Sharp Flaunts 85" Direct View LCD Compatible With Super Hi-Vision

Sharp corporation and Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) have jointly developed a  prototype of successor to HDTV - 85" giant LCD screen compatible with Super Hi-Vision which is soon going to be the next generation of broadcasting format. Sharp claims that this is world's first direct-view display. While we haven't had our eyes on this TV, it's quite apparent that with 7,680 [H] x 4,320 [V] pixels resolution, the images and videos would look the way they never have. The company claims that the 33 megapixel resolution shows 16 times more detail than any typical 1080p HDTV.

The TV is capable of producing 103 pixels/inch which is far more than the regular 60 pixels/inch for a full HD Television. Do not get enthusiastic about getting this TV in your home right now, because we'll have to wait at least few years before the broadcasting corporations are capable of streaming 33MP videos and 22.2 channel audio. There are very good chances that we'll get to see the technology in action at 2012 Olympics, so let's keep our fingers crossed.

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The companies used Sharp's UV2A*2 LCD technology to create the direct view LCD compatible with Super Hi-Vision. With ultra-high image quality available on these screens, it would be possible to create life-like experience through virtual reality. HD enthusiasts may experience this TV at NHK's Science & Technology Research Laboratories in Tokyo from May 26 to 29, 2011.

The technical specs of the TV are as follows -


Super Hi-Vision-Compatible LCD
Screen size 85 inches (approx. 1.9 x 1.05 m)
Pixel count 7,680 (H) x 4,320 (V) pixels
Brightness 300 cd/m2
Gradation 10 bits for each RGB color
*1 As of May 19, 2011, for direct-view displays compatible with Super Hi-Vision.
*2 UV2A: Ultraviolet induced multi-domain Vertical Alignment. A photo-alignment technology for precisely controlling the alignment of liquid crystal molecules in a simple LCD panel structure.

Take a look at the video demo of the TV below -



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