Sharp LC-22AA1 - The Pulse 2: the best of J@pan Inc.'s newsletter - Brief Article

Japan, Inc., August, 2003

Sharp has released a whole new range of its sexy Aquos televisions, all with a built-in 1-bit digital amp. The flagship 30 and 37-inch models claim a world's first by incorporating a digital high vision tuner, capable of a 1,366 x 768-dot display. What's more, the 30-inchers put out a stunning 1,280 x 768-dot image.

That's OK if you have half a million yen to drop on a new TV. If you don't, you might want to take a look at the LC-22AA1; a 22-inch widescreen model with a low-reflection, super-black TFT LCD display, putting out an 845 x 480-dot image, viewable thru 170-degrees in both planes and with a contrast ratio of 500:1 and brightness of 450cd/[m.sup.2].

The AA1 has a built-in BS and terrestrial TV tuner, virtual Dolby surround sound piped out through what Sharp calls an "under speaker" (although all that actually means is it's positioned underneath the screen) and GRT, whatever the hell that is. It could be ghost reduction technology, but I might have made that up. And it's table-ready, at only 10.2kg.

More info: www.sharp.co.jp/corporote/news/030617.html