Laser TV

Bitstream recently broke the news that the 65-inch LaserVue laser TV, shipping later this month to select Mitsubishi Diamond retailers, will retail for $6,999.  While this price does not come close to some of the early and overly-optimistic price projections by Novalux et al., this confirms Mitsubishi is targeting the high-end big screen market.  Is the market ready for a 130-pound, 10-inch deep RPTV costing $7,000, while domination by cheaper flat screen alternatives is all but a forgone conclusion?  A larger 73-inch LaserVue is planned to be released prior to Christmas.

Mitsubishi has been publicly criticized for the lack of details on the availability of its forthcoming LaserVue laser tv, but perhaps we are on the verge of a media blitz. The official website has been renamed to laservuetv.com and the following 30-second spot has surfaced.

Stay tuned as always.