Sharp Unveils First LCD TVs With Blu-ray Drives
Sharp’s just announced its latest Aquos series of TVs and guess what: they all have in-built Blu-ray drives capable of playing movies and recording TV content straight to blank Blu-ray discs (BDs). While most companies throw something special into a few high-end TVs, the Aquos DX family sports 16 different Blu-ray recorder TVs, ranging in size from 26in to 52in. Touted as an all-in-one solution, they will no doubt appeal to those looking for the full HD experience in one box while for others, they represent double the chances of something breaking down. Thankfully the BD recorder can be removed if there’s a problem.Under 37in, the TVs are 720p but all those from 37in to 52in are Full HD, with resolutions of 1920 x 1080. There’s a claimed 2000:1 contrast ratio, 30W speakers and numerous connection types. The recorder supports the MPEG4 H.264/AVC digital encoding format, which is more efficient than the older MPEG-2 format, allowing you to squeeze up to 5 times more on a blank 25GB BD disc. That’s around 11 hours of HD telly in real terms. The TVs will not be out here until early 2009 and the costs will range from around £800 to £2,500.-Martin Lynch [Akihabara] TV blu-ray
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