Sharp Aquos LC65D64U 1080p LCD HDTV
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In music, sharp, dièse (from French), or diesis (from Greek) means higher in pitch and the sharp symbol raises a note by a half tone. Intonation may be flat, sharp, or both, successively or simultaneously. More specifically, in musical notation, sharp means “higher in pitch by a semitone (half step),” and has an associated symbol (♯), which may be found in key signatures or as an accidental, as may flats.
Under twelve-tone equal temperament, B sharp, for instance, sounds the same as, or is enharmonically equivalent to, C natural, and E sharp is enharmonically equivalent to F natural. In other tuning systems, such enharmonic equivalences in general do not exist. To allow extended just intonation, composer Ben Johnston uses a sharp to indicate a note is raised 70.6 cents (ratio 25:24), or a flat to indicate a note is lowered 70.6 cents.
In tuning, sharp can also mean “slightly higher in pitch” (by some unspecified amount). If two simultaneous notes are slightly out of tune, the higher…
Compared to the other major players in the LCD TV market, Sharp is a relatively new competitor. Nevertheless, with great…