Sharp's 46/42/37-inch AQUOS X series grabs world's thinnest title

In an odd yet titillating contest to offer the world's thinnest TV, Sharp just took gold. Their 34.4-mm (1.35-inch) thin LCDs comes in 46-, 42-, and 37-inch models. These lookers aren't just skinny though, they're dense as a product waif too. Each comes stuffed with a 120MHz panel offering a 15,000:1 dynamic contrast, 450 cd/m2 brightness, and 12-bit BDE color value rendering for smooth image quality. Add to it a 1-bit digital amplifier, 3-way 8-speaker system, and a vast suite of jacks including 3x 1080p HDMI 1.3a inputs, DVI for your PC, Ethernet, and Firewire and you'll seriously consider setting aside the dough for a new set when these hit Japan in March. How much? Nothing announced... but does it matter?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 24th 2008 5:48AM]

Have they sorted the bloody banding problem in this range though!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 24th 2008 7:44AM]

yea... whats the fascination with how thin a panel if they dont make the image better?

Maybe the panel width was the only thing they could control/improve?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 24th 2008 7:46AM]

not saying these thin displays aren't better internally... just saying theres too much focus on how thin, and as Ben said, its for nothing more than bragging rights.

"if you have to explain to your guests WHY its cool..."

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 24th 2008 9:55AM]

I think you mean 120 Hz, not 120 MHz. It's not a Pentium, it's a panel.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2008 1:58AM]

this new thin panel probably has a horrible pq, considering it's Sharp and its an LCD piece of junk.