Laser TV

Mitsubishi recently revealed they will be showcasing a big screen laser television in January at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Visit their booth here.

Can’t wait? Arasor, the company behind this new technology, has partnered with at least 8 manufacturers, including Mitsubishi, and we may be seeing commercially available models in time for Christmas 2007. Stay tuned.

Laser televisions are going to be huge. America has a love for big screen televisions and the market is primed for an affordable HDTV replacement to LCD and plasma televisions. Plasma televisions have come down drastically in price, because I can still remember models selling for over $10,000 just a few years ago. You can now pick up a 90-pound Panasonic 50” plasma tv for around $2,000 on Amazon.

If Laser TV can really deliver superior picture quality, at a reasonable price, there’s no reason it will not dominate the HDTV market. The added bonus of the manufacturer’s claim of lower power consumption, less weight and a picture quality which doesn’t degrade over time will ultimately sway the nay-sayers of laser-powered televisions. I think there are many people, such as myself, who have put off spending thousands of dollars on a HDTV because of the fear of investing in a product destined to be outdated as soon as the box touches your living room floor. Buying a big screen television is a major investment, with most people buying or upgrading to a new tv every 4-6 years.

LCD and plasma manufacturers won’t go down without a fight though. Billions have been spent on this development of this technology, but I can’t help but think consumers, not manufacturers, are going to dictate the outcome of this battle. When laser tv is launched in the United States, and the price is comparable to that of an LCD or plasma, or maybe even slightly more than a conventional HDTV, consumers are going to lean towards the superior technology. With what I have seen online, when you compare a plasma tv next to a Laser TV, the Laser TV’s picture quality is noticeably sharper, brighter and has more color saturation. Home theaters are fairly common now, and many consumers are eagerly scouting out the latest technology.

Perhaps as a society, we’ve become jaded to new technology, because it seems like there is a limitless selection of cell phones and computers, each model seemingly more advanced than the next. While some may predict Laser TV will suffer the same fate as the Betamax, I believe the era of the laser television will resemble the market shift from cassette to cd and VHS to dvd, both embracing the better technology. With no other superior technology on the horizon, Laser TV should have a great run.

Laser TV Unveiled in Australia

Is it possible, a television with a sharper and more life-like picture than an LCD or plasma screen, which costs less, weighs less, uses less energy with a picture quality that does not degrade over time? Yes, according to an Australian company called Arasor.

Laser TV is the next generation television. Using laser technology, the manufacturer claims 90% of the visible spectrum will be visible. This translates into a life-like picture with vibrant and rich colors, not subject to the hue hazing and blurring of conventional HD televisions.

Look for Laser TV to be commercially available later this year. Check back to Laser-Televison.com for more updates as this exciting technology becomes a reality.