Aquos 1080P Blu-ray Disc Player with Upconversion

• HDMI digital interface with AQUOS Link control
• Full HD 1080p/24 fps video output
• BD Live internet connection
• Dolby Digital Plus- Dolby True HD DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
• JPEG image file slideshow playback

Sharp doesn't even list this orphan model on their web site. And judging by their support area they don't pay any attention to these products. Presumably they are OEM (meaning they slap their label on some unknown manufacturer's work). This machine is absolute junk. The front panel buttons are non-responsive. You have to physically unplug the unit to force it to power down (not easy when the cords are behind equipment). I've updated the firmware 2x since I've had the unit and it still won't play the most recent discs. I'm an electronic engineer and it took me an hour to do the update, I'd imagine most consumers would have to spend a hundred dollars to ship it off for service. I honestly don't know if any other vendors have better equipment. Apple's Steve Jobs once said that Blu-Ray was a "world of hurt." I think I see what he was referring to. The standards for this platform seem to be a moving target. Even discs that work can take 15 minutes to "boot up." Even the worst DVD is up and running in a minute. Don't buy Sharp and proceed carefully if you buy another brand. Be sure you can take the unit back with a full refund. Try renting discs before you buy any.

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I own this player for a three week now, it's a 2.0 profile BD, and I can say that is very well worth the money I had spend on. I realized that this baby can play NTSC and PAL systems suprise. Upconversion DVD is equal or if not better than my Sony DVD player. Picture and sound of regular BD are stunning too. In standbay mode the load time is less then 20 sec. The one thing I'm missing is that USB port is just for firmware upgrade and BD live content, does not work as a drive to play JPEG. I hope Sharp is working on the new firmware for solving this issue. Do not forget upgrade new firmware

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I like toys as much as the next guy, maybe more. So when I got the opportunity to upgrade my Blu-ray in the family room to this quick loading Sharp, I jumped at it. In my family room I have a Mitsubishi LT-46149 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with Integrated Sound Projector which with its sound projector and 120Hz display makes 1080p come alive.

I mention the Mitsubishi because it is at the heart of this story.

Anyway I set it up taking care to use the HDMI cable Sharp supplied. The movie came on-great picture, subperb sound tract. Then Hilary Swink and Gerald Butler started arguing...in pantomime. There were no voice tracks being heard.

First I decide to read the manual. (Note to Sharp-It isn't the clearest). Next I called Sharp. A nice young man tried to help while defending his company. At one point he offered to take it in for repair (I owned it for two hours at that point). I decliend and after resetting the unit and lots of consultation I was ready to send it back.

However I got a bright idea. I connected it to my bedroom HD, an older 42 inch Vizio LCD. It works great. It loads quick, the sound works on all channels, colors are fine (except not as amazing as on the Mitsubishi). So I left it in the bedroom and took the old slow loading Sony BDP-S301 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player BD/DVD/CD Playback out to the family room.

So I am giving this unit four stars not five, because it has compatibility issues. I reported my solution to Sharp who insisted I call Mitsubishi to see if it had a firmware update. This misses the mark. Sharp needs a firmware solution, not Mitsubishi. I hope they will get on it so I can move this Blu-ray player to the set I envisioned using when I bought it.

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If your not an IT don't buy it. i don't want to stay on the phone with a tech guy for two hours to watch a 90 minute movie. It plays some movie but needs to be reconfigured to play others. i am sending it back.

Received this player as a gift. I was excited and hooked it up immediately to my LG LCD television. Unfortunately, the player would not play my new Blu Rays until the firmware was upgraded (tested with Iron Man 2). I went to the Sharp website and it took a while to figure out how to download and install the firmware as the model was not indicated on the drop down list and the site would not recognize the model number as printed on the manual (the hyphen needed to be removed). After I was able to figure this out and update the firmware, the player worked great. It would have been helpfule had Sharp printed firmware upgrade instructions in the manual.