Laser TV unveiled

[Seiji]

Laser vision ... Australian Dr Larry Marshall (L) and France's Jean-Michel Pelaprat pose before the world's first laser television, which they say uses less power, has more colour range and costs half the price of LCD and plasma screens.

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 today, with a pitch that it would 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 this afternoon, 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.

“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”.

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.

Source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20556847-2,00.html
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[tkboxer]

Very cool stuff! I want one!
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[Anonymous]

Very good news indeed.

[phil6580]

I've just bought a 42" HDplasma now people are saying they will be obsolete. Well i guess i better start saving now.

[Seiji]

I'm be in shock if by Dec. 2007 HD LCDs that were once $3000 go for $1500. They'll have to go cheaper, I would think, if they want to compare in price with laser. Who knows, if laser sounds as good as it does, it might take over the whole market. These laser HD sets ... I see nothing but good coming out of it if it lives up to the hype!
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[annarere1960]

cool i want one 2.....
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[daripper]

hmmm....... I just wonder how long the laser will last in one of them
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[GEORGIEBOY26]

I've read about this too, looks good, if it keeps up to its promises, I have a 42 inch plasma now for about 3 years, still good quality picture, if the laser outdoes this, I will be very pleased and will get one in every room
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[form33]

This is really interesting to me, but I don't know when is ever the right time to buy something anymore! Whether it is an iPod or a DVD player, they all seem to just get better and better so fast that you almost feel like you're making a mistake in buying something!
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[Blackstar]

Hopefully the prices on plasmas drop more because of this.I'm saving for a new TV in the next few months.

[sawtooth]

Sounds like a winner. I've been sitting out HiDef, but in a year or two I may have to get one of those.