Sharp cranks out new XL2E and X20E AQUOS HDTVs

Not wanting to be outdone by all those other guys loosing LCDs at IFA, Sharp has stepped up and unveiled two new lineups of AQUOS sets in Berlin. The XL2E series, which includes models 42-, 46-, and 52-inches in size, will all offer up 100Hz technology, be Full HD ready, and will even support 24p. Moreover, the trio will tout a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, a built-in DVB-T tuner (and an analog one, too), VGA input, integrated speakers, and three HDMI connectors to boot. As for the X20E series, you'll find 32-, 37-, 42-, 46-, and 52-inch flavors, all of which support 1080p24, feature three HDCP-compliant HDMI ports, and "a slot for CI cards to receive pay TV." The new AQUOS members are slated to land in Europe sometime before the year's end, but pricing details look to still be up in the air.

[Via Pocket-Lint]

[Irfan @ Sep 1st 2007 11:43PM]

why not 120hz?

[Irfan @ Sep 1st 2007 11:43PM]

oh wait these arent for the US are they

[Sauerkraut @ Sep 2nd 2007 12:55AM]

It's nice and all but where's the hot asian girl :P

[Darkest Daze @ Sep 2nd 2007 6:09AM]

Still waiting for the 120hz(USA) and LED backlights before I look at replacing my CRT. I just hope they get them out ASAP, so the prices will drop sooner.

[russ @ Sep 2nd 2007 1:53PM]

I just got back from being at the IFA all day. The 1" thick TV was for me the most excited thing. I took a video of it appearing out of a thin line. Sharp also had their Japanese domestic market phones out on display, including a demo of Wansegu (the mobile TV segment of channels in Japan). I hope all the US/Euro visitors see the phones and start to demand them for their own markets.