Mitsubishi’s Laser TV April 4, 2006
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When it comes to skinny TVs we’ve had LCD and plasma, with the threat of SED thrown in for good measure. Later this week, Mitsubishi will add Laser TV to the mix. Apart from sounding cooler than the rest, the new TVs fire colored lasers that result in bright images with depth on big, skinny, lightweight screens. The 52in laser TV uses DLP technology from Texas Instruments, which is found in most newer projectors, combined with a HDTV chip. So what else is new?
According to the company, the stands needed to support the TVs will be smaller than those needed for current plasma/LCD screens. It weighs just half that of an equivalent plasma TV since the screen is made of advanced plastics, not glass. The solid state lasers will not die out like a lamp after a few years but keep going for the lifetime of the set. Oh yeah, they will consume a third of the power and be roughly the same price as plasma when they hit the streets en masse next year.
OK, well that’s the blurb. It would be nice if I could swallow it all but being a professional skeptic about company marketing claims, I’ll believe it when I see it. Or when they give me one as a bribe. Via NY Times.
Editor and Contributor | Martin Lynch
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ooooooooooooooooooh yeah...
i want one i want one i want one
this tv isssss hot
It certainly will be hot with all those lasers going at the same time!
It's a real thing, no doubt! cuz it's gotta be a regular slim-type projection TV. based on DLP technology and aspheric mirror projection. But UHP lamp module is replaced with Nexcel semiconductor RGB laser. Excellent idea, gotta be a great product imho :)
this tv is the bomb yo! Theres nothin better, wait a couple months and get this flippin' awesome tv for the same price as a plasma! Right on Brotha!
this tv is the bomb yo! Theres nothin better, wait a couple months and get this flippin' awesome tv for the same price as a plasma! Right on Brotha!
I am wating for that but when It it come out to market ?yum yumm
its got fricken lasers!
da bum bomb
This tv has hit the ground running and it looks good to go. My only reservation is the cheesy stand that they have included. I do worry about such a large investment sitting on such a small base.