I'm new to this forum (though have browsed it for some time), so forgive me if a similar question has been asked before. My folks have a Sharp 32" LCD TV (model LC-32D6U)...it's a few generations old now, so I don't expect it to be as 'sharp' (pardon the pun!) as the latest generation of LCD's, but right from the get-go, I've felt that it never performed as it should. The backlight is somewhat uneven (a problem with earlier Sharps, so I gather) but the main problem is the greys & blacks...they have an overwhelmingly greenish tint. This never seems to go away, no matter how much you play with the tint/colour controls. I believe they originally tried to take it back to Sears when they bought it but were told they'd have to pay a huge 'restocking' fee.
They're elderly, and have lived with it for a number of years now, but I'm wondering if anything can be done. Would a professional calibration help? Any recommendations on where they could get this done? Sharp service depot or an independent dealer? Or is this something that cannot be fixed or adjusted.
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Did you try changing the picture mode to "user" or whatever Sharp calls the mode furthest from the default vivid/dynamic mode in that particular model, as well as changing the colour temperature? Where are your folks located?

Here's the FAQ on TV Optimization.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=76161

Optimization is usually done in the home, to reflect the conditions there and the equipment connected.


See also the following post, useful for those new to the forum - FAQs, Search Tips, Optimization, etc:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=57741

Hello Mike

If the grays and blacks have a greenish tint, that is a problem with what most people know as "colour temperature." The colour of white can be biased towards red, green, blue, etc... in this case it is green. This will affect all shades of gray from the darkest part of the image to the brightest. The only way for you to make changes to this would be to change the colour temperature presets; but presets are far too blue or red looking and can change depending on the shade of gray. Professional calibration within the service menu and the proper instrumentation is the only way to correct this. I just did your exact television in January and from 20% white to 100% white, calibrating it to D65 (the TV standard) was quite a process on this TV, but the end result was a dE or 2 or less which is excellent. Say goodbye to the green tint.