Sharp Aquos LC-45GD7U 45'' HD-Ready LCD Flat Panel TV

Sharp Aquos LC-45GD7U 45'' HD-Ready LCD Flat Panel TV

Product Description
Product Description
Sharp's LC-45GD7U is a breathtaking 45 HDTV LC-TV that easily enhances the decor of any family room, living room or den. With a 16:9 aspect ratio, unbeatable resolution of 1920 x 1080 and vivid color purity, it is a next generation TV to carry you into the high-definition future.The LC-45GD7U utilizes Sharp's proprietary Advanced Super View/Black TFT Panel, which provides high brightness (450 cd/m2), 4000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, and wide viewing angles (170 x 170). With a fully integrated HDTV tuner and CableCARD compatibility the LC-45GD7U is a complete state-of-the-art Digital Cable Ready HDTV. This means you can plug and play with a CableCARD from your HDTV-capable Cable-TV system provider, with no need for a separate cable set-top box.The LC-45GD7U features an elegant titanium design with detachable speakers to ensure the sound is as outstanding as the picture. In addition, the included table stand easily removes for wall mounting applications. Other features that distinguish the LC-45GD7U: The TV Guide On Screen® electronic program guide, HDMI,DVI-I and 2 HD component video inputs as well as Sharp's proprietary Quick Shoot video circuit, which enables fast response time of less than 12ms.

Product Description:
High-Definition TV receives and decodes digital HDTV/SDTV signals from over-the-air broadcasts (antenna required) and cable TV service (CableCARD required) * 45" low-reflective flat-panel LCD screen (measured diagonally) * widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio * 1920 x 1080 pixels * 4000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio * 170°(H) x 170°(V) viewing angle *

Sharp Aquos LC-45GD7U 45" HD-Ready LCD Flat Panel TV
Average customer rating:

Poor Amazon service and questionable TV quality; major problems

Poor quality, poor service

This television cannot display a 1080p signal (Blu-ray, PS3, PC)

Great TV!!

Awesome picture, a few minor glitches.

Sharp Aquos LC-45GD7U 45" HD-Ready LCD Flat Panel TV

Manufacturer: Sharp
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Product Features:

Capable of displaying High Definition TV (HDTV) resolution with just a CableCARD from a cable-TV system provider

16:9 aspect ratio; 170-degree viewing angles

60,000-hour lamp life

800:1 contrast ratio

Table stand included

ASIN: B000AYDQ2A

Product Description

Sharp's LC-45GD7U is a breathtaking 45" widescreen HDTV that can easily enhance the decor of any family room, living room or den. With a 16:9 aspect ration, unbeatable resolution of 1920 x 1080 and vivid color purity, it is next-generation to carry you into the high-definition future.The LC-45GD7U utilizes Sharp's proprietary Advanced Super View/Black TFT Panel, which provides high brightness, an 800:1 contrast ratio, and wide viewing angles (170? H x 170? V).With a fully integrated HDTV tuner and CableCARD compatibility, the LC-45GD7U is a complete state-of-the-art HDTV. This means you can "plug and play" with a CableCARD from your HDTV-capable Cable-TV system provider, without requiring a separate cable set-top box. The LC-45GD7U features an elegant titanium finish with detachable speakers to ensure the sound is as outstanding as the picture. In addition, the included table stand easily removes for wall mounting applications.Other features that distinguish the LC-45GD7U: V Guide On Screen electronic program guide, HDMI, DVI-I and 2 HD component video inputs as well as Sharp's proprietary Quick Shoot video circuit, which enables a fast response time of less than 12ms.

Customer Reviews:

Poor Amazon service and questionable TV quality; major problems.......2006-12-20

Net-net:
Poor service from Amazon. Great service from PlamaBuy. This TV may be a lemon. Avoid like the plague. Read the details below and other reviews that hint that this model or product-line may have inherent design problems!!!

I ordered this TV from Amazon in late 2005 with a promise for delivery before 12/25. Got an e-mail just before Christmas saying product would ship in early Feb. the next year. That sounded fine to me for a Valentine gift. Got an e-mail in early Feb. saying ship late Feb. Heard no more in Feb and called Amazon (India). Was told Amazon was no longer selling this TV and would a $15 gift certificate suffice, or would I like to talk to the customer care supervisor. When I asked if they could recommend an alternative TV and why had they not contacted me proactively about this, got no answer.

Bought the TV from PlasmaBuy instead and was delivered within 10 days. Great service from PlasmaBuy.

TV installed and worked fine for the first month, then had video errors appearing on the screen. After three months, there was audio, but the screen automatically turned on one morning without any prompting or intervention from any human, displayed random pixel colors and then went black (sound still worked). Went and used the manual to debug and even a factory reset did nothing to fix the problem. Called for warranty fix and 6+ weeks later had 5 circuit boards replaced including the primary circuit board, power board and video boards. While the TV is working now, it is not behaving the same way it did out of the box (channel changing is slower) and Sharp does not seem to care. When a service rep. called to ask about how the warranty service was, I indicated I was unhappy and asked for a completely new TV due to the number of failures. They put me back into the warranty queue for a fix. I'm not willing to wait another 6+ months to have this TV fixed when it really needs replacing. A Sharp sales person called me last week to remind me that the warranty would run out early next year and did I want to pay for an extension. I indicated I wanted a replacement TV due to my warranty problems and they prompty apologized and then hung up without taking any action.

Overall, while the TV is somewhat working, it appears to be a lemon and is not working the way it did before warranty work and I assume it will break soon after warranty expiration. I think I will not be buying Sharp again with the problems and poor service from Sharp and Amazon.

Poor quality, poor service.......2006-09-30

I bought a sharp lcd tv from j& r in new york last Jan, after a year and half, when powering on the tv, sometimes works, sometimes not. after unplug in, wait for a while and plug back, worked for a couple months. Send it to service center to checkup, was told that the lcd control board needs to be replaced. when request to get back the replaced lcd control board, was told that sharp does not give back the replaced board, it has to be shipped back, otherwise, you have to pay additional fee to get back the replaced board.. it's rather strange to hear such a lousy policy from any vendor..

But, if you do want to get a sharp, better get a long long warranty, it would help down the road.

This television cannot display a 1080p signal (Blu-ray, PS3, PC).......2006-06-01

I am terribly disappointed. I feel as though I've been lied to. Everywhere in their literature, Sharp touts their ability to display 1080p on this device. Unfortunately, the device doesn't accept a 1080p signal as input. It can accept a 720p signal and up convert it to be displayed as 1080p but that adds no quality, it just resamples the image at a higher resolution, often looking worse than the original source image. I've owned the TV for more than 30 days and just recently tried to display a 1080p TV but I'm still going to try to return the TV.

Great TV!!.......2006-04-13

This is a great set! As with the other reviews, the TV is only as good as the signal that is feeding it. When I first bought the unit, I had to wait a few days before the cable company could come out and install the required equipment to properly feed the TV. Once the cable was hooked up and was all digital, the picture was amazing. The HD programs are incredably bright on this unit. The cable installer even commented that the picture on this unit was one of the best he had seen.

After talking to a sales associate and looking online, I decided to go with the LCD TV instead of a plasma or projection type. The LCD unit seems very "user friendly" in terms of no burn in risk and no hum as 6500 feet. (Colorado Springs) I have confidence that even if the kids leave the set on with a DVD playing, the LCD panel will be alright. Overall, I feel that this TV performes just as well or better than a plasma without the "dangers" that come with the plasma sets.

I agree with the other review in that I don't find any difference with Mode 1 or Mode 2. Also with the digital cable box, I just disabled (or turned off, I really don't know just that I set it not to come on when the TV comes on) the integrated TV Guide.

Great set if you can afford it, it is well worth the money!! Should be ahead of the industry for a while.

Awesome picture, a few minor glitches........2006-02-18

It is not clear if the other reviewer actually owns one of these but I do.

The display is simply awesome. Everyone's initial reaction who has seen it is to stop in mid stride, say "WOW!" and stand there with an open mouth.

I do not have satellite or cable, instead get HDTV over-the-air for free. The performance of the built-in tuner is just fine for me, but then again I live 3 miles from the towers.

I also bought a Sony HX-715 DVR and progressive scan DVD. This unit will up-convert the source DVD to the native resolution of the monitor and I am using HDMI between the DVD player and the TV. The DVD outputs 1080i (or so it says) which it has upconverted from the native DVD disk being played.

The resulting picture with a DVD is mind boggling, its hard to believe that you are not watching a native HD signal. You can see the beard hairs on Clapton's face on the Guitar Festival DVDs.

There are three annoyances I have about this TV and a major gripe about HDTV in general.

1) when the format switches (more about this below), very often there is this little 'click' in the sound. Sharp should have momentarily muted the audio through this transition. The first time I heard the sound I though the high voltage was sparking until I thought "Doh! There is no high voltage, its an LCD, dummy!".

2) the TV "remembers" the volume between different modes. Lets say you come down stairs for your morning coffee while the kids are still asleep. You turn on the TV and turn the sound way down. During a commercial you decide to flip over to the DVR and see what it recorded last night. SUDDENLY the sound is now very loud because the TV "remembers" that the volume for the DVR was set to loud so it "does you the favor" of returning the volume to its prior level. This would be fine, but you cannot defeat this, so it turns out to be a problem rather than a solution. This is even the case if you use the headphone jack. It remembers the low headphone volume and when you unplug it, ITS NOW LOUD AGAIN.

3) As far as I can tell, standby mode "Mode2" is just basically hosed. For kicks (even though it is not really clear what the differences between modes really is...) I tried Mode2 thinking it might use less electricity when "off". When I came down the next morning, the download light was stuck on (the download light is when it is receiving TV Guide information) and when I turned the TV on, it had obviously "lost its mind". At first I thought that the TV had broken but when I power cycled, all was right. After an hour on hold on the phone to Sharp customer service they told me to just go back to "Mode1" and it has been fine ever since.

Now on to HDTV in general. The broadcast industry just does not have its collective act together. Some shows are in 16:9 some are legacy 4:3 and they mode switch between them. For legacy 4:3 source some stations just broadcast black bars on the sides and others fill it in with "stuff". Some partially stretch a 4:3 into a 4.5:3 or something like that. The mode switches are enough to drive you nuts. You are watching CSI in beautiful 16:9 HD and "click" bingo, you are looking at a 4:3 commercial. Its not just that they switch modes, its that it is so jarring and jerky. Its not like "fade to black come up in new mode" its just BAM there you are.

ABC did a wonderful job with the Super Bowl. The image was awesome, the motion compensation was incredible, and there were few technical glitches. Most of the ads were in HD, so the mode switching was down to a dull roar.

NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics is the stuff of a High School AV club. I mean after a while it ceases to be annoying and starts to just be comical in a keystone cops sort of way.

With the opening ceremonies, they had no sound for several minutes. (Note they had sound on the analog - I checked, just not the digital.) They will mode switch between 16:9 HD and 4:3 legacy in the middle of the broadcast (like during a downhill race) for no reason, which is even more anoying because they are not on the same time lines. (i.e. there is a good seconds worth of difference in time between digital and analog).

Oh, speaking of time lines, NBC just *cannot* get the lip sync right. Its usually off, sometimes its *way* *way* off.

Also with the opening ceremonies, the image was dark and this caused a lot of pixel noise. The encoding and motion tracking was going nuts trying to encode this, so there was extreme blocking. Guys, guys, guys, buy a clue. If you are going to look at low light in HD, you need a big camera with a gigantic lens to suck in all of the photons you can. You cannot compress noise.

Last night and the night before, in the middle of watching the games, the signal JUST DISAPEARED. Recall that with HD you either are watching TV or you are just watching black, so it doesn't go all snowy or something. OK, you might be thinking, its my antenna, but recall I'm 3 miles from the transmitter in a straight uninterrupted line, and this has never happened before on any station except NBC and just with the Olympic Games. When I lost signal I checked the other HD stations and they were fine. All of the transmitters are in the same place.

For the most part I find that the TV shows that are broadcast in HD look great in that format. (However, it *does* tend to "age" the actors as now you can actually SEE all of the crows feet. But I am no spring chicken myself so I can't be too critical...)

This TV does a great job turning "ordinary" 4:3 legacy signals into a very viewable experience, so watching "analog" TV is quite a step up from what I was used to. There is some kind of processing that goes on because when you tune in an analog signal it takes a second and suddenly becomes much sharper and defect free.

Remember if you buy this that it will only be as good as the source material, so understand that the real limit is the Cable or satellite signal (most of which are *not* HD - ever) or NBC's bungling attempt at the Winter Games.

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