3D TV & Laser TV News & Laser Television 16 Jan 2008 06:44 pm
The Best of Both Worlds: Laser 3D TV
We want our televisions big, but slimmer. We want amazing brightness and color saturation, but with more energy efficiency. Naturally, we want this technology now, and we want it cheap.
Like most consumers, I have been waiting expectantly for something remarkable, something revolutionary, something which will make watching TV a truly immersive experience. HDTVs have been around awhile, but I’ve only been mildly impressed with the current market of flat panel displays. Then I heard about Laser TV.
Laser TV employs lasers, which Mitsubishi claims is “the purest light source available today.” Mitsubishi showcased its Laser TV, scheduled to be released later this year, at the 2008 CES with very positive reviews. In fact, I think most of the audience was left a little befuddled, because the images were unlike anything they had ever seen from a TV before.
Mitsubishi plans to take this technology a step further with 3D TV. The LaserTV model on display at the CES 2008 was 3D compatible, sending synchronized signals to viewers wearing RealD shutter glasses. Viewers were able to watch 3D versions of Beowulf and other special programming. It’s worth noting that Mitsubishi is also developing a scalable system whereby 3D images can be viewed without the need of special glasses or goggles. 3D Laser TV is on the horizon, folks. It’s worth repeating again, three dimensional laser television is on the horizon. Mitsubishi is really going after the full immersive television experience. What’s next, 3D laser smell-o-vision?
Mitsubishi’s proposed 3D TV will be stereoscopic, meaning the images won’t really be 3D, but your brain will think so, just like seeing the sailboat in those “Magic Eye” pictures we all saw in the mall a few years ago. The technology has been around for years, but the superior imaging of Laser TV promises to harness its full potential. Look for Laser TV (with 3D signal compatibility) this fall and stereoscopic 3D TV later in 2009.
on 16 Jan 2008 at 7:34 pm 1.joe said …
my question: will early laser tv sets be 3d capable, or will you need a specific 3d set to get the eye-popping action?
on 17 Jan 2008 at 6:15 pm 2.admin said …
Mitsubishi is being tight lipped on this, saying only that “Mitsubishi TV is ahead of the curve and on leading edge of high quality display technology that is 3D compatible today.” Mitsubishi’s LaserTV at CES was 3D compatible and when it displayed 3D programming, the TV sent synchronized signals to viewers wearing RealD shutter glasses, creating 3D images. Mitsubishi is also working on developing stereoscopic 3D TVs, which do not require special eyewear.
on 25 Jan 2008 at 5:37 pm 3.Mike G. said …
I may wait for laser TV, but 3-dimentional television has been around for months now. It’s called 120Hz. As a matter-of-fact, Pioneer just released their KURO line which supports 147Hz. Go to Best Buy and ask about it, they usually have a demo set up.
on 28 Jan 2008 at 7:00 pm 4.admin said …
The KURO line produces a beautiful picture, but it is not stereoscopic three-dimensional. The KURO “3D” is misleading because it is 3D I/P (Interlaced/Progressive) Conversion, which is a gimmick that supposedly produces cleaner video images by eliminating comb-shaped noise commonly seen in scrolling text and smoothing jaggies along diagonal lines.