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Why a projector is still the best solution for home theater.
- By John Sciacca
- Posted February 13, 2013
Projection screens come in virtually any size, and affordable solutions are available that exceed 100 inches diagonal. And even though much marketing hype continues to push flat-panel LED and OLED technology, here are five reasons why a front projector still makes the most sense for home theater.

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CES 2013: Wrapup

All 24 articles we wrote about CES, in one neat bundle.
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted January 18, 2013
We're pretty much concluded S+V's extensive coverage of CES 2013, so we thought it'd be nice to collect all the articles we wrote in one place for easy browsing.

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CES 2013: Sharp Stays Big

You have to respect a company whose smallest announced TV is 60 inches.
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted January 7, 2013
Sharp wanted to be the name in massive flat panel TVs, and that it achieved. With other companies “making do” with 65-inch TVs, Sharp’s 70-, 80-, and 90-inch models make them seem puny.
Lots of models, after the jump.

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Test Report: Sharp LC-80LE844U 3D LCD HDTV

A wall-filling flat panel that won’t break the bank.
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted August 23, 2012
I love big screens. Really big screens. 60 inches? Pshhh. 65? Ha! 70? In a pinch. 80? Okay, wow, now that’s a seriously big TV. A monolith of a height and breadth that brings to mind projection screens of yore. Wait, forget “yore.” It’s closing in on projection screens now.

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Test Report: Sharp Elite PRO-60X5FD 3D LCD HDTV

Sharp keeps the focus on video performance with its Elite LCD line.
- By Al Griffin
- Posted January 30, 2012
I won’t assume that everyone will know what I’m talking about when I drop the word “Kuro,” but longtime Sound+Vision readers may recall a line of high-end, and accordingly high-priced, Pioneer Elite plasma TVs that we heaped praise upon back in the day.

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CES 2012: The TV Report

The state of the screen as we saw it in Vegas last week
- By Al Griffin
- Posted January 19, 2012
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There was no shortage of cool stuff being pitched by TV makers at this year’s CES. While 55-inch OLED sets around 4 millimeters thick nabbed the spotlight (rightly so, since they weren’t prototypes but actual products scheduled to come out in 2012), we were also surprised by the number of 4K models — some of which were also real products on target for a 2012 release.

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CES 2012 Press Day: Sharp

Bigger is what Sharp was all about during today's event
- By Al Griffin
- Posted January 10, 2012
Sharp kicked off the company’s 100th year with a slew of impressive CES product announcements. What you need to know is that the company is now all about really big screens — 60 inch or larger LED models to be exact.

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From Sharp minds come large products

Sharp introduces a new line of 70" LED LCD TVs; time to get rid of those extra bookshelves
- By Michael Berk
- Posted April 14, 2011
Sharp yesterday announced a new line of 70" Aquos Quattron LED-backlit LCD TVs, responding to market research indicating that their target market of 35 to 45 year old men—even those already owning 60"-plus sets—felt a "need to go bigger." The new LC-70LE732U (shipping now at an MSRP of $3,799) is truly immense; the launch event—also a fundraiser for Japan earthquake/tsunami relief—featured the

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Sharp's TVs are thin, George Takei is awesome
- By sandv blog
- Posted March 22, 2010
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Samsung, Sharp settle screen scuffle
- By sandv blog
- Posted February 8, 2010
Sharp and Samsung have finally settled their LCD patent dispute. According to a press release issued today, the two companies signed a settlement to their three-year dispute on Monday.
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LEDs light Sharp's newest line of HDTVs
- By sandv blog
- Posted July 8, 2009
Yesterday, Sharp announced its newest HDTV line, the Aquos LED series. As its name implies, the Aquos LED HDTVs use LED backlighting instead of conventional CCFL.
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U.S. I.T.C. blunts Sharp imports
- By sandv blog
- Posted June 25, 2009
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