Laser tv's to kill plasma and lcd?

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Indolent

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Forget mirrors and liquid crystal on silicon. The future of rear-projection TVs might be all about "frickin' laser beams."

In Sydney on Tuesday, Aussie chipmaker Arasor International and Silicon Valley-based Novalux showed off what they're calling the first laser-projection TV. Mitsubishi built the prototype with Arasor's optoelectronic chip and Novalux's laser-projection device inside, and says it's expecting to sell the first models in December 2007.

Novalux predicts that this new technology will uproot plasma's dominance in the 40 inches and larger category of high-definition TVs because it will be half the price, consume less power and show more detail than standard plasma and liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs, according to News.com.au. More detail comes from more color--laser TVs will show 90 percent of the possible colors the human eye can pick up, according to Novalux.

Sony and Samsung are working on similar technology. Though none have officially announced pricing yet, Novalux says TVs with its laser technology will sell for less than $1,000.
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I doubt they will sell for that cheap but if they do HD could become much more mainstream. Hopefully they're as good as this article makes them sound and they come out next Dec.
 
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Originally posted by: z0mb13
will they be flat panel as well?
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The picture they're showing looks like it could be a flat panel but it could just be the angle. There's nothing that talks about the depth of these.
 
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someone i heard said tv makers have invested much too much $$ in plasma and LCD and DLP to just switch. i think these "lasers" may struggle for a while
 
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Originally posted by: sohcrates
someone i heard said tv makers have invested much too much $$ in plasma and LCD and DLP to just switch. i think these "lasers" may struggle for a while
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Sony just quit the plasma and LCD markets, they are one manufacturer who might think about it, especially if there is profit to be made.
Plasma and LCD are low margin areas of business (one ready Sony quit them), there might be some big companies without investment in plasma or LCD who want to look at alternatives to compete on a new field.
 
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Originally posted by: Indolent
I doubt they will sell for that cheap but if they do HD could become much more mainstream.
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Could? How about would? Besides, the HDTV adoption rate is skyrocketing at this moment....anyone know numbers on the HDTV installed user base?
 
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Not sure if this is the same article I read, but the one I read mentioned depths around 10" and more or less said it's a DLP but they are going to use a laser for the light source.

Big deal.

Nothing is going to kill plasma and LCD until it is less than 4" deep. You cannot beat the sex appeal of hanging your TV on the wall.
 
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http://www.hdtvsolutions.com/flatscreen_news_story_138.htm

Toshiba and Canon Announce SED Launch Plan

Tokyo, March 8, 2006 ? Toshiba Corporation and Canon Inc. today announced that they will start the first stage of mass production of SED panels in July 2007 and launch SED TVs in the 4Q of calendar year 2007. SED, the Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display, is a next-generation flat-panel display that offers excellent performance characteristics.

The market for flat-panel TVs is expected to see continued high growth within the overall television market, with demand receiving a significant impetus from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and from the global shift from analogue to digital broadcasting. Toshiba and Canon see the popularity of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games as an opportunity to strongly promote SED TVs.

Toshiba and Canon consider the launch of SED TVs to be a major industry milestone, a once-in-50-years historical turning point for the TV industry, comparable to the initial introduction of CRT television. The companies will maximize the technology's characteristics in order to resist commoditization and to establish SED TV as the technology of choice for high-definition, high-image-quality television viewing.
 
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Will you be able to burn holes in the wall with it or maybe blind the eyes of pilots in low flying planes?



Kidding aside, I wonder how this will translate to front projection? I mean lasers should keep their integrity across a room very well.
 
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Originally posted by: Excelsior
Originally posted by: Indolent
Originally posted by: Excelsior
SED FTW.
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Looks like SED has a cost problem though.
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High-end Plasmas aren't cheap either. You pay for quality...

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbar...0-1041_3-6122031.html?tag=nefd.top</a>">Here is a fairly new article.</a>

I would gladly pay more for a TV that has deeper blacks, better colors, higher contrast ratio, is thinner, and consumes less power.
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Thinner is the only thing it looks like the laser tv's don't have over plasma. Add that to half the price and you're probably in the minority as to which ones you'd choose.


Here is a longer article for those interested.
 
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Originally posted by: flot
Not sure if this is the same article I read, but the one I read mentioned depths around 10" and more or less said it's a DLP but they are going to use a laser for the light source.

Big deal.

Nothing is going to kill plasma and LCD until it is less than 4" deep. You cannot beat the sex appeal of hanging your TV on the wall.
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performance > appearance. always. go make love to your iPod.
 
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Originally posted by: flot
Not sure if this is the same article I read, but the one I read mentioned depths around 10" and more or less said it's a DLP but they are going to use a laser for the light source.

Big deal.

Nothing is going to kill plasma and LCD until it is less than 4" deep. You cannot beat the sex appeal of hanging your TV on the wall.
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I think that feature is a bit over-rated... perhaps not now, but eventually, people are going to realize that their 5.1 or 7.1 receiver isn't flat, their DVD player isn't flat...
 
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Originally posted by: thomsbrain

performance > appearance. always. go make love to your iPod.
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Thank you for proving my point, but you put the > in the wrong direction. (or did you perhaps not notice what the #1 selling mp3 player was?)
 
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Originally posted by: sohcrates
someone i heard said tv makers have invested much too much $$ in plasma and LCD and DLP to just switch. i think these "lasers" may struggle for a while
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Oh please, they'll switch. If it's better and cheaper they'll make the switch or get left behind.
 
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Indolent

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Originally posted by: flot
Originally posted by: thomsbrain

performance > appearance. always. go make love to your iPod.
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Thank you for proving my point, but you put the > in the wrong direction. (or did you perhaps not notice what the #1 selling mp3 player was?)
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but an mp3 player is meant to be portable...
 
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Plasmas still have a high screen burn risk. Many of the lower-end models are still using old technologies and customers are paying the ultimate price. I see plasmas being replaced pretty quick if this has less potential problems. Manufacturers hate making poor products due to lack of technology...it makes them look bad. This may be the answer for the next gen of HD.
 
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