I have had the Elite for about three weeks. I couldn't be happier with it, aside from the price. The picture is extraordinary, the blacks rich, the colors vibrant, and I haven't had it calibrated yet. One thing I wasn't expecting, but was thrilled to find out, is the quality of sound that comes from this TV. On my Sony (KDL55XBR8) the sound was pretty good, but there were times when I felt the need to turn on the audio receiver. As a result I bought a $300 soundbar. But now, with the Elite, I don't need it. The quality of sound coming from the Elite TV's own speakers is superior to the sound coming from my soundbar. The dilema is, now what do I do with the soundbar?

If I had to pick one thing that stands out on the Elite, I would say the black levels. They are absolutely astounding, to the point that I was distracted by the depth when I first starting using the TV. I have read that the black levels are better than for the previously made Kuro. I have never seen... Read more

I was originally thinking about getting the Kuro when Pioneer was still around but wasn't in the market for one yet and was saddened to hear that they were discontinuing the line prior to my ability to afford it.

However, on one fateful day prior to the Super Bowl, I saw the unmistakable gold lettering of an ELITE model in Best Buy's Magnolia section. I was surprised to see it and asked about it...and that's when I learned that it actually was a Sharp. However, never fear...perhaps you may be put off by the fact that it's technically owned by Sharp now, but the Pioneer techs who originally made the best flat screens in the world have returned the Elite model to the showroom floor.

And oh, what a TV it is. I was worried primarily for 2 reasons: a) it's an LED (and was therefore worried about luminosity compared to some of the best plasmas) and b) this was the first time that Elite ventured into 3D territory. However, I put it through the ropes and here's... Read more

We went through a startling odyssey in trying to get a new television that we liked after our 2-year-old 52" Sharp LED died. Not counting the fried 52", we went through four, yes count them four, TV's - a Sharp 60" LC60LE631U, two Sharp 60" LC60LE635U's, and a 60" Samsung PN59D8000, all LED's and all plagued with problems right out of the box ... dim areas on light screens, flashlight "bleed-through" on dark scenes, horrendous pixelation. You name it, we went through it.

We were unwilling to go with a Plasma TV because - although plasmas are highly rated in picture quality - they suffer their own series of potential problems, such as screen burn-in, occasional dead pixels, and that they tend to run hotter than LED's, etc., etc. Also, frankly, we simply didn't like the display of even the top-notch plasmas as opposed to the LED's. One came close - the Panasonic TC-P65VT30, but it was out of stock at all retailers within 100 miles, and it was about five inches too big for our... Read more