Sharp Aquos XU Series: the first 4K television set with 8K

After previewing its newest television innovations at last year’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Sharp launched recently its newest and best Aquos TV line-up: the Sharp Aquos XU Series, the first 4K TV with 8K resolution. 

A 2015 CES Innovation Award winner and touted as the highest-resolution 4K TV to date, the Sharp Aquos XU Series—which comes in 70-inch (LC-70XU830X) and 80-inch (LC-80XU930X) models—is raising the bar, so to speak, when it comes to home entertainment and leads the way to the future of high definition.

The Aquos XU Series achieves 8K Resolution on a 4K Ultra High-Definition TV panel by combining Sharp’s proprietary Quattron Pro 4-Color Technology and its newest upscaling circuit, the X8-Master Engine Pro. Both work together to achieve a resolution equivalent to 8K by upscaling Full HD and 4K UHD content. The result: true-to-life detail, the most vivid colors, and the deepest contrast.

Aside from providing the highest resolution on a 4K TV, the Aquos XU Series also displays more color than conventional TV models. This is due to its Rich Color Pro Technology, which enhances the power of 4-Color Technology with a new direct light-emitting diode (LED) backlight system that expands the color-reproduction range by 40 percent, displaying a wider range of vivid and true-to-life colors; and its Ultra Dynamic Range Pro, which utilizes the new direct backlight with a control-area dimming technology that switches off the backlight in dark areas to achieve the darkest blacks and brightens up light areas for the brightest whites, thereby producing great contrast.

The most innovative TV technology only deserves the finest external features. The Aquos XU Series features a sleek aluminum frame that highlights its posh and lightweight design, and an adjustable loop stand (for LC-80XU930X only) that can be adjusted up to 40 centimeters on the inner portion.

Its N-Black Anti-Glare Technology (also for LC-80XU930X only) also enhances your viewing pleasure by reducing the reflection on the screen, while also contributing to clearer color reproduction.

To make it more attractive to TV owners, the Aquos XU Series also comes with a newly developed smart remote control equipped with a Sharp original touch pad and a slide bar, for easier external input switching and quicker access to features such as Google Voice Search and Netflix.

The Aquos XU Series not only has the highest resolution in a 4K UHD panel, but also works with the latest Android TV as its platform. A step above the usual smart TVs, Android TV is the ideal operating system for people who value an immersive and personalized experience with their TVs.

It is truly entertainment tailored for TV lovers, as it allows them to command the TV with the smart remote with Google Voice Search function, which recognizes 61 languages with a great degree of accuracy. Stream movies and TV shows, listen to music, play games exclusive to Android and enjoy instant access to Netflix, YouTube, and more.

The Aquos XU Series lets you access over 600 Android apps and games on TV from the Google Play Store. Google Cast is built in, which allows you to cast your favorite entertainment and apps from your Google Cast-enabled apps right to your TV.

For consumers seeking smaller high-quality TVs, Sharp also has 4K Ultra-HD TVs powered by Android TV in 65-inch, 58-inch, and 50-inch models.

The Sharp Aquos XU Series is now available in all leading appliance stores nationwide. For more information, visit www.sharp.ph.