Sharp LC-60LE745U Review

60" AQUOS LCD/LED HDTV

by Robert Wiley, Senior Editor

Sharp continues to pound away at these huge TVs and very successfully we might add. There is certainly a market for value in a very large screen as we've watched as people flock to large TVs at electronics shows such as CES. This 2012 model edge lit LED Television will be a great value play in Sharp's lineup. It has many upgrade features such as Aquos Advantage live, a 120Hz frame rate processing conversion, and other nice features. .

Picture and Viewing Features

The Sharp LC-60LE745U

The 60LE745U is edge lit LED backlit with pretty strong signal processing. Black levels were a bit disappointing at times especially from side angles, but this TV will produce a great value offering in the very large screen sizes that it is offered in. One of the key differences in this model and the lower end Sharp LED-LCD Televisions is the addition of active shutter 3D compatibility.

3D Viewing

The active 3D on this massive television send full 1080p resolution to each eye so the LC-70LE745U doesn't sacrifice any detail in 3D and the image has plenty of depth. 3D works really well on a very large screen and it will definitely immerse you in the programing.

Side Angle Viewing

The Sharp LC-60LE745U

Like many LED edge lit LCD televisions the contrast starts to degrade once you get about 25 degrees off center on the LC-60LE745U.

Appearance

The LC-60LE745U has a black brushed aluminum metal bezel framing. It's thin and the matte finish leaves no annoying glare from in-room light. The TV is thin at just slightly more than an inch in depth and the sides of the frame are very thin at .7" in width.

Internet Applications and Connectivity

Sharp's built in Wifi comes in handy in the LC-60LE745U to connect to the Smart TV Internet options for 2012.

Sharp has a pretty well rounded Internet TV suite that they also call "Smart TV". It has most of your standard featured paid and free services that are prominent in the industry such as Cinema Now, Netflix, Vudu Movies, Blockbuster on Demand, Facebook, Twitter.

Having reviewed and written about Television Technology for over 10 years, Wiley never tires of researching the newest qualitative trends related to the technology. Most people do not get excited about possibilities behind the latest video engine...Wiley does. Read more about Robert