Computing

Sharp Demonstrates An 8K4K Display

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Woah. Anyone out there fancy an 7680×4320-pixel display on an 85-inch panel? No pricing info as yet, but I’m confident in saying this is going to be expensive.


September 1, 2011
News

Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi Merge Their Small Screens

Early this morning, Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi came out hand in hand to declare that they were merging their small screen divisions into one liquid crystal behemoth. The new entity will be known as Japan Display. And it’s a good thing for you.


August 19, 2011
Entertainment

Sharp’s Big Ass 3D TV: The Tube That Gave Me A Tan

Sharp’s new 70 inch Aquos Quattron 3D TV isn’t the biggest 3D TV out there, but it’s the biggest one from Sharp. They’ve been making flat screens since the dawn of time, and here’s my hands-on… er, eyes-on.


August 5, 2011
Entertainment

The Pioneer Elite TV Is Back

The Pioneer Elite line was one of those wonderful things you really wanted but knew you’d never be able to afford. Then Pioneer stopped making them. And now they’re back — just as stellar-looking and crazily priced as ever.


June 2, 2011
Cameras

Are You Ready For A Super Hi-Vision 33MP Camera?

You know, that ridiculous 85-inch Sharp Super Hi-Vision TV with 33,177,600 pixels needs some sort of ridiculous content to fill itself out. Thankfully, Sharp made this ridiculous 33MP Super Hi-Vision camera to be the perfect companion to the TV.


May 20, 2011
Entertainment

Are You Ready For IMAX-Caliber SUPER HI-VISION TVs?!

Because they have nothing better to do, Sharp went ahead and crammed 33,177,600 pixels into a prototype 85-inch display— a resolution of 7680×4320 with a pixel density of 103ppi—labeled it SUPER HI-VISION and called it a day.


April 27, 2011
Geek Out

Sharp’s Fantasy Room Turns Every Surface Into One Huge TV

Surely the ultimate bachelor pad would use Sharp’s multi-screen display system in every room of the house. Even the bathroom! You never know when you’ll have the urge to watch Sharks Vs Crocodiles: 3D! on the loo.


Mobile

This May Be The iPhone 6 Screen: Sharp’s Ultra-Thin p-Si LCD

Oh, you think rumourmongering about the iPhone 5 is hot? Just you wait until you hear what’s said to be in next year’s iPhones – some bad-ass ultra-thin Sharp LCD screens, that’s what. Sharp hasn’t even made them yet, but the Japanese newspaper Nikkan has reported the low-temperature poly-silicon displays will be starting production next autumn.


April 14, 2011
Entertainment

Sharp’s Newest LCD TV Is A 70-inch Giant

Sharp’s whipped out the tape measure, hoping to win your TV-buying eyes with giganticness. Its new full array LED-backlit LC-70LE732U certainly is mammoth, packing 70 inches of screen size, along with the standard streaming video services.


January 31, 2011
Entertainment

Pioneer Not Returning To The TV Market In Australia

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Pioneer’s KURO plasmas were the best TVs money could buy. The problem was that you needed a lot of cash to be able to buy one, and Pioneer sadly pulled out of the TV market back in 2009. And now they’re back in the US and Canada, selling rebadged Sharp LCDs under thePioneer Elite brand. The sad news is that these TVs won’t make it to Australia.