Laser TV to make Plasma obsolete???

[GmanJoe]

Hype? Propoganda? Lies? mm has three at home? or :gman: ?


http://www.theage.com.au/news/NATIONAL/Laser-TV-predicted-to-be-death-of-plasma/2006/10/10/1160246121576.html

[SIZE="4"]Laser TV predicted to be death of plasma[/SIZE]

It\'s being hailed by its developers as the next revolution in visual technology - a laser television that will make plasma screens obsolete.

Soon-to-be-listed Australian company Arasor International and its US partner Novalux unveiled what they claimed to be the world\'s first laser television in Sydney, with a pitch that it will be half the price, twice as good, and use a quarter of the electricity of conventional plasma and LCD TVs.

Manufacturing company Arasor produces the unique optoelectronic chip central to the laser projection device being developed by Silicon Valley-based Novalux, which is being used by a number of television manufacturers.

And displayed beside a conventional 50 inch plasma TV, the Mitsubishi-built prototype does appear brighter and clearer than its "older" rival.

With a worldwide launch date scheduled for Christmas 2007, under recognisable brands like Mitsubishi and Samsung, Novalux chief executive Jean-Michel Pelaprat is so bold as to predict the death of plasma.

[SIZE="3"]"If you look at any screen today, the colour content is roughly about 30-35 per cent of what the eye can see," he said.

"But for the very first time with a laser TV we\'ll be able to see 90 per cent of what the eye can see.

"All of a sudden what you see is a lifelike image on display."

Combine that with energy efficiency, price advantage and the fact that the laser TVs will be half the weight and depth of plasma TVS, and Mr Pelaprat says "plasma is now something of the past".[/SIZE]

Mr Pelaprat predicted LCD TVs would come to dominate the market below 40 inches, and laser television the market above that screen size, displacing plasma.

The optoelectronic chip-laser technology won\'t be confined to TVs.

The technology is also being trialled in mobile phones, where it will be used to project images onto any surface, and in home theatres and cinemas.

The unveiling of the laser TV prototype was held on the eve of Arasor\'s public float on the Australian Stock Exchange next week.

© 2006 AAP

Everything will be obsolete some day.

Call me in ten years when these things actually hit the market.

Helluva pitch.

Sounds cool.  We\'ll see if it lives up to it\'s pitch though.  It would be nice if it did, although I\'m sure it would still sell for plasma prices (and make them more money).

[Titan]

So? They said that plasma and LCD will replace tube and tube is still around (even though they sadly are dwindling. Don\'t know why. Tube still owns plasma and LCD put together). I don\'t care what TV I have in 10 years, laser, LCD or plasma but it better have a damn good picture. None of this shit like it is now.

it better have a damn good picture. None of this shit like it is now.

ehh nab yourself a 60" 1080p native SXRD with 10,000:1 contrast ratio and I doubt you\'ll be begging for your CRT back

thats interesting. I am curious to see the difference in quality.

[Paul2]

eh.  SED is better than Laser or LED DLP for that matter.

I doubt this "laser" TV will have the black level of CRT or SED for that matter.  I no doubt believe it will have a very good black level, and better than plasma or LCD in that area.  But, if you want the holy grail of picture quality, SED is the way to go.

[Titan]

ehh nab yourself a 60" 1080p native SXRD with 10,000:1 contrast ratio and I doubt you\'ll be begging for your CRT back

Yeah but how much is that, like 5 grand? More?

will take a hell of a lot for me to get rid of my 36" CRT

Yeah but how much is that, like 5 grand? More?

The 50" (what I have) has dropped to $2500 retail.  You could probably spend less if you built it yourself.

Or... you could just sell your TV.

Stop humping the laser.

[Titan]

The 50" (what I have) has dropped to $2500 retail.  You could probably spend less if you built it yourself.

Heh, 2500 dollars. The only thing right now I\'d spend 2500 bucks for is a Les Paul guitar. That\'s too expensive for me for a tv. Maybe when I\'m rich.

One man\'s guitar is another man\'s tv.