Sharp LC-60LE847U 60-Inch LED-lit 1080p 240Hz 3D Internet TV (Old Version)

I had a Sharp Aquos LCD prior which was 6+ years old when I replaced it with this unit. One of the big concerns I had was with heat as the Samsung's seem to run very hot and require quite a bit of space around the unit for ventulation.. which is even in the Samsung manual... with a 60" screen there isn't much room above and below the unit above the mantle... but the unit runs quite cool and there is no mention regarding required cooling / spacing around the unit.The picture quality is quite amazing and the 3D is rather quite wicked... I perfer active shutter over passive (movie theater style).. as active shutter seems to give you a much clearer picture especially on the edges of the glasses.. where at the movie theater its gittery and blurry... plus active shutter seems to be less headache prone.I wall mounted this TV after having it on the stand for a few days.My only real complaint is the analog jacks.. which are located litterally on the back, so if the TV is wall mounted there isn't enough gap between the TV and the wall to plug in a analog cable... my wall mount bracket tilts which brings the TV away from the wall a little more than most brackets.. and I barely can get my component cable plugged in. Other TV's I have seen have a AV jack that looks like a headphone jack and a special cable that has the analog ends on it.. so in the event you need analog you plug in that cable... which would plug in next to the HDMI jacks that plug in parallel to the unit.. not sticking straight out from the back.I have and continue to recommend this unit to friend and family... its a great tv at a great price.

I was waiting for this 2012 model TV since I saw it at CES expo, because this 80 inch is the largest 240hz 3d TV so far. I didn't expected this TV to release in March, 2012.Anyways I bought it from Amazon via Paul's TV for $4472+tax (Los angeles tax=8.75%). Cost me total of $4863.57 with free "white glove" fast delivery. Ordered on Saturday March 31st, and got it delivered on Monday April 2nd, barely just like next day delivery.Considering myself a smart shopper, I actually did some research for the price check. All other places were $1000 or more even at my favorite Frys electronics store, but I still went to Frys electronics to see this TV in action, but Frys personnel said it hasn't been put on display yet, as it's been barely 3 days since they recieved this model. Anyhow I told them at Amazon it's cheaper price, and they were just amazed! to see the price difference. The have to call their manager to match it up. Finally they were able to match it up but they came up with delivery fee of $75.00. I still wanted to go with it but somehow I just remembered that being a Chase freedom credit card customer, I get an additional 5% cash back on purchases made from Amazon.com for the first quarter of 2012. So I end up buying at amazon.com for bigger savings and free shipping with white glove delivery.Next day amazon bumped up the price for this TV. Lucky enough, I saved ridiculously $1000 just in overnight. I bet you they realized that they were selling the TV for a cheaper price than any other competitors.Let's get to the point of Cons and Pros of this TV discussing some key features and comparing with my other Samsung 55inch 8000 led series of 2010 model.Pros: It plays MKV format out of the box. Built in WiFi. Web browser. Dedicated button for Netflix on remote. Hulu plus,YouTube with HD feature, Vudu, etc. Active 3D not like other 3D TV manufacturers which use passive technology. It's 240hz and motion plus to 480Hz, with contrast Ratio of 1:10 million. DLNA certified. More speaker output power of an additional 15 Watts of Bass as compared to all other LED TV manufacturers.Cons: It won't connect to portable Hard drive via USB. It only connects to electric powered hard drive and flash memory sticks (as written in instruction manual). When watching over the air channels via HD antenna, it won't give you detailed description of the TV program you are watching except the name of the program. It won't give you any info of the TV episode program in advance, that what is going to come next unlike my Samsung TV does. When using DLNA networking, it won't play MKV files. It only plays MKV files via when using USB port but not with portable hard drive as I said above.Rest if you want to buy any HDMI cables, or wall mount brackets, then I suggest you to buy at [...]. They are simply the cheapest.Any suggestions or questions are most welcomed.

I was pleased with this unit and excited with the 3D...bought four sets of glasses and was patting myself on the back for a great choice. This week my daughter was having a sleepover and when I turned the unit on for a movie there is a large striped area with no image in the center of the screen. Now I have to go through whole hassle of warranty repair/return and my daughters' friends ended up watching Netflix on an iPad. I didn't buy low end and I expected more.

My first super large TV purchase and it did not go too well. This 80 inch TV is enormous and when I first saw and opened the box, I was in love. I put it on the stand and it covered most of the wall. Purely a wow factor. I got things hooked up and began viewing.I started with a BRD and thought this is fairly good. Not as good I as I was hoping though. I then tried some HD channels from my DirecTV box and also some standard channels. These were worse. I did not panic as I figure most TVs need some kind of break-in period and adjustments. I spent days trying to adjust the settings. When I got it good enough for one show, I really liked the PQ. Unfortunately, when the next show came on via the same channel, the PQ was off again.End result, I returned the TV. The back-lighting is uneven and no matter the setting or input, there is always a blueish type cloudy fuzz over the pic. If you stare at it, it looks like it would look through an electronic camera lens that had a tough time seeing in a dark environment. The darks and contrast on this TV is below quality for the price. Though I got the BRD to be the best picture out of all of them, it still was not as good as other TVs I have seen.The main problem is that once you look for and see the imperfections, it is near impossible to get them out of your mind while viewing.