HDTV Beat » Sharp LCD HDTVs http://www.hdtvbeat.com On the pulse of the TV industry Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:52:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Sharp Opens New 10th Generation LCD Plant http://www.hdtvbeat.com/sharp-opens-new-10th-generation-lcd-plant/2009/10/ http://www.hdtvbeat.com/sharp-opens-new-10th-generation-lcd-plant/2009/10/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:47:14 +0000 Chance Stevens http://www.hdtvbeat.com/?p=215 According to TWICE:

The Sharp Green Front Sakai facility will include manufacturing plants for LCD panels as well as thin-film solar cells.

The LCD plan will start out with a production capacity of 36,000 substrates per month, gradually ramping up to 72,000 substrates per month.

Sharp will use its proprietary UV2A4 photo-alignment technology at the plant to produce high-contrast, energy-efficient panels of 40 inches and larger.

Each 10th-generation glass substrate measures 2,880 by 3,130mm, each of which can be cut up to produce smaller screen sizes for LCD TVs. The more efficient plant operations will result in ever larger LCD TVs at attractive price points for the consumer, the company said.

Each substrate can yield six 60-inch class panels or 15 40-inch class panels.

The two screen sizes are increasingly becoming critical spots in the market. The company believes demand for the 60-inch LCD category will grow as the rear-projection category recedes and consumers seek out affordable large-screens for their main viewing rooms.

You can read more our other Sharps UV2A panel technology coverage here.

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]]> http://www.hdtvbeat.com/sharp-opens-new-10th-generation-lcd-plant/2009/10/feed/ 0 LN65B650 Samsung LCD HDTV Pushes Size & Price Limits http://www.hdtvbeat.com/ln65b650-samsung-lcd-hdtv-pushes-size-price-limits/2009/09/ http://www.hdtvbeat.com/ln65b650-samsung-lcd-hdtv-pushes-size-price-limits/2009/09/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:35:59 +0000 Chance Stevens http://www.hdtvbeat.com/?p=34 Samsung LN65B650

The LN65B650 is 240Hz, 1080p, 65 inch LCD HDTV.  This is probably one of the largest commercially avaible LCD HDTVs on the market today.  With an MSRP of $6,000 Samsung isn’t expecting to sell a whole bunch of these.  Keep reading to learn more abou this television. 

Lots of people have been talking about this television since it was announced:

- AVRev has an actual review of the LN65B650 here

- AVS Forum has a great, informational thread here

Amazon.com is selling the LN65B650 for $5,399 with free shipping  which is a healthy discount from it’s MSRP.

Stay tuned for more information.

[Update – the manual for this television can be found here (PDF alert)

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]]> http://www.hdtvbeat.com/ln65b650-samsung-lcd-hdtv-pushes-size-price-limits/2009/09/feed/ 0 Sharp’s New UV2A Technology To Boost LCD HDTV Performance http://www.hdtvbeat.com/sharps-new-uv2a-technology-to-boost-lcd-hdtv-performance/2009/09/ http://www.hdtvbeat.com/sharps-new-uv2a-technology-to-boost-lcd-hdtv-performance/2009/09/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:11:44 +0000 Chance Stevens http://www.hdtvbeat.com/?p=16

Sharp has a lot more going for it than just a new line of LED HDTVs, they are also generating buzz over their new UV2A screen technology.  This new technology will work to help produce darker blacks.  There will be some additional gains with regards to improving contrast ratio, response time, and energy consumption.

While they are planning on starting production in October, it may be until 2010 until HDTVs with this technology make their way to the US of A.

[Source: Crunchgear]

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