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Ja das 1080p Signal wird einfach als 1080i/50 oder 60 an den TV weitergegeben, wo es dann wieder deinterlaced wird.

auf diese Antwort bin ich auch bereits "gespannt" ...

Hi, ich habe mal etwas in dem AVS-Forum gestöbert:

2006 Sharp Aquos line (with FAQ)

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New 57-inch Aquos LC-57D90U
5-wavelength backlight
Contrast ratio: 1,500:1
Response time: 4 ms
1920x1080 resolution
Tuners: NTSC/ATSC/QAM/CableCard
Inputs: HDMI, DVI-I, i-Link/FireWire/IEEE 1394 (2), component (2)
Titanium finish; detachable bottom speakers
Available in March
MSRP: $16,000

New Aquos D90/D50 line (LC-45D90U, LC-37D90U, LC-32D50U)
(UPDATE 3/7/06: Sharp no longer plans to offer the 45D90U. Click here for details.)
4-wavelength backlight (45- and 37-inch only)
Contrast ratio: 1,200:1
Response time: 6 ms
1920x1080 resolution (45- and 37-inch); 1366x768 (32-inch)
Tuners: NTSC/ATSC/QAM
Inputs: HDMI (2), DVI-I, DTVLink/FireWire/IEEE 1394, component
Titanium finish
Detachable bottom speakers (45- and 37-inch); fixed bottom speakers (32-inch)
Available in May
MSRP: LC-45D90U $5,000; LC-37D90U $3,500; LC-32D50U $2,300

New Aquos D40 line (LC-45D40U, LC-37D40U, LC-32D40U, LC-26D40U)
Contrast ratio: 1,200:1
Response time: 6 ms
1366x768 resolution
Tuners: NTSC/ATSC/QAM
Inputs: HDMI (2), component (2)
Piano black finish; fixed bottom speakers
Available in March
MSRP: LC-45D40U $4,000; LC-37D40U $3,000; LC-32D40U $1,800; LC-26D40U $1,300

So are these the "Bravia XBR killers" we were hoping for?

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2006 full line Aquos brochure (PDF, 1.8 MB)

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Frequently Asked Questions (special thanks to Mike53)

Q: Why is CableCard not listed for sets 45 inches and smaller?
A: Sharp has dropped CableCard slots for sets 45 inches and smaller. A small percentage of owners use them, and with flat-panel manufacturers under heavy pressure to keep prices low, CableCard slots were an easy place to cut costs.

Q: Will the 1080p sets accept 1080p input?
A: The 37D90U accepts 1080p input via both HDMI and DVI for HTPC compatibility. (The 45D90U would have as well, but Sharp no longer plans to offer that model.) The 65-inch and 57-inch D90 sets do not, but only because they're based on last year's technology. Future 65- and 57-inch sets will accept 1080p input.

Q: Will these sets include Sharp's Color Management System (CMS)?
A: Only the 65- and 57-inch sets. Sets 45 inches and smaller have only basic picture controls. This is because Sharp has changed the processing from proprietary Sharp chipsets to Trident chipsets that do not allow for detailed color controls.

Q: Why no side-mounted speakers this year?
A: Sharp has found that more buyers prefer bottom-mounted speakers for an easier fit in armoires, built-in niches and other spaces with fixed horizontal dimensions.

Q: Are the stands removable to allow for wall mounting?
A: Yes, on all models.

Q: Why are the high-end models all titanium?
A: Sharp has found that more buyers see titanium as a "high-end" look.

Q: Do any of these sets offer picture-in-picture (PIP)?
A: No.

Q: What does "piano black finish" mean on the D40s?
A: The D40 series has a charcoal-gray case with a thick, gloss-black insert around the screen. Go here to see a photo.

Q: It's March. When will I find the D40s in stores?
A: The 45D40U and 37D40U have begun showing up in stores. The 32D40U is shipping later and may not be widely available until the beginning of April.

Q: There's a big gap between the 45-inch and 57-inch sets. Will Sharp offer a 52-inch 1080p set sometime in the future?
A: Mark your calendar for October 2006.

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Last edited by CaseCom : 03-25-06 at 12:07 PM. Reason: updated availability


und hier noch was zum Farb-Management-System, das Sharp wohl künftig einsetzen will:

Regarding Trident, I don't know if this is the chipset Sharp is using...

http://www.tridentmicro.com/products.asp

DCRe™: The Digital Cinema Reality Engine
The SVP EX™ family features Trident's Digital Cinema Reality Engine or DCRe™. DCReTM video processing features deliver optimal video fidelity to offer consumers compelling, cinema-like video images. DCRe includes:

Triple ten-bit ADC to dramatically reduce visible video signal conversion artifacts.

Ten-bit 3D color decoder to eliminate annoying "false color" artifacts and improve overall contrast.

Ten-bit dual-channel 1080i motion-adaptive de-interlacers to provide cinema-like motion video quality from any type of video source material.

Ten-bit dual-channel scaler to insure crisp images regardless of the display resolution.

Ten-bit dual-channel color processor with blue-stretch, green-stretch, skin-color correction, and white-balance control to offer vivid, bright colors previously available only in the most sophisticated internally-developed designs of consumer electronics OEMs.

Ten-bit display interface to support today's most advanced flat displays.

Advanced content-adaptive 3D noise reduction to dramatically reduce the popping and crackling that is especially prevalent on today's LCD TVs.

Enhanced horizontal and vertical sharpness controls that set a new level in sharpness for advanced TVs.

Programmable LCD overdrive to eliminate the blurring of fast-moving objects that is common to many LCD displays.

Integrated VBI slicer and V-chip/closed-caption/teletext accelerator to support world-wide TV data and messaging needs.

Full-screen 16-bit bit-mapped OSD powered by a 2D-graphics accelerator to enable beautiful, intuitive, windows-based user interfaces that enhance the functionality of advanced TVs.

Viele Grüße Micha

Noch ein paar interessante LInks, nicht nur für Sharp-Fans...

http://www.myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancemetric.html

http://www.soundandv...id=5&article_id=1137

http://news.designtechnica.com/talkback47.html

Grüsse Micha

Sharp verlängert ab sofort seine Garantie für alle neuen LCD-TV von 2 auf 3 Jahre (vorausgesetzt man lässt sich registrieren).

Siehe:http://www.satundkab...read&order=0&thold=0

Merkwürdig, habe meinen Aquos im letzten Jahr beim Fachhändler gekauft, und da war bereits eine dreijährige Garantie enthalten ...

Habe mit der Sharp-Helpline kurz Rücksprache gehalten, und der Mitarbeiter war von dieser Meldung ebenso überrascht wie ich, da es ja vorher bereits die 3 Jahre Garantie gab !

Und extra registrieren müsse man sich als Käufer auch nicht ...

Gruss

Wolfgang

Hier ist noch ein Update der Antwort von Sharp:

We are sorry for reply late. I will answer your question.

1)1080P issue?
Both GE2 and D90U version cannot accept native 1080P signals.(They accept only 1080i signals.) We plan 1080P in future models.

2)Backlight issue
Both GE2 and D90U models have 4-color-backlight and red LED.
In the US catalog, this is explained as 5-color-backlight,
but they are the same specification.(We are sorry for confusing you.)

In addition, 57GE2 in Cebit is Japanese domestic model. The sale of 57" model in Europe market is not decided yet.

About Kameyama's 2nd factory information.
http://sharp-world.com/corporate/news/050630.html

Irgendwo hatte ich gehört, dass Sharp in der neuen Fabrik vorrangig Größen von 45"/46" (8 Stk./Glas) bzw. 52" (6 Stk./Glas) fertigen wird.

Hier noch ein paar englische Bedienungsanleitungen:
http://www.sharpusa.com/products/TypeManuals/0,1083,127,00.html

Grüße Michael

Hat hier "rein zufällig" irgendjemand neue Infos zu den neuen 42", 46" und 52"-Modellen, die im Herbst rauskommen sollen?
Grüße Micha