Sony is looking to buy the LCD panels for its large TVs and information displays from the Osaka LCD plant two-thirds owned by SHARP! Starting with the Most Advanced LCD Manufacturing Plant, SHARP has consistently led the industry leading edge LCD technology. SHARP’s Kameyama, Japan manufacturing uses 8th –generation technology to produce glass substrates for LCD panels. The new Osaka plant, to be operational by 2010, will use 10th –generation technology to produce the world’s largest LCD panel sheets. The LCD panel produced with this technology will be the thinnest and lightest than any LCD panel produced to date. The Sharp’s LCD Information Display has the Highest Resolution and Industry Leading Picture Quality. Sharp closed-box fan-less design protects the screens from dust to maintain the life of the screen.

1. Why is SHARP the LCD Technology Leader for Large TVs and Information Displays?
Did you know that Sony is looking to buy the LCD panels for its large TVs and information displays from
the Osaka LCD plant two-thirds owned by Sharp? (Read: Business Week article: “Sony and Sharp’s LCD
Linkup”, 27 February 2008).
It Starts with the Most Advanced LCD Manufacturing Plant: Since developing the world’s first 14-inch
color TFT LCD TV in 1988, Sharp has consistently led the industry leading edge LCD technology. Today
Sharp’s Kameyama, Japan manufacturing facility is the most advanced LCD panel manufacturing facility
in the world. The plant uses 8th
–generation technology to produce glass substrates for LCD panels. The
new Osaka plant, to be operational by 2010, will use 10th
–generation technology to produce the world’s
largest LCD panel sheets, measuring 2.8 meters by 3 meters in size where each sheet can produce six 60-
inch sets or three 108-inch sets. The LCD panel produced with this technology will be the thinnest and
lightest than any LCD panel produced to date.
The Highest Resolution and Industry Leading Picture Quality: The Sharp’s LCD Information Display,
with full high definition 1920 x 1080 native resolutions and with flicker-free, full color (16.7 million)
TFT active matrix LCDs, delivers dynamic visual impact to audiences with true life color reproduction
and crisp text image on a large screen format. Sharp’s monitors offer extensive color adjustment
capabilities including black level (brightness), contrast tint, white balance (RGB manual setting) and
gamma value. The LCD technology achieves high brightness, high contrast ratio and wide 176 degree
viewing angle for large format displays with response times of 6ms or less. And these monitors come
with anti-glare and low-reflection properties enabling Sharp monitors to be placed in bright areas where
other screens might appear washed out. These full high definition displays are a must for a variety of
applications like Conference Room LCD White Boards, Digital Signage, Exhibitions, Education,
CAD/CAM Designing, Medical Imaging, Simulation, Process Control, and Stock Exchanges applications.
It is also finding increasing use in Video-conferencing to deliver true to life images along with the Dolby
5.1 channel sound.
New Features and Sizes that will WOW! You: Sharp’s monitors can be operated in landscape or portrait
modes. Very few competitors provide this feature for large monitors. A Black TFT/Bright PixelBright
Pixel Elimination feature ensures that if a pixel in the LCD monitor fails, it is effectively invisible to the
viewer. And Sharp’s 108” LCD monitors ismonitors are the world’s largest commercially available LCD
monitormonitors. In addition to leading the movement toward larger screen sizes, Sharp has met the
demand for superior image quality by achieving such “firsts” as a resolution that is four times higher than
that of current HD (4096x2160), the world’s highest contrast ratio (1,000,000:1) and the ultimate in fast-
motion image processing with 120Hz frame rate conversion and an incredible pixel response time of 4ms.
Operational Efficiency and Reliability that Saves Money: Large screen display customers are
experiencing lower operational costs, increased efficiencies and high reliability with Sharp LCD
monitors. Sharp closed-box fan-less design products protects the screens from dust to maintain the life of
the screen
For more information on Sharp’s LCD monitors, check out Sharp’s official LCD monitor site!