Official Sharp LC-90LE745U Discussion Thread [No Price Talk] d - Page 29

First off sorry about the loss ;-(

Second.............. ME WANT

weird how that in pictures it doesnt really look bigger than an 80

Nice Pictures.....

How far away are you sitting?

Also, how high off the ground is the bottom of the set.

I'm getting close to pulling the trigger on this set.

Here is a picture of my set up - though speakers are usually closer to the tv. As you can see, it can be a bright room, as its on the main floor.



Let me know if you want other pictures / views.

You guys are killing me!!

I curious about this as well. It seems like it's mounted kind of high for a screen that large. Do you feel like you're craning your neck when viewing it?

Awesome setup, by the way. I'm very jealous!

It's a personal preference thing, but I would've mounted the TV no higher than 3-5 inches above where that furniture ends and put the speaker above that. I hate looking up for the reason you explained. On my 65", it sits directly atop a "2 component" high Ikea piece. If it were a 90", I feel like that might well be too high for me -- as would the one in the image.

But again this is personal and at least rapid didn't put it over a fireplace!

It was mounted a tad high for the "party", because most people were standing. I have room for adjustment still left. I am going to lower it a bit this weekend, although in the pictures it looks higher than it actually is. I've also found that while viewing sitting upright, you would want the unit sitting lower, however, when I am lounging back(most of the time) my head is actually tilted at an up angle, which for me causes eyestrain if its too low. When i used to have my TVs siting on the av rack, i would find my eyes straining because of the downward angle created from sitting completely back(head against the couch pillow). I put a significant amount of tilt on the unit to basically have a line of sight to the middle while in "lounge" mode - if that makes any sense. I guess you cant have it perfect for both viewing situations. Maybe I should listen to you guys and lower it for upright viewing, then my wife wont complain how i always fall asleep when we watch movies.

My AV rack used to look proportional to my TVs....now I am considering ordering the 82" Havenwood from Standout. The thing just looks tiny compared to the monster above. The mirror above the fireplace used to be the "wow" - larger piece in the room, now it looks like a small vanity mirror for a bathroom. Amazing how the room dynamics have changed so much.

What mounting rack are you using? Sanus?

So, how high off the ground do you think is optimal for general seating?

And how far away do you sit?

I purchased a Salamander Quad 20 (model 245) in preparation for getting the Sharp.

I am just using a monoprice tilting rack. Nothing special. $28.00 mount holding a $7,000.00 TV.

The bottom of the bezel is about 2' 11" from the ground. I am not sure if this is optimal just yet, I am going to lower it this weekend and see if it looks better.

I sit about 13-14ft back.


BTW I called your guy at Main Street Electronics before I purchased, his pricing is really good. Is that who you are ordering through?

Thank you for the info.

I think I will purchase from Main Street Electronics. I purchased about $5K worth of other equipment from him and he came through for me.

Last I checked, his price is good. There are better prices on the web, but I don't trust them. I trust Rob.

I'd like to go through Best Buy, but my local store won't price match him.

Thank you,

Jack

The only problem I see with this is that you may run out of wall space with your current setup. Do you have room to squeeze the 82" Haven between your two tower speakers? It's hard to tell from the photos, since I don't know the width of your current media console.

Edit: Ignore my previous comments. I just checked, and the 82" Haven is only about an inch wider than the TV itself, so it will fit in your room no problem.

Look at the Middle Atlantic Rack, any other racks made of steel or thin aluminium sheet will vibrate creating a hum sound when you play movies with average amount of bass.

Just picked up the Sharp at Abt this past weekend. They were having a great sale. Having it delivered this Sat. Can't wait. Looking for a sound bar (wife won't accept bigger speakers), looking to spend 1000-2000. Any suggestions? Would like a sound bar that is ARC compatible to simplify cables. Looks like the digital optical output would only be stereo.

Can anyone verify if I use an ARC compatible sound bar and connect it via HDMI that I will get surround sound out of my sound bar?

What price was the great sale at ;-)

You have PM

I have the Sharp LC-80-LE844 and a Sony sound bar and ARC works throught HDMI.

Too bad, a 7.1 or 5.1 system would really add to the theater experience of 90". For what you have to spend there are some small but powerful speakers that would work nicely. Have you considered wireless speakers?
Cruthfields has some nice systems on sale now.

You may want to look at Definitive Technology XTR-SSA5 Ultra Slim Surround Speaker Bar.
Edited by dreaux - 2/14/13 at 4:43pm

You're preaching to the choir brother. It's the same old story, the wife acceptance factor. I even showed her some of the bose surround sound which has really small speakers (even though I'm not a bit bose fan) but that got nixed. That's why I'm trying to find a decent sound bar(which I have to show her before buying). I'm thinking of going with the Definitive Technology Solocinema XTR. It's less than 3 inches deep. Also looking at the yamaha YSP 4300 but it's 6 inches deep. I like the yamaha because it's ARC compatible but I can make the Definitive Tech's sound bar work.

I'm pretty lucky that she's down with the 90 inch TV so I can't 'really' complain. It get's here Saturday and I'm out of town until Tues night!

Yeah I hear you....you already got the 90" slipped by and that's a major coup. The Definitive Tech sound bar probably sounds great.

Congratulations on getting the Sharp 90", you will love it.

I totally feel you on the wife acceptance factor. I have to hear about my big black speakers every other week. Be thankful you got the 90 approved, that is a huge feat in itself. On the bright side, I picked up a budget LG soundbar for my bedroom and it sounds really good. Im sure the better ones sound even better. Once all said and done you're going to have an awesome experience...you can't go wrong with a 90.

After reading on both it looks like the Yamaha YSP-4300 has about everything you could want, it can be used as a switcher and has a wireless sub....very impressive. I didn't know sound bars could do all that.

HDMI version 1.4a with support for 3D Video, 4K pass-through, Audio Return Channel, Deep Color, x.v.Color, lip-sync, and HDMI-CEC is sweet.

Does anyone know if there are any Costco or Sam's Club that carry the 90" sharp in Southern California?

Thanks in advance!!!

Flyer,

I'm interested in your experience. Especially the difference to the DLP (which I really do like the look of).

How far away do you sit?

Where did you buy it from?

I was just in Southern California and looked at the set again while there.

I'm very close to getting it.....

You will give in eventually!!! Dont resist the urge!!

Having given a continuous through process over this, i think i am gonna pass this model. I sincerely believe this is a half baked model, and most of us are blowing away money on something that is still not upto the mark. Its not like you are spending 2000 dollars on something that is not upto the mark, but spending around 8000 dollars for something that deserves a premium quality viewing. I understand the blingage factor on this TV, but in a year or two.. the 4K will be the norm. Having looked at it again and again.. at ABT over the last few weeks, the 4K is really an astounding piece of eye candy.
I am sure in a year or in a year and a half something is definately going to come up within this price range that will be near close to 4K resoultion by some brand maker. I still dont like the soap effect on this TV... no matter how much setting you do on this, it still does not give u the real theater movie effect.

I'll be sure to post the whole experience (from order to up and running) in this thread.

My seating is from 14 to ~15 ft from the screen (I have theater recliners, so hence the difference).

After getting a "no-way!!" at the local prices from the family CFO, I decided to go with BuyDig .......... and the close second was Abe's of Maine (because I had purchased equipment from them before).
Both are A+ rated with the BBB, and have good on-line reviews ........ but admittedly with the typical horror stories ........ about on par with the same ratios as Amazon.
The reason I decided on BuyDig (even thought it's a higher advertised price than Abe's) was because they document their delivery process on their site, and it requires the delivery people to allow for an 'unpacked inspection' of the TV itself, not just the carton.
For the same service, Abe's wanted and additional 4% .... so the price was actually a bit less from BuyDig.
As you can imagine ........ I'm still a bit nervous about buying something like the 90" this way, so it's going to be a bit of the old "pins and needles" until it gets here.

I'm thinking the prices will drop like they do on anything else, and those that hold off a little longer will probably get much better deals this spring.

I'm trying to figure out what's what with DTV 3D, and if the 90" will work with it and my existing receivers (two HR21-100 DVRs and two H21-200 receivers).
Like I said before, the 90" screen and PQ is the significant reason I bought it, the 3D is icing on the cake, but if over the next couple of years 3D content becomes more mainstream, I'm ready.
When I got the Mits, there was very limited HD DVD titles available, no Bluray, and Dish had only a few HD channels, with DTV getting ready to launch.
To me ........ the timing looks very similar for 3D right now, but I guess we'll see ........
Edited by Flyer91 - 2/27/13 at 5:34pm

Just curious but where are you going to get 4K content, now or 5 years from now? What 4k content is being shot and how will that ever be put on a disk? You would need a direct transfer from the Red camera.
Don't get me wrong, I would love to have one of the 4K sets but mostly because I believe they have the ability to up convert better than the existing 1080p sets out now. But at what price?

I am very happy with my 90" and think it won't be replaced by anything soon since 1080p will be the standard for a number of years to come. 3D is here so I guess the manufacturers need a new type of set to sell.