Laser TV to topple plasma and LCD
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sumdumyunguy
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So are they hinting at "DEEP COLOR" with this:
I was all set to get meself my second Sony HDTV (a 60" SXRD to go along with the 42" triple LCD direct view I have now) but as Ty noted above, I may have to wait a bit.
I was all set to get meself my second Sony HDTV (a 60" SXRD to go along with the 42" triple LCD direct view I have now) but as Ty noted above, I may have to wait a bit.
On a different forum, I made a post about this new Laser Light DLP set from Mitsubishi. I posted a lot of different information about it and the comparison to Plasma.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112962&highlight=mitsubishi
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112962&highlight=mitsubishi
I wouldn't hold off buying a HD set just because there's an announcement of some new revolutionary tech "just around the corner".
Wasn't the SED displays by Canon supposed to revolutionize the display market with more affordable big flat displays, but still there's no firm date or price of any set.
The Laser TV tech being in such an early state, I'll be very very surprised if they have the tech ready enough for massmarket next year, even if they had the tech, it'll take time to set up the plants to manufacture them at any large quantities, and also to get the marketing of the product ready.
If Laser TV really is to become a massmarket product next year, surely we'd have seen a working prototype unit displayed in some of the exhibitions like CEDIA and such.
Wasn't the SED displays by Canon supposed to revolutionize the display market with more affordable big flat displays, but still there's no firm date or price of any set.
The Laser TV tech being in such an early state, I'll be very very surprised if they have the tech ready enough for massmarket next year, even if they had the tech, it'll take time to set up the plants to manufacture them at any large quantities, and also to get the marketing of the product ready.
If Laser TV really is to become a massmarket product next year, surely we'd have seen a working prototype unit displayed in some of the exhibitions like CEDIA and such.
There's not a lot of information there nor on their home pages but, if you look in the prospectus, (linked from http://www.lightbit.com/) and go through to section 9, they have a list of their patents and some sound quite intriguing.
Reading about this, i keep seeing the comment that the colour is so vivid that "it looks like wet paint"...
Is that actually a good thing?? I mean wet paint is all... wet...? I don't get it.
Are "wet paint" colours more vivid than real colours? Isn't the point of these TVs, trying to reproduce real colour anyway? Who cares about wet paint!
Is that actually a good thing?? I mean wet paint is all... wet...? I don't get it.
Are "wet paint" colours more vivid than real colours? Isn't the point of these TVs, trying to reproduce real colour anyway? Who cares about wet paint!
This is really targetting RPTV. It's a case of replacing a bulb with a laser. SED is the natural competitor to PDP/LCD.
Edit: Shouldn't this be in PC Video & HTPC?
AFAIK, Canon's had problems with the printing process, so low manufacturing cost is no longer in it's favour. With falling PDP/LCD prices, Toshiba is in a price squeeze & has delayed availability until at least Q407.
Edit: Shouldn't this be in PC Video & HTPC?
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WhiningKhan
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So now we can really experience the true meaning of "as exciting as watching wet paint drying".
Wet paint tends to be significantly more vivid than dry paint.
For example:
Wet:
Dry
But I still think the analogy is nuts.
aside from what Marco noted, this articles has more dubious bits than it provides useful informaton.
for starters, since when is the color fidelity of plasma and LCD equated? last time i checked (i.e. yesterday) LCD panels were still topping at 'true 8bit!', while PDPs have been in the low teens bitness for some time now.
for starters, since when is the color fidelity of plasma and LCD equated? last time i checked (i.e. yesterday) LCD panels were still topping at 'true 8bit!', while PDPs have been in the low teens bitness for some time now.
Wet paint tends to be significantly more vivid than dry paint.
For example:
Wet:
Dry
But I still think the analogy is nuts.
Exactly my point. Wet paint on the TV will look like true wet paint i guess, but i wouldn't want dry paint in movies (or anything dry!) to look like wet paint... Silly analogy.
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