Side by Side Comparison of: Sharp

Awesome TV

Very nice TV and economical as well. Get all your parents off tubed and with a modern flatscreen

Great TV. We use it at work and it is simple to use and switch to presentations. The picture is clear and beautiful.

Nice

I have 3 Sharp T.V.s and I prefer them over all other brands.My oldest one is well over 10 years old.I've never had any trouble with any of them.

This is the best tv ever I am very pleased

Works great. Sharp makes a great LCD TV. No issues...once we got one that wasn't damaged (had to return the first one)

AMAZING picture quality. The TV was super easy to set up, very light wight for mounting. I was really iffy about the quality based on some of the reviews that I read but I must say that the quality is really good compared to other more expensive brands. I love the built in Netflix option with one quick button. We've had this TV for about 3 months and so far so good!

I cannot express the satisfaction we have for this television, both the 55" & this 65". Watching our newer shows in 1080p to our older shows in 480i, from zoom to stretch & all settings in between, it's as if we are watching movies we filmed ourselves! The picture is sharp, the colours are rich & vibrant, setup is quick & simple (not more than 10 mins/tv set), & I love the Internet functions, along with Netflix, Hulu, et al! We had Cox (aka Multimedia), then went with DirecTV. I think I'm a pro at troubleshooting & settings now. Feel free to ask me any questions about this product & cable issues!The picture is in 1080p, dot by dot, 16:4 low-light setting

Ordered this online at Amazon.com to replace a Samsung piece of crap. TV and Amazon both get 5 stars. Order experience was easy. They offered free 2-day delivery. They shipped yesterday and I got it today. You can't do better than that. TV is WAY better than the one it replaced, and for a fraction of the price. Clearer image, less glare on the screen. Much stronger, more stable stand. Yea! I am a happy guy all the way around. Hopefully, this will last longer than the Samsung piece of s*** I previously owned.

After having to return the first TV shipped because the unit was booting off and back on for no apparent reason, I am now very pleased with the new TV shipped. The color is excellent, and so far I have not encountered any other issues. Amazon customer service was easy to work with for exchanging the TV, and a new one was shipped within 3 days. My assumption is the first TV was a lemon.

Couldn't ask for more for the money. If I were building it I would tweak a few things, like giving us a 15 minute choice for the sleep timer. As it is it starts at 30 minutes. When you are on You Tube it only gives you so many seconds to make a choice before "it" decides what you will watch. This is annoying. And the remote is not intuitive, you have to figure out what does what, but once you do it is OK. As always Amazon is there for you if you need to do any exchanges.

Great price!

Great picture but I had some problems. Sometimes the sound goes out and I have to unplug it and plug it back in to get the sound back....only happens maybe once a month. The sleep timer doesn't always work right. And sometimes when I turn it off it comes back on again. Other than that it's great.

I have this TV and love it; my boyfriend loved it so much I bought him one. I always get raves from friends on the picture quality. That said, the audio is just ok...but I fixed that with a home theatre system.

Nice picture. The Smart portion isn't that smart, but it provides a nice picture for the price.

Had open box. Great for the price, then enough to. Can't use Hulu, HBO or others without chrome cast, Apple TV or ps4 or Xbox 1. Only allows for Netflix, sharp must have made an exclusive deal with them. Had a Netflix button.. No way to down load other apps. If you have a way to get other apps. It's a great price for the picture. Remote control app for apple is a bit weak, could be better. Can use a lot of the functions with the phone app controller , but not all functions without using the remote it comes with. Those are the biggest problem I see: 1). Weak mobile phone controlled app, 2) no other entertainment apps are native to the smart tv function are possible except Netflix. Must have additional equipment to get other online apps like HBO, Hulu, spotify.. Extremely.

Good tv. Speakers stink though. Have surround sound/sound bar/etc.

Great for the economy price but it has 2 faults.1. The speakers are facing downward on the bottom of the TV and they sound muffled. Because of this orientation much of the volume is lost. This design makes no sense. Yes you can add external speakers but that adds 2-3 more cables and speakers have to sit somewhere. Not ideal.2. Strangely the TV is remembering only SOME of my settings after I turn the TV off even for a few minutes. SO some basic TV settings stick; others dont. This is not a deal breaker but it is a sign that the TV is an economy model.All LCD based TV's have poor viewing from side angles -- and this TV is no exception. Anything more than 20 degrees to the left or the right and the display colors looks washed out. You can spend double the price and still have this issue so not a criticism of this model.

I so far love the TV. The only thing stopping me from giving it a 5/5 is the 2 problems I have had. One problem i have had is the TV will randomly turn restart, itll turn off then back on. Second, whenever the TV is turned on or change to my Xbox/WiiU, the view mode changes to stretch and I have to constantly change it to dot-by-dot as there is no permanent option. I've actually been contemplating returning this TV solely on these 2 problems. Minor conveniences, that customer support was no help on.

The first arrival was unsuccessful because the screen was cracked but the exchange was painless and we got the new TV within 3-4 days. Unfortunately, the TV does not have the ports for our old nintendo wii nor is it a machine that Amazon Prime supports for its free movie streaming. But it is very clear in HD and easily connected with Verizon FiOS.

Just got it installed, so far so good. Picture is great, menu / remote a touch slow (nit picking). Will see how it holds up but picture is superior to the 40" Philips it replaced at the bar. Thin bezel surround allows this 43" screen to be same chassis size as the 40" Philips.

The first delivering of this TV was DOA. It appeared there was a crack in the screen and no video was visible. Amazon promptly sent an RA upon my request and took prompt actions to ship another unit. Thanks Amazon great customer support. The second unit arrived in three days and worked with the exception of the "Sharp" logo would randomly appear. I contacted Sharp customer support and they had me do a factory reset and have had no problems and I have had the unit for a week now. Picture is sharp and I am using a OTA antenna. Hooked up a Vizio sound bar which enhanced the sound. Like the "smart TV" and quick Netflix options. Have not had any luck with setting up the "Miracast" option even though I am running Win 8.1. Overall satisfied with this purchase.

TV is perfect size for my 12x12 guest bedroom. The only thing I don't like is that the Smart TV is slow to connect to my Linksys router when I turn on the TV.

I like the TV but it had limited access to other streaming apps. Picture was crystal clear and apps i had access to worked well. Big ass Netflix button is a gift and a curse. What made the return necessary was the weak digital tuner inside. I do not have cable anymore and the HD channels that I did pick up were pixelized and not clear at times. Became very annoying to watch channels on the digital signal without the picture producing clear pictures and audio.

Picture could be better

Beautiful TV, great resolution & intuitive features ... problem is, I can't make use of it's selling part -- the internet-supported apps! I've tried countless methods and am still having no progress. I was able to search and connect to my wireless router (screen indicated "connection complete") however when I went to use any of the apps (as well as my Amazone firestick) they were unable to operate due to "no network connectivity") ... this is weird, since my other products (phones, laptops, ipads) connect perfectly to Wifi. So then I tried the Wired connection via ethernet, and got the same problem. Where do I call to speak to an Amazon or Sharp technician to help me troubleshoot? I'm really anxious to start using this product!Router: NETGEAR N300 Wi-Fi DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem Router (C3000)TV: Sharp LC-48LE653U 48-Inch 1080p 60Hz Smart LED TV (2015 Model)Internet service provider: Time Warner Cable

This TV came promptly. I have to say I am not happy about the sound and picture quality. The picture is very bad. The sound is very low. I am sure if I get speakers it would be better, but I don't really use my TV for movie theater sound or gaming. I am not satisfied with the Smart function. I have not figured out how I can add more apps. Is there even a way to add other apps than those per-installed?

Pros: easy to set up and operateCons: screen size is not always to fit full and has to be stretched manually which downgrades the picture quality. Not possible to enhance Contrast level very much

I have had multiple software issues with TV. Contacted Sharp customer support and they have been less than helpful. They indicated that there may be a firmware issue and have a download to fix it but it appears as though I have to jump through multiple hoops to have them send it to me. Please note that the issue is not with the seller it is with Sharp.

I bought this tv to replace a sharp tv that I broke (my fault) and the model that I had was not avilable for sale anymore so I decided to buy this one. It is a good tv but for some reason, the tv shuts off and turns back on every 3 to 4 hours, I need to contact sharp costumer support about that one.The colors seem to be more fade than my old lcd tv. but overall sound and picture quality are alright sonsidering the price of this tv. The smart function is not really worth the extra money, especialy if you have a game console or an apple tv or something like that.

Nice, cheap, light, easy setup, great picture... when viewed straight on. Skin tones quickly wash to pale blue/grey if viewed off-angle even slightly. Across a room, even at 4 feet above/below vertical its bad. Moving side to side is better, but yields poor colors at even 45 degrees off angle. I have 3 other tv's with far better performance than this, but that is why it is cheap.

Decent picture quality after turning off default settings. Terrible picture with Aquamotion and Film setting enabled. Turn those off and it looks good. Not a good as my LG 46" Plasma, but good for the price. The TV shuts off while watching and has to be unplugged from the power in order to get it back on. Contact support with no response as of yet. Shutting off after 2 days of use. Appears Sharp has a LOT of shutting off problems with their products. No firmware updates available either.

Almost one month into using this TV, I'm moderately satisfied. Everything is great and I would have given it a 5, except that the TV restarts every 20-30 minutes. I've been using this primarily as a monitor (HDMI). Initially, I thought it could be an issue with my computer or HDMI cable, but the issue ris replicated with other cables, or computers. Even with Miracast, this behavior is repeated albeit not as frequently.I'm afraid this issue might get worse and the TV might restart more often than it happens now.

The television came as promised, and the picture looks great. But I think this Smart TV brought home Cs on its report card. I'm frustrated that for some reason you can not add Apps on this model, and Hulu and Prime aren't on it. Also, the Facebook App was discontinued earlier this year, so it doesn't function. It would be great if Sharp would release updated software for download.

overall the TV is fine but the sound keeps going out if I pause a TV show and want to resume watching a few minutes later. Sometimes the sound goes away even when I don't pause the TV. The only thing that seems to get the sound back is unplugging and re-plugging the TV. At least I'm getting more exercising constantly having to get up and taking care of this annoying issue. Too bad warranty is expired and I don't want to go to the hassle of trying to ship it off for repair. That will teach me for buying 'last years' model when the warranty was pretty much done.

FYI, this TV does not have the Amazon Prime app as indicated in the Q&A. And the "browser" appears to be useless for acquiring it. I am returning it :-(

one of the HDMI connections does not work ; after calling Sharp customer service and working with them for about 45 minutes they said they would send a repairman to check it out---but it will be 5 to 7 days before he will arrive.The net day the TV turned itself off while I was watching a NETFLIX program; it took several tries before I could turn the TV back on and it no longer connects to NETFLIX ( I have two other TV's and they both have no trouble connecting to NETFLIX.

I've had this tv for a while now. It has some issues with the volume turning off when I'm going through my tivo screens and staying off until I either factory reset it or unplug and replug it back in. It also turns itself back on several minutes after being turned off, whenever it feels like it. I had these problems since I first got it, but it isn't so annoying (yet) to justify the hassle of getting it replaced. The sound isn't all that great. I had to get a sound bar for better quality (and I have the same sound problem with the bar, so I know something wonky is happening with the boards in this tv).

While the picture is nice (to my eyes), over the past couple of months the TV has developed a bad problem: it turns itself on - this is especially troubling at night. I taped over the IR sensor area to no avail. Internet searches show other instances of this issue with other Sharp TVs -- am afraid this is going to be a major pain... Heads up on this issue!

Ended up returning the unit during the 30 day window. Sound kept going out and Netflix stopped working. Swapped for a Samsung.

I really liked this unit initially. I first purchased a returned unit via Warehouse Deals. Picture was great, unit is very attractive, worked very well and the family was happy until.... the sound stopped.The only thing that will bring the sound back is a complete power cycle of the unit (meaning you have to unplug it).I thought I had a dud, so I returned it and bought another one full price. Same issue: Every few days, the sound will stop and we have to unplug the unit to fix it.I'm sure I could contact Sharp tech support, and I'm sure they'd tell me it's the Roku's fault, or something. But my previous TV never had a problem hooked to the same HDMI cable, and anyway who needs the hassle? I've given Sharp two chances and that's enough of my time wasted. Given the large number of sound-related complaints in the reviews here, I'm confident I should spend my money elsewhere.Too bad -- I really like this TV when it's working.

TV is fine when it works. I've had the set not even 4 months and it is stuck on a frozen black screen. None of the buttons on the TV respond to anything, same for remote. I was able to get service (under warranty) so I'm leaving 2 instead of 1 star. Having said that, keep in mind in purchasing this unit. Mine was defective. I usually buy Samsung units (of which I've had no problem with) but I was trying to be cheaper for this one. Perhaps you get what you pay for?

The picture quality is good, better black levels than my gaming monitor and Sony Bravia HDTV. However, 2 things.1. Set randomly powers off and back on. It's happened 6 times and I just set it up 6 hours ago. The audio has also cut out and back on a few times. I'm using a filtered UPS so I know it's not the power.2. When using with a PC it keeps resetting the zoom setting overscanning the sides. It supports a pixel perfect mode. You set it. Next time you switch inputs or the tv does it's power off glitch, it resets to overscanned zoom.Sending it back.

This is a dumb tv (only has netflix) and you cannot instal any other apps, not really smart as advertised.

Stopes working two months

The sound doesn't work. Thanks a lot!

Do not buy this product. I originally brought a Roku TV but it arrived damaged so Amazon offered me this TV instead. Ensuring me that it was a more than perfect replacement. Awful- the TV comes pre-loaded with apps and I hope you enjoy them because you cannot add more apps. You are stunk with Netflix, Twitter, and Flicker. The television is not user friendly. I have had it since early August and still learning how to navigate through the "Smart" options.The sound is not amazing, I had to buy a sound bar. Sharp really blew it on this product. I will not be purchasing SHARP anytime soon.

Picture good but problems with audio. I connected with HDMI from Google fiber TV box and digital optical audio to my surround sound receiver. Had audiofor TV but would not send audio for Netflix or YouTube also no audio when used Chromecast. Spent an hour with Sharp techincal support and no help. Basically told TV not compatible with Chromecast or my receiver when I used just HDMI from receiver directly to TV.

TV turns on and off repeatedly every 3 minutes. Have to unplug to get it to stop. Internet says this is common problem with Sharp TVs. Returned.

Bought this 11/20/2015 here on Amazon, worked great for 6 months, then Netflix feature died....whenever I tried to use Netflix on the "smart TV" in the TV set, it went to a blank screen for a few seconds, then back to the previous input. No big deal, got a PC attached to it and my DVD player has Netflix. Now, a little over a year since I bought it, It won't power on at all. Called Sharp, it's out of Warranty, by a few days. I bought the extended warranty from Assurent, have started the claim filin g process, will see how that comes out, but I am very much wishing I had bought something else. Will never by a Sharp product again!

Had the tv for 11 months and one morning I turn it on and the screen is blank. Not "off" mind you, but blank. The backlight is lit but nothing at all displays. I am now jumping through all the Sharp customer service hoops like so many others.UPDATE: 12/27/2016. Tv main board fried again on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas me! Sharp parts phone number only give you a another phone number to a thieving "Angie's electronics" that wants $331 for the card but will not sell to the general public. They say I must go through an electronics repair business. You can buy all 3 circuit cards for the LC-65LE654U for around $100 from many sources online but I cannot locate the main board for the LC-65LE654U-A. For the price of a "repair man" and part I can buy a newer tv although slightly smaller. Sharp knows these cards are issues and made no effort to ever fix it. They only "refurbish" old cards that will still go bad due to faulty design. Thank your my $1000 paperweight Sharp.

Everything 'smart' about this TV stopped working. After every periodic update something else would get more glitchy or quit working or completely disappear from menu options, or stop being accessible altogether. Can no longer operate with a remote so can basically turn it on/off, turn the volume up and down, and change the input (HDMI, HDMI 2, Cable, etc.)- all which has to be done with the one power button, a huge pain. The only remote button that the tv responds to- is the input button. So cannot access the menu etc. The Netflix option worked for a while but then quit. Resetting the tv did not restore defaults but eliminated previous options that were once accessible from the menu. Really a bit of a nightmare of a tv from the beginning- between the glitchiness, unpredictability, unscheduled annoying updates that would get stuck for days until I just gave up and turned it off against the warnings over interrupting the update- and it just randomly shutting off and having to be reset to work at all.Please seriously consider your chances of getting one of these lemons compared to one that works like it is supposed to and the headache you will have- even if the manufacturer and customer service is good(which I don't know) you could be like me and really really really hate having to bother trying it and you can avoid it completely by deciding on a different purchase that isn't so risky. I much prefer items that work like they are supposed to so you don't have to waste your time trying to get it fixed- I didn't buy the hassle, I bought the tv on the premise that it will function as it is supposed to.

Kept losing audio. Only way to get it back on was to unplug the tv and force a hard reboot of it. Called sharp, they sent a tech to fix it. They replaced the green board inside. It worked when they left, but started doing the same thing a day later. Now they are going to send me a replacement tv. I'll post again if the next one is any better.I've received my replacement tv. This one is having the exact same problem. Calling Sharp again!Another Day Another Sharp TV Repair Guy. 5 Months later. 4 Main Boards Later. 2 TV's Later. 2 Sets of Speakers Later. 2 Power Supplies Later. Still same problem. If it could give it a zero star, I would. DO NOT BUY THIS TV!Hoping to get my money back. Somehow I feel like there is fat chance of that happening. 400 dollars down the drain. I'll let you know if I do.Ha Ha. Just saw that Sharp commented on my post. They are happy that my problem has been resolved. Rediculous. It IS NOT resolved and will not be. I'm a computer guy and I know bad software when I see it. They keep replacing Hardware over and over again. This TV will not be fixed until someone who knows what they are doing can re write the firmware or sound driver.

I received this as a replacement because the screen came broken the first time. This item was defective and a piece of garbage. The volume buttons on the side of the TV are switched. The volume down does not turn down the volume, instead it turns up the volume. Vice versa with the volume up button (lowers the volume). I recently found out that the TV randomly turns off when watching it for no reason. Great!After asking for it to be replaced multiple times, they refused because Amazon said it was out of the return date etc. Overall, I am extremely dissatisfied with this product and will be doing everything I can to get rid of it.

I am amending this review to reflect my experience since I bought this tv. I bought this in early May, 2015. In June I started having issues with the sound. Whenever I used some sort of device such as a Roku or Apple Tv, sound would go and I would have to unplug the tv and essentially reboot it. Tech Support had me do some sort of reboot with the remote which helped for a while. The problem returned in July and then one day, the tv wouldn't turn on. Tech support quickly realized I needed to have someone come out. Tech support was fine. The problem was the warranty folks. I was kept on hold a long time and was treated rudely when I asked a simple question. I was also told someone would call in 3-5 days (!) to set up an appointment. Through Twitter (I communicated with Sharp through Twitter which worked well) I learned that someone was supposed to come on the 12th of August. No one came. I got a call on the 13th and someone came out. Fortunately, it was a day I was able to work with. That person was very nice. He replaced two boards, one for the sound issue and one for the tv not turning on. This fixed the problem. But the sound problem has since returned. It is the same. If I try to rewind on Roku or Apple tv, sometimes I lose sound. Warranty wants to send me a refurbished, use piece of equipment. It insists that I am outside the warranty coverage period. I explain I spoke with them less than two months after I got the tv.The warranty company refused to help me, but Sharp somehow got this resolved and I ended up with a new tv. However, the same sound problem exists. See below for my update.The TV ItselfAs to the tv itself. For the price, it is a nice tv. It is extremely light, very bright and has a very thin frame. I was surprised at how much smaller flat screens have gotten, in terms of their frames, over the past 7 or 8 years. This is not, however, a truly smart TV. There is a Netflix button on the remote which has never worked. I cannot get Netflix to work directly through the Internet on this tv. I have a Roku though, so I didn't care about it. There are a limited number of channels available through the Smart portion of the tv. So, if you are looking for a truly Smart tv with a lot of channels available, this isn't it. At least not as of this moment. However, it does connect to the Internet and it does have a few channels. I simply haven't tried to use any of them beyond Netflix.Update, January 2016Here is what I think. I think this TV has a bug. The bug involves using a Roku or an Apple Tv and it is this: Somewhat frequently, when you rewind, or when you watch Netflix and it automatically goes to the next show, the sound goes out. I have found two ways to get the sound to go back on. The easier way is to simply switch the input over to something else. Sometimes that brings the sound back. But often I have to unplug the tv and then plug it back in. When I do this, the power light comes on when I plug the tv back in, and then shuts itself off again. When I turn the tv back on, the sound is back.As you know from the rest of my review, I ended up with a replacement tv. Since this tv has the same exact problem, I think that Sharp really just needs to look into this problem and fix it. Hopefully a firmware update will come along sooner or later.