SHARP LED-LCD, Anticipation Thread!

Thus here times the information to the new Sharp series. Here the press text: Berlin, IFA 2008. Sharp Electronics places the AQUOS LCD TVs of the new generation with 52 - and to 65-Zoll-Bildschirmdiagonale pre the series of AQUOS XS1. Completely newly developed LCD panels provide for high image quality, a good energy balance and ultraflaches Design. The innovative devices also again developed RGB LED Backlightsystem offer a contrast relationship of over 1.000.000: 1. An unequalled Schwarzwert and a brilliant color representation (EBU1 166%, NTSC2 150%) are the result. The result: Full Schwarzwerte and reality-faithful colors. Sharp equipped its LCD TVs of the series of XS1 in addition with pollution free and energy-saving technology. By the optical brightness adjustment, which adapts the background lighting automatically to the environment light, the current consumption of the devices sinks. In the thinnest place the television only 1 tariff (2.3 cm) is deep. The metal verge lends a schickes, modern Design to the equipment. Owing to ultraflat dimensions the screen can be fastened easily to the wall and opens to the consumer thereby completely new design possibilities for its living room mechanism. Regarding the clay/tone quality, Sharp developed ultraflache loudspeakers, which provide in connection with the singular 1-Bit-Digitalverstärker von Sharp for natural and crystal-clear Tonwiedergabe together with the Pioneer corporation. Since introduction of the first AQUOS LCD TVs in the year 2001 constantly developed Sharp further the image quality and increased the sceen sizes. Today the Flachbild TVs of the AQUOS XS1 offers series of picture and clay/tone quality as well as Design and energy balance, which " the designation; LCD-TV of the newest Generation" really earn. With the AQUOS XS1 von Sharp the customer experiences new experiences within the range audio video. Important characteristics 1. Ultraflacher, energy-saving laid out LCD-TV with excellent image quality. • Contrast relationship of over 1.000.000: 1 for unequalled Schwarzwert • Color reproduction: EBU 166% - for high luminosity and close-to-reality colors. • High-quality low rise building construction, in the thinnest place only 2.3 cm deeply (in the thickest place 4.6 cm). 2. Flat loudspeaker, together with the Pioneer corporation develops 3. AQUOS Familink for the rapid and simple integration of AQUOS Blu ray Devices

According the the counter it's coming in four days, which would line up with the start of CEDIA.

Völlig neu entwickelte LCD-Panels sorgen für hohe Bildqualität, eine gute Energiebilanz und ultraflaches Design. Die innovativen Geräte mit neu entwickeltem RGB-LED-Backlightsystem bieten ein Kontrastverhältnis von über 1.000.000:1. Ein bisher unerreichter Schwarzwert und eine brillante Farbdarstellung (EBU1 166%, NTSC2 150%) sind die Folge. Das Ergebnis: Satte Schwarzwerte und realitätsgetreue Farben.

You were claiming that Samsung 950 had 2160 individually dimmable zones because of some German press release. Now that the owners count 64 zones, are they wrong too?

One thing that stood out to me is that there is no mention of local area dimming.

plus this XS1 tv looks nothing like the Sharp prototype from last year.