Enjoy versatile viewing with this Sharp Roku TV. It lets you access 3,000 channels and more than 300,000 movies and TV shows in Full HD. Personalize your home screen with favorite channels and applications for gaming. This 55-inch Sharp Roku TV includes a mobile app so you can control it from your smartphone.
Customer Rating
5
My first 'smart' TV
on November 27, 2016
Posted by: eagz
I stood in line with the other bargain hunters and was lucky enough to score one on Black Friday. Obviously at that price no one should be complaining. My review is based on the TV itself and not the TV at a certain price. I've had the TV for a couple days now.
My last set was a Sharp Aquos but has started to occasionally lose red in the picture and I got years out of the set. So I have had a good experience with Sharp in the past. I was a bit concerned after learning Hisense bought the Sharp name for TVs in the US back in 2015.
Setup was straight forward and simple. I recommend having two people to get it out of the box, installing the legs (which are plastic but seem stable) and getting started. I spent a fair amount of time setting up Roku and the channels I wanted. Since this was my first smart TV, I didn't realize how much time it would take to setup. I've noticed that while streaming through Roku some movies / shows get 'stuck' loading. I don't know if this is an issue with my wireless setup, Roku, the channel or the TV.
Out of the box, my color settings were pretty close to spot on. There's an option to setup color variances based on which HDMI port you are using which is nice. So my adjustments on my game console are not the same as my choices for my cable box or blu ray player which is a big plus in fine tuning the player / viewer experience.
The picture is crisp and contrast levels are well defined. A couple minor adjustments in the color levels for my game console were needed to tone down the brightness. No big deal. Overall, it's a great picture.
Sound is much better than I expected. Although many people will use a sound bar / surround sound, the built in speakers are loud and clear enough for me.
The set comes with 3 HDMI ports which to me is the minimum - game console, cable box & blu ray player. More is always better and if you only have 2 that means something will be using the older RGB connection, which this TV doesn't even have a connection for.
My one complaint, which is minor, is the Roku remote. I don't mind that it's small but the volume controls are on the right side near the top and I find they get in the way when using the remote so I inadvertently end up adjusting the volume when using the remote. Eventually, I may look into getting a different remote if it persists.
Overall it has been a great set with a good picture and better than expected sound and I'm very happy. The big test will be how long it lasts.
Enjoy versatile viewing with this Sharp Roku TV. It lets you access 3,000 channels and more than 300,000 movies and TV shows in Full HD. Personalize your home screen with favorite channels and applications for gaming. This 55-inch Sharp Roku TV includes a mobile app so you can control it from your smartphone.
Enjoy versatile viewing with this Sharp Roku TV. It lets you access 3,000 channels and more than 300,000 movies and TV shows in Full HD. Personalize your home screen with favorite channels and applications for gaming. This 55-inch Sharp Roku TV includes a mobile app so you can control it from your smartphone.
how long does the table have to be to set this tv on. how far from the end are the legs
Enjoy versatile viewing with this Sharp Roku TV. It lets you access 3,000 channels and more than 300,000 movies and TV shows in Full HD. Personalize your home screen with favorite channels and applications for gaming. This 55-inch Sharp Roku TV includes a mobile app so you can control it from your smartphone.
What is the response time for this TV? Is it good enough for playing video games?