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Gadgets Sharp Introduces New HD LCD TVs
Michael Hoffman (Blog) - January 29, 2006 6:46 PM
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As the price of LCD TVs continue to drop, users can look forward to a wide variety of choices when purchasing a new TV

Sharp, one of the world's largest makers of LCD televisions, has recently introduced several new HD LCD TVs to its current line of impressive TVs.  The move is supposed to help the company grab a chunk of the expanding and very competitive HD LCD TV market. 

The B series and G series are the two new series that will be released from Sharp.  The B series is going to offer a 37" and 45" model (with 1920x1080 resolution), and the G series will offer consumers 1bit technology and Dolby surround, which is currently not available for the B series. The LCD TVs range from 26" to 65" in size, with two 37" and two 45" HD models.  All of the new models from Sharp will offer a contrast ratio of 1200:1, a response time of 6 milliseconds and a wider viewing angle of 176 degrees.
 
Some analysts have guessed that demand for LCD TVs will almost double in 2006 compared to last year. We recently reported that even CRT display company LG Philips has filed for bankruptcy due to the sharp decrease in demand for CRT displays. With the incredible amount of investments being put into flat panel displays, 2006 looks like it will be one of the biggest years for flat panel manufacturers.

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Awesome
By Gigahertz19 on 1/29/2006 7:12:08 PM , Rating: 2
I'll buy a HDTV as soon as I can get one that I can watch high definition TV on and use it also as a big computer monitor. I know alot TV's can already do that but the resolution is not high enough for PC usage. Only the screens built for computers have high enough resolutions but then they don't have all the ports like HDTV's have. Once they combine a computer LCD monitor and a HDTV LCD into one I'll be the first to buy one.

I want a monitor like the 30" Dell LCD 3007WFP....ultra high resolution for computer games but also be able to watch HDTV on it. If only Dell could have added HDMI, Component/Composite ports and some other stuff to make it into a kick ass HDTV instead of just a huge computer monitor.

No point buying that big of a screen for just computer usage.




RE: Awesome
By SLCentral on 1/29/2006 7:23:33 PM , Rating: 2
I think 1920x1080 is plenty for PC usage ;). Considering the Dell and Apple monitors are 2560x1600, it's not that much of a sacrafice. Plus, I have the Apple 30" and watch a lot of HD on it, and it does not look as good as it does on a native HDTV because it has to upconvert the video since the resolution is higher then native.


RE: Awesome
By Gigahertz19 on 1/29/2006 7:40:10 PM , Rating: 2
They need to create one that can look both awesome while watching HDTV and using it as a computer monitor. How hard can it be to add TV connections to a LCD like the 3007WFP? Not hard at all but they don't because if they created one like that they'd lose sales.

I know a lot of people were upset that all the different connections were left off the 3007WFP. Dell did not overlook this or forget to add them in the design process. It is a business decision.

If they left the connections on this moniter it would chew into their LCD and Plasma TV product line sales. Many people would opt for this moniter instead of a Dell 30" LCD TV because of the extremely higher native resolution.

It would be a bad business model for Dell to have a product that would directly cut into the sales for another product of the same size.


RE: Awesome
By KristopherKubicki (blog) on 1/29/2006 8:02:09 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
How hard can it be to add TV connections to a LCD like the 3007WFP? Not hard at all but they don't because if they created one like that they'd lose sales.


They do not because of the tarrifs. There is a huge difference in the import tax on an LCD monitor and an LCD TV. If only a few people are going to be using it for a TV, there is no reason for Dell to pay the additional taxes on it *and* the cost of the tuner.

There were a few Samsung units in Korea that had a modular tuner that would plug into the back of a bunch of Samsung displays, but i dont think the idea ever took off because of HDTV signals.

Kristopher


RE: Awesome
By abhaxus on 1/29/2006 8:08:13 PM , Rating: 2
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If they left the connections on this moniter it would chew into their LCD and Plasma TV product line sales. Many people would opt for this moniter instead of a Dell 30" LCD TV because of the extremely higher native resolution.


this is a completely ridiculous statement because the 30" monitor is far more expensive (and probably far higher profit margin) than the comparable LCD TV models that dell offers.

The 30" LCD monitor is $2200 and has no real "features" aside from the ultra high resolution. The 32" Dell TV is $1549 right now and has a tuner and speakers. I can't imagine that the extra resolution really causes the monitor to be $700 more expensive. They are certainly making more money on it. With extra inputs they coul have easily charged more for it (200 more). That's pure profit.

I would personally love to have a true 16:9 LCD monitor that's 1080p. I am somewhat bothered by the lack of a standard (either 1680x1050 or 1920x1200 and 16:10 instead of 16:9) as I plan to watch a lot of movies and HD on my monitor whenever I get one. Still waiting for a 23" 1080p LCD TV to snatch up and replace my 19" CRT with.


RE: Awesome
By gplracer on 1/29/2006 10:23:12 PM , Rating: 2
The problem with lcd displays is the fixed pixel resolution. My old crt Toshiba 65" cinema series still looks great. I bet it also makes regular resolution cable tv look a lot better than a lcd.


same boat as gigahertz19
By y2chuck on 1/30/2006 2:16:16 PM , Rating: 2
I've given up even looking at dumping my tube tv for lcd/plasma/dlp.

My brother has a 37" Aquos and DVD's look great for the most part, cable looks like crap and there is noticable ghosting during fast motion sequences in movies.

Too many choices, too many mis-leading specs/advertising and not enough standardization for me to make a good choice. I'd have to quit my job for a week just to read all the crap I should know about before buying one.




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