Sharp Aquos 42d64u Banding Part II

Video of Call of Duty 4, on a Playstation 3 connected via HDMI.

Focus on the round grey cloud that is more towards the left of the screen. You will see horizontal bands.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Sharp
• Aquos
• Banding
• LCD
• TV
• Issues
• Problems

[TheApex5]

So so your just gonna look at the sky all day? That's what poppin in the streets right now, lookin at the clouds?

[GrowinOnMe]

You just going to sit there and do your taxes, Ness? Is that what's hot in the streets????

[rahzel54]

@chockimon

No argument here that CRTs are more reliable, but every LCD I've owned is still fully functional, 5 of which are 5 years or older.

Also, banding isn't an issue with all LCDs -- mostly older Sharp LCDs are affected.

[chockimon]

It's a shame they scrapped CRT's as they were improving all the time and also getting slimmer and they also last a lot longer than LCD's which only seem to have a life span of 3 years at most. I've got a Sony CRT TV that's 17 years old and still working. Wish I could say the same about LCD's. I've had two and they only lasted 3 years.

[KevinBusomjack]

@chockimon

I totally agree. CRTs may have been big and heavy but at least back then we didn't have to worry about shit like dead pixels, banding, ghosting, light bleeding, and all of the other horrible problems that plague LCDs.

[chockimon]

LCD 's suck. Most suffer from horrendous banding. Bring back CRT's.

[fluffyninjas]

I don't see any bands. And besides, what kind of person would just look up and shoot at the sky at nothng while playing call of duty 4?

[SuperchargedLimited]

Mine completely failed just over a year after owning with no parts support from Sharp. I now own a $2000 paperweight. Tons of problems with these 62u's. Either the power supply or the main lcd controllers are failing. Who wants a replacement that is going to have the same issues and no warranty? I want a lawsuit!

[nuttydarth4]

i hope so i just got one from dell 46inch sharp 46D65U got free blue ray wit it

[MikePetel]

I just ordered the aquos 5u version....tell me, how is it??? good or what, cant find any reviews....and the price was too good to be true for a 46inch 1080p lcd set.....1000 dollars

[gowdaflow]

I recently got a Sharp Aquos LC-42D65U and have't seen any banding on mine yet..maybe Sharp fixed the issue with this new model number(64U to 65U)..

btw, I can't see any banding on yours either..

[originaladonyx]

definitely see the banding. Unfortunately Sharp Aquos is known for this problem. It's all over the net. Damn that sucks, I was wondering why they had gone down so much in price. I was going to buy one today too.