Aquos Quattron LE820M series LED TV

Sharp Aquos Quattron TV rich in colours and features

At a time when 3DTVs are all the rage, Sharp's newly launched Aquos Quattron LE820M series LED TV (available in 40, 46 and 52 inches) boldly ditches the third dimension in favour of a four-colour filter system - red, green, blue and yellow - called Quattron technology. That's one more colour than the traditional red-green-blue (RGB) system found in other HDTVs.

With yellow thrown into the mix, a wider range of colour tones can be reproduced, so Quattron-enabled TVs can deliver more photo-realistic colours, like brilliant sunflower yellows, sparkly golds and vibrant emerald-greens of the ocean, whereas other HDTVs have to resort to close approximations of those true colours.

The four-colour system is coupled with Sharp's LED-backlit X-Gen panel that enhances light efficiency and eliminates backlight leakage to achieve a higher contrast ratio. In addition, 100/120-hertz Fire Motion Advanced technology reduces motion blur.

Colours are not the only thing the LE820M series is rich in; features, too. Four HDMI slots, a USB 2.0 port, and network connectivity via Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) protocols ensure that you can input content from many sources. A wide variety of video and audio formats are supported, too, from common formats like .avi and .mov to the rare but nonetheless popular Matrovska files (.mkv) that feature XviD and H.264 compression.

The LE820M series does not support 3D. Sharp representatives at the LE820M launch event today said that 3D-enabled Quattron sets are forthcoming - they were announced in Japan in late May - but they will be rolled out in home territory first before markets like Europe, United States and Asia are considered.

The Sharp Quattron LE820M TVs will be available this month (prices unavailable).

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by Sim Cheng Kai
08:40 PM Jul 02, 2010

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