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Laser TV — the Death of Plasma?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on

spoco2 writes, "As reported in major news outlets yesterday in Australia (The Age, the Herald Sun), a new television technology has been developed which is touted (by the developers) as far and away superior to both plasma and LCD. From The Age: 'With a worldwide launch date scheduled for Christmas 2007, under recognisable brands like Mitsubishi and Samsung, Novalux chief executive Jean-Michel Pelaprat is so bold as to predict the death of plasma. "If you look at any screen today, the color content is roughly about 30-35 per cent of what the eye can see," he said. "But for the very first time with a laser TV we'll be able to see 90 per cent of what the eye can see. All of a sudden what you see is a lifelike image on display."' The developing company, Arasor International, is said to be listing on the Australian stock exchange shortly."

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  1. DANGER DANGER by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do not stare into laser with remaining eye!

    Oh, errrrr damn but I'll miss battlestar :(

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
  2. Re:This line says it all... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, I got an email just like that today

    'this company's stock is about to explode, buy now'

  3. Re:This line says it all... by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 5, Funny
    >I'll believe that it's the 'death of plasma' when I see it, not when the company touting the technology is just trying to pump up their pending IPO.

    ...it will be half the price, twice as good, and use a quarter of the electricity of conventional plasma and LCD TVs.

    Combine that with energy efficiency, price advantage and the fact that the laser TVs will be half the weight and depth of plasma TVS, and Mr Pelaprat says "plasma is now something of the past".
    You're just a cynic. Obviously this isn't hype.
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    No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
  4. Re:That's intense by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah, a true geek. Considering "almost like stepping outside from a dark room" to be "quite dangerous".

  5. Re:This line says it all... by svunt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hype, shmype - I saw this on last night's news, and watching the plasma vs laser demo on a standard def tv, I could see a noticeable improvement in colour and clarity. They've got a definitely promising product, and the manufacturers getting behind them aren't the idiots who buy shares of free, clean unlimited plasma/fusion/dark matter energy providers, for instance.