you could find out the model year of your TV by its model number.

To do this, you should probably find the model number and, in it, the year identifier.

This decision led to the licensing of the Sharp TV brand to third-party companies across various regions.

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Licensing and Production by Region

Until 2014, Sharp independently produced TVs at its manufacturing facilities.

This includedHisensepaying back the license and purchasingSKYTEC UMC Management, which brought TV production back under Sharps direct control.

These TVs were updated models from other regions, especially Japan and China.

These TVs had Japanese model numbers, distinguishing them from regular American models.

Additionally, some 2014 Sharp TV models were re-released in 2015 with new model numbers.

2015, no new Sharp TVs were explicitly produced for the US market.

Sharp TVs US offerings 2015 consisted of rebranded or imported models tailored for the US market.

Historically, model numbers had a slightly abbreviated form for Europe.

Therefore, the European division of Sharp decided to continue this trend.

Using the standard designation for the release date of the TV model.