Sharp to Debut 85″ 8K Monitor at ISE

Sharp will be one of a few stands to debut 8K (7680×4320) displays at ISE. Technically, Sharp’s 8K officially debuted last fall but most people have never seen the 85” monitor since only shipped a handful of them. It lists around $150,000 (137,000 Euros) Part of the Super H-Vision line, the LV-85001 uses Sharp’s IGZO […]

Sharp to Debut 85″ 8K Monitor at ISE

News Alert: Someone’s Buying Sharp, Or They’re Going Out of Business

One thing is clear — if Sharp doesn’t take one of the two competing offers to buy them, they won’t survive. According to the Wall Street Journal, Taiwan’s Foxconn (known most famously for making the Microsoft Xbox and Apple’s iPhone and iPads) and Japan’s Innovation Network Corp. are in a bidding war for Sharp Corporation […]

News Alert: Someone’s Buying Sharp, Or They’re Going Out of Business

Sharp Intros New 80″ Signage Display and 60″ AQUOS BOARD

The Sharp PN-E Series has added a new 80″ class (80″ diagonal) PN-E803 professional LCD monitor to the 70″ Class (69.5″ diagonal) PN-E703 and 60″ class (60.1″ diagonal) PN-E603 models. The PN-E803 display combines 1080p image quality and a thin profile designed for professional signage solutions for a wide range of applications. The new PN-E803 monitor replaces the PN-E802 monitor. The PN-E803 display is […]

Sharp Intros New 80″ Signage Display and 60″ AQUOS BOARD

Here Comes 8K

Sharp Electronics showed an 8K TV at CES. That’s 7,680×4,320 pixels (that’s 33 megapixels). But, they’ll never ship it. Why? Well, Sharp exited the consumer TV business earlier this year. But, the commercial AV version will be ready to ship next month — at least in the U.S. It will ship in Europe and Asia […]

Here Comes 8K

A Sharp Blog: Why Use 4K Ultra HD Resolution for Signage?

As the evolution of professional displays accelerates, it’s a challenge to stay on top of the industry’s next big innovation. Today, 4K Ultra High Definition (4K Ultra HD) is the optimal resolution for digital signage. Here is everything you need to know about it: What exactly is 4K Ultra HD resolution and how does it compare […]

A Sharp Blog: Why Use 4K Ultra HD Resolution for Signage?

Of Pies and Flat Panels: Sharp’s New Recipe

Humor me for a minute. Imagine you own a cherry company that has a cherry orchard and makes cherry pie.  The upside is that people like the pie, they recognize your brand, and they buy it frequently. There is a problem though.  It costs a lot to grow your own cherries.  In fact, you have […]

Of Pies and Flat Panels: Sharp’s New Recipe

Sharp Ships 80″ AQUOS Board

The new Sharp 80″ Class (80″ diagonal) PN-L803C AQUOS BOARD interactive display system is marketed as Sharp’s answer to collaboration. It features 10-point capacitive multi-touch, edge-to-edge glass and an intuitive interface that does feel like you are writing on a conventional whiteboard. In addition, up to four people can write onscreen at the same time, […]

Sharp Ships 80″ AQUOS Board

Is TV Dying?

It’s no secret that there’s a generation of kids that aren’t watching TV on the giant enchanted box that fills the living room of most homes around the world. In fact, most of the Millenials and all of Generation X (nearly everyone below the age of 30, basically) have an obsession with watching TV programs […]

Is TV Dying?

Sharp Exits Consumer TV Market in Americas — Sort of (Updated)

Reuters reported this morning that Sharp Corporation has decided to exit the TV market in North and South America. They’ve not been profitable in the TV market in years and after a $2 Billion refinance, they promised to eliminate 5,000 jobs — this was the best and easiest way to do that. Cut the department […]

Sharp Exits Consumer TV Market in Americas — Sort of (Updated)

Sharp Video Wall Is in Full Fashion at French Designer’s NYC Retail Store

When a French fashion company opened a store in Manhattan’s trendy SoHo neighborhood, it wanted a specific architecture style. However, a major concern was that the store’s existing skylights would wash out any video screens. Sharp professional displays proved to be the right monitors for the job. Business Environment Challenges A world-famous French fashion designer […]

Sharp Video Wall Is in Full Fashion at French Designer’s NYC Retail Store

Sharp Finally Debuts 80″ Commercial LED Smart TV

The Sharp 80″ Class (80″ diagonal) LC-80LE661U hybrid, commercial-grade LED smart TV is finally available for order. The big brother of the 70″ and 60″ class models (69.5″ and 60.1″ diagonal, respectively) claims a 4 million:1 dynamic contrast for deeper blacks and whiter whites, as well as a 240 Hz Refresh Rate. The LC-80LE661U commercial […]

Sharp Finally Debuts 80″ Commercial LED Smart TV

Sharp Launches Its First 55 With an Ultra-Slim Bezel

Sharp is expanding its PN-V video wall series with the launch of its first 55″ class (54.6″ diagonal) PN-V551 LED Ultra-Slim Bezel professional monitor. With a bezel-to-bezel width of just 3.5mm, the PN-V551 features Sharp’s Uniform Color Calibration Technology (UCCT), the industry’s first and only factory calibration process that delivers out-of-the box pixel to pixel […]

Sharp Launches Its First 55 With an Ultra-Slim Bezel

Sharp Is Back in Europe

There were many rumors about Sharp’s demise in Europe, but they were wrong. Although the company did have a re-organization, its strong new interactive and 4K product portfolio will help boost it in 2015. Here, Sharp’s director of marketing in Europe, Michael Bailly, talks about the company’s new line and all that is going on […]

Sharp Is Back in Europe

Sharp Intros 70″ 4K Ultra HD With PN-H701

Sharp has launched its first pro-grade 70″ UHD resolution (3,840 x 2,160) display first professional grade LED-lit LCD. Using an ultra-slim aluminum bezel, it’s designed for 24/7 operation. Measuring just 9 millimeters (top/right/left), Sharp says it’s the narrowest, thinnest and lightest display in its class. It can be used in both portrait and landscape formats, […]

Sharp Intros 70″ 4K Ultra HD With PN-H701

Microsoft Has Figured Out What Sharp, InFocus, SMART Technologies and Clary Icon Already Knew

Although SMART Technologies invented the interactive whiteboard market, and therefore indirectly invented the interactive display market, companies like InFocus — with Mondopad — and Clary Icon as well as Sharp have developed it into more of a mainstream product category in recent years. So much so that Microsoft has now, well, copied it — but, […]

Microsoft Has Figured Out What Sharp, InFocus, SMART Technologies and Clary Icon Already Knew

Panel Makers LCD TV Target Growing by Only 3 Percent in 2015, as They Shift to Larger Sizes

We collect business plans of TV panel makers in the Quarterly LCD TV Value Chain & Insight Report, and the current 2015 target is 257M, up only 3 percent Y/Y from 2014, which is 249M, as described in the Quarterly Large-Area TFT Panel Shipment Report. However, 2015 will show strong area growth, as large panels […]

Panel Makers LCD TV Target Growing by Only 3 Percent in 2015, as They Shift to Larger Sizes

Sharp Ships THX Certified 4K TV

Sharp is finally shipping its AQUOS 4K UD27 line — a series of 55” to 70” THX 4K Certified Ultra HD LED TVs — which means they have passed more than 400 picture quality tests (via THX) to ensure that every pixel delivers precisely the scene the direct intended. The AQUOS 4K Ultra HD TVs […]

Sharp Ships THX Certified 4K TV

Sharp Intros New LCD Series for Signage Applications

Sharp’s new PN-Y Series display is available in 55-inch, 47-inch, 42-inch or 32-inch sizes with a 1920×1080 native resolution, LED-lit LCD. A built-in USB media player allows playback of still images and videos stored on a connected USB memory device and users can set up the system to play slideshows of promotional or informational content […]

Sharp Intros New LCD Series for Signage Applications

Polycom and Crestron Use Sharp BOARD to Compete with Cisco

The recent success of the new MX Series from Cisco is driving Sharp Imaging, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, and its 80-inch (diagonal) AQUOS BOARD (PN-L802B) to partner with Crestron (for the RL) and the Polycom (for the CX8000) group collaboration solutions. The interactive display comes as part of Crestron and Polycom’s Lync Room […]

Polycom and Crestron Use Sharp BOARD to Compete with Cisco

Sharp Ships 24” 10-Point Touchscreen LCD

Sharp’s new LL-S242A-W is a 24” LED-lit LCD touch screen that offers 1,920×1,080 resolution monitor with a viewing angle of 178 degrees, both horizontally and vertically. It includes 10-point multi-touch capability that also features handwriting support via a fine-tipped touch pen. One cool feature is that a palm cancelation function prioritizes pen recognition, so you […]

Sharp Ships 24” 10-Point Touchscreen LCD

Customer Service — It’s Where the Money Is

In September, I wrote about the struggle I sometimes feel when thinking about whether to develop a strong relationship with a vendor/manufacturer or to play the field. I decided to revisit that topic after some recent experiences, and some recent news. One of the major reasons I questioned whether we would stay with a certain […]

Customer Service — It’s Where the Money Is

Sharp Launches 4K Multi-Touch LCD

Sharp’s new PN-K322B is a commercial-grade 32″ 4K resolution (3,840×2,160 pixels) LCD monitor using its IGZO technology, the company’s first 4K res monitor using multi-touch technology. Sharp’s IGZO technology is an energy-efficient LCD that enables smaller-sized pixels; the company has a dedicated microsite that explains the technology here. Brightness is spec’d at 300 cd/m2. Inputs […]

Sharp Launches 4K Multi-Touch LCD

Sharp Ships New AQUOS Q+ TV Series With 4K

Sharp this month announced the nationwide availability of its AQUOS Q+ series of televisions, which Sharp first showed at CES this year. The Q+ line feature 10 million more subpixels than standard Full HD, for more detail, depth and color. Through a new process (Q+), the displays can take a 4K signal and play it […]

Sharp Ships New AQUOS Q+ TV Series With 4K

Sharp Introduces the wePresent WiPG-1500 Interactive Presentation Gateway

Sharp’s new wePresent WiPG-1500 is a wireless interactive presentation gateway for wirelessly connecting content and devices (BYOD) to the Sharp AQUOS BOARD interactive display system. With the WiPG-1500, users can wirelessly display documents, presentations, photos and videos from a PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet directly onto the Sharp AQUOS BOARD interactive display system, without using […]

Sharp Introduces the wePresent WiPG-1500 Interactive Presentation Gateway

Intercepted! AV Letters for Santa

It has been an interesting December to say the least.  I have been from the “79 and Sunny” of Rancho Santa Margarita to the subzero climate of Eden Prairie for the Milestone annual meeting, I have had to break the reality of Christmas traditions to my 10 year old daughter, and I have fought the […]

Intercepted! AV Letters for Santa

Sharp Adds to the PN-U Series with New PN-U473

The new PN-U473 from Sharp is a 47-inch LED backlit LCD monitor designed for commercial applications. It can run 24/7 and can be mounted in landscape or portrait configurations. The 40-pound PN-U473 is 2″ deep and is both LEED and ADA compliant. It offers 1920×1080 resolution; VGA, HDMI, DVI and DisplayPort inputs; 700 cd/m2 brightness; […]

Sharp Adds to the PN-U Series with New PN-U473

Sharp to Intro 32″ 4K Resolution IGZO Touch Screen Display

Sharp has launched a 32″ 4K resolution (3840×2160) touch-screen IGZO-based monitor. You may recall that IGZO (Indium gallium zinc oxide) is a TFT LCD that uses much smaller transistors behind each pixel — thus allowing more light pass an  is also considered as one of the most promising TFTs to eventually drive organic light-emitting diode […]

Sharp to Intro 32″ 4K Resolution IGZO Touch Screen Display

Sharp Intros 20-Inch LED Display That Can Be Used In Any Configuration

Sharp has debuted a unique, multi-touch LED 20″ display that can be used while flat, angled or while hanging or mounted. When flat, it can be mounted in tables or lecterns in classrooms. When angled, it sits at 75-degrees with the included stand. It can also be used as an interactive second computer monitor, or […]

Sharp Intros 20-Inch LED Display That Can Be Used In Any Configuration

Sharp Ships Commercial 90″ Display

Sharp’s PN-R903 is now shipping with no delay on orders. The 90″ display can be displayed in both portrait and landscape modes and uses an LED-lit 1920×1080 LCD panel that’s specified to output 700 cd/m2 of brightness. Specifically designed for commercial AV applications, the PN-R903 is designed for 24/7/365 use so it’s ideal for both […]

Sharp Ships Commercial 90″ Display

Sharp Launches LL-S201A 20″ MultiTouch Monitor

Sharp has debuted a unique-sized multi-touch LED that’s capable of being used flat, angled or handing on a wall. When flat, it can be used to mount in tables or lecterns in classrooms and when angled (75-degrees with the included stand). It can be used as a second computer monitor that’s touch-screen and interactive and […]

Sharp Launches LL-S201A 20″ MultiTouch Monitor

Sharp and CEC-Panda: The First Chinese-Japanese Joint TFT LCD Fab

By David Hsieh DisplaySearch Last week, Sharp announced that it will expand its alliance with CEC (China Electronics Corp.), the parent company of CEC-Panda, a Chinese TFT LCD panel maker. Sharp sold its Gen 6 line to CEC-Panda back in 2011, and now has decided to play an important role in CEC-Panda’s planned Gen 8 […]

Sharp and CEC-Panda: The First Chinese-Japanese Joint TFT LCD Fab

Say Goodbye to the Sharp That We Knew

Sharp sunk further in the fiscal year that ended in March and it has surrendered more control to its creditors in an effort to revive its businesses. As outgoing chairman Takahashi told reporters in Japan [source: DowJones Newswires], “We need to say goodbye to the Sharp that we knew in recent years. We need to be ready […]

Say Goodbye to the Sharp That We Knew