Leave it to Sharp to announce a heap of products in the same day. This time, we take a look at two of their new 32" LCD TVs offering integrated wireless LAN, USB functionality, and dual display support. Err wait, o­nly o­ne of them offers that stuff...

Sharp will release the "IT-32X2" 32" LCD TV furnishing a USB port for connecting digital cameras o­n July 29th. It is Open Price. Estimates dictate it will cost roughly 260,000 yen.

This is an LCD TV that contains an analog tuner and uses a "32" widescreen ASV low-reflective black TVFT LCD." The resolution is 1266 x 768 pixels, and it features a LR/UD viewing angle of 170 degrees. It has a maximum brightness of 450cd/m², and a contrast ratio of 800:1. It also supports sRGB. It furnishes a DVI-D and analog RGB input for this.

The unit provides not o­nly a 3-port USB Hub, but 2 ports of USB input. These inputs are for the playback of video, still image, or audio data stored o­n memory audio players, USB memory, external hard drives, or other devices supporting USB Mass Storage. For example, if you were to connect a digital camera, images that were taken can be displayed o­n the TV.

Supported still image formats are JPEG, BMP, and PNG. The maximum resolution that can be displayed, however, is 1600 x 1200 for JPEG, and 1024 x 768 for PNG. Other supported file formats include MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMV, MP3, LPCM, WAV, and WMA.

The unit also features internal 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN. The IT-32X2 uses the "Network Media Player Function" to play media stored o­n PCs it is connected to in this fashion.

Also provided is a dual-display and picture-in-picture function for display of both PC and TV simultaneously. Video inputs include two D4 jacks, two S-Video jacks, and three Composite jacks. The body size is 801 x 280 x 645mm (W x D x H), and it weighs roughly 20.4kg (including the stand).

Sharp will also release the "IT-32M2," which drops the USB function and network media player function. It will be released o­n June 24th, and though it is Open Price, estimated to be around 230,000 yen.

Inspired by:
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/accessories/2005/06/09/1711.html

Press Release:
http://www.sharp.co.jp/corporate/news/050609-c-2.html