It’s worth noting here that Sharp’s ASV panel has an interesting design feature, which gives it a subtly different look to conventional LCDs. While most LCD TVs we’ve seen have their red, green and blue subpixels laid out in striped rows, Sharp’s ASV panel configuration has these same subpixels arranged in a triangular shape.
A colleague of mine pointed out that this pixel structure is actually quite similar to that of a CRT display. I’ve always walked by Sharp displays in stores and thought that, while still obviously LCD displays, they did possess a more “TV-like” appearance. This would appear to be the reason.
As a result of the triangular configuration, horizontal lines have an ever so slightly “serrated edge” look, which would appear to have a tiny impact on perceived picture detail - but only if you’re using the display for applications where you’re likely to be sitting right up in front of it, such as video games. It also means that Sharp’s panel has quite a distinctive look, which some viewers might well appreciate.