Had the potential of being the best, but manufacturing defects a huge issue

This set has a lot going for it. Great picture and nice ergonomics with decent speakers. But one serious flaw remains. BANDING! This is my third set from Sharp after the last two were replaced. Each set had a different degree of banding than the rest.

Banding is particularly noticeable in TV content that has a lot of camera movement against a neutral background (shows like ER, Boston Legal, CSI all accentuate this defect considerably). You'll typically see shaded bars running horizontally across the screen. Some sets even experience vertical banding as well.

I had a different model Sharp before and it was flawless. These issues began plaguing Sharp models after they switched their manufacturing plant to a new facility. I'm not too sure if Sharp has entirely remedied this problem on newer sets with higher serial numbers, but based on the newsgroups I've visited, even new sets have this phenomena.

I am going to opt for a refund direct from Sharp since it appears they are honoring  more

Great TV, probably more than you need

I bought this set because I needed the 3 HDMI ports and I wanted the best picture. Have had no problems after one month, no banding issues, great contrast and vivid pictures. I don't think that you can do any better with any other set but I also don't think that you would be able to tell the difference with less expensive sets either. I compared the 92 with a 62 in the store side by side and could not tell any difference. In my house I also have the Sony 52W3000 and can't tell the difference. Going to a friends house (not side by side) who has a Samsung, they all look great. My advise is don't worry about the specs of the TV too much. All the brand names look great and you won't be able to tell the difference. Buy based on price as much as based on the brand and model.

Excellent 52" LCD, compact size

Overall very pleased with this 1080p HDTV. It works great with Comcast DVR cable box for hi def, it delivers perfect 1080p picture from Toshiba HD DVD player, and the DVI worked fine with my VGA outputs on my laptop using a VGA/DVI adapter plug. Putting my videophile hat on, in rare circumstance I can spot the "banding" this set is famous for, which reminds me a bit of seeing the northern lights in a dark sky. But no set is perfect, and that is a small tradeoff for all the other well executed features. Note there are no side inputs, and speaker does detach which made it fit a spot I had which only had 31" of vertical clearance.