Sharp hit the home-shopping circuit Sunday afternoon, selling...
Sharp hit the home-shopping circuit Sunday afternoon, selling out of an electronics bundle at QVC featuring a high-end 60-inch Quattron 3D TV and Blu-ray player. No model numbers were given, but the Sharp LC60LE835U at Amazon, packing the same feature…
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set including 1080p resolution, 240 Hz refresh rate, 3D and LED lighting, was selling Monday for $1,899 -- without a Blu-ray player. Sears and Best Buy listed the same TV for $2,199 Monday and Newegg sold it for $2,087, while the Sharp website posted a price of $2,799. The QVC bundle price on Sunday was $1,899 with the Blu-ray player tossed in and free shipping. Glasses weren’t included. The on-set Sharp spokeswoman downplayed the 3D feature, while promoting the apps available through the network-capable TV and the 2D/3D conversion feature on Sharp’s 3D glasses that allows viewers to watch a program in 2D when others in the room watch in 3D. The QVC host mentioned 240 sets being allocated for the promo, but he said more TVs were secured when the initial batch sold out. Sharp referred us to QVC for a final tally, but the network didn’t respond to our query by deadline.