Sharp Unveils World's First THX-Certified Ultra HDTV

Ultra HDTV is getting more affordable, and Sharp did its part on Wednesday by unveiling a THX-certified 70-inch ultra-HD television for $8,000. That sounds like a lot, but it's a fraction of some prices quoted for the futuristic TV sets that deliver four times the resolution of a garden-variety HDTV.

You won't have to wait for years to get one in your living room, either — Sharp says this new ultra HDTV will be available in mid-August.

Like you'd expect, it brings serious specs along with that crispy 4K video, including a quartet of HDMI inputs that accept native 4K signals, a couple of USB ports, an SD card reader and an ultra-thin frame that allows its 70-inch screen to take up the same space as a typical 65-inch TV