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User Submitted Sharp LC52SB55U 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV Reviews Date: 2008-12-14 Great TV at a great price! After contemplating the decision to replace my 32" HD Toshiba tube TV for over a year, this Sharp TV went on-sale for Black Friday and I couldn't pass up the bargain. I had and have done a TON of research on LCD TVs and I would always end up not buying one due to the prevalence of the "next year's model will be even better" mentality that the manufacturers continue to push. Well, I can tell you that while this TV may not be some top-of-the-line Sony or Pioneer, the picture is quite frankly fantastic. I truly believe that we have entered the realm that audio equipment exist in within the TV product space, there's plenty of ultra high-end audio gear out there that costs 10 times as much as the consumer stuff, but most people don't care to may such a premium for little additional value. So, my point is that while this TV doesn't have the fastest refresh time, best contrast ratio, or 120Hz technology that competing TVs have I have yet to be anything but impressed with the performance. I will also say that since the cable and satellite companies compress the heck out of their signals the TV will not be the deciding factor for quality of the picture most of the time. I did also purchase a Blu-ray player to use with the TV. As of this writing I have not played Blu-ray disc, but I have played many regular DVDs which are up-converted to 1080p with great results. What I like about this TV is that each input can be tuned independently for all picture settings(I used the THX tuner for my Blu-ray input), and there are a TON of settings. The dynamic backlighting works perfectly and when it adjusts it will show you the adjustment via a series of leaf icons; this tells you how bright the backlight is being set to. Also, being able to custom name all of the inputs as well as skip the ones that aren't connected is great. Audio-wise, the sound is fine. I use a 5.1 surround system for all DVD/Blu-ray movies and when we are watching a movie on cable, but for standard programming the sound is fine. It probably can use more bass, but where the heck are you going to fit a cone and magnet in this thing? Finally, the dimensions of the TV are listed somewhat incorrectly as the set is only maybe 6 inches deep, but the stand is 12 inches in depth. I was also surprised at how light the panel itself is - I've hung plasmas that were only 42" and they weighed a ton... this set is very light from a weight perspective. Ultimately, I couldn't be happier with this TV and with the $500 or more dollars I saved compared to similar sets I was able to buy a great Blu-ray player and cables plus still have cash left over.
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