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Aquos

New Sharp Aquos Softbank 923SH 5.2MP 3G Phone

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New Sharp Aquos Softbank 923SH 5.2MP 3G Phone Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review 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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New Sharp Aquos D Series LCD HDTVs Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review 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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New Sharp Aquos G LCD TVs Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review 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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New Sharp Aquos R LCD HDTVs Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review 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 Announces New 37-inch, 42-inch and 46-inch Aquos HDTVs Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review 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 Aquos W61SH with LED LCD Display for KDDI Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review 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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New Sharp Aquos Media PCs PC-AX120V, PC-AX80V and PC-AX30V Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review 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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New Sharp Aquos BD-AV1 and BD-AV10 Blu-ray Disc Recorder Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review 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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New Sharp Aquos D Series 120Hz HDTVs Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review 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 Announces New AQUOS BD-HP20U Blu-ray Player Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

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 Announces New AQUOS HDTV Line Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

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 Aquos T HDTVs LV-65TH1 and LV-52TH1 are THX certified Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review 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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16 new Sharp Aquos G Series LCD HDTVs with 120Hz and ultra-slim Design Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review 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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New Sharp Aquos LC-20EX3 20 inch HDTV Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review 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

Sharp AQUOS LC-52D62U 52'' 1080P HDTV Review

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Sharp AQUOS LC-52D62U 52'' 1080P HDTV Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Benchmark Reviews published a Sharp AQUOS LC-52D62U 52" 1080P HDTV review.

Quote from the review:
"D-Day is upon us, which means the broadcast transition is upon us. The Sharp AQUOS LC-52D62U sets a new standard for large-screen flat-panel LCD TVs. Read more

Posted on Tue, 8 May 2007 07:20:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sharp Internet AQUOS TVs with Windows Vista PCs

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Sharp Internet AQUOS TVs with Windows Vista PCs Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Sharp introduces new Aquos LCD TVs in combination with Windows Vista running living room PCs.

The flag-ship Internet Aquos LC-32D10-B is a 32 inch HDTV featuring 1,366×768pixel resolution, 450cd/m2 brightness, 1,500:1 contrast ratio, 2 HDMI ports, VGA port and LAN interface.

Sharp offers with the new Internet Aquos TVs a choice of three Windows Vista computer units: PC-AX120S, PC-AX80S and PC-AX60S.
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Posted on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sharp Aquos R-Series Features 120Hz, 1080p and 3,000:1 Contrast Ratio

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Sharp Aquos R-Series Features 120Hz, 1080p and 3,000:1 Contrast Ratio Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review
We already mentioned the Sharp Aquos R-Series in our story about the Aquos Audio TV racks. Sharp announces 5 new R-Series LCD HDTV with 1080p full HD resolution featuring 120Hz technology.

The largest of the new Sharp Aquos R-Series is the 65 inch LC-65RX1W. The brightness is 450cd/m2 and the FOV is 176 degrees.
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Posted on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:32:07 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sharp Aquos R-Series Theater Rack Systems AN-ACR1 and AN-ACS1

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New Sharp Aquos R-Series Theater Rack Systems AN-ACR1 and AN-ACS1 Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review
Sharp announces two 1-bit theater rack system under AQUOS audio dubbed AN-ACR1 and AN-ACS1 with in impressive look.

The piano black home theater systems fit to the 65 (LC-65RX1W) and 52 inch (LC-52RX1W) Sharp Aquos HDTVs. The AN-ACR1 and AN-ACS1 have HDMI audio input and 150W power.

If Sharp would have integrated a full surround sound system in the rack it would have been even more impressive. Read more

Posted on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sharp Aquos DV-ACW60 1TB HD Recorder

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Sharp Aquos DV-ACW60 1TB HD Recorder Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review I feel so small with my 80GB digital video recorder. Terra Byte HD recorder are set to become the standard size in Japan. Sharp has just released the Aquos DV-ACW60 HD digital recorder with a 1TB HDD.

The Sharp DV-ACW60 has a Terrestrial BS 110 degree CS digital tuner supporting recording of 2 shows at the same time. Sharp also claims the fastest startup time with 0.8 seconds for the DV-ACW60.
Another new feature in a digital recorder is a high-speed IrDA interface. You can upload photos from a mobile phone to the recorder via infra-red to store it or view it on your TV. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sharp AQUOS W51SH 3 inch TV Phone

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New Sharp AQUOS W51SH 3 inch TV Phone Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review We are soon there that they make mobile phones with 108 inch screens. Sharp has already arrived at 3 inch with their new Sharp W51SH for KDDI in Japan.

The new Sharp W51SH is supporting One-Seg digital TV like the new Casio W51CA I reported earlier today about.
Features of the Sharp W51SH include besides the wonderful 3 inch AQUOS LCD screen, TV-Out, 2MP camera, microSD card slot, music player and a high-speed irDA interface with 4Mbps. Read more

Posted on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:01:35 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

6 New Sharp Aquos LCD HDTV including LC-52GX1W

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6 New Sharp Aquos LCD HDTV including LC-52GX1W Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review
Sharp introduces six new Aquos LCD panel HDTVs in Japan.

The new LCD based flat screen high definition television sets feature improved performance with 2000:1 contrast ratio, 4ms response time and 176 degree viewing angle. Of course the new Sharp HDTVs feature full HD resolution (1920x1080px).

The largest model is the 52 inch LC-52GX1W (or LC-52GX2W side speakers).

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Posted on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr