venturer 8 tft lcd kitchen tv factory

the screen doesn"t "lock" in the up position and I fear that it is only a matter of time until the screen will no longer stay up, this is my third under counter TV so this isn"t my first rodeo.

under the counter TV"s are ridiculously over priced relative to a table top"s cost per dollar for picture and sound qaulity as a rule, so unless you have to have the compact under the counter installation, steer clear of this type of TVRead full review

Like all under cabinet TVs the KLV39082 requires proper installation. Since this involves drilling holes in the bottom of a cabinet it pays to spend a few minutes to decide on a good location. A simple way to do this is to stand in your kitchen, near the sink or counter, and pick a nearby cabinet that you can see easily without having to strain your neck.

Make sure you have a nearby wall socket and aerial or coax connection for the TV. If your cable company offers analog or clear QAM channels you can dispense with the cable box and use the built in NTSC/ATSC tuner.

The TV tuner has an auto-scan feature to pick up available channels (digital and analog) and you can label the channels numbers with easy to remember names. The AM/FM radio can be programmed with up to 60 station presets (30 for AM and 30 for FM) and there are separate AM and FM aerial sockets for optimal reception.

You should know that Venturer have a spotty track record as far as reliability goes and we doubt the KLV39082 will be much different in that respect. The included warranty is only 90 days after which you will have to pay for any repairs out of pocket. Often these costs will exceed the value of the TV. In these situations we strongly recommend obtaining a separate electronics warranty for an additional two or three years to cover any eventuality. It"s a small price to pay for some peace of mind.

If you"re looking for a space saving kitchen entertainment option that wont break the bank the Venturer KLV39082 will make a welcome addition to any kitchen. With its compact dimensions, aggressive pricing and full complement of features it should quickly appeal to anyone with limited space and funds.

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This is a three-part, modified review.June 16th I reviewed this item under the title "The Jury Is Still Out" as follows:To begin, let me say that Amazon has been exceptionally good about making good on the products they sell.Roughly 3 days after we installed one of these, it developed a bad sound problem on an analog UHF channel. We contacted Venturer who told us it had to be returned for repair. Return shipping would be on us. So we contacted Amazon who immediately issued a return pre-paid shipping label and also placed an order for a replacement item. Within 4 hours from detecting the problem, the TV was in the hands of UPS. Four days later UPS delivered a new replacement. We could not have hoped for any better service from Amazon and greatly appreciate their policy.The first TV would have probably been a 3-4 star item. It installed easily and worked fine out of the box but the picture was was unremarkable at best. Colors were not vivid and the overall image lacked sharpness and had a slightly cloudy-like appearance. Of course, it did not help that a Sony Bravia was visible in the background so we could not avoid comparing the images---but there was really no comparison.The TV seemed built well enough and the front panel buttons were easy to use and clearly visible. Sound was adequate for a kitchen TV and we certainly had not expected any great sound system from it. All-in-all, the TV seemed adequate for it"s intended application. But then, the sound on our one UHF analog channel began continually going from loud to soft which prompted our call to Venturer Support and return of the item. Sound on our analog VHF channel and all digital channels was fine-only the UHF went bad.We installed the replacement TV immediately on receipt and were amazed to see a major improvement in the image. It is still lacking in comparison to our Sony but it is remarkably better than our original and is certainly a very acceptable picture. All right out of the box. The previous TV had been tweaked as much as possible for best picture but still fell short. New TV did not require any tweaking at all.Despite being the same model, our new TV is about a year and a half newer than the original (from the manufacturing date) and seems to have newer software. It sets up slightly differently than the first and the setup screen is noticeably different.If this replacement holds up it will be worth a 5-star rating, considering it"s application. It gets a lot of use so we"ll be monitoring it closely and if there are no more troubles will modify this review and give it the extra star. I hope it does because it is a nice TV.One reviewer was disappointed that the screen could not be stored in the up position but that was not the case with either of our two. The screen will not go directly back up, but if it is rotated 180 degrees to the position it came in from the factory, it locks fully up very nicely, so perhaps that is an improvement.I would conditionally recommend this TV to anyone having need of an under-cabinet model. If it holds up I will remove the "conditionally". I"m glad though that we bought the 3-year SquareTrade warranty, just in case. Of course, we often buy extended warranties these days because quality seems to be lacking from much we buy, unlike many years ago when products were manufactured in the US or Japan. Since then, quality seems to have gone out the window to minimize costs and maximize profits. Just my experience and opinion.August 23rd under a new title and a 5-star rating: This replacement TV is definitely very good and I have no qualms about giving it a 5-star rating, for it"s intended application. Although I received both TV"s within roughly two weeks of each other, their manufacture dates are more than a year different. Apparently a lot improved in that span of time because the new set is very much better than the failed original. This newer set has given us absolutely no problems whatever and has an excellent image and good sound on all channels. Again, compared with the 22" Sony Bravia visible in another room behind this kitchen TV, this Venturer compares very favorably. Not the Sony but excellent image nonetheless. Image is bright and very sharp with vivid colors right out of the box with default settings. The first TV required serious tweaking yet never achieved a really good picture or color. This one is great. The sound is just fine, although not as loud as we might like on occasion, but certainly not enough so to downgrade the rating. All-in-all I have lots of praise and nothing to criticize about with this set. If it holds up it will have been a great purchase. Just in case though, I have the extended warranty. The competition in under-cabinet TV"s is about non-existent so there are really no real choices. So it is extra rewarding that this set has proven to be so good. I would honestly recommend this item for anyone needing a good under-cabinet TV.July 17, 2013: This TV continues to be excellent for our purpose as an under-cabinet kitchen TV. A few months ago we began having goofy problems with the sound and picture locking up occasionally. I contacted the manufacturers Support and received a prompt, courteous, and constructive reply by email. The first suggestion did not correct the problem so they next suggested a full reset. The procedure seemed a bit odd (leaving it unplugged for some extended period and then pressing the on-off switch rapidly several times) but I tried it, fully not expecting anything good. The problem immediately disappeared and many months later it remains problem-free with the same beautiful display. We live in the shadow of a very high-power broadcast radio station and it is entirely possible the RFI scrambled the computer brain of this TV. I remain very satisfied with this product and would suggest it for anyone needing a good-quality kitchen TV which does not take up any counter space.

From the first solar-powered calculator to the largest commercially available LCD monitor, from copiers to solar cells, from air purifiers to steam ovens, and from microelectronics to microwave ovens, Sharp covers all of the needs of the contemporary lifestyle.

The Company continues to diversify its products by introducing an air cooler using cold water from underground ("The higher the room temperature, the higher the cooling efficiency", it is claimed) and a kitchen roaster using a heater installed inside the top cover to prevent smoking. Both are original products inspired by traditional Japanese sensibilities, and are well-received by consumers throughout the country. Other unique and ground-breaking products include electric fans with plastic blades, and a refrigerator with an ultra-compact bipolar compressor which increases storage space.

Sharp establishes Sharp Manufacturing Company of America (SMCA) in Memphis, Tennessee. This is the company"s first overseas manufacturing facility in the industrialized world. Production of color TVs and microwave ovens gets under way the same year.

The name Sharp becomes inextricably linked with LCD. The Company creates a TFT LCD module containing 92,160 pixels, the most in the industry, and incorporates it into an LCD color TV.

Sharp made an early start with optoelectronics research. Spinoffs have included LCDs, solar cells, laser diodes, EL devices, CCDs (charge-coupled devices) and LEDs. Today the company is number one in the world market for optoelectronics, which is the key to growth in fast expanding areas such as audio-visual and data communications.

One Sharp success in the optoelectronics field at this time is the development of the world"s first 14-inch color TFT LCD. A mere 2.7 cm thick, it boasts a sharp, bright picture.

Sharp takes a lead in the field of LCD-based products by developing a 100-inch large-screen LCD video projector consisting of three 3-inch color TFT LCD panels and unveiling a high-definition television (HDTV) LCD projector.

The Company continues to reinforce its leadership position in the LCD field by completing a new LCD plant in Japan and a facility for mass-producing LCD panels in the US.

Sharp makes waves by introducing a reflective-type TFT color LCD that can be viewed clearly in natural or normal room light. Compared to conventional transmissive-type LCD, which required a backlight, this new display uses just one-thirtieth the power and boasts a wide viewing angle. The reflective TFT LCD becomes popular as a display for mobile devices.

Sharp announces development of a 21-inch TFT color LCD, the world"s largest. This is 1.5 times larger than the 17-inch model Sharp introduced in 1992, showing the world Sharp"s high standard of LCD technology. Sharp finally breaks the 20-inch barrier with this wall-mounted TV.

Sharp introduces the Mebius notebook PC, a culmination of the company’s expertise in several technologies: LCD, high-density and downsizing technologies fostered in PDAs and word processors, and user-friendly interfaces.

Japan"s leading economic daily chooses Sharp as the second best domestic company for fiscal 1995, out of a total of 1,054 companies. Using a multivariate company evaluation system, the newspaper rates Sharp highly for the development of key devices and original products with unique features such as the company"s LCDs, its continuous effort of releasing demand-creating products, and increased sales and profitability for four continuous years.

Using new CG-Silicon (continuous grain silicon) technology developed through a joint venture, Sharp makes a splash with its prototype ultra high-definition 60-inch rear projector that uses three 2.6-inch CG-Silicon LCD panels.

Sharp takes advantage of its core competencies and establishes itself as a leading brand in notebook PCs by unveiling a model equipped with an 11.3-inch high-definition LCD, the largest in its class, despite the entire unit being half the thickness and half the weight of conventional notebooks of that time. The notebook could be run for an amazingly long time (approximately 8.5 hours using the separately sold battery) and had revolutionary specifications for its era, such as a 3.2 GB hard drive.

Sharp announces the world’s first 20-inch LCD TVs in February and begins sales the following month. The large 20-inch screen is the ideal size for a main TV in a home. With a thickness of only 4.95 cm, these TVs save space and use only 43% of the power consumed by conventional models.

Sharp starts production of a high-definition TFT LCD that has the ability to faithfully display objects in fine detail. Sharp"s original UHA (ultra high aperture) technology enables ultra high definition that is difficult to achieve with conventional CRT monitors. The new LCD can be used in a wide range of fields, including digital broadcast-compatible LCD TVs and displays for highly intricate medical applications.

Sharp strengthens its foundation for future success by starting construction of new manufacturing facilities including the highly efficient Kameyama Plant (in Japan) as a site for the integrated production of LCD TVs—from the LCD panel to the final assembly of large-screen TVs.

Sharp announces a new plant to produce System LCDs. System LCDs make it possible to display higher resolution images and build ICs such as LCD drivers onto a single glass panel. They contribute to more compact devices with thinner profiles and lower power consumption, enabling equipment such as handsets to be thinner than ever.

The shift to high-resolution LCDs for mobile devices rapidly progresses, and Sharp begins full-scale production of System LCDs, which enable an ultra-high-resolution display on a par with photogravure printing. System LCDs quickly find applications in mobile phones and PDAs.

Sharp develops and puts into practical use a technology to enable the repeated recycling and reuse of waste plastic as material for use in new products (air conditioners, TV sets, refrigerators, washing machines, etc.), an industry first.

Sharp develops the Mobile Advanced Super View LCD and LCD Panel Speakers for portable devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, and digital cameras. The Mobile Advanced Super View LCD represents a breakthrough in high-resolution displays, making it possible to attain crisp, clear images with super-wide viewing angles. The LCD Panel Speakers integrally formed audio circuitry on the glass substrate of a System LCD panel. Both of these technologies received high ratings as technologies to simultaneously enable high-resolution image display and high-quality audio without the need for external speaker components.

Sharp’s state-of-the-art Kameyama Plant becomes fully operational. It integrates production of large-screen LCD TVs – from fabricating the LCD panel to final assembly - and is the first such facility in the world.

904 kW Sharp solar system is installed at FedEx’s hub at Oakland International Airport. The system provides about 80 percent of the facility’s peak-demand electricity needs.

Sharp initiates a system to ensure a consistent supply of large-format LCD panels in the 40- and 50-inch class by adopting eighth-generation glass substrates (2,160 x 2,460 mm), a world first, and sets up a global five-base production system with the goal of producing products in the region in which they are used.

Sharp developed and begins sample shipments of a blue-violet laser diode with 20-mW maximum power that achieves a 10,000-hour service lifetime, among the longest in the industry, with power consumption of only 168 mW, the industry’s lowest. This diode is ideal for playback of next-generation DVDs, such as Blu-ray Discs and HD-DVD.

Sharp develops a 108V-inch LCD TV that it shows at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. This 108V-inch LCD TV, the world’s largest at that time, uses a Black Advanced Super View full-HD panel, measuring 2,386 x 1,344 mm, that is made at Kameyama Plant No. 2 from the first-ever eighth-generation glass substrates.

Sharp continues to develop new LCD technologies such as the Mobile Advanced Super View LCD, an ideal product for One-Seg-compatible mobile phones with its 2,000:1 contrast (industry’s highest for the two-inch class at the time), one of the industry’s widest viewing angles (176°), fast response speed (8 ms); and System LCD technology with embedded optical sensors which offer input through touch-screen and scanning.

Sharp breaks ground on a new manufacturing complex to include a LCD panel plant that will be the first facility to use tenth-generation glass substrates (2,850 x 3,050 mm), the world’s largest. A solar cell plant will have an annual production volume of 1,000 MW (one million kW) for thin-film solar cells.

Sharp releases Next-Generation X Series AQUOS® LCD TVs that feature Sharp’s newly developed next-generation Mega Advanced Super View LCD. The Mega Advanced Super View LCD offers amazingly superb picture quality, an innovative thin-profile design, and outstanding environmental performance. This new LCD boasts “mega-contrast”—a TV contrast of more than 1,000,000:1 —producing deep, rich blacks, expanding the reproducible color gamut to 150% of the NTSC color space, and enabling a display that is only 2.28 cm thick at its thinnest part. For optimal sound quality, X Series models incorporate Sharp’s original 1-Bit digital amp.

Sharp and Italy’s largest power company, Enel SpA (Enel), agree to establish a joint venture to operate as an independent power producer (IPP). As such, they plan to develop a number of solar power plants with a total capacity of 189 MW by the end of 2012.

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum and Sharp Electronics Corporation announced a technology partnership. Sharp, in addition to providing future audio/video techonology support, has donated a new video installation at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site. The 13" x 7" video wall, comprised of nine Sharp LCD monitors, features animated renderings of the Memorial and an official "opening day counter." Stop by the Preview Site to see for yourself!

Sharp produced the first LCD calculator in 1973. Sharp had a working relationship with Nintendo during the 1980s, and was granted licensing rights for the manufacture and development of the C1 NES TV (1983, later released in North America as the Sharp Nintendo Television), the Twin Famicom (1986), the Sharp Famicom Titler (1989), and the SF-1 SNES TV (1990). All of these units are considered collectors items on the secondary market. One of the company"s main inventors of LCD calculators was Tadashi Sasaki.

Sharp introduced low-cost microwave ovens affordable for residential use in the late 1970s. Sharp ventured into the high end stereo market in 1976 with the introduction of high end receivers, amplifiers, speakers, turntables and cassette players. The Optonica line as it was called, consisted of high quality and technically advanced components, that was expanded in 1979, to cover a broader selection of high end equipment. During this run, Sharp introduced digital technology to some of the Optonica products, along with the traditional analogue products, and offered a complete selection of models ranging from low power high end receivers to very powerful models. The line was again changed, in 1981, and moved mainly into digital high end, complete stereo systems with advanced technological features setting the trend towards the digital age. The line was discontinued after 1981, but the Optonica line was again re-introduced in the late 1980s for a high end line of television receivers and higher quality mass market audio products such as VCR"s, surround sound receivers, CD cassette boom boxes, and portable cassette players.

Since 2000, Sharp heavily invested in LCD panel manufacturing plants: Kameyama in 2004, Sakai in 2009. The Sakai plant is still the only 10th generation LCD manufacturing plant on the globe and its best fit for production of 60-inch or larger panels. However, the 2008 financial crisis and strong Yen (especially against Won) significantly lowered world demand for Japanese LCD panels. Furthermore, the switch to digital TV broadcasting was virtually completed in Japan by the middle of 2011. Via Japanese government issued coupons for digital TV sets, consumers were encouraged to purchase digital TV sets until March 2011. This hit the Japanese LCD TV market, reducing it almost by half from 2010. All of those events strongly hit Sharp"s LCD business. As the result, the Sakai LCD plant suffered a reduced operating rate until Q3 2012.

In 2012 Sharp unveiled the largest production TV at the time, with a screen size of 80 inches. It is part of the Aquos range and went on sale in Japan at around JP¥950,000.

In March 2012 the Taiwan-based electronics company Hon Hai, trading as Foxconn, agreed to acquire a 10% stake in Sharp Corporation for US$806 million, and to purchase up to 50 percent of the LCD displays produced at Sharp"s plant in Sakai, Japan.

After years of huge losses in its overseas TV business, Sharp sold its Mexico TV factory to Chinese electronics manufacturer Hisense for $23.7 million in July 2015. The sale includes rights to use the Sharp brand name and all its channel resources in North and South America, except Brazil. This meant that Sharp has exited the TV market in the Americas (except Brazil).LCD TVs a decade earlier.

Sharp began selling the world"s first commercially available TV with a 8K resolution in October 2015.NHK will have test broadcasts at 8K starting 2016, with regular services expected by the time of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

In March 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Sharp announced it would use a TV factory with high-end clean rooms to manufacture surgical masks.

Sharp acquired the remaining shares of Dynabook from Toshiba in August 2020, making Dynabook a wholly owned subsidiary of Sharp. Sharp had first purchased Dynabook from Toshiba in 2018.

Sharp manufactures consumer electronic products, including LCD televisions, sold under the Aquos brand, mobile phones, microwave ovens, Home cinema and audio systems, air purification systems, fax machines and calculators.

Malaysia : Sharp has an export-only Television factory at the HICOM Industrial Park in Shah Alam, Selangor.Batu Pahat plant in Johor that manufactures audio-visual Equipment like television sets and Blu-Ray players, and the Sungai Petani plant in Kedah that manufactures radios as well as kitchen appliances like blenders and rice cookers.Petaling Jaya that manufactured television sets, VCRs, microwave ovens, washing machines and refrigerators, this plant was hit badly by the 1997 Asian financial crisis and shut down as Sharp moved the productions of the appliances to either Batu Pahat (TVs and VCRs) or Sungai Petani (microwave ovens), or out of the country altogether (refrigerators and washing machines) in a bid to reduce operating costs.

(former) Mexico : LCD plant (Sharp Electrónica Mexico S.A. de C.V. SEMEX) - established as a color CRT TV plant in 1997; began LCD production in 2003; a second LCD plant on site was opened in 2007.Hisense in 2015.

On November 8, 2008, the United States Department of Justice announced that Sharp had agreed to pay $120 million (United States Dollar) as a criminal fine. According to the announcement, Sharp participated in conspiracies to fix the price of TFT LCD panel for Dell"s computer monitors and laptops (2001–2005), Motorola"s Razr phones (2005–2006) and Apple"s iPod (2005–2006).

On December 18, 2008, Japan Fair Trade Commission ordered Sharp to pay JP¥261 million (US$3 million) as criminal fine. According to the order, Sharp and Hitachi Display participated in the conspiracies to keep the price for TFT LCD panels for Nintendo DS and DS-Lite. The fine for Hitachi Displays was waived by JFTC leniency program.

Sharp scored 3/10 and received most of its points on the Products criteria where the company was praised for the energy efficiency of its products with all of its TVs meeting the latest Energy Star standard. It also gained some points for having a relative long term target to reduce CO2 emissions by two percent (per production unit) compared to the previous year, yet sets out no clear target for absolute reductions. The company was also praised for its public support for a clean energy policy, after advocating the Japanese Government to increase the use of renewable energy.

In 2020, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute accused at least 82 major brands, including Sharp Corporation, of being connected to forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang.

Sharp was the principal sponsor of Manchester United Football Club from 1983 until 2000, in one of the lengthiest and most lucrative sponsorship deals in English football.logo was on the front of United"s shirts over these 17 years, during which the team won seven Premier League titles, five FA Cups, one Football League Cup, one UEFA Cup Winners" Cup, and one UEFA Champions League title.