LCD-TV Reviews

My Akai LCT2060 cannot be programmed to operate from my Dish controller, unlike all of my other associated equipment. Otherwise, it is a good set.

TV Guide shows incorrect cable listings, nil support from TV Guide, cable company can't help, Sharp blames cable company, cable company blames Sharp. On board clock shows incorrect time which is impossible to ajust. Only decent picture obtainable is on HD Cable. Sharp Support not impressive, overall a disappointment

Most my review is on the DVI capablilities of this TV. I purchased a refurbished set.

I use this as mainly a monitor hooked up to my computer, but I also watch cable on it from time to time. TV Guide works fine for me; no extra box, strait from the cable; there is an initial setup though, probably where the other guy went wrong. Moving around in TV Guide is kind of slow--I guess that's inherent of TV Guide, though, and the preview channel isn't locked initially, but you can change that through the TV Guide settings. Being a wide aspect ratio TV, I usually watch cable TV letter boxed at the sides. But you can simply change the view mode with the press of the the view mode button; sometimes I switch to zoom mode. I don't find watching cable TV on LCD screens as good as with CRTs mainly because of the graininess of the cable signal that is usually blurred and not seen by the average CRT.

There are alot of settings to play with, and the menus are intuitive. Lots of inputs, my favorite being DVI-D dual layer. I usually watch movies played from my computer's dvd player. The picture is awsome. Although, there was alot of playing with settings but the menus give you control of all of them. I sync'd the display using the test pattern in the "Display Optimization Wizard" of nVidia properties for my video card(7800GT). I further tweeked the picture with an Avia DVD(not included) that I bought recently. It had alot of test patterns to play with. From the DVI input I was a little overwhelmed by the hue and saturation for each seperate color(R/Y/G/C/B/M). I ended up only having to adjust color values--this is the first time I saw a monitor that could change color values independently. Hue and saturation seem to be fine at default settings.

Setting are independent from input to input. The detachable speaker is a nice feature.

Through this experience, I realized how crappy my computer monitor(NEC MultiSync LCD1770NX--The contrast is adequet but the brightness at 100% is still lacking) was. Skin tones are very good on this TV, where as on my computer monitor, skin tones were more orangy.

Still out of the box I was blown away by the picture. But with some(or alot in my case) of adjustment the picture is imaculate. I enjoyed things that you can tinker with.

Some of my criteria for buying this set:

DVI-D or HDMI input (this has both--alot of similar products have one or the other)

Wide screen aspect ratio (1280X768 in DVI "mode"; my video card doesn't support 1366X768--don't think many do)

The detachable speaker was an added bonus.

The contrast ratio caught my eye when purchasing; now that I have it, I am very enthused by the picture reproduction.

Pros.

lots of inputs
great picture
easy setup TV Guide
lots of settings to play with
good interface
relitively lightweight

Cons.

By default in DVI mode the blue color value is noticeably low(didn't figure this out till I used Avia) but is easily corrected in the Advanced menu under the Picture menu in C.M.S.-Value, I had to adjust Blue to +16 whereas the other colors I adjustusted minutely. This might be a common theme with all the inputs; I haven't looked into it yet.

All the color adjustments, although the experience was pleasent since I learned a little something, and now I get great video reproduction.

Graininess of cable TV although better than alot of LCD TV I've seen. You can't really blame the TV for a crappy source.

You can't tilt the screen up or down(I guess that's a bit much).

Led lights in the bottom right corner can be distracting(nothing a little tape can't fix)

All in all this TV has exeeded my expectations

As far as the design, it's great. But the picture is terrible. There is no contrast and it looks milkwashed. You can barely see an image. For $400, I think Audiovox could do a lot better.

received tv yesterday mounted it hooked up cable. tuner doesn't work dead on arrival screen too small plastic piece of junk..

Bought it for the kitchen but returned it. Like the 1st in-flight movie screens, the viewing angle's narrow...the picture turns into a photographic negative if you're not centered in front of the screen.

Purchased one 3 months ago new from Ken Cranes. Worked fine until a few days ago, picture went out. Ken Cranes won't replace, they have to send it in for repair and will take 2-3 weeks.

I looked at alot of 26" LCD TV's and decided to go with the Sharp Aquos because of quality of build. I was wrong. I even spoke to Sharp and no chance of replacement. I have to send it in. What a pain.

I thought I would get better service going to a retailer (Ken Cranes) and paying full pop retail rather than buying from the Internet and saving. Nope. I should have saved and bought through the net, the after-sale service is the same.

I've have this tv for about a week and I love it. The image quality is great and the setup wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I've read comments elsewhere stating that the setup is tricky however if you have cable all you have to do is split the signal and attach the split signal to the digital and analog coax inputs then let the set walk you through the setup and you're done. The QAM tuner this set comes with means you don't have to pay your cable provider for HD channels as long as they're unencripted. You also don't have to buy an antenna. I live in Fort Lauderdale and subscribe to Comcast. I don't even have digital cable but the set is able to pick up all the major networks, ESPN 1 and 2, and Discovery HD. It's a beautiful things.

P.S. I recommoned using the favorites feature for your HD channels as the setup seems to include every digital channel even if nothing is being broadcast on it.

I was sure hoping for a lot more!

The PC input was the first thing that attracted me to this unit. I thought, Hey, I could use this as a second monitor and switch over to watch TV when needed. What could be better? Plus, this was an open-box unit that I got for hundreds less than the retail price so I snatched it up thinking, How bad could it be? Well to quote Elaine on Seinfeld, "Oh, it be!"

The picture quality is the real issue (sound isn't an issue because you can always use computer speakers to improve that). In order to make viewing even tolerable you need to place it about 6 feet away from your eyeballs. So that makes using it as a computer monitor a useless proposition. Move it closer and the fuzziness will drive you crazy.

Basically, it's a product that would have been quite acceptable 5 years ago, but with today's technology it's really disappointing. So here's a word of advice: Don't do what I did - buy on impulse. Instead, head out to your local electronics store and make sure you're totally satisfied with the picture quality before purchasing. If purchasing a unit with PC input, plug in a laptop and make sure you're happy with the image. Once you find the model you like, head back to the Web and shop wisely. Not following my own advice has probably cost me more than $100 in shipping return costs. Good luck!

Well, when i first connected it, I thought, eh, but then i thought, damn, I paid 235 dollars for this 20 inch television with a 4 year replacement warranty on it. So thats not so bad. Its not horrible but much like the other user review stated, you have to be a couple of feet away from it. Its a perfect offering for someone with a small bedroom that wants a good cable feed or something similar.

I am very pleased with this TV. THe size is perfect for the kitchen. Great picture. (Except if you sit to the side of the TV, you don't see the vibrate colors) But as long as you stand or sit right infront of the TV - it is great. That is the reason I give it a 4, it would be nice if when sitting off to the side of the TV the colors would hold true. But not a big deal. I'm just needing it to keep up with news. And the power supply box is NOT that big and no big deal. I set my TV up in the corner of my kitchen counter and the box sits behind it and no one can see it or knows it is there. I love all the bells and whistles of the settings. When I put it on mute, the closed caption comes on and I LOVE THAT feature.

I am very happy with the TV. We bought it for a mobile location in a boat. Mounted it in the v-berth on an Omni-mount. Swing it out into the open when you need it and back up against the wall and its out of the way. The detachable power supply converts 110 to 12 volt, so no problem adapting it to run directly from the 12 volt system. Others have complained about the power supply brick. I would rather have the componets in two boxes, rather than all the weight in one. On the boat, we don't use the power supply anyway. Size and weight of the TV are perfect for this appliction. One small complaint is the volume level from the small speakers. We often have it turned up to about 75%. Not a major detraction though.

This tv has an excellent picture. Sharp with deep colors. From some reviews i read before buying this one, i was expecting a huge and encombersome power supply. The power supply measures exactly 5 1/4"x 2 1/2"x 1 1/2" thick. Seems very reasonable to me. I bought this tv for the van and it works directly off the van's 12v cigarette lighter plug. {The 12v power cords are easily obtainable in truck stops}. When we turned that tv on the first time, my wife and i both said wow. I give it five stars.