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</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">AQUOS</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Brand</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Sharp_Corporation" title="Sharp Corporation">Sharp</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="LCD" class="mw-redirect" title="LCD">LCD</a> <a href="HDTV" class="mw-redirect" title="HDTV">HDTV</a>, <a href="OLED" title="OLED">OLED</a> <a href="IGZO" class="mw-redirect" title="IGZO">IGZO</a><br> <a href="Smartphones" class="mw-redirect" title="Smartphones">Smartphones</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retail availability</th><td class="infobox-data">2001 to present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Related articles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="HDTV" class="mw-redirect" title="HDTV">HDTV</a><br><a href="Sharp_Corporation" title="Sharp Corporation">Sharp</a><br><a href="Quattron" title="Quattron">Quattron</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p>The <b>Sharp Aquos</b> is a product brand name for <a href="LCD_television" title="LCD television">LCD televisions</a>, component screens, <a href="Tablet_computer" title="Tablet computer">tablets</a> and smartphones, originally sold by <a href="Sharp_Corporation" title="Sharp Corporation">Sharp Corporation</a> of <a href="Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> and also used by licensees.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>
<p>It encompasses small, portable models (e.g. the 13" B series) up to large home-theater screens (e.g. 65" high-definition widescreen models), as well as component screens for portable devices including mobile phones. Aquos was first released in 2001 with 13", 15", and 20" 4:3 sizes starting, pricing at $1,799.99, $2,999.99, and $4,999.99 respectively. Since then, the Aquos brand is Sharp's premium LCD line (as Sharp also makes non-Aquos LCD TVs that sell for less), and recently they have been the first series of LCD HDTVs to feature integrated <a href="Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray</a> Disc players with the BD-60U and BD-80U series debuting in 2009. Some Aquos LCD TVs are notable for displaying color in a <a href="Quattron" title="Quattron">RYGB color space</a> known as <a href="Quattron" title="Quattron">Quattron</a>, which adds a yellow component, as opposed to the standard <a href="RGB_color_space" class="mw-redirect" title="RGB color space">RGB color space</a> used by most color televisions.
</p><p>Aquos televisions run a <a href="Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a>-based operating system.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sharp's <a href="SmartLink_(television)" title="SmartLink (television)">SmartLink</a> technology was incorporated into the Aquos LC-15L1U-S.<sup id="cite_ref-Kewney_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kewney-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>From 2015 to 2018, Sharp-branded TVs sold in the United States were made by Chinese manufacturer <a href="Hisense" title="Hisense">Hisense</a>. In 2019, Sharp regained its licensing and brand, buying back its assets from Hisense. Sharp-manufactured Sharp TVs have been back on the market since late 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mergers_and_acquisitions">Mergers and acquisitions</h3></div>
<p>In 2015, Sharp's North America TV business was sold to China based <a href="Hisense" title="Hisense">Hisense</a>, allowing them to sell TVs in the United States. The intention to acquire was announced in July 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sharp Corporation was subsequently acquired by Taiwan based Foxconn in August, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, the new owner of Sharp, <a href="Foxconn" title="Foxconn">Foxconn</a> filed a lawsuit against Hisense concerning quality of TVs sold under its Sharp branding citing the TVs "violate FCC rules on electromagnetic interference emissions, and [...] Hisense gave consumers deceptive information about picture size, brightness levels and the 4K resolution."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This lawsuit was dropped in early 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Between 2015 and 2018, all Sharp brand TVs sold in the United States were made by Chinese manufacturing company Hisense. As of late 2019, Sharp Corporation has regained the license from Hisense and now continue making Sharp branded TVs.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Blue_Man_Group_Sharp_Aquos_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue Man Group Sharp Aquos Theatre">Blue Man Group Sharp Aquos Theatre</a></li>
<li><a href="TFT_LCD" title="TFT LCD">TFT LCD</a></li>
<li><a href="Liquid_crystal_display_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Liquid crystal display television">Liquid crystal display television</a></li>
<li><a href="Digital_television" title="Digital television">Digital television</a></li>
<li><a href="High-definition_television" title="High-definition television">High-definition television</a></li>
<li><a href="Plasma_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Plasma television">Plasma television</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>
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</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090206235545/http://mktg.sharpusa.com/newsletters/files/gpl.htm">"Sharp Aquos USA GPL/LGPL download page"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mktg.sharpusa.com/newsletters/files/gpl.htm">the original</a> on February 6, 2009.</cite></span>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.aquos.com">http://www.aquos.com</a></li>
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</style><div id="Sharp_Corporation417" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="Sharp_Corporation" title="Sharp Corporation">Sharp Corporation</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Divisions<br>and subsidiaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Dynabook_Inc." title="Dynabook Inc.">Dynabook Inc.</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_Solar" title="Sharp Solar">Sharp Solar</a></li>
<li><a href="Takaya" title="Takaya">Takaya</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Optonica" title="Optonica">Optonica</a><sup>1</sup></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Pioneer_Corporation" title="Pioneer Corporation">Pioneer Corporation</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_NEC_Display_Solutions" title="Sharp NEC Display Solutions">Sharp NEC Display Solutions</a> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(66%)</span></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Calculators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Sharp_EL-8" title="Sharp EL-8">EL-8</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_EL-500W_series" title="Sharp EL-500W series">EL-500W series</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_EL-5120" title="Sharp EL-5120">EL-5120</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_QT-8B" title="Sharp QT-8B">QT-8B</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_QT-8D" title="Sharp QT-8D">QT-8D</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Sharp_Actius" title="Sharp Actius">Actius</a>
<ul><li><a href="Sharp_Actius_RD3D" title="Sharp Actius RD3D">RD3D</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_Actius_MM10_Muramasas" title="Sharp Actius MM10 Muramasas">MM10 Muramasas</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_PC-4500" title="Sharp PC-4500">PC-4500</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_PC-5000" title="Sharp PC-5000">PC-5000</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_PC-7000" title="Sharp PC-7000">PC-7000</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_WideNote" title="Sharp WideNote">WideNote</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Sharp_PC-1211" title="Sharp PC-1211">PC-1211</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_PC-1251" title="Sharp PC-1251">PC-1251</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_PC-1350" title="Sharp PC-1350">PC-1350</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_PC-1401" title="Sharp PC-1401">PC-1401</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_PC-1403" title="Sharp PC-1403">PC-1403</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_PC-1500" title="Sharp PC-1500">PC-1500</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_PC-1600" title="Sharp PC-1600">PC-1600</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_PC-3000" title="Sharp PC-3000">PC-3000</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_PC-E220" title="Sharp PC-E220">PC-E220</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_PC-E500S" title="Sharp PC-E500S">PC-E500S</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_Wizard" title="Sharp Wizard">Wizard</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_Zaurus" title="Sharp Zaurus">Zaurus</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Sharp_MZ" title="Sharp MZ">MZ</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_X1" title="Sharp X1">X1</a></li>
<li><a href="X68000" title="X68000">X68000</a>
<ul><li><a href="List_of_X68000_games" title="List of X68000 games">list of games</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Hotbit" title="Hotbit">Hotbit</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Sharp_GX15" title="Sharp GX15">GX15</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_GX25" title="Sharp GX25">GX25</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_GX29" title="Sharp GX29">GX29</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_GX33" title="Sharp GX33">GX33</a></li>
<li><a href="J-SH04" title="J-SH04">J-SH04</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_SH906i" title="Sharp SH906i">SH906i</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharp_SX862" title="Sharp SX862">SX862</a></li></ul>
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<li><a href="Sharp_Nintendo_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharp Nintendo Television">Nintendo Television</a></li>
<li><a href="Quattron" title="Quattron">Quattron</a></li>
<li><a href="Super_Famicom_Naizou_TV_SF1" title="Super Famicom Naizou TV SF1">Super Famicom Naizou TV SF1</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Famicom_Titler" class="mw-redirect" title="Famicom Titler">Famicom Titler</a></li>
<li><a href="Twin_Famicom" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin Famicom">Twin Famicom</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Tokuji_Hayakawa" title="Tokuji Hayakawa">Tokuji Hayakawa</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Places</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Abenobashi_Terminal_Building" class="mw-redirect" title="Abenobashi Terminal Building">Abenobashi Terminal Building</a></li>
<li><a href="Abeno-ku%2C_Osaka" title="Abeno-ku, Osaka">Abeno-ku</a></li>
<li><a href="Yaita%2C_Tochigi" class="mw-redirect" title="Yaita, Tochigi">Yaita</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><sup>1</sup><i>Now integrated into other Sharp divisions or business groupings</i></li></ul>
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