Sharp – Introduced 4K compliant AQUOS ultra high definition TV to the North American market

Sharp - Introduced AQUOS Ultra High Definition TV to the North American Market

Akihabara News wrote about the AQUOS 4K compliant model over a month ago. Recently, its first model for the North American Market was finally introduced in New York City. Below is the Sharp’s press release.

Press release:

On June 26, 2013, Sharp announced its first Ultra HD TV for the North American market.

The 70 inch class (69.5 inch diagonal) AQUOS Ultra HD TV is the first Ultra HD TV to receive the coveted THX 4K certification in NorthAmerica. THX 4K certification sets the industry standard for image quality and consistency.

“Sharp has a rich history of leading the electronics industry in innovation. Today we continue that tradition with the introduction of the AQUOS Ultra HD LED TV,” said John Herrington, President, Sharp Electronics Marketing Company of America. “With four times the pixel resolution of HD, the 70 inch class AQUOS Ultra HD LED TV is our finest television ever.”

Sharp will be enforcing its sales of Ultra HD TVs toward the North American market with strong demands for large size TVs.

ITU approves NHK’s Super Hi-Vision as 8K standard, sets the UHDTV ball rolling very slowly

ITU approves NHK's Super HiVision as 8K standard, sets the UHDTV ball rolling very slowly

We’d heard that the International Telecommunication Union was close to approving Super Hi-Vision as an Ultra High Definition TV standard, and the UN agency hasn’t waited long to confirm the rumors. The recommendation to use NHK’s 7,680 x 4,320 format has gone unopposed and should define the parameters for incredibly detailed 8K video worldwide. This shouldn’t lead anyone to return that 4K TV just yet — once again, it’s important to remember that NHK still won’t start any kind of wider testing until 2020. That’s also assuming that the first 8K sets are down to Earth instead of the incredibly expensive 145-inch variety.

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Nikkei: ITU near recommending NHK’s Super Hi-Vision as official TV standard

NHK Super Hi-Vision at Olympics

We’ve seen NHK preparing its Super Hi-Vision 8K video since time immemorial. Wouldn’t it be nice if the TV broadcast technology was more than just a perpetual research project? If sources for Japan’s Nikkei aren’t dreaming, the International Telecommunication Union is now “likely” to declare the format an official standard for broadcasters and TV makers. Should it go ahead, the UN telecom body would ask the world to rely on Super Hi-Vision as an eventual successor to HDTV and reduce the balkanization of TV standards that we’ve seen in the past. Neither the ITU nor NHK is known to have commented on the claim so far, but NHK isn’t exactly in a rush to get a seal of approval from anyone — widescale test broadcasts aren’t coming until 2020, and production TVs themselves are only just entering a 4K universe.

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Nikkei: ITU near recommending NHK’s Super Hi-Vision as official TV standard originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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