IF YOU ARE THINKING OF SHARP......THINK AGAIN (Sharp LC-42SD1E)

Member Name: T.Burley

Product:	Sharp LC-42SD1E
Date:	01/12/08 (41 review reads)
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Advantages: Sometimes it works

Disadvantages: Other times it costs you

I have owned a SHARP LC-42SD!E for just under 2 YEARS, costing£899.
My first fault was at 13 months when there appeared a green hue around all the subject matters, after phoneing SHARP UK direct and wading through the phone lines i finally spoke to an engineer who informed me it was a software problem and needed to be updated, costing £150, i was livid and after MANY arguements with them finally got them to repair on a goodwill policy. The engineer turned up connected it to his laptop and did a soft repair, also confirming i was exteremly lucky to get a goodwill repair.
Within 2 months at startup the tv would start to flicker and would need to be turned off then on again, I am now into my 23rd month of owning this tv (i say tv loosely) and it will not come out of stand by, i have just got off the phone with supprt at SHARP UK who funnily enough feel i have had a good run with this tv, are not concerned with repairing it, and in there own way advised i buy a new tv.
So if you want a tv that lasts longer than a few months
DO NOT BUY A SHARPS
The tv is unreliable and the aftercare is second to EVERYONE

Summary: Please Anyone But SHARPS

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