Sharp Aquos LC32BD60U HDTV with integrated Blu-ray on Sale

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Sharp unveiled their line of HDTVs with integrated Blu-ray player at the CES 2009. Now Amazon.com has started taking pre-orders for the 32 inch Sharp Aquos LC32BD60U HDTV with integrated Blu-ray player for $1,899.

The Sharp Aquos LC32BD60U is a full HD (1920x1080px) HDTV with ASV Superlucent LCD Panel Technology and Spectral Contrast Engine UD. Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:29:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sharp Aquos LC-46D65U HDTV Review

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Our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the Sharp Aquos LC-46D65U HDTV.
Quote from the review: "First impressions are all about looks. Sharp obviously knows this, as it has redesigned its Aquos line starting with the handsome D65 series. The 46-inch Sharp LC-46D65U LCD, which retails for $1,500, doesn’t disappoint. Read more

Posted on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Free Sharp Blu-ray Player with Sharp Aquos HDTV Purchase on Amazon

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In November Amazon had a promotion where you got a free Samsung Blu-ray player with the purchase of a Samsung HDTV. Now Amazon offers a similar deal with Sharp.
If you buy a select Sharp Aquos HDTV you receive the Sharp Aquos BDHP21U Blu-ray Player for free ($220 Value).
You can also choose to get the Sharp BDHP50 Blu-ray player. In that case you get $200 off that player.
Read more

Posted on Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:51:33 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CES 2009: Sharp to show Aquos HDTVs with integrated Blu-ray Player

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Sharp is apparently planning to bring their Aquos HDTVs with integrated Blu-ray Player onto the US market. The company is supposed to exhibit the new Blu-ray HDTVs at the CES 2009.
Sharp has already introduced HDTVs with Blu-ray Players and Recorders in Japan in October. Read more

Posted on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:19:18 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Black Friday Deal Check: Sharp Aquos LC42D64U on Amazon

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We already put our finger on the Walmart $128 Blu-ray Player Black Friday Deal. Today I have a look at the Sharp Aquos LC42D64U 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV that Amazon.com offers today in their Black Fri-DAILY Deals for $999.98 to see if it really is a great deal.

The Sharp Aquos LC42D64U 42 Inch 1080p LCD HDTV features include 10,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, 450 cd/m2 brightness, 4ms response time, built-in ATSC/QAM/NTSC tuners, 3 HDMI (version 1.3) inputs, a PC input and 2 HD component video inputs. The LC42D64U launched in 2007, it is not a 2008 model. Read more

Posted on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sharp Aquos W64SH TV Phone hits Japanese Carrier KDDI

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Sharp unveiled new Aquos branded mobile phones in Japan with the Sharp Aquos W64SH featuring a neat 3.5 inch screen.
Japanese KDDI customers can watch DMB TV on a new Sharp screen featuring Mobile ASV, high color rendering backlight, 2,000:1 contrast ratio, SV engine + and smooth mode.
Stereo speakers are placed on the sides of the screen like on a big TV.
Other features of the new Sharp TV phone W64SH include 5.2MP camera, FM Transmitter, Bluetooth, and Dictionary. Read more

Posted on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:28:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sharp Aquos DX LCD HDTV with integrated Blu-ray Recorder

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Sharp will introduce into the Japanese market the 16 HDTVs in the AQUOS DX Series with integrated Blu-ray player and recorder. The Sharp Aquos DX HDTVs are the world's first TVs equipped with Blu-ray Disc Recorders.
The Digital W Tuner in the Aquos DX series lets you record programs while watching TV, and the H.264/AVC (Advanced Video Coding) standard of the MPEG-4 suite enables 5X extended HD video recording (5X Mode), which allows for extended recording time while retaining the same exact full-HD quality as the original high-definition broadcast.

The Sharp DX Series also features 2X Mode and 3X Mode with Full-Capture Extended HD Recording, which allows recording of audio surround-sound data and extended HD recording while keeping intact the program data links embedded in the original video. Read more

Posted on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sharp Aquos Softbank 923SH 5.2MP 3G Phone

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Sharp announces a new Aquos branded 3G handset for the Japanese carrier Softbank.

Features of the Sharp Aquos SoftBank 923SH include 3.3 inch ASV LCD Screen with skin tone image quality and VGA resolution, 5.2MP camera with face detection, GPS, Bluetooth, irSS, FeliCa, motion sensor interface, screen viewing protection, and of course DMB TV. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Jul 2008 02:49:03 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sharp Aquos D Series LCD HDTVs

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Sharp introduced 22 new Aquos LCD TVs in Japan. The Sharp Aquos D Series include 9 new LCD TV models.

The Sharp Aquos D series comes in 42, 37 and 32 inch screen sizes and three colors (Black, White and Red) designed by Toshiyuki Kita.
Features of the new Sharp Aquos D series LCD HDTVs include 15,000:1 contrast ratio, 120Hz, 12 bit gray-scale processing, and 3 HDMI ports. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 May 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sharp Aquos G LCD TVs

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Sharp introduces seven new Aquos G series LCD TVs.

The Sharp Aquos G Series LC-52GX5, LC-46GX5, LC-42GX5, LC-37GX5 have full HD resolution and the two small LC-32GH5 adn LC-26GH5 have HD resolution. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 May 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sharp Aquos R LCD HDTVs

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Sharp announced overall 22 new LCD TVs in Japan today including six new Sharp Aquos R series HDTVs.

The six new Sharp Aquos R LCD full HD TVs come in 65, 52 and 46 inches and two bezel colors.
Sharp uses the industry highest contrast ratio LCD panel in the Aquos R series. The maximum contrast ratio is 20,000:1. The panel itself has 3,300:1, but Sharp uses special backlight control that achieves up to 20,000:1. In a well lit room the contrast ratio is still 1,500:1 with the Aquos R series. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 May 2008 02:59:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sharp Announces New 37-inch, 42-inch and 46-inch Aquos HDTVs

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Sharp announced that it was introducing three new Aquos HDTV models in the Japanese home market. The three new LCD TVs will come in 46-inch, 42-inch, and 37-inch sizes. The three sets are intended to be wall mounted and don’t come standard with a table top stand.

Sharp says the Aquos X series sets have the thinnest profile of any Aquos HDTVS with the thinnest part of the set being a mere 3.44 cm. All three of the new Aquos models house the tuner portion in a separate component to allow for thinner profile on the TV. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:28:10 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Sharp Aquos W61SH with LED LCD Display for KDDI

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Sharp announces the Aquos W61SH mobile phone with crisp LED display for carrier KDDI in Japan.

The Sharp Aquos W61SH features a 2.8 inch New Mobile ASV LCD offering 2,000:1 contrast ratio, QVGA resolution and a NTSC color gamut of 120%.
Other features of the 16.9mm thin Aquos W61SH include a business card scanner function via the camera, Digital TV tuner, stylish LED icon display on the outside, 2MP camera, IrSS and Felica mobile wallet. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:10:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sharp Aquos Media PCs PC-AX120V, PC-AX80V and PC-AX30V

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Sharp announces new media and internet PCs for their Aquos Televisions.

The new Sharp Aquos PCs include the PC-AX120V, PC-AX80V and PC-AX30V.
The top of the line Aquos PC-AX120V has a 500GB hard-drive for DVR and 250GB HDD for PC use, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5500 CPU, 1GB RAM, HDMI port, SD and memory stick reader, DVD drive, and IrSS. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Nov 2007 02:05:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sharp Aquos BD-AV1 and BD-AV10 Blu-ray Disc Recorder

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With the new Aquos BD-AV1 and BD-AV10 Sharp offers Blu-ray disc recorders without a hard-drive.

The Sharp Aquos BD-AV1 only supports BD-RE Ver.2.1 recording on 1 layer. The Sharp Aquos BD-AV10 supports BD-RE Ver.2.1 1 layer and 2 layer disc recording.

The new Sharp Aquos Blu-ray disc recorders come in colors that match the new Aquos D series HDTVs. Read more

Posted on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sharp Aquos D Series 120Hz HDTVs

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Sharp announces nine new HDTV sets in the Sharp Aquos D series.

The Aquos D series is available in 32, 37 and 42 inch and in three canvas colors: red, black and white.
Sharp positions the D series as the second TV in the household. The company still used the latest technology in making these HDTVs. The Sharp D series features 120Hz technology and is of course full HD. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sharp Announces New AQUOS BD-HP20U Blu-ray Player

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Sharp has announced their slim-profile AQUOS Blu-ray player model number BD-HP20U. this is the first Sharp Blu-ray offering in America and the first product here other than LCD TVs to carry the AQUOS name.

The BD player uses HDMI 1.3 digital inputs and plays in 1080p HD. Sharp says all of the components used in the BD player were built by Sharp including the laser, pick-up beam and driver unit. Read more

Posted on Fri, 7 Sep 2007 10:58:09 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sharp Announces New AQUOS HDTV Line

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Sharp announced new additions to their AQUOS HD LCDTV series. The new D64U series are full 1080p HDTV’s and use a slim line design providing larger screen sizes with smaller case designs.

The new models in the AQUOS line are 25% slimmer than previous models and about 20% lighter than previous versions. The LC-42D64U set has a 42” screen, but has the same footprint as typical 40” LCD HDTV sets.

Sharp’s proprietary Advanced Super View technology and black TFT panel with multi-pixel technology help to improve the HD image quality. All the sets in have a 10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and Enhanced Fine Motion control providing a response time of 4ms with EFM engaged. Read more

Posted on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:03:50 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sharp Aquos T HDTVs LV-65TH1 and LV-52TH1 are THX certified

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Sharp announce the first THX certified HDTVs in the Aquos T series.

The Sharp Aqous T series include the 65 inch LV-65TH1 and the 52 inch LV52TH1.

Besides featuring exceptional audio qualities the Aquos T series has also great display technology. Features include 120Hz, 1080p resolution, 2,500:1 contrast ratio (living contrast is 31,000:1), 350cd/m2 brightness and 176 degrees view angle. Read more

Posted on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:56:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

16 new Sharp Aquos G Series LCD HDTVs with 120Hz and ultra-slim Design

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Sharp announces the Aquos G series and introduces 16 new models.

The new Sharp Aquos G LCD HDTVs feature 120Hz technology and are only 81mm deep. The new Sharp Aquos TVs feature an ASV liquid crystal panel and offers sizes from 26 inch to 52 inch.

The sizes between 52 and 37 inch feature full HD resolution (1920x1080) and the 32 and 26 inch models come with a resolution of 1366x768. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Jul 2007 04:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sharp Aquos LC-20EX3 20 inch HDTV

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Sharp announces a 20 inch LCD HDTV with a resolution of 1,366×768 pixels.

Sharp positions the Aquos LC-20EX3 as a secondary TV for households. The Sharp Aquos LC-20EX3 features 2 HDMI interfaces, 450cd/m2 brightness, 1,200:1 contrast ratio and a low 65W power consumption. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Jul 2007 04:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr