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What about them Sharp Elite TV’s?
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Post 1 made on Tuesday April 24, 2018 at 21:10
tomciara
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I have a client with a 70 inch from about five years ago that has developed a red stripe in the panel. Sharp has offered to exchange for a refurb of the same model for $1200. My personal take is that Sharp buying the Elite name does not make that an Elite quality television as we used to know them. I am hoping some of you have more experience than me.

My inclination would be to nudge him towards a new TV, new technology, new warranty. I also don’t like the fact that it doesn’t have a discrete on. That is secondary however.
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Post 2 made on Tuesday April 24, 2018 at 21:20
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A refurb 70" Sharp for $1200!? Um, no.

(Same but NITB for $600, Um, no)
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Post 3 made on Tuesday April 24, 2018 at 23:05
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Samdung, Sharpy, you are glutton for punishment aren't you Tom :)

In all seriousness, the red stripe is vertical and on the left side isn't it? Very common with Sharp. As well as failed drive boards, bad HDMI chipsets, low Hotplug on the +5V HDMI, etc., etc., etc.
Sharp = crap. Elite is a Sharp, the badge means nothing.
Unlike Samsung which has several models in their top tier with excellent picture quality (just built like crap), Sharp sucks all the way around - not reliable, picture looks like crap, and lacking integration basics.

For $1299, he can get the brand new LG 70UK6570PUB 70" 4K HDR LCD. Not the greatest looking TV but it is good for the money. And I'm willing to lay down cash, it would blow the Sharp away. [He can get last year's model (still available) for $1150].

You would have to go to 75" for Samsung. They have one for $1599. If you can get a California model that doesn't give you problems, should be good.

Sony has the 70X690E for $1299. Although that one really doesn't look that good. I would actually take the LG over this. Have to get higher up before Sony really kicks in and dominates.

He can get a 70" Vizio for $1,099! Even this I think would look 'slightly' better than the Sharp and would be more reliable in the long run.
Post 4 made on Tuesday April 24, 2018 at 23:08
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I've always disliked Sharp TV's immensely. As it turns out, one of my old customers had a 70" in their garage.  When the husband passed away I inherited it.

Everyday I turn it on, I hope a spark climbs up the power cord and blows the thing up.  The picture quality is absolutely heinous.

The difference between this thing and the 7 year old Samsung I have in the bedroom is crazy...The Samsung looks like 4k compare to this turd.
OP | Post 5 made on Wednesday April 25, 2018 at 02:58
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On April 24, 2018 at 23:05, Brad Humphrey said...
Samdung, Sharpy, you are glutton for punishment aren't you Tom :)

Aw shoot, now you've been all wrong on Samsung, how can you be trusted with Sharp?



😀
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Post 6 made on Wednesday April 25, 2018 at 10:46
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The Sharp Elite TVs looked REALLY good unlike the regular Sharp line. Those have been discontinued for a long time though. I'm sure they are sitting on a pile of those refurb TVs...maybe offer them a deal? $500...probably a good deal. $1200? I'd put that toward a new TV.
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Post 7 made on Wednesday April 25, 2018 at 11:37
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On April 25, 2018 at 10:46, punter16 said...
The Sharp Elite TVs looked REALLY good unlike the regular Sharp line.

To who's eye?

Hey, the Dynex DX-60D260A13 premium 60" LCD got a glowing 4.4 star review from over 148 people. That's a winner!
[Link: dynexproducts.com]
Post 8 made on Wednesday April 25, 2018 at 11:59
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On 1524625525, Brad Humphrey said...
For $1299, he can get the brand new LG 70UK6570PUB 70" 4K HDR LCD. Not the greatest looking TV but it is good for the money.

If you hate your client, sell them an LG product, if you like them, anything else.
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Post 9 made on Wednesday April 25, 2018 at 12:19
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First, I would say that that elite is more than 5 years old. I remember when those were shown the first year at Atlanta, and I don’t think they made them more than 2 or 3 years. At the time compared to other LEDs, they were nice. Now they are out of date. And right now manufacturers are trying to clear out last years stock. Best Buy has a Sony 65” XBR 850 for $1000. I think the 75” is $1999. Or a Vizio 70” is $999. All make more sense and than an outdated refurb.
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Post 10 made on Wednesday April 25, 2018 at 12:36
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I'm with Fins. A new anything will reflect newer technology and newer ways to get more for your money, due to ongoing learning of how to make products for less money, than a refurbished anything.

A refurb is an old product with older technology plus anything from a fresh wipedown to a few new parts (to make it work again) added to the old parts that make up the rest of the TV.
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Post 11 made on Wednesday April 25, 2018 at 17:37
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On April 25, 2018 at 11:37, Brad Humphrey said...
To who's eye?

It was widely accepted as the best LED picture that had ever been made at the time it hit the market, and outperformed every other TV that came before except the Pioneer Kuro.

I wouldn't throw $1200 at a refurbed one today, but you're going to spend considerably more to get into the upper-tier 75" screens.
Post 12 made on Wednesday April 25, 2018 at 18:10
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On April 25, 2018 at 11:37, Brad Humphrey said...
To who's eye?

Hey, the Dynex DX-60D260A13 premium 60" LCD got a glowing 4.4 star review from over 148 people. That's a winner!
[Link: dynexproducts.com]

To everyone in the business at the time. It looked really good aside from the five letters that weren't E, L, I, T, E.
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Post 13 made on Wednesday April 25, 2018 at 18:54
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You guys are smoking crack!
The Elite Sharp was an overpriced POS TV. The only Pioneer tech in the TV was the video processing they licensed. The actual panel was the Sharp Quadrodot, Quattron, what-ever-the-F it was. The biggest marketing BS since Philips made the circle picture tube TV back in 1954. The extra yellow BS pixels gave the TV a distinct yellowish ting. One that could not be adjusted out. This = from the one I had the misfortune of working on. And every single ISF calibrator I know, had the same thoughts about it.
It was a marketing gimmick and it truly showed. I don't care how good the black level was on it or how good the video processing was; the colors were crap! Equal...Fail!

Seriously, some of you guys have some really thick rose colored glasses.
Post 14 made on Wednesday April 25, 2018 at 19:01
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On April 25, 2018 at 11:59, kgossen said...
If you hate your client, sell them an LG product, if you like them, anything else.

If I remember right, you have had bad experience with reliability and LG? Correct?

This must be like the Samsung thing where I have had nothing but horrible experience with them over the last decade+. But other people, in other parts of the country, have had nothing but success with them.

I only use LG for entry level TVs but over the last 10 years, I have only had 1 fail on me that I can remember. They have been great for cheap entry level TVs.
[info]: I don't do a lot of TVs, maybe 40-80 a year on average. And I knew to stay away from certain models that were built for the box stores and lacked discrete control.
Post 15 made on Wednesday April 25, 2018 at 20:09
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On April 25, 2018 at 18:54, Brad Humphrey said...
You guys are smoking crack!


Seriously, some of you guys have some really thick rose colored glasses.

Again, I’m not going to go get a half dozen links for you, but almost every AV publication and blog that reviewed the TV at the time called it “the second best flat panel ever” at the time of its release. Sound and Vision had it as a Top Pick. It won the Flat Panel Shootout that year. It was absolutely expensive, but so is a Sony OLED.
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