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CES 2009 Press Conference: SHARP live blog

by Adam Berger on Jan 7, 2009 at 02:45 PM

Sharp logoWelcome to the SHARP press conference at CES.  We’ll be live blogging this event as everyone is interested to see what plans SHARP has for 2009.  It will be interesting to see what direction SHARP will take with their Aquos LCD tvs. In prior year the company has first gone large (108” to be exact) and then started going a bit thinner. What will be next; shaving more millimeters off, increasing contrast ratios, 3D, image refresh rates… I guess we’ll all find out in 15 minutes.

As always, hit Ctrl+R or F5 to refresh this live blog.


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Live Updates

03:36 PMRobert Nelson said:

Looks like the announcements are over with, time to get some pictures. And the QA begins…

03:35 PMRobert Nelson said:

Also announced is two new AQUOS Home Theater Systems, and two new 2.1 Channel Sound Bars.
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03:34 PMRobert Nelson said:

Sharp is also announcing two new AQUOS Blu-ray players, the BD-HP22U and the BD-HP16U. Both support BD-ROM Profile 2.0

03:31 PMRobert Nelson said:

They are introducing several new 40-inch models, all of which are 1080p.

03:28 PMRobert Nelson said:

And by ACQUOS D I really meant AQUOS BD

03:26 PMRobert Nelson said:

ACQUOS D Series in five screen sizes, first LCD TV with a built-in Blu-ray player.
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03:25 PMRobert Nelson said:

Bob Scaglione is taking the stage to introduce some new products for the upcoming year.

03:22 PMJG Mason said:

Sharp will be offering consumers free recycling program with MRM recycling with at least one location in every state.  Check them out at mrmrecycling.com…

03:19 PMJG Mason said:

What is on tap for 2009?  Blu-ray integration, different colored boxes and a fight for consumers dollars…

03:13 PMJG Mason said:

Mike Troetti, President Sharp Electronics US tells us Sharp is in the top 3 LCD and has grown 10% year over year.  Their growth segment was 40+ inches.

03:10 PMRobert Nelson said:

LCD remains dominant in flat panel technology, while OLED is “promising” but not yet ready.

03:08 PMJG Mason said:

Koshima relates that the LCD market will tank in 2009 but rebound in 2010.  So they are building a new plant in Japan.

03:05 PMJG Mason said:

“Change your TV / Change your Life” is the tag line this year.

03:04 PMRobert Nelson said:

Doug Koshima has taken the stage
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03:04 PMJG Mason said:

Iyaz will be struggling to get images upload as he is rattling off images of the many TVs on stage.

03:03 PMJG Mason said:

We are live at Sharp’s press conference…
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