Sharp's AQUOS R-series of LCDs announced

by Thomas Ricker posted Feb 20th 2007 at 8:22AM

Step aside AQOUS D-Series of LCDs, Sharp just unveiled their new flagship R-series of LCD panels for Japan. The new line-up ranges in size from 42- to 65-inches with each packing a 120Hz ASV LCD panel, 3x 1080p HDMI inputs, 1x DVI for that quick all-digital hook-up to your PC, and 2x Firewire for connecting your DV camera and one of Sharp's line-up of hi-def recorders including their new BD-HP1 Blu-ray recorder for on-the-quick dubbing. Just for kicks, Sharp also added their favorite new pet technology, IrSS (AKA, IrSimple) high-speed infrared for throwing up images from like-equipped cellphones and digital cameras. Of course, they also feature dual, integrated analog and digital tuners and 10/100Mbps Ethernet to access Japan's acTVila TV Internet service. The big, bad 65-inch LC-65RX1W (pictured above) mama of the bunch features a 450cd/m2 brightness, 3000:1 contrast ratio, 176-degree angle of visibility, while tipping the scales at 66kg (146-pounds) at just 9.6-cm (3.78-inches) thin. It's available March 10th in Japan for ¥1,000,000 or about $8,361. Expect the rest to hit no later than April with the 57-inch LC-57RX1W demanding ¥900,000 ($7,524), the 52-inch LC-52RX1W ¥650,000 ($5,434), the 46-inch LC-46RX1W ¥550,000 ($4,598), and the 42-inch LC-42RX1W ¥500,000 ($4,180).

[Via Impress]

Filed under: Industry, Displays, Sharp, LCD

Tags: 120Hz, aquos, LC-42RX1W, LC-46RX1W, LC-52RX1W, LC-65RX1W, LCD, r-series, sharp

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riverside_guy @ Feb 20th 2007 10:05AM

Ah, so this year looks like 120MHz Sharp's vs. LED backlit Samsungs.

Not sure what a "1080p HDMI" is, are we talking 1.3 HDMI?

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bpmurr @ Feb 20th 2007 11:36AM

I wonder if they will get the banding issue resolved on these?

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jrepetti @ Feb 20th 2007 3:57PM

1080p HDMI are HDMI inputs that accept 1080p signals, not necessarily HDMI 1.3

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Luch @ Feb 21st 2007 9:51AM

ok so now what do i do... do i wait to buy one of these or is there somting on the market that i can buy within the next month... actually looking at this pricing its a bit up there... im looking at spending around 4500-5K canadian on a tv... any suggestions????

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piotr @ Feb 21st 2007 5:05PM

I was looking at the D92 - 46inch now selling for $3600 CAD after having abandoned my aspirations for the D62 because of the beautiful contrast in the D92 at 15000:1.
Should I wait , ??? what is the contrast on this R model? it says 3000:1 contrast ratio , sounds strange

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Chris @ Feb 22nd 2007 12:59PM

3000:1 is the 'real' contrast ratio. 15000:1 is the 'dynamic' contrast ratio. Dynamic is more for static images...3000:1 is the contrast ration (lightest color to darkest color) for moving images (movies, sports, games etc.)
No mention of HDMI 1.3 scares me...I dunno about you but if I'm dropping 5 large CDN$ on a T.V I want to ensure it is completely future-proof. HD-DVD and BluRay will be utilising the 1.3 standard very soon...so if watching T.V is your thing--no worries. But, if you are and avvid movie fan I might sit this one out boys.
Hi def is at a wonky stage right now. We are at the turing point for the next gen of crazy stuff, super high contrast ratio's, ultra deep black levels, HDMI 1.3 standard, THX display certifications etc.
If you can wait, save your duckets, look to 2008 and by that time price levels should drop to the levels everyone has been waiting for. Of course by that time SED and OLED might be on the market--so you'll always have super high priced items. Regardless, by 08' the HD trends shold reveal more about what display type is likely the pinnacle--and of course how good the up and coming technologies are relative to LCD/Plasma/DLP, LCoS.

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Ryker Abel @ Apr 24th 2007 9:05PM

From what i can see, the 92/93 series is exactly the same "quality" just these have extra features specific to the Japanese area, which is why they are only being released in Japan.

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Ryker Abel @ Apr 25th 2007 9:51AM

the TV's/Monitors don't really need HDMI 1.3. The only difference between 1.2 and 1.3 HDMI is support for the two newest uncompressed audio protocols form Dolby and DTS. Only the source component and the audio components need to support 1.3 HDMI. Since any system that will ever utilize these standards will have external seperate audio systems, there is no need to have them in the TV.

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