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  • Tour & Design

  • Performance Features

  • Connectivity & Media

  • Controls, Menu & Remote

  • Conclusion

  • Series Comparison

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

Tour & Design


The front of the Sharp AQUOS LC-60E77UN features the same glossy black frame as its series mates. The bezel looks thin in relation to the huge size of the screen, but it's not quite as thin as LG's twoofferings.

Back


The back of the LC-60E77UN has a small plateau towards its center. The bottom left corner of this raised area is where you'll find the TV's ports. **

Sides


The left side is blank and the right side has the TV's on-set controls.

Stand/Mount


As you can see in the 'back' image above, you can mount the LC-60E77UN, providing you're very, very brave. We're not 100% on what the stand looks like in real life, but here's what Sharp's product photography says it looks like:

 

 

Aesthetics


The LC-60E77UN has the simple, understated design that all TVs are going for these days. It has a small bezel, at least relative to its size, and doesn't have any flashy, distracting elements. It lacks some of the advanced minimalism as some other TVs, which incorporate the bezel slightly better, but still looks great.

Performance Features

Display Size & Technology


The Sharp AQUOS LC-60E77UN has a 60-inch LCD display. According to our calculations, this is quite big. Like its larger sister, the LC-65E77UN, this TV is equipped with Sharp's 10-bit ASV Superlucent panel and 10-bit processing engine. According to Sharp, this should boost contrast and color performance and minimize reflections.

 

Formats & Resolution


The TV is 1080p, which means you can use it to play the highest HD content available.

Brightness, Blacks and Contrast Ratio


Sharp boasts about a few features that should help contrast ratio, namely the Spectral Contrast Engine. This feature should provide deep blacks, vibrant colors, and judder reduction. From looking at the demo reel, the colors did, in fact look vibrant, and the blacks were deep. We're looking forward to putting the Spectral Engine to test in our lab.

Color


Other than the Spectral Engine, which was discussed above and seems to be slang for 'we improved picture quality,' the LC-60E77UN doesn't have any color-specific features.

Motion & Refresh Rate


The 120Hz feature should help the LC-60E77UN provide a smoother picture than the average 60Hz HDTV. Our initial impression was that motion seemed smooth and the quick pixel response time seemed to eliminate streaking. Of course, our standard show caveat applies: we have no idea what kind of wizardry was going on, so we'll reserve our final judgment for the full review.

Viewing Angle


Sharp's LCDs all seemed to have great viewing angles. We were able to get out to about 60° or so before we noticed the contrast had fallen. 

Connectivity & Media

Audio & Video Ports


The LC-60E77UN has a good selection of ports. It has four HDMIs, three on back and one on the side. On the back you'll also find two component video inputs, one composite video ins, a VGA input, an S-VIDEO port, two analog audio ins, a 3.5mm audio jack, one analog audio output, and one digital audio output. Not pictured below: the RF input. We swear it's off to the right, covered by those HDMI cables.

The side also has a set of analog A/V inputs, as well as a service port.

Media & Other Connectivity


The LC-60E77UN doesn't have any USBs, LANs, or other media functionality. 

Placement


Like the 65-inch version, the LC-60E77UN keeps its ports a ways away from the outside of the screen. This is a bit annoying, especially because the TV's stand doesn't appear to swivel. You'll have to either stretch your arm around and fumble blindly for ports, or chance moving this giant crushing panel. 

Audio


Sharp had nothign to say about the audio.

Controls, Menu & Remote

Remote


Remotes are strangely rare on the show floor. We were unfortunately unable to catch a glimpse of the elusive creature.

Controls


The on-set controls contain all the old favorites. Thrill at the power button! Chill as you hit the menu button, then run around to the front to see your options, then dash back to puzzle out whether channel or volume navigates! Switch your input on the fly! Adjust your channels from an awkward angle! Change the volume when you've run out of batteries for your remote and all your friends call dibs not! Every day is an adventure with on-set controls.

Menu


We weren't able to see the menu on the show floor.

Conclusion

 

Series Comparison

E Series


The E Series is full of 1080p LCD HDTVs with 120Hz refresh rates. They have several energy saving features as well, such as automatic backlight dimming based on the room's lighting conditions.

This series is kind of annoying to document properly, because it steps on its own naming conventions. The majority of TVs follow the format of LC-xxE77UN. There are two exceptions. One is the LC-60E77UN, which ends with an 'M' instead of an 'N.' The other exception is the LC-40E67UN, which looks like it should be an ancestor model to the E77 series. This will likely confuse people who aren't smart like we are.

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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