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  • Tour & Design

  • Performance Features

  • Connectivity & Media

  • Controls, Menu & Remote

  • Conclusion

  • Tour & Design
  • Performance Features
  • Connectivity & Media
  • Controls, Menu & Remote
  • Conclusion

Tour & Design

The LC-65E77U has a glossy black frame, the bottom of which is covered by a gray stripe of plastic. You can find the power LED on the bottom right corner. Other than the LED, the front of the device is featureless.

The *LC-65E77U has a minimalist facade.
*

**Sides**

The left side of the LC-65E77U has no interesting features. The right side is where the on-TV controls are located. Technically some of the ports on the back face towards the right side, but they're recessed a bit from the edge.

With no natural predators, thin TV

populations are running unchecked.

**Stand/Mount**

The LC-65E77U comes with a stand that lets the TV rotate a bit. We believe this unit can be wall mounted, but we were unable to corroborate our suspicsions.

 

Aesthetics

The LC-65E77U looks slightly better than average, which we believe is directly tied to its ratio of glossy black plastic to other, different plastic. Every TV out there is covered in glossy black plastic, so if even some of the TV consists of another type or color then it gets points in our book. This being said, the advantage gained by such a minute change is not a big one. Overall, the TV looks nice, but not much more so than the status quo.

Performance Features

Display Size & Technology

The LC-65E77U has a 65-inch LCD display. LCD screens, in general, are brighter than plasmas. If they're backlit by LEDs (and this one is not), then they're also a lot more energy efficient. The downside is they have poor black depth and weaker contrast ratios when compared to plasma displays. The LC-65E77U is also available in 52, 46, and 40-inch sizes.

True to its display technology, the LC-65E77U looked

bright, but didn't have particularly deep blacks.

Format & Resolution

The LC-65E77U displays in 1080p. It has a 1920x1080 resolution and an aspect ratio of 16:9.

Brightness, Blacks & Contrast Ratio

The contrast ratio is not released on this model yet. Looking at the TVs, we'd say it was probably about average, if not slightly below average. Judgeing from the footage, blacks didn't seem particularly deep, and would take a hit when you moved past a 30º viewing angle.

Refresh Rate & Motion

The images on the LC-65E77U's screen seemed very fluid, likely due to its 120Hz refresh rate. We didn't see any motion blurring to speak of, or any jitteriness. The current standard refresh rate is 60Hz, but is quickly moving towards 120Hz, with the high end refresh rates pushing 240Hz (although we're not sure how much of this improvement is discernable to the naked eye). The press release also states that the TV is capable of 24p playback.

Viewing Angle

The manufacturer-stated viewing angle is 176º. While we didn't see any gigantic hits to picture quality at all, we did notice the contrast ratio worsened as you walked away from a straight viewing angle, becoming noticible at around the 30º mark. Our standard caveat of, 'we just eyeballed the TV on show floor with distracting lights and without testing equipment' applies to this section.

Color

The colors on the LC-65E77U seemed fine, but not overly impressive. They didn't appear to be as vibrant as other TVs, but were still capable of some bright colors. We can't be 100% certain, but it did look like the colors dead center on the screen were slightly brighter than on the edges. When we altered our viewing angle, they did seem to desaturate a small amount by the time we hit an extreme viewing angle, but we didn't really notice the jump as we changed our viewing angle. We look forward to either verifying or debunking our initial impression with lab testing.

Connectivity & Media

Audio & Video Ports

Like most Sharp TVs, ports are found on the back, towards the right side (left side if you're facing the back). Here you'll find the following ports: four HDMIs, two composite videos, four analog audios, one for service, a VGA with a 3.5mm audio, an RS-232C input, a digital audio output, an S Video, two composite videos, and an analog cable input.

All of the TV's ports are on the right half of the TV, a few inches in from the edge.

Media & Other Connectivity

The The LC-65E77U doesn't really have any advanced connectivity, such as an ethernet port. Sharp seems to have saved this functionality for their AQUOS line.

Placement

Both sets of ports on the back of the LC-65E77U are fairly easy to get to. The one issue is that they're set a few inches from the edge of the TV, so you have to reach a bit to get to any of them, even the side-mounted ones. Adding to ease of access, the TV sits on a swivel stand that gives it a rotation arc of about 120º.

Audio

The LC-65E77U's speakers are located on its back, in the center. We were unable to find out any information regarding their wattage.

Controls, Menu & Remote

Remote

We were unable to find any Sharp remotes.

Controls

The LC-65E77U keeps its on-TV controls on its right side. The buttons cover basic functionality, like power, the menu, changing inputs, and toggling volume and channels.

The LC-65E77U's on-TV controls are very easy to reach.

Menu

We didn't get a chance to look at the TV's menu.

Conclusion

The LC-65E77U looks like it has good quality, but it's a bit lacking in extras. We were surprised to see it priced so highly when it seems to be a fairly vanilla set. It has a few features that increase video quality, and while we thought the video definitely looked better than average, we weren't overly impressed. Perhaps we'll get this into our testing room and find it's the best TV we've tested thus far. Until then, however, we think the LC-65E77U is a bit picy, a bit plain, and a bit above the rest in terms of video quality.

Meet the tester

Mark Brezinski

Mark Brezinski

Senior Writer

@markbrezinski

Mark Brezinski works on the Home Team, reviewing refrigerators, minifridges, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, air conditioners, air purifiers, and fans.

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