Thin is in at IFA 2008, and Sharp's LCD lineup leads off with the super-skinny XS1 Aquos series LCD. A 23mm thick 1080p 52- or 65-inch panel packing 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 100Hz motion processing and detachable speaker system, halves it's
previous 5cm best from May of this year. Old school fat LCD fans can look forward to the D65E line, pulling 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and claiming an "environmentally conscious design" for Sharp's premium range, in sizes from 32- to 52-inch models, with prices to match from €899 to €2299. Of course, none of this would be right without a matching Blu-ray player, and Sharp has announced the BD-HP21H, a Bonus View Profile 1.1 model with a quick-start mode, but like the XS1 lacks pricing info that would make it so much juicier. All are due in the UK in October, we should hope for more details before then.
UPDATE: Add a few more zeros onto that contrast ratio -- 1,000,000:1 -- Thanks, celle!
posted Aug 28th 2008 8:15AM
The XS1 is a RGB-LED-LCD with 1.000.000:1 contrast!
www.sharp.de/presse/extra/prmeldung190.html
Hatte mich auch schon gewundert, Marcel! :)
This wondered me too with this low dynamic contrast. The XS1 has a very deep black level, Sharp announced.