At Sharp's press conference today, the TV news was all about UHD—and beyond. The 80-incher seen above is called the Beyond 4K Ultra HD TV, which the company claims is the highest-resolution TV available (though "available" is misleading; it is scheduled to become available late this year). It uses the pixel-splitting technique of last year's Quattron+ models to exhibit 167% greater resolution than conventional UHDTVs. Using the company's Spectros Rich Color technology and Quattron yellow subpixels in addition to red, green, and blue, the new set is said to achieve over 100% of the P3 color gamut, and it implements full-array LED backlighting with local dimming—a rarity for Sharp TVs. It's also said to feature high dynamic-range technology, though whether or not it will accept an HDR signal remains to be seen.

In other UHD news, Sharp introduced three new lines, all of which have quad-core processors as well as HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2—which means the HDMI ports are limited to UHD at 60 fps with 8-bit 4:2:0 color. Also featured is HEVC and VP9 decoding, the latter used by Google. All will be available in late Spring.

Sharp unveiled three new UHDTV lines at its press conference—UB30 (bottom), UE30 (middle), and UH30 (top).

The entry-level UB30 will be available in four screen sizes (43, 50, 55, 65 inches) ranging in price from $750 to $2300. They feature Sharp's SmartCentral 3.0 smart-TV platform and the company's Revelation upscaler. The step-up UE30 line includes screen sizes of 60, 70, and 80 inches ($2000, $2800, $5400) and implements Android TV with SmartCentral 4.0. The flagship UH30 line will be available in sizes of 70 and 80 inches ($3200, $6000) and feature THX 4K certification as well as Spectros Rich Color, which Sharp claims widens the color gamut "like quantum dots."

Finally, a new 70-inch model was announced with a thickness of less than half an inch. Little else was specified, except that it will be available late this year.