Laser TV disapoints?

[C_squared]

So I'm not to tech savvy when it comes to TV's. I just know I like flat pannels ya know?

People have been waiting all year to get their first peak at one of these things and Mitsubishi dropped their first model. This thing is massive. 65" and it weighs 130lbs and is 10" deep.

Essentially it works like rear projection tube, except its lasers producing the primary colours for a sharper image and true representation of colours. green and you see it in real life is green and red which has always been difficult for HD tv's to reproduce accurately is a true representation of the colour red.

Though I think this sort of technology may sink once ppl find out that $7k is a bit steep, when you can purchase a thinner, lighter LCD for much less.

Hopefully Samsung can come to the rescue and produce their version of laser TV that is more for the regular consumer. 65" is way to big IMO.


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[ebbomega]

Problem with LCD is size restriction, AFAIK. With this you could get a ridiculous size flatscreen that's not plasma.

Also remember that when any new technology is introduced, it's going to be way higher pricewise that it will in a couple of years.

Price will come down, the tech will get slicker and easier. Or it'll just fade away because something better will show up (same as laserdiscs did when DVDs came out)

[ppcock]

that's the only problem with LCD's
plasmas are a whole other thing

LCD 4 LIFE BIITTTCHES!

[Revolver]

still a projection technology.

extremely wide color gaummet yes? but so what when its the all important and vital black level and refresh rates that are desired.

Interesting to see a piece of consumer kit retailing at the 7k plus mark. I remember back in the day selling gen 2 and 3 42" panels at that price and beyond.

Has potential...but when it comes down to it. NOTHING can come close to Plasma..not just yet anyway.

[kir mokum]

Originally Posted by Revolver

Interesting to see a piece of consumer kit retailing at the 7k plus mark. I remember back in the day selling gen 2 and 3 42" panels at that price and beyond.

i installed a plasma that was $15K just a few years ago.

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by kir mokum

i installed a plasma that was $15K just a few years ago.

you worked as a installer? cool!.....I use to do home installs/lessons and calibrations as a sales add-on for a few years

lucrative back then.

[decypher]

I'm interested to see what they do with the new OLED technology and how well it scales up in size. They've made panels that are insanely thin but still small in size.

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by decypher

I'm interested to see what they do with the new OLED technology and how well it scales up in size. They've made panels that are insanely thin but still small in size.

it looks as though oled will always be pegged for smaller applications due to the cost of production/profit margin ratios.

its stunning for pda,cell,wireless devices....

large scale PdP's though, i just cant see it.

[ppcock]

What's a laser TV?

[kir mokum]

Originally Posted by Revolver

you worked as a installer? cool!.....I use to do home installs/lessons and calibrations as a sales add-on for a few years

lucrative back then.

we did mostly pro stuff and i got paid shit. the TV was for a long time client who wanted some stuff done at his place. we rarely did residential.

[C_squared]

Originally Posted by decypher

I'm interested to see what they do with the new OLED technology and how well it scales up in size. They've made panels that are insanely thin but still small in size.

the only downfall OLED have I heard is that the lifespan of the organic material used within the pannel has a 4 year life span. that's great for media and cell phone devices-- cause who owns a cell phone for more than a year anyways?

[C_squared]

Originally Posted by ppcock

What's a laser TV?

The best summary I have found was in this article

[...] Rear projection Lasers can be tuned to the exact wavelength of light you like—down to the nanometer. So TV makers can produce the ideal shades of red, green, and blue to produce the best colors possibly. Mitsubishi claims this allows them to reproduce about 80 percent of all the colors humans can see—versus about 40 percent for other TVs. [...]

Full review

[ebbomega]

Maybe some of you consumer-electronics nerds can help me out here.

I've never really understood why we always operate with RGB standards... wouldn't it make more sense to use an RYB standard, given that those are the three main primary colours?

[Some dude]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Maybe some of you consumer-electronics nerds can help me out here.

I've never really understood why we always operate with RGB standards... wouldn't it make more sense to use an RYB standard, given that those are the three main primary colours?

The human eye has colour receptors for red green and blue, guess they're trying to mimic that.