SHARP AQUOS VIEW MODE DOT BY DOT 1080P
The 46-inch Sharp LC-46D62U has 1080p native resolution, the highest available today, meaning that its 1,920x1,080 pixels are capable of resolving every detail of a 1080i or 1080p source. We didn't appreciate the delay of a second or so that occurred between us pressing the Menu key and the menu actually appearing, however. The menu system is simple enough to navigate and includes helpful explanations that appear along the bottom. We say 'generally' because the key controlling aspect ratio is stashed clear at the top of the long wand, the one for freezing the image is given an unduly important spot near the main directional keypad, and the one for changing picture modes is hidden beneath a flip-up hatch.
SHARP AQUOS VIEW MODE DOT BY DOT FULL
It has full orange backlighting, the ability to command four other pieces of gear, keys that are nicely spread out and well differentiated, and a generally logical button layout. Sharp's long remote will be familiar to anyone who's played with an Aquos set in the last couple of years.
Overall, the look is slick yet classy and definitely differentiates the LC-46D62U from the run of HDTVs available today. Below Sharp's subtle grin, the cabinet turns gray and perforated, concealing the speakers, then ends above a pair of glossy black legs that flow into the matching base. The bezel around the top and sides is of average thickness, while below the screen it widens and assumes a chrome-lined curve along the bottom edge, like a Mona Lisa's smile. Gone are the cookie-cutter silver-and titanium-frames this 46-inch screen is wreathed entirely in glossy black, the fingerprint-friendly flat-panel flavor of the year. The Sharp LC-46D62U turns in a whole new design direction for the company's Aquos line of LCDs. As a result, the performance score has been lowered from a '7' to a '6' and the overall score was recalculated. Further testing has revealed that the television exhibited uniformity issues, which manifested as horizontal and vertical bands across the screen that we did not notice during initial testing. Editor's Note: This review has been changed since its original publication. That's all well and good, but in the Sharp's case, those deep blacks come at a price: Its color temperature and screen uniformity are worse than most LCDs we've reviewed, and that's enough to keep it out of the ranks of the elite models on the market. This 46-inch, 1080p, flat-panel LCD reproduced a deeper color of black-and thus a better contrast ratio-than any non-CRT HDTV we've ever tested, whether plasma, LCD, or rear-projection. That's a laughably high number on paper, but does it translate into better picture quality in the real world? After testing the Sharp LC-46D62U, we can affirm that yes, indeed it does. Sharp has always been a leader in LCD technology, and the company's newest generation of panels has some of the most impressive specs we've seen yet, including a 10,000:1 contrast ratio.
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