Technology is evolving. Now, the anticipated team up of LCD TV and Blu-ray discs had materialized. Sharp was ahead of the pack in the integration, as they release their very first LCD TV with a built-in Blu-ray disc player. However, you can’t buy the set right now. You would have to wait until November 20 for its official release. It’s going to be sold first in Japan, though. U.S. consumers would have to wait until December to have the product shipped to their shores.
There will be varying sizes for these television sets. The smallest would be the 26-inch version while the biggest is the cinematic 52-inch screen. Initial prices would be $1,700 to $5,000 in Japan. The prices may vary greatly in the U.S.
Called as the DX LCD TV series, this home entertainment system is Sharp’s last minute offering for the Christmas season. Hopefully, Christmas shoppers would not find the device a little too late for their shopping spree. It would certainly be a nice gift for the family.
With this new LCD TV, Sharp says that it is their response to the worldwide slumping economy, fierce competition, and adverse industry. We just hope that their offering is indeed timely – because otherwise, it could only mean loss for their company.
This new LCD TV from Sharp is also big on features as users can watch a channel while record an entirely different TV show simultaneously. The Blu-ray disc player the TV is equipped with is capable of burning using the MPEG4 format. One 25GB Blu-ray disc can hold as much as 11 hours of high definition video.
In Japan, TV’s like these can be considered as a bargain. Blu-ray discs add as much as $100 to $200 premium to buyers. Sharp expects that the worldwide electronics consumers would have the same attitude.
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