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New Sharp HDTVs feature built-in Blu-ray

Sharp was showing beautiful TVs – and thin, too (less than 2cm thick).  And, of course, they’re showing the 108″ LCD…

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Sharp introduced their first AQUOS LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Disc players this week.  Ranging from 32- to 52-inches, the 1080p AQUOS BD series combines HDTV with a side-loading slot for Blu-ray, DVD and CD content.

sharp_bd_lcdSharp is also showing the next version of AquosNet – their version of connected TV widgetry that they showed last year.

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Unfortunately, the widgets, though simple HTML, only work on their TVs, and so there are few to choose from.  A good idea last year but it doesn’t appear that the product marketing folks have taken it seriously.  And compared with the newer entrants around the show this year such as Yahoo!, Sharp’s widgetry feels very 1.0.

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