Mitsubishi Debuts New Displays and Laser HDTV Details

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April 7, 2008 - Laser based HDTV display technology has been in the works for years, and we've been keeping up with the progress made by Arasor and Novalux in commercializing the technology for quite a while. Though final products were initially promised as arriving in 2007, it was at CES 2008 in January that we got a look at the first prototype displays based on laser technology manufactured by Mitsubishi.

The prototypes were shockingly bright and vibrant, but other than the fact that they exist, Mitsubishi was rather tight lipped as to when consumer versions would be released. Today the company has seen fit to announce a few new details, namely the fact that laser-driven displays will be branded as "LaserVue" and that they'll be arriving in stores in Q3 2008. Pricing remains a subject of speculation, and though the technology makers originally hyped the affordability of laser technology, it's thought that Mitsubishi is going to position the LaserVue line as high-end products and price them accordingly, which means, we suspect, prices in the neighborhood of $4k or more for 60-inch displays.





Like the DLP line, LaserVue displays will be capable of some pretty solid 3D performance when paired with properly encoded media (there isn't much, yet) and stereoscopic glasses. Frank DeMartin, Mitsu's VP of marketing, commented on the news. "Mitsubishi has created a new category in television with laser technology and now we are creating an exciting new brand, LaserVue, which we believe consumers will come to equate with the industry's best performing televisions."

For those unable to wait until the fall for the premier of LaserVue, Mitsubishi also announced new entries in its line of DLP displays. Of note are the three new 73-inch models, which are the largest displays based on DLP tech in the market. Pricing for the new biggest DLPs begins at $3,199, and rises all the way to $4,699 for the top flight Diamond model, which rocks exclusive Smooth120Hz and Dark Detailer image processing technologies.

Mitsubishi also has a new lineup of LCDs for 2008 that sport frames 10% thinner than before. They'll also be sporting Smooth120Hz image processing and GalleryPlayer software that allows owners to upload high res pictures and art to the displays to enjoy a classy slide show. The top-end Diamond LCDs will get some extra features like Variable Smooth120Hz processing and a new DeepField Imager. The flagship of the new lineup is the 52-inch Diamond LT-52246, which will retail at $4,499.

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