Sharp will be putting out a new line of LED-backlit Aquos HDTVs later this year that’s based on what they call QuadPixel technology, which supposedly increases the number of individual colors on the screen from a billion to1 trillion colors.

We know what you’re thinking, The new TV offers more colors. Big deal, right?  Before you leave and try to read something else, here’s the difference: The average TV uses three colors—red, blue, and green—on pixels that the set turns on and off to give you your colored picture of, say, Big Bird from Sesame Street. These new sets are said to give a fourth yellow subpixel (using RGBY pixels instead of the usual RGB, hence the “quad” in its name) to give richer yellows, golds and light blues to give you a more vividly-colored image of Big Bird (which would even be more apparent if Big Bird was wearing WWE’s heavyweight championship belt and Carmelo Anthony’s light blue Denver Nuggets jersey to get the whole improved color range in one shot—Sharp should get Big Bird to endorse this thing).

New set with QuadPixel tech will be available on several lines, including Sharp’s upcoming LE series, which will include 52-, 60-, and 68-inch screen sizes that feature a 1.6-inch shells and a fast 240Hz refresh rate. More affordable models (ranging from $1,800 to $4,000) for the LE820/810 series in 40-, 52-, and 60-inch screens will also be available, but with slower 120Hz panels will also be available.

The QuadPixel HDTVs are due out in May.

Tags: HDTVs, Sharp

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