Sharp showcased a Christmas tree in Grand Central Station (New York, NY). That’s nothing special but this Christmas tree was covered with 43 AQUOS LCD TVs. Starting from very large 52″ units and progressively getting smaller as you go up with 19″ units at the top. All of the 43 AQUOS LCD TVs are connected [...]

Sharp LC-42SB45U Specifications
Display: 42″ ASV TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 2000:1 (static), 8000:1 (dynamic)
Brightness: 500 cd/m2 
Response Time: 6.5ms
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Tuner: NTSC, ATSC, QAM
Connectivity: HDMI (3), Component (2), S-Video (1), Composite, VGA
Dimensions:
39.75 x 25.375 x 3.875″ (w/o stand)
39.75 x 27.75 x 10.68″ (w/stand)
Weight: 43.8lbs (w/o stand), 48.72lbs (w/stand) 
Price: US$799.99 (at Costco)

Sharp’s LC-42SB45U [...]

On November 12, 2008, the US Justice Department stated that LG Display (Korea), Sharp (Japan) and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT, Taiwan) pleaded guilty for participating in fixing the prices of LCD panels. LG Display will pay a US$400 million fine. The three companies have agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department to continue investigating the [...]

Sharp’s AQUOS Fulltouch 931SH is getting really close to a perfect display on a mobile phone. The Fulltouch 931SH, available from SoftBank, sports a 3.8″ LCD with touch capability and an incredibly packed pixel format of 1024 x 480. Just imagine full-sized Internet surfing on a mobile phone! In addition the Fulltouch 931SH features a [...]

Sharp LC-32SB24U Specifications
Display: 32″ TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768
Contrast Ratio: 1500:1 (static), 7500:1 (dynamic)
Brightness: 450 cd/m2
Connectivity: HDMI (2), S-Video, Component (2), Composite (2), VGA

Sharp’s LC-32SB24U is going for just $499.99 at Best Buy. The LC-32SB24U is a 32″ LCD TV with a pixel format of 1366 x 768. I have had a [...]

Sharp AQUOS DX LCD TV Specifications
Display: 26″ (LC-26DX1), 32″ (LC-32DX1), 37″ (LC-37DX1), 42″ (LC-42DX1), 46″ (LC-46DX1), 52″ (LC-52DX1) TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768 (26″ and 32″), 1920 x 1080 (37″ and larger)
Contrast Ratio: 1500:1 (26″ and 32″), 2000:1 (37″ and larger)
Viewing Angle: 176/176 (37″ and larger)
Availability: November 20, 2008

There will be a [...]

Sharp AQUOS LC-65XS1U-S Specifications
Display: 65″ TFT LCD with LED Backlight
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 1,000,000:1 (dynamic)
Brightness: 450 cd/m2
Availability: October 15, 2008 i Japan

At CEATEC 2008, Sharp introduced its AQUOS LC-65XS1U-S LCD TV. The LC-65XS1U-S is a huge 65″ LCD TV that was jointly developed by Pioneer, the folks that bring you the [...]

AU Optronics (AUO) is the largest LCD manufacturer in Taiwan and ranks in the top three with two others: LG Display and Samsung. AUO disclosed that the company will be constructing a 11G TFT LCD fabrication plant in 2H’09. Volume production is expected to commence in 2011 or 2012. The glass substrate size has not [...]

This picture was taken around August 31, 2008 and is the construction site for Sharp’s G10 TFT LCD fabrication plant, which will be the largest in the world. The Sakai site will be home to not only the G10 LCD fab but also a thin-film solar production plant. Sharp’s G10 fab will be able to [...]

Olevia 265TFHD Specifications
Display: 65″ Sharp TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Response Time: 6ms
Viewing Angle: 176/176
Tuner: ATSC, NTSC, QAM
Connectivity: Component (3), Composite (2), S-Video (2), HDMI (2), VGA, DB-9 (Service)
Power Consumption: 540W (operational), <1W (standby)
Dimensions: 61.89 x 39.53 x 16.73″ (w/stand), 61.89 x 38.11 x 6.93 (w/o stand)
Weight: 200.66 (w/stand), 156.56 (w/o stand)

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