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- Strongoloid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+39Do you see how thin it is? And it uses less power, high def, weighs less, almost no frame...put that in my hand right now. It totally caters to a large audience in terms of features...except the price will probably be insane. I hope it will be ready/compatible for the huge influx of HD technologies and formats that are coming out in the near future.
LAZER GUNS TV PEW PEW PEW! - DrRo183, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16nytimes.com login?
username: jimmie
password: jimmie - Namco, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16It's an Austin Powers joke....um what's slashdot?
- speedyrev, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12What is meant by lifetime? Plasma last a lifetime too. When they go out, that's the lifetime of the set.
- dimplemonkey, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11digg just for saying frickin lasers in a digg title!
- diggbrian, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase... "Junior... don't sit so close to the TV... you'll burn your eyes out with Fricken' Lasers."
- antdude, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/03/business/03hdtv.html?ex=1301716800&en=00dcf3ca4522e989&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss -- doesn't require to log in!
- clownguyx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8The flatness and the power consumption are great bonuses on this tv. However, the fact that the lasers are supposed to last a lifetime are a much needed benefit to current televisions. I'll be excited to see one of these in person when they hit stores.
- Macintosh, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10Digg for the title.
- Pentarix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7The thinness is what struck me as well, plus there is virtually no frame! Lasers own me. :)
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7From TFA:
"the move to high-definition video consoles from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, and high-definition DVD players"
Funny, I didn't think the Revolution was going to be HD.... Oh, well. Keep writing articles about technology you know nothing about, author. And getting paid for it. - Olain, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Is it just me or does staring at a laser all day make you think about your eyesite?
- GloriousNight, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Wowza. Now that's thin.
Also, as someone said up top...
Digg for the "pew pew pew" - Grimdotdotdot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"instead of having to replace an expensive lamp, the solid-state lasers are supposed to last the lifetime of the set."
Is that because the LASERs are so expensive that you might at well buy a new TV when it breaks?
In other words, is the lifetime of the set dictated by the life of the LASER? - samoscratch, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5thanks jimmie ;P
- kraemer007, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Its cool, but howabout a laser projector? That is what I am waitin for....
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4
I was about to point that out, too. Sure, they may "outlast" the lamps in DLP sets, but the fact that they're "permanent" and last "the lifetime of the set" simply implies that when they go out, you can't just buy a new lamp the way you can with DLP--it means it's time to buy a new TV. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4It's sooooo thin I want it :) Glad I've sacked off buying a plasma screen so far!
- breakneckridge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I've never seen a rear projection technology that produced a pleasing image. Just my opinion.
- Char, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I'd be interested to see how the contrast is on them, they mention in the article that the laser is turned off for black, hopefully making it a 'real' black, and a great looking screen.
Too bad I can't see anything about the price :( - loker269, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I remember hearing about this at CES...along with LED TV's....glad to see they are both making it to market!
I think where these technologies will be welcomed with even more enthusiasm is in front projectors where the bulb goes out in 2,000-3,000 hours... - justice7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3http://digg.com/technology/sharks_with_frickin_laser_beams_attached_to_their_heads_
:) - emptymind, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The article claims it will be competitvely priced compared to a 52" so it won't be insanely priced (I hope). I like the fact that this TV does not require a bulb replacement every 2 years. That is the main reason I have been holding off buying that DLP.
- ahhell, on 10/12/2007, -7/+10Digg for the "pew pew pew"
LOL
Cool tv - will-rom, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3But is it 1080p?
- m0nk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This is frickin' cool. I figured I'd wait for technology like this to emerge before upgrading my current projection based HDTV, so I guess I'll only need to wait 2-3 years until the prices are somewhat sane.
- k3n85, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Hopefully they'll be a video or more pics on Friday when it's supposidly going to be revealed. Like others above, i've been rockin my 27" Sony Wega CRT that's starting to look too small for me, but I doubt i'll be able to afford something like this monster....
maybe it'll show up on w00t :D - TestFar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Pizza the Hutt?!
- Genma, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2it says "expected to be competitively priced with plasma television in sizes of 52 inches and larger." which means they're going to be the same as expensive, no matter what manufacturing costs. which sounds like alot less considering the huge reduction in weight and materials. they plan to use more plastic and less glass since it will be so much lighter. they'll probably be alot cheaper after they recoup r&d but that should be a long time coming.
- aveyuen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The laser lasts a very long time because it doesn't have any moving parts, or much thermal expansion/contraction with their use. As a result, it will far outlast anything else on the TV (probably even the micromirror array in the DLP).
And in response to another person's thoughts on RGB laser diodes becoming cheap... i don't think it'll be like that for a while (if ever). Here's a comparison:
Red laser diode: $1 laser pointer
Green laser diode: $80 laser pointer
Blue laser diode: $1800 laser pointer
This is one of the main cost factors in the Blue-Ray Player. Blue one's are based on GaN crystals, which are difficult to grow with high purity and yield. I don't know exactly what green ones are made of (my pointer uses an IR laser through a frequency doubler crystal), but the red ones are made out of cheap and easy to make AlGaAs.
Granted... I'm not a III-V researcher, and Lasers *was* my worst technical mark in undergrad... any other solid state physicists out there? - NOLAFF-JD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'm dying to get a thin HDTV set of at least 45" (Looking at the Sharp 45" LCD, 1080p) But new HDTV sets are supposed to be getting released in the next couple of months so I think I'm going to hold off for a bit. Since I got a new house though I really really need a HDTV set. Anyone have any suggestions/thoughts?
- dbil2000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Very intersting. I would like to see the image up close. I wonder if this type of DLP would have the rainbow effect problem?
- swytz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Now all we need are sharks with fricken laser beams attached to their heads.
- apache2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3thanks dude :D
- clownguyx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4I have a 55" Sony Wega rear-projection LCD and I couldn't be happier with it. When it comes to televisions though, it's all about personal opinions and taste.
- JasonPrini, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2How long until RGB laser diodes come prepackaged for $10/dozen?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dugg just for the frickin' title!!!
- dancpsu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1They say the magic words "solid state", meaning that these are LED lasers, and will last as long as an LED does (100,000 hours until half brightness, or 11.4 years straight). Comparatively, DLP is 3,000 hours.
- Kitsune818, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Why wouldn't it? Same principle.
- AmZa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1(other one wasn't working for me, here's another one)
u: glubbs5
p: glubbs5 - Kitsune818, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Those electron guns didn't bother you?
Perhaps you just think too much :) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I bet you'll only have to mortgage your neighborhood to buy one.
- aldenhg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1How long until they have 30in moniters that utilize this? I'd feel a whole lot cooler if my computer had frickin' lasers connected to it.
- mc1123, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Nukka please. Lasers? In a TV?
- youareretarded, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Thanks!
- youareretarded, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1SED to be delayed:|!!
- florin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is one of those things that, _after_ you hear it, you're like: "yeah, it totally makes sense, why did they wait so long?" :-)
_After_ you hear it. - Sippi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Thanks man!
- snorkle256, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'll settle for some bad tempered mutated sea bass.
- HiddenForce, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's about "frickin'" time. I've been wondering why lasers haven't been used for projection televisions before now, because it seems like the perfect application for them. After all, if lasers can project 200'-tall line images on the sides of buildings, why not project a series of lines on a much smaller screen?
The nice thing about this Mitsubishi television is that it removes one of the weaknesses of DLP-based HDTVs by eliminating the ~$500-700 bulbs. -
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