Sharp Aquos LC52D64U 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

As usual, Amazon had the best price around (better than the local stores, or Costco, or BJs). I had come down to a choice between this one and the Sony; price decided the issue.
It was delivered (with a confirmation phone call as to time, etc, a couple of days before). The fellows delivered the set into my living room. They asked if I wanted them to set it up - I was too excited to realize that maybe this was part of the delivery service; I just figured I didn't have enough money to pay more for setting it up, and sent them on their way. If this was included, I would have liked to have Amazon notify me of that, instead of having to wait until a friend came over to help me with it....
The picture is magnificent! My eyesight is not what it used to be, but this set allowed me to read the scrolling across the bottom easily - and the sharpness of the picture was fantastic! Especially the ocean scenes: the water looked so real.... I had read about 'banding', but did not see any until I'd had the set about a month: then, on some scenes (usually with very plain backgrounds), I noticed a vertical line at about 1/3 of the screen from the left, with a slight color differential on the left third of the screen. But, it's unseen in a busy scene with a lot of action or items on the screen. So - it's there, but I'm not really concerned about it.
The set has a lot of settings for picture size, colors, closed captions, etc. - but using my local cable service takes precedence over many of the settings. So, I set everything to my liking before hooking into the cable service. The most fascinating thing was the choice of CC font, font color, font background color, and font background transparency: loved that!
The set seems to run hot - it will keep the living room warmer this winter! I keep it on a coffee table with lots of open space around it, so there shouldn't be any problem with overheating. My airconditioner blows across one edge of the set, and has never caused any operating or viewing problem.
Basically, I have been watching a lot of TV since getting this set, and love it. I have no real complaints, and would recommend it to anyone.

Researched like a rocket scientist for few weeks to purchase just the right tv at the right price like most people. I had a Trinitron for life until recently due to the digital tv signal thing, I thought I give these lcds a try. Decided on this unit based on the great reviews on forums and experts. Why I bought: I love the design of this unit, very sleek...nice. I like the features and specs. I like the price not too much (Sony) and not too cheap (Vizio). Just the right amount of this and that. Why I am writing this review: omg, first set had a white line in the middle of the screen that went up and down, first I thought it was normal since it was a large screen...lol. i returned and repurchased the same model in a diffirent box. Had it for 2 months now, and suddenly the picture goes blank...green power light goes on and off but I am unable to access the tv menu, etc. I cant even turn off the tv without unplugging. Researched online forums...I was not the only victim. I tried this and that as suggested but nothing worked. I'm returning this unit and never buying Sharp again. I miss the good ol' days of the solid Sony Trinitron sets. Good luck!

The Sharp was even better than expected! Nicer than the Sharp from three years ago - no receiver box. The delivery was excellent - they unpacked, put the stand together, set the TV in place and even put the batteries in the remote!

I am extremely happy with my purchase. The picture quality is outstanding. I use it primarily as a computer monitor and to watch Blu-Ray movies. I would recommend this LCD to anyone. 52" @ $1600.

I bought this TV based on all of the great reviews, but unfortunately, I got a lemon (what makes me nervous is that I bought 3 different size Sharp Aquos TVs at basically the same time for different rooms in my house). I realize that happens, but I've been VERY disappointed in the follow up service. Sharp sent the local warranty service place out two different times to replace boards before they finally decided that the TV couldn't be repaired. With shipping time on the boards, this was almost a month. When I called Sharp (they never contacted me) to find out what was going on, they told me they were going to ship a replacement TV to me. I told the person I spoke to that I was having a large event at my house the following weekend (6 business days notice) and he told me that wouldn't be a problem - he would make sure it was pulled from a warehouse near me to minimize shipping time. He said that the logistics company would contact me to schedule a time to deliver the new TV and pick up the old one.

I was getting nervous because I hadn't heard anything from the logistics company so I called Sharp back and just found out that they shipped the TV from California (I live in KY) and it wouldn't even get to St. Louis until next week (after my party with 40 people I work with coming over). The guy clearly lied to me on the phone last week and the guy today could care less about my situation and offered no other solution. He basically said, "tough luck, you can call the logistics company and tell them to hurry up."

The TV has been broken now for longer than it worked. I'm very frustrated and would never buy a Sharp product again. I also question whether it would have been easier if I could have taken the TV back to a local retailer if I hadn't purchased it online. I buy a lot of things online and especially from Amazon.com (I've probably spent over $5,000 this year alone...TV's, new laptop, bar refridgerator, smaller stuff), but I'll definitely be more careful about my purchases in the future and think about the implications of having problems down the road.