sharp lc 46e77u 46 lcd panel made in china

We have had the LC46E77U for about a month and we are very pleased. We have the LC46E77U hooked to a Tivo HD box and digital cable. The combination is a true joy.

I have the LC46E77U set to adjust automatically to the picture source and all HD and SD channels are clear and proportionate with side top bars where needed and the picture is never stretched, deformed or unclear.

HD channels are stunning. Very sharp, colors are just right. I have noticed that the quality of HD content can vary depending on the source. Some content seems to be shot and/or processed by better equipment. The very best HD content looks almost 3D. Series Equator and Planet Earth are so clear and vivid that I can"t take my eyes off of it... and that"s just on cable. I haven"t even tried Blu-ray yet.

Sports on the LC46E77U look fantastic. I wanted the 120Hz feature for this reason and it doesn"t disappoint. It"s baseball season (the greatest sport ever invented) and it looks wonderful. I"ve seen some car racing, Tour de France and X-games and they all made me feel like I was right there at the event. I can"t wait for football to start!

Viewing angles are very good and screen glare reduction is good. I have a sliding glass door in the room which is very bright in the morning. This is the only time I see reflections and they are not that bad. My old tube TV was much worse. The LC46E77U can automatically adjust to the light in the room and this seems to work well.

Sound is OK. I didn"t expect much from a flat panel TV since the speakers have to be pretty small. There"s really nothing wrong with the speakers; they are loud enough and don"t sound tinny, but they do not have a very rich sound. I have the TV"s analog audio output going to a pretty old stereo and the sound is quite good. I"m sure it would be even better with the optical audio output hooked to a more modern sound system, but I"m happy.

I have hooked a Macbook to the LC46E77U (via an HDMI to DVI-D cable) and it is amazing. The LC46E77U uses the full 1920x1080 from the Mac. We ran slide shows of our digital photos off the Mac and we were blown away by the perfect quality of our photos displayed on the 46" monitor. Photo viewing will never be the same at our house.

Production of Sharp’s AQUOS LCD color TVs passed the five-million mark*1 on December 28, 2004. Sharp has also been providing larger screen LCD TVs and higher performance models with a variety of lineup as well as delivering new viewing styles for LCD TVs.

This figure represents the total number of units produced at five of Sharp’s manufacturing sites: Yaita Plant (Tochigi Prefecture) and Kameyama Plant (Mie Prefecture) in Japan, and SEES (Sharp Electronica Espana S.A., Spain), SEMEX (Sharp Electronica Mexico S.A. de C.V., Mexico) and NSEC (Nanjing Sharp Electronic Co., Ltd., China) subsidiaries.

Sharp was the first to bring electronic calculators incorporating ICs or LSIs to the market but further miniaturization would only be possible if the display could be made smaller. The fluorescent elements, or LEDs (light emitting diodes), used in displays up to that time consumed a lot of electricity, so calculators had to be equipped with bulky batteries. Sharp set out to find a new display that would use less energy and take up less space. After examining the problem from every angle, it was finally decided to begin research into LCD (liquid crystal display) technology in 1970.

Though the superior characteristics of LCDs had already been recognized by researchers throughout the world, the technology was generally dismissed as impractical for commercial use due to the difficulty of selecting and combining the necessary materials. But through the unrelenting efforts of Sharp"s engineers, the company succeeded in 1973 in introducing a calculator with the world"s first practical LCD unit. This second electronic calculator was truly a breakthrough and became a big hit. Compared to the first calculator, it was only 1/12 the depth, 1/125 the weight, consumed only 1/9000 the power, and could be used 100 hours on one D3 battery.

One Sharp success in optoelectronics was the development in 1988 of the world"s first 14-inch color TFT LCD. A mere 2.7 cm thick, it boasted a sharp, bright picture. This development showed that the long-awaited, wall-mount LCD TV and truly portable data communications terminals were on the horizon.

In October 1992, the debut of the LCD ViewCam introduced a whole new concept in video cameras. Its ease of use gave Sharp an immediate share increase in the video camera market. The ViewCam was chosen as one of just 16 products from among approximately 13,000 nominated for Nikkei Product and Service Excellence Awards. It was also chosen for the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun"s (Japan"s leading industrial daily) 10 Best New Products Awards. The LCD ViewCam became the flagship product that showed the world that "LCD is Sharp" and contributed to boosting the company image.

Sharp created a buzz with the announcement of a 28-inch TFT LCD using next-generation LCD technology. The announcement boosted demand enthusiasm for LCDs for computers and large-screen wall-mount TVs in a new age of multimedia.

Using the new CG-Silicon (continuous grain silicon) technology jointly developed with Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. (Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture), Sharp made a splash with its prototype ultra high-definition 60-inch rear projector that uses three 2.6-inch CG-Silicon LCD panels.

Sharp went on to offer consumers more ways to enhance their lifestyles with more AQUOS product introductions: a PC card slot-equipped AQUOS (LC-20B1/15B1/13B1), a wide 30-inch digital HDTV model (LC-30BV3) that can be a family"s main TV, and the AQUOS Theater, a stylish entertainment system that"s a combination of AQUOS and a DVD 1-bit digital theater system.

The most advanced facility for the integrated production of LCD TVs from the manufacturing of LCD panels to assembly of final products is completed in Kameyama, Mie Perfecture, Japan, and started operation. The plant also provides the rationalization of the process of production, inspection and delivery, as well as technology development, resulting in high production efficiency and high value-added performance.

Your TV requires the latest firmware version to be installed in order for applications to connect properly. You can check to see if a new firmware is available by visiting www.SharpUSA.com.

At this time we do not have an online store to purchase accessories. However if you need to purchase an accessory for your product, you can contact us at 1-800-BE-SHARP (237-4277).

Sharp Corporation in the TV segment suffered a loss in sales of its TV sets in mid-2000. Competition from Korean TV manufacturers LG and Samsung, and then from Chinese companies such as Hisense, intensified. In 2012, Sharp decided to sell its TV business to other companies, and the deal was completed in 2014. As a result, the Sharp brand (televisions only) was sold. Japan was no exception, the factories were sold in 2016 to Foxconn of Taiwan. Also, the Sharp brand for TVs was licensed to other TV manufacturers. You should know that Sharp televisions made by Sharp have not been sold since 2015. Sharp is now an iconic brand that other companies use. Therefore, there are several types of TV models depending on who makes them. I will try to talk about Sharp in this article.

In Europe, SKYTEC UMC Management s. r. o. has bought the rights to produce TVs under the Sharp brand. r. r. o., including Sharp, and sold its television factory in Poland. At first UMC Management was not able to properly master the production of new TV models. Yes, and Sharp’s vision of (Foxconn) its brand changed. In 2016, Sharp decided to regain control of the Sharp brand for televisions. In 2016, Sharp and UMC entered into an agreement. According to this agreement, a controlling stake in UMC was sold to Sharp. Thus, Sharp regained control of the Sharp brand (televisions) in the European region. But since Foxconn owns the controlling stake in Sharp, it was Foxconn represented by Sharp that regained control of the Sharp TV brand for Europe. From 2017 to 2021, the production of Sharp TVs for Europe was handled by SKYTEC UMC Management s. r. o. A separate website was created to promote the Sharp branded consumer products. In 2021, SKYTEC UMC Management s.r.o. was renamed  SHARP Consumer Electronics Management s.r.o., and a single website sharpconsumer.com was created for Europe under the Sharp Be Original brand. The TV components are manufactured in Foxconn factories and the TVs are assembled in Poland.

In 2015, the rights to the Sharp TV trademark were sold to the Chinese company Hisense, including a factory in Mexico. Hisense began selling its Sharp televisions in America. In 2016, Sharp initiated a lawsuit against Hisense. In 2016, Sharp (the LCD and TV division was bought by Foxconn) claimed that the Sharp TVs produced by Hisense were of poor quality, damaging the image of the company, the owner of the Sharp trademark. In 2019, Hisense and Sharp reached an agreement to return the Sharp brand (in the U.S.) and manufacturing facilities back to Sharp. Sharp (Foxconn) had planned to resume TV production for America in late 2019. But it never happened, from time to time there are various reports that here, here Sharp will return to the American market, so in 2022 I saw a report of an agreement reached to install Roku OS in Sharp TVs. In any case, you have to understand that right now these are TVs developed by Foxconn as the largest electronics OEM.

Sharp retained the production of TV sets for Asia (Japan, China and some other countries such as the United Arab Emirates). Although the division itself and the factories were bought by the Taiwanese company Foxconn. Sharp televisions are sold under the Sharp AQUOS brand. They differ from TVs made by other companies under license in that they have screens made by Sharp. Because of this, their price is higher than that of other manufacturers. However, Foxcoon is expanding sales of Sharp TVs in Asia and China.

Given the large number of manufacturers of Sharp brand televisions, I can tell you that the easiest way to find the model number and serial number of your TV is with the sticker on the back of the TV. Look on the other side of the TV and you are sure to find a sticker with information about the TV, model number and serial number. You might be able to find the TV information on the TV menu as well, but finding information about the model number can be very individual, depending on who made the TV.

In 2019, Sharp TVs received new model numbers. Which with slight variations will be applied to all Sharp TVs regardless of the region. This is the company’s policy of reverting to the unified brand and quality management of Sharp TVs.

Sharp AQUOS This brand was invented at Sharp. The goal was to distinguish TV sets from other brands. Initially it was assumed that these would be TVs with special parameters, originally such TVs were equipped with displays made by Sharp. Since the displays are made in Japan, it is assumed that they are better. But whether this is true is hard to say, the factory in Japan is quite old, although Sharp makes quite high quality displays. Now Sharp AQUOS are TVs made in Japan by the former Sharp division, now run by Foxconn.

These are the model numbers that Hisense used for Sharp TVs in the US, Canada and Mexico. The TVs were assembled in Mexico, the screens and electronics were manufactured in China, mostly in Hisense factories. There is minimal information from the model number, this is typical of Chinese TVs. The meaning of the TV model number can be explained as follows.

Now I will explain how to understand the model number of a Sharp TV, such TV models you can find in stores in Europe. Let’s look at the model number 75EQ4EA.

From 2015 to 2019, TVs produced by UMC had their own model numbers. The televisions were assembled from OEM components, most likely after the takeover of Sharp (producing only televisions) by OEM Foxcoon, steps were taken to standardize the televisions. Starting in 2019, other model numbers are already being used in Europe. I can assume that there were simulated model number structures that Sharp used previously for televisions they are similar.

G – the year of development of a model, can be conventionally considered the year of assembly. Sharp, like other TV manufacturers, updates models every year, usually presenting new TV models in the second half of the year.I – 2018