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Sharp to Release World’s First 8k TV – Next Month

by Tom Allen

Sharp will begin selling an 8k TV in October this year – the first-such model to be made commercially available. Known as the LV-85001, the unit will be an 85″ set costing ¥15.2 million …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| sharp| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Sharp is Too Private

by Tom Allen

Sharp’s presence this year was extremely disappointing. Although the stand was quite large, and in a central location in Hall 6, most of it was private. There was no-one around to answer questions, and …

Sharp Brings BigPad to Midwich

by Tom Allen

The ‘most advanced Big Pad model to date’ has been introduced by Sharp, and will be unveiled at Midwich Technology Exposed on 16th and 17th September (we will be attending – TA). An 80″ …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 36

Sharp Slims Large Displays

by Tom Allen

Sharp has expanded its high-end digital signage range, the PN-E series, with two large-format models: the 60″ PN-E603 and 70″ PN-E703. Designed for 24/7 use, these displays feature edge-LED backlights to reduce their depth …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Sharp Rumours Start Again

by Helen Vince

Sharp has denied the latest rumours concerning the future of its LCD business. The Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, had reported that the company was considering spinning off its its LCD unit into a …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Hisense Prepares for ULED Launch

by Milos Pavlovic

Hisense revealed two new UltraHD TVs at an event in Times Square in late August, using its ‘ULED’ (UltraHD resolution with display enhancements) technology. The 65″ H10 (ULED) and 55″ H9 TVs are Hisense’s …

Reuters: Sharp Resumes Talks With Hon Hai

by Tom Allen

Sources have told Reuters that Sharp is talking to Hon Hai about a potential spin-off of its FPD business. The sources said that the new unit would receive investment from Hon Hai, and possible …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 34

Sharp Returns to Munich

by Tom Allen

Sharp has announced, after a one-year absence, that it will return to OVAB’s Munich Digital Signage Conference in 2015. Returning to the show is part of Sharp’s new, aggressive promotion strategy.

Business as Usual for Sharp Professional

by Chris Chinnock

That’s the message that Gary Bailer, Sharp’s Director of Product Management, Information Display Products told us in a phone interview. “It is important to communicate this message to our customer base following a lot …

Tags:Hisense| LFD - Large Format Display| Manufacturing| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Foxxum Scores Sharp Win

by Tom Allen

UMC, the European licence holder of the Sharp TV brand (Sharp ‘Leaves’ TVs in Europe) has signed an exclusive five-year contract with Foxxum. Foxxum’s smart TV solution will be built into all newly-developed Sharp …

Sharp Result 31/07/15

by Yvette Raikes

Sharp recorded Q1 net losses of ¥34.0 billion ($273 million), up on losses for the same quarter last year of ¥1.8 billion ($14 million), on revenue which slipped to ¥618.3 billion ($4.98 billion) from …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Another TV Market Exit by Sharp

by Tom Allen

First, Sharp began licensing its low-end TVs in the USA; next, it licensed its entire European TV business to UMC (Sharp ‘Leaves’ TVs in Europe). This move was followed by a complete withdrawal from …