This is not the same good ol’ Sharp. Chinese Hisense now owns the rights to the name in the US and intends to launch 25 new Sharp-branded TVs in 2016, several with quantum dot and HDR technology. A full overview of specs and prices is available at the bottom.

Sharp’s 2016 TV line-up

Japanese manufacturers have left the TV business in droves, with only a few players still fighting to maintain their position. However, many brands are seemingly still around as TVs are being sold under license. In Sharp’s case, Hisense started licensing the rights to the name in the US last year.

The new 2016 line-up of Sharp TVs will include 25 models between 32 and 75 inches in so-called N9000, N8000, N7000, N6000, N5000, N4000, and N3000 series.

The N9000 is obviously the flagship TVs, and it will include quantum dot technology that allows it to reproduce HDR with up to 800 nits of peak brightness as well as a wider color gamut (90% DCI-P3). The 70” version (LC-70N9100) features a full-array local dimming backlight with 192 zones. The smaller 65” version (LC-65N9000) switches to a curved screen with fewer local dimming zones. It still supports HDR and a wide colors gamut.

The slightly cheaper N8000 will also include HDR support. Depending on which size you pick, you will get either a full-array local dimming system or edge LED. All the N8000 models will features wide color gamut. See more specs in the table below.

- "The Sharp brand has long been esteemed in the TV industry for pioneering sophisticated picture technologies and creating the big screen category," said Sharp brand manager Mary O’Neill, "2016 will be no different."

Prices will range from $189 to $3299 for the largest flagship TV.

No Android TV - yet

You might remember that Sharp was one of the original launch partners for Google’s Android TV platform. However, after Hisense took over they decided to mix things up. Instead, they will offer some Sharp TVs built on the Roku OS platform in 2016. Possibly 2017, but that is of course just speculation at this point.

But here is the part where it gets confusing; at CES, Google announced that Hisense has signed on to be an “Android TV” partner. So Android TV could make a comeback in Sharp’s TVs at some point.