Sharp LL-173C

PC Magazine has a review of the Sharp LL-173C and give it a three out of five saying things like:

We were pleased with the monitor’s color scale reproduction and screen uniformity using images from our DisplayMate (www.displaymate.com) tests, but bright grayscale performance was less than stellar. The panel had trouble displaying light gray intensity levels on our 64-Step Gray Scale tests; the highest bands were nearly identical and appeared washed out. However, dark gray performance was much better. Text readability with the Arial font set to 6.8 points was decent but could have been sharper. The LL-173A showed no visible signs of streaking or ghosting on our high and mid-contrast tests.

Sharp claims viewing angles of 160 degrees on both the horizontal and vertical planes for this LCD, but we saw significant color shifting at 160 degrees on either side of the panel, and around 115 degrees at the top and bottom angles.

The LL-173C comes with a model-specific start guide with very basic instructions for setting up the display. A more detailed user guide is included on a CD along with drivers and ICC (International Color Consortium) profile color management data. Sharp backs the monitor with a standard three-year warranty covering parts, labor, and backlighting, and will exchange the unit if there are five or more defective pixels during the warranty period.

If viewing angle performance is not an issue and you don’t mind sacrificing a few features, the Sharp LL-173C is a good choice if you’re in the market for an affordable 17-inch LCD.

The Sharp LL-173C is part of a budget line of monitors, and comes in at around $250 USD.

September 21st, 2005 Posted by David in Sharp at 4:19 pm Comment Now! »

Sharp to Phase Out LCD Monitor Business

Sharp is considering phasing out its overseas (outside of Japan) mainstream LCD monitor business and focusing on high-end monitors and LCD TVs, according to an unnamed executive at Nanjing Sharp Electronics, a joint venture between Sharp and Nanjing Panda Electronics, as reported by the China-based National Business Daily.

Since most of the monitors it produces are for high-end applications and the monitors all have TV functions and are categorized as TVs instead of monitors this should not be very noticeable in the marketplace though according to DisplaySearch, in the first quarter of this year, Sharp was the world’s top LCD TV vendor with shipments of nearly 659,000 units.

August 31st, 2005 Posted by David in Sharp, News at 10:45 pm Comment Now! »

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