Laser TVs not too far away?

[gregh]

An interesting article here:

http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/14092

Anyone care to comment wether these really will be around by Xmas 2007?

"A worldwide launch is expected for the holiday season of 2007 including models from Mitsubishi and Samsung and will aim to compete with TVs from 40” up, potentially making it a very strong competitor against Plasma, which typically starts at 42”.

and another article which is less glowing!

http://www.theage.com.au/news/biztech/laser-tv-no-plasma-killer/2006/10/19/1160851051544.html


cheers,

Greg

[xraystan]

Can't see it. Remember in the early 90's when they said we'd all have TV's that were like projection screens that we could roll up and take to where ever we wanted to? When we got there we would just unroll the screen and watch TV. :nuts:

[Snoopy]

So the company bigging up Laser TV at the moment is the company that supplies the optical processing techniques used and are about to be launched on the Australian sock market. :suspect:

Sounds interesting but I won't be holding my breath on this one. :D

[thescrounger]

If it's cheaper to manufacture and cheaper to buy and offers better image quality then it sounds like a winner.

[bollecks]

I bought a 29 inch Sony TV in 1993. I was put off purchasing because of a magazine article saying that the new generation of flat Plasma TVs would be out towards the end of the followng year at around £1,000 to £1,500.

Needless to say that when I saw my first plasma in Dixons two years later it cost £11k!

Laser TVs will be out some day and look like they've got support from some big companies, but (also forToshiba's SED sets) I'd be very surprised if they weren't behind schedule and dearer than LCD and Plasma when they first come out.

The good news is that both technologies will have to compete with Plasma and LCD so prices can't stay high for long. However, manufacturers won't sell at a big loss, they'll just wait for costs to come down further before going into production.

[Boink!]

Sod that, I want my flying car!!! :mad:

[talksalot81]

I am not entirely sure how the technology works, but if it is using RGB lasers then I still have to question the commercial viability down at the blue. It think this would very much be considered in its infancy - too much so to be hyped as this is.

[Sima]

Hoverboards ftw.

[Tempest]

I am not entirely sure how the technology works, but if it is using RGB lasers then I still have to question the commercial viability down at the blue. It think this would very much be considered in its infancy - too much so to be hyped as this is.

I thought the Russians cracked the blue lazer problem a year or two ago?

[talksalot81]

There is a difference between understanding how to make the laSers and being able to manufacture on a mass scale tuned to your needs...