Sharp introduces the world’s first AQUOS with built-in Blu-ray recorder

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Sharp to Introduce AQUOS DX Series—World’s First*1 LCD TVs with Built-In Blu-ray Disc Recorders—Featuring 16 Models Including Three Color Variations

Sharp Corporation will introduce into the Japanese market the 16-model AQUOS DX Series (including 52V-, 46V-, 42V-, 37V-, 32V-, and 26V-inch*2 models), the world’s first series of LCD TVs equipped with Blu-ray Disc Recorders.

Consumers can experience a new TV entertainment lifestyle by not only watching TV, but also playing Blu-ray Discs and DVDs and recording in HD on Blu-ray Discs, all with a single unit.

Complicated connecting cables are unnecessary thanks to the all-in-one design and the single remote control achieves a new level of simple, easy operability for all consumers. For example, consumers can navigate the TV-viewing, disc-playing, recording, and pre-set record functions all with just one action, and the newly developed Motion Guide offers “one-shot” disc playing by playing discs automatically when they are inserted.

As for recording and playing media, the Digital W Tuner lets consumers record programs while watching TV, and the H.264/AVC (Advanced Video Coding) standard of the MPEG-4 suite enables 5X extended HD video recording (5X Mode)*3, which allows for extended recording time while retaining the same exact full-HD quality as the original high-definition broadcast. The DX Series also features 2X Mode and 3X Mode with Full-Capture Extended HD Recording, which allows recording of audio surround-sound data and extended HD recording while keeping intact the program data links embedded in the original video*4.

The TV itself is made from a high-class, high-quality Kameyama LCD panel*5 that achieves a remarkable feeling of depth and delivers high-gradation images with smooth picture quality. Plus, the DX Series comes complete with Sharp’s 1-Bit digital amp to faithfully recreate original sounds and its side-port Bass Reflex Speaker to deliver powerful deep bass sounds from a compact sound system.

Sharp, always at the forefront of the flat-panel TV industry with AQUOS, now offers a new kind of product that incorporates the best in image quality, sound quality, design, and environmental performance to provide consumers with an all-encompassing entertainment experience.

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Product name : Terrestrial/BS/CS110° Digital High-Definition (HD) LCD TV
Nickname : AQUOS

Model name

• LC-52DX1-B/-W
• LC-46DX1-B/-W
• LC-42DX1-B/-W/-R

Color

• LC-52DX1-B/-W-Black and white
• LC-46DX1-B/-W-Black and white
• LC-42DX1-B/-W/-R-Black, white, red

Dot count (H x V) : Full HD (1,920 x 1,080)

Design type : Bottom-speaker design

Suggested retail price : Open

Date of introduction in Japan : November 20, 2008

Initial monthly production : 4,000 units, 5,000 units, 10,000 units

Product name : Terrestrial/BS/CS110° Digital High-Definition (HD) LCD TV
Nickname: AQUOS

Model name

• LC-37DX1-B/-W/-R
• LC-32DX1-B/-W/-R
• LC-26DX1-B/-W/-R

Color

• LC-37DX1-B/-W/-R=Black, white, red
• LC-32DX1-B/-W/-R=Black, white, red
• LC-26DX1-B/-W/-R=Black, white, red

Dot count (H x V)

• Full HD(1,920 x 1,080)
• HD (1,366 x 768)

Design type : Bottom-speaker design

Suggested retail price : Open

Date of introduction in Japan : November 20, 2008

Initial monthly production : 15,000 units, 33,000 units, 13,000 units

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The DX series also features a 1-bit digital amp, digital W tuner to enable users to record video while watching TV. Content is recorded in H.264/AVC, which records at 5x extended HD video or roughly 22 hours of video on a 50GB disc. The sets range from 26- to 52-inches (26- and 32-inch models are only 720p) and will be available in Japan starting November 20. Pricing is not yet available.