I have a theory that a product should NOT try to be the do all and end all wiz-bang thingie of the year. This is exemplified for the LC46D85U from Sharp. It is sold as a great TV with all of the right specs... 1080P, 120hz, 4ms response time. Many of the other features that some mfg's are adding to their sets are this year's fads and will be useless or gone as quickly as they arrived.
Anyway... the TV arrived 5 days after ordering it from Amazon - CEVA (delivery company) was great. The only thing I did not want them to do is power the set on. It was -10F on the delivery day so powering anything on that cold is not a good idea.
Setup was "easy" - although every TV's menu system has its own quirks. I have it attached to a Cable set top box (Comcast - HDMI), QAM through the RF connection (clear QAM on Comcast on some channels is better than through the set top box) and audio back through our aging stereo. All in time to watch the inauguration in fabulous HD.
Today I added one more feature - connected my 3 year old Mac Mini and am using it as a DVD player - not blu-ray but a commendable job. The Mac also delivers as a media center with Front Row - the TV acts as a perfect monitor. Connection from the Mac is via DVI-HDMI cable from Belkin (Apple Store - $20) - do not connect via VGA. On the first boot, the monitor came up in glorious 1080P - the only adjustment I had to make was change the TV to "dot-to-dot" out of zoom" mode. Perfect.
All in all, avoid being persuaded by certain reviews... it is in the eye of the beholder. Great TV!!
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