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FERNSEH · 24th Aug 2006, 10:44 pm

Hi Brian,
Actually, Sharp is a very old firm, starting their business in 1915 making the EverSharp propelling pencil. I don't know when they diversed into electronic items.
I believe Sharp made their first production TV set in 1953.
As for sales in the UK, Sharp (UK) Ltd. started trading in 1973/4. Before that date their products must have been imported by private concerns.

Returning to the TRP801. Versions will have been made for the NTSC countries. It is likely that it was uneconomical to make a 405 line set.

DFWB.

24th Aug 2006, 10:44 pm	#3
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: Sharp TRP801. Hi Brian, Actually, Sharp is a very old firm, starting their business in 1915 making the EverSharp propelling pencil. I don't know when they diversed into electronic items. I believe Sharp made their first production TV set in 1953. As for sales in the UK, Sharp (UK) Ltd. started trading in 1973/4. Before that date their products must have been imported by private concerns. Returning to the TRP801. Versions will have been made for the NTSC countries. It is likely that it was uneconomical to make a 405 line set. DFWB.