CES 2008: Mitsubishi Showcases New Laser TVs January 9, 2008
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Back in 2006, Mitsubishi was promising us all a new kind of Laser TV that would kick the butts of current HDTV heavyweights, LCD and Plasma. It even had a prototype [pictured].
Now, in 2008, the company finally demonstrated what all the fuss is about at the CES 2008 show with new, bigger prototypes and technology under the hood.
At a private screening, Mitsubishi unveiled some 65in LaserTVs, boasting twice the colour of current HDTVs. Mitsubishi claims that today’s HDTVs display less than 40% of the colour spectrum that the eye can see. In addition to doubling the colour intensity, the LaserTV is meant to have better blacks, more clarity and greater depth of field. Oh, and they consume less power than other similar-sized tellys.
To top it all off, the new LaserTV is also aiming to bring some 3-D realism to home cinema, using an in-built Real-D 3D chip along with special glasses to give viewers the ‘in-the-movie’ experience. Still, don’t expect to find these TVs in your local electronics store when they ship this Autumn since they will be sold only through AV specialists.
What that really means is that they will cost more than existing HDTVs, sell a whole lot less and probably disappear from view in a couple of years.-Martin Lynch
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That looks truely great. I watched Beowulf at Leicester Square VUE in Real-D 3D and I was really impressed. I'm happy to hear it's finally becoming available to the consumer although I wonder how good it will look on a screen smaller than 100". Let's hope they've cracked it!