Laser TV

Long overdue and much speculated about, Mitsubishi’s LaserVue laser television has arrived just in time for Black Friday and the holiday shopping season. Priced at $6,999 for the 65-inch model, this laser-powered luxury shockingly stands out when compared to the surplus of affordable flat screen models. However, LaserVue is attempting to bring back market interest in rear-projection TV with cutting edge technology and arguably the best looking picture quality your eyes have ever seen.

The LaserVue is 3D-ready, wall mountable, and happens to be energy efficient – using less power than a comparable LCD or plasma set. So if you are looking for the purest picture imaginable, and price is no object, Mitsubishi has this one of a kind TV for you.  Crutchfield is apparently out of stock, but Amazon has a few left in stock.  A 73-inch LaserVue is due to be released later this year.

It’s been a busy week for laser tv news on the web.  To sum things up, Mitsubishi is now shipping its 65-inch LaserVue laser television to select retailers in North America.  Most articles rehash the LaserVue’s top selling points: “twice the color and half the power.”

A few articles recount the tech lounge head-to-head comparison with a Pioneer Kuro.  Read more here.  I look forward to more direct comparisons with other plasma and lcd models (recently price-reduced) and news on the wider release in 2009.