What Are Lasers Good For? Lighting $7000 TVs, Apparently
What Are Lasers Good For? Lighting $7000 TVs, Apparently
Posted 09/10/2008 at 11:05am
| by Paul Lilly
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Is there no end to the laser's usefulness? From being mounted to frickin' sharks to popping a house full of corn in the 80s, the answer appears to be no. Fast-forward to today and lasers are now going to be found in television sets.
First announced earlier this year at CES, Mitsubishi's LaserVue series is being billed by the company as the world's first laser-power TV. It's also one of the more expensive sets for its size. Set to initially make its debut this month as a 65" HDTV, the LaserVue will carry an MSRP of $7,000, or roughly comparable to that of higher end LCD TVs of the same size. If you can wait a little longer and have an extra $3,000 to drop, a 73" model will be available in the fourth quarter priced at $10,000.
According to Mitsubishi, LaserVue TVs are capable of about twice the color range of non-laser powered LCD TVs, while providing a brightness of 500 nits, 3D viewing capability, and will consume less than 200W of power.
Image Credit: LaserVue
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Keith E. Whisman
September 11, 2008 at 12:00am
Just remember to not look directly at the screen doing so can cause blindness.
Mayhemm
September 10, 2008 at 3:46pm
The price is competitive for the high-end (not a deal, by any means).
What I want to know is if these things can best Pioneer's Kuro plasmas (current high-end kings).
And perhaps the photo is deceiving, but the set looks to be about 2 inches thick. Any word on dimensions?
Talcum X
September 10, 2008 at 12:05pm
There still is no tchnical data on LaserVueTV.Com about the technology that I can find. Perhaps there may be more info on Mitsubishis USA site or something.
Been looking forward to this TV for a while. Not that I can afford one, just excited about new technology than what's currently out there.
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sirphunkee
September 10, 2008 at 11:49am
The article at tgdaily doesn't really describe exactly is meant by "laser powered". In other words, in what way are lasers used to render a color display like that?
zodi
September 10, 2008 at 11:40am
Dear Santa,
Yes I will leave the door unlocked and all the power tools required to put this in my living room.
P.S. 73" version will fit through the balcony door.
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