically!), then I wonder how any surround sound gets over to the amp on a stereo configuration? Answer is it does not. So if you want surround sound then you will have to feed your DVD/blue ray player through your HDMI capable amplifier and then on to the TV so that your amp can get all 7.2 channels that it needs (and will the audio and video still be in sync if that is the case?). So because the TV only has stereo out, it cannot become the center or hub of your AV system although it has lots of inputs. Now to control the sound loudness, you cannot use the volume up/down on the remote. That only runs the tinny internal speakers up and down, and NOT the audio out 3.5mm port! So then you have to grab your amp remote to change the volume! what a pain. They should have looped the sound through the TV's audio port and then on to the internal speakers just like anything else in the world that has a headphone jack such as your computer. THEN it would have been able to adjust the volume up/down using the Sharp remote.
2. No user's guide or manual included or on Sharp's website. All that you get is an e-manual that is stored in the TV accessible using the button on the remote. It is pretty lame and not easy to use as a CD or DVD that they should have included, or a PDF that they should have put on the website.
3. The digital tuner for OTA is pretty slow to change, as in about 2 seconds for the new channel to begin showing. So if you skip through 30 channels at 2 seconds each, then you will burn a minute just surfing!
4. The "smart central" feature repopulates the TV Guide listings every time you land on it. Poor programming here because each time it takes about 15 seconds to refresh. Also even though I have "skipped" several channels (about half of the 61 available), I STILL get all listings for ALL 61 channels! Why couldn't they filter the listings using your customized channels? So now it takes 2 pages to go left and right to see all listings. AND when you see something that you like, you cannot just press "Enter" on the remote to get there! you have to manually key in the channel number to jump to it. And if you want to go back to the guide listings, guess what, ANOTHER 15 seconds for the TV to download the listings from the internet. ARGH! And one final point on the listings is that the reason that I got the 60" was so that I could read text from 12 feet away. Well, you cannot read the description or info about each show from where you sit unless you have 20/15 vision. I still have to get off the couch and walk up to the TV to view it. I liked my old Channel Master Digital-to-Analog converter on my old 32" CRT because I could just press "info" and the detail about the show would display right on the screen such that I could actually read it. Take a lesson here Sharp!
But in conclusion, it is a wonderful TV and as any other electronics, we have to learn to live with quirks.
| Brand Name | SHARP |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 84.9 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 54.3 x 15.2 x 33.7 inches |
| Item model number | LC60UQ17U |
| Batteries | 2 AA batteries required. (included) |
| Output Wattage | 35 |
| Color Name | Black |
| Specification Met | Energy Star |
| Special Features | Includes/Contains Batteries |
| Speaker Type | Built-In |
| Item Weight | 84.9 Pounds |
| Standing screen display size | 60 Inches |
