Official Sharp LC-90LE745U Discussion Thread [No Price Talk] d - Page 6

Yeah, I told my wife that my limit was 7g's. Looks like I'll be spending alot of time with the 80".

Saw the screen shot myself mate. No.typo.

If Sharp is choosing the 745 series to match up with the 90"er why would anybody buy the 70LE 845/847 over the 70LE745. It seems obvious that Sharp prefers the over all performance of the 745.

You could have said this same exact thing last year when Sharp released the 80632. Why would anyone have wanted to buy a 60LE835/70LE735 over the 60/70LE632?? The 90" LE745 is the first 90" model likely to test the waters. I'm sure if they continue making these sets they'll eventually release a 90LE844...just like they did with the 80" sets.

Tv delivered to Select Magnolia HT's on 6/14 and 6/15

there are 2 setup in NewJersey

Just saw this monster earlier today at Best Buy. I've been up in the air about a 65VT50 vs 70X5FD. The 90" was a few sets down from the VT50 and made it look (I kid you not) like a tablet. The difference was flat out comical. I know, I know...the PQ is too, but sitting as far back as I do, this thing is just unreal. I would love to see one of these things professionally calibrated.

And my indecision continues...

Pretty nice image when feed 1080p. Wonder how it handles lesser resolution. I would still wait for a 4K version on a set this big though, worth the extra $$$ to future proof.

Best Buy also pays much less than you for the Elites. This is just a new reality.

Any impressions of this model yet Chris?

Well your not bestbuy. When you become a multi-billion dollar company like best buy maybe you can get it at that price.

wowzer I havent been online for a while now and bought a 70" but damn a 90" i am in The 70" can go in my bedroom...
Edited by NO1B4ME - 6/19/12 at 12:33pm

If you have $10,000 and a seating distance of 15-ish feet, I'd say go for it. If you are concerned about money at all and/or will be somewhat closer most of the time, I'd say buy something smaller and cheaper and upgrade in a few years.

Lol this is the biggest reason I've been holding off on buying a new set. The Elite is a beautiful set, but at 70" I'm looking at bare minimum size requirements. And I'm not super thrilled about spending that kind of money not to be 100% in love with the purchase. An 80" Elite would be a whole lot better, and a whole lot more expensive. I'm hoping Panasonic does an 85VT50 (street) priced around $7k, but then that involves waiting who knows how long.

The best thing of it all is the ball is officially rolling on affordable super-sized TVs. I bought a 61" DLP 8-9 years ago and it was considered massive. Today the same money I spent can get a very nice 80" screen. 60" is quickly becoming the new 40".

LE745 series review is not good in Cnet though

http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/sharp-lc-70le745u/4505-6482_7-35118027.html?tag=results;prodInfo

Chris, I know the gap is usually small. My distinct impression, however, is that the gap on the Elites is not nearly as small as what you are accustomed to. Best Buy appears to be paying a great deal less on those, similarly to the way they are paying much less for the 90s. I think the new reality is that on high-cost, low-production items, your pricing situation is not going to be as favorable as it has been in the past. That's just an educated guess, however.

^^^They gave the LE640 a pretty good review, and the 70LE732 a good review last year. As much as I like Sharp (I own a 2009 LE700 myself), I think they are usually pretty fair in their reviews and scoring. Sharp isn't trying to win any picture quality contests with their megasized sets, although their image is solid. That said, I found the image on the 90 745 very good and better than the 80632 or 80844 for whatever reason - perhaps because of the sheer size of it, or perhaps because I didn't notice any weird anomalies like I have on the 80's I've seen (IE bad vertical banding on on the 80844). In any case, I think the 90" merits a separate review from its smaller counterparts considering the 60/70" aren't full-array and lack the Aquomotion 240 backlight scanning system.

Posts like these make me smile. After years and years of reading and buying this stuff I am thrilled that the 80's and 90's are around.

I have a 60" replacement for my 70" SXRD and it feels so small AND I was ready to move UP from 70. Now it's possible as i sit about 16" from the wall. Can't wait, but still feels like another year or so till I pull the trigger.

They had one on display at Best Buy. They are asking $9,999.98!!! I asked the salesperson if they would negotiate on price and he asked me what I was willing to pay and I said $8k. Salesperson said no way they could match that price as it cost them $7.9k. He also told me that Sharp has told retailers to not discount the tv. Anyway the TV was beautiful. I'll wait and hopefully in a few years I can get one for $4 - 5K.

I have a feeling that large displays like these won't catch on with mainstream buyers who are looking to buy a run of the mill ~50" <$1k TV to throw on top of their fireplace with 10 windows & a skylight glaring at it. The 80" is still selling between $3.5 and 4.5k daily. I don't see this TV coming down much over the next year or two. Sharp is the only player right now. Maybe if the others would step up their game and offer something more competitive than a 65" model we would see the prices come down. Though again it comes down to demand, which there isn't enough of. So many people are content with sub-par audio/video.

sounds like typical best buy.

My friend has worked for them for 7 years in car audio. He has shown me the pricing screen. 6460 is their cost all day no matter what the "sales person" says

Now Chris dont you think that last comment is poaching a little bit ;-) Who wouldn't think 9k is better than 23k.

if I recall the 85 inch panny was selling at Costco for 9k at one point. Its pure economics at work here. The 90 inch sharp while
very tempting is only going to drop in price very quickly because the tech isnt there to justify the extra 10 inches and 6k difference over the 844.

Now add local dimming like the upcoming professional version then you might have a solid argument

$6400 is not BB's cost. Somebody is making things up.

well speaker then my friend who has worked at bb for 7 years must not know what he is doing. And each time he has shown me cost in the past it has been spot on.

Not sure how to tell you this. But your friend is incorrect. I have worked for BBY for just as many years, and this is not the cost. In fact, I can say that even if you get creative with the math, you could not come up with this total.