Sharp LC-26D4U AQUOS 26-Inch Flat Panel  LCD HDTV
Beautiful Picture but big problems
The TV manufacturers are not telling the consumers nor the retailers about the issues they are having with the compatibility with CableCards.  If you notice the new 2006 Sharp LCD's do not offer the CableCard because Sharp has has so many problems with them. But Sharp is not taking responsibility for the fact that they marketed and sold TV's knowing there were compatibility problems.  I bought my LCD4U TV a few months ago and love the piano black frame, the beautiful picture and the easy to use controls.  For the few days I had the TV before Comcast came out to install the CableCard, I had basic cable on it.  I was learning all the controls and figured out how to delete/skip channels so I did not have to see channels I would never use.  The CableCard is installed and the channel skip function would not work so now I have 700 channels of which I may only watch 120.  I spent days and days with Sharp technical support and they finally said that they tested the TV with an older model Motorola CableCard and it worked fine, so this must be a Motorola problem and they take no responsibility for it.  I did contact Comcast who told me that this is the first and only model CableCard they have ever used so they don't have the ability to give me an older model. So we the consumers pay a higher price for CableCards and when they do not work properly, Sharp says they were told to build a basic PCMI slot and thats what they did, the fact that the CableCard is not functioning properly in the slot is not their problem.  I have kept in contact with my TV dealer who has been so helpful. So far Sharp is the only big TV manufacturer that has new models and dropped the CableCard.  Mitsubishi and Sony LCD's are still using it. So for a major company like Sharp to not stand by their product is a little unsettling.  Just as a side note, I had 60 days to return this product and chose to keep it because there were no others out there with the Piano black finish and the picture quality.  I don't think I will purchase another Sharp product because of the shady way I was treated.