Sharp - AQUOS 70" Class / 1080p / 120Hz / LED-LCD HDTV

This is my 4th HDTV in about 8 years. My first TV was a 42" Toshiba rear projection. Second TV was a 56" JVC HD-ILA rear projection. Third was a 65" Mitsubishi DLP. This Sharp LED television is by far the best of any TV I've ever owned. The picture is incredibly bright and detailed. Colors are amazing. I calibrated my set using an Avia calibration DVD after watching the TV for about 100 hours. Out of the box the TV had a very strong red push and the calibration disc eliminated it. Much, much better black levels than my DLP had. Its pretty amazing how large of an LED screen you can get for such a great price. When I went in to my local Best Buy they actually had the set on sale lower than it was shown online. That, plus the 36 month interest free financing sealed the deal for me. I was originally going to go with the 60" model but I'm very happy that I decided on the 70"!

I bought this tv last Thursday after a lot of research and reading reviews. The tv looks even bigger at home than it did at the store, which is by no means a bad thing!! The picture is absolutely stunning, it's like actually being at the movies. The built in LAN port makes it easy to connect to your home network and to the internet, and not having to worry about any RF interference, or losing connection to the wifi. I would recommend this tv to anyone who wants a movie theater experience in their home, but make sure to have an AV Receiver with good speakers as the built in ones do not have the best sound quality.

i love both of my 70 inch sharp the quad color makes everything so crisp and real i wish the 80 inch had the quad color and that it had picture in picture so i can game and watch tv other than that its the best picture u can get i love my tv even though i joke and call them my wall that shows picture sharp please make the 80 inch in quad color so i can get 2 bigger tv's i love every thing about my 2 tv's i could of bought a new snow machine with the $6400 but games have never been so much fun and watching movies is better then going to the theather

Purchased this tv a week ago and just finished mounting it last night. I must say that I am extremely pleased with the picture quality, the apps (wifi), and the overall look of the tv. Like many, I was looking into buying the Samsung 65" LED tv, but at $4,000+ for 120hz, and $5,000+ for 240hz, it was simply too much. After being very patient, I ran across this tv while surfing the net. I couldn't believe that a 70" LED tv was under $3,000. Of course, I was very skeptical, thinking that I was going to get more quantity than quality (man was I ever wrong). When I fired the tv up and connected it to directv hd, I was blown away. I have yet to hook this up to blu-ray player (a task for today), but I can only imagine. This tv might not be razor thin like others in the market, but when its mounted on the wall and people see the sheer size and picture quality, they will be blown away. Do yourself a favor, as I did, and buy this tv because you will not be disappointed. In fact, with the money I saved I am seriously considering buyng another one.

So I just picked up one of these over the weekend and so far, so good. This review is based on initial impressions and limited play time, so I may update this post in the future. AESTHETICS: It pretty much looks like every other LCD TV out there. Black bezel all around, small manufacturer logo on the bottom. There is a somewhat irritating "system on" light on the bottom of the unit when the TV is on, but this can be turned off in the setup menu. All in all, it's a good looking unit and while not as thin as some LED units, is still plenty svelte for your wall. PERFORMANCE-VIDEO: I am by no means an expert, but so far, the picture looks great. Out the box, the contrast and Brightness were turned way up along with the 120Hz processing, which gives you the "soap opera effect". Once I turned off all of the "extras" and turned down the contrast and brightness, I got a much more natural picture. Viewing blu-ray on this is something to behold. Regular TV (non-HD) doesnt look all that great, but to be honest, most of my viewing is HD content. (I use Directv currently) Videogaming is fine, no lag issues (Xbox 360 and PS3). Again, I'm not a professional gamer and I play occasionally, so me noticing a difference of 1-2MS is lost on me. PERFORMANCE-AUDIO: I use a separate audio system so I have no clue how the speakers sound. Let's be honest, why would you drop 3k on a TV and then depend on the internal speakers? AT a minimum get yourself a soundbar. EXTRAS: This would be the widgets and Apps included onboard. The widgets are neither here nor there for me. I usually have my phone nearby, so interrupting my TV watching to check stocks or look at twitter is something I wont be doing. The ability to pull up Netflix and pandora on the TV though is great. (I previously used my Xbox for Netflix). I jacked an ethernet cable into the TV, so I'm unsure now the wi-fi works (I've read reviews where the signal strength isn't very strong, so be warned). Overall, this is a great TV and most retail outlets including BB is willing to deal on price, so go in ready to negotiate! I guess the only thing missing is 3D and to be honest, I could care les. 3D is not a closer for me. It'd be nice to have, but I was looking for a 70" with great picture quality, so I'm happy. 4 stars as a 5 star review would be for something with Pioneer Elite Picture quality. Hope this review helps those who are still on the fence.

Set the TV up and adjusted the colors using the Disney WOW disc. Excelllent color, resolution, and brightness. Removed the overscan and got pixel to pixel resolution. Not washed out or pixelated even with a large screen. The fourth color requires setting the colors by eye, but the video setup helped. I think this is outstanding value for the price. Didn't feel the need to go 3D which would have cost slightly more for a smaller screen. Made the right choice an went with the larger screen. Had the TV for 6 weeks and have no regrets.

This TV serves exactly the audience it was intended. A budget shopper, who is not a TV snob, is willing to forgo 3D and wants a great 2D picture , some internet frills and no hassle. I bought this TV online from BestBuy on Saturday, delivered to the store by Tuesday , took it home in a pickup truck on Wed, hauled it upstairs myself, unboxed it, hung it and plugged it in. Hooked up my cheap $99 Sony blue ray and watched The Matrix by Tue night. it was epic. Some of the best reviews on here are about how to tweak the settings. The TV from the factory settings do need worked, what i did was follow some of the others advice; i turned off the 120hz motion, and got it out of Live Mode and set the colors and that to more general. From there, to me, the picture is fantastic and had no issues with ghosting or anything else, even in the action and shooting sequences! Granted, i have a black media room, so i do not get any glare, and some of the issues the snobs would notice, i probably don't even see..the sound is just fine for normal watching, no different than any other TV to be honest...hook it up to any surround sound and thats not the TV, thats the quality of your system. No one buys a 70 in Tv to use the speakers it comes with. If you complain about that, then your just being petty and cheap. I also think some of the complaints could be either a bad unit, or they didn't spend any time trying to get it setup..i could be wrong..but i think anything new these days have to be setup correctly and for you. Nothing comes out of the box exact. I am also not a big internet on my TV fan, thats why we have blueray or someother device that does that if you like it. Its cool, not to robust but offers the normal ones, Netflix, Blockbuster etc. but i couldn't care less. if you have a good wireless signal,the apps work fine, as we all know, streaming is as good as the app, and the signal that streams it. I could just hook up my Ipad or PC if i really needed to, so all thats over rated when it comes to TVs but if you can only buy the TV and nothing else, it serves it's purpose. All of the pre-loaded apps work fine. Anyone thinking of buying this TV, give it a hard look, granted it does not have the fit and finish of the Samsung, nor the price, but its black, in a black room, so who cares. I buy a TV to watch it, not look at it, and i buy it to watch it, not to impress my friends to show them how fancy my TV looks. if you want a good TV, then i suggest for $1999 you can't go wrong. I can't comment on long term or customer support, but other reviews have given Sharp good marks for service working remote on their TV or talking to them..so i think that has been covered as well.

We've done a lot of research, we had a 65" Mitsubishi Projection TV, and this TV blows everything away. The clarity of color and picture is like being LIVE at the scene. It actually takes some getting used to because it is SO life-like. We watched a movie on BlueRay and the picture is astounding. TV programs aren't quite the same, because of variations in filming, but they are way better than anything we've seen before. There is a slight adjustment to get used to when watching HD channels...fast movement seems odd but It does benefit you to play around with the settings. Defaults are good, but Dynamic took it to a whole other level. The brightness of color is phenominal. For the money, this TV can't be beat. You will want external speakers as the TV itself really isn't SOUND intense. The BestBuy staff was very knowlegeable in explaining the differences we asked about between this and other brands. Top Quality!