LASER TV good to go in 08!

[SKRUhddvd]

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/...1-21498588.htm - laser tvs should cost less to produce, be lighter, use less energy, and best of all reproduce 90% of the color the human eye can see. lcd and plasma can only reproduce about 40%. so if your about to purchase a new display this christmas season, you may just want to wait. mitsubishi will display i believe a 60" model at CES with production models available sometime in Q1.

[xwingsct]

Originally Posted by SKRUhddvd

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/...1-21498588.htm - laser tvs should cost less to produce, be lighter, use less energy, and best of all reproduce 90% of the color the human eye can see. lcd and plasma can only reproduce about 40%. so if your about to purchase a new display this christmas season, you may just want to wait. mitsubishi will display i believe a 60" model at CES with production models available sometime in Q1.

Will problably be very expensive for anybody to afford except early adopter with tons of money.
I just want to upgrade my 720P to 1080P sometimes next year...

[Mericalis]

Originally Posted by xwingsct

Will problably be very expensive for anybody to afford except early adopter with tons of money.
I just want to upgrade my 720P to 1080P sometimes next year...

Let me get out my pocketbook and look for change...

[pedigree]

Originally Posted by Mericalis

Let me get out my pocketbook and look for change...

lollers...

[xtop]

these tv's will never see the light of day

[bageleaterkkjji]

arent lasers bad for your eyes lol

[jedisinclair]

Originally Posted by xtop

these tv's will never see the light of day

Why do you say that?

[coolmilo]

Originally Posted by xtop

these tv's will never see the light of day

I agree that Laser TV's may never see the light of day.

I've seen Laser TV in the lab and nothing compares to it with respect to PQ. The contrast, color, etc. are amazing with Laser TV. The difference is so dramatic it is like comparing a SD DVD to Blu-ray.

However I know reasons why this technology may not see the light of day unless a small miracle happens. That's really all I can say about it. I also know that some companies are working on releasing products in 08 (that may or may not actually happen). I hope for some good news about this subject this year at CES.

[turboedguy]

thats nuts!

Im curious to see more specs on the display.

[irfoton]

laser TVs shouldn't be any more expensive than UHP bulb TVs. Laser diodes are relatively cheap especially if they get mass produced.

[jorg]

Originally Posted by irfoton

laser TVs shouldn't be any more expensive than UHP bulb TVs. Laser diodes are relatively cheap especially if they get mass produced.

same could be said for oleds more of marketing alwaysed introduce high end to low end wit this kind of stuff

[tvted]

It's all swell to provide the facility for more colours than you can shake a decoding matrix at, but we ain't got the source - rec. 709 which is what Hi def is, ain't got the snuff.

ted

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by tvted

It's all swell to provide the facility for more colours than you can shake a decoding matrix at, but we ain't got the source - rec. 709 which is what Hi def is, ain't got the snuff.

ted

Ted, Blu-rays are encoded to rec. 709 & the PS3 outputs it via HDMI when playing Blu-rays

Laser TV is RPTV pt 2, as we all know, current bulb is short life span stuff, Laser TVs will be as good as current LCD/PLASMA panels, you will also see them be slimmer than before & not expensive as you think but actually affordable like 60" for sub $2000

[tvted]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

Ted, Blu-rays are encoded to rec. 709 & the PS3 outputs it via HDMI when playing Blu-rays

Yes, I am aware, my nom de screen is a job description - though that still leaves me far from omniscient so I make no claims on that.

HD colourspace will not fill what these new techs are capable of - source will be the problem. Vid games *might take* advantage of some of it as they work at PC code levels.

unreal1080p and dialog_gvf clarified this much better than I might have.

ted

[unreal1080p]

Originally Posted by tvted

It's all swell to provide the facility for more colours than you can shake a decoding matrix at, but we ain't got the source - rec. 709 which is what Hi def is, ain't got the snuff.

ted

That is correct. You need the xvYCC colorspace:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XvYCC

Since there will probably never be deep color xvYCC Blu-Ray movies (not enough storage space and MOST importantly, not enough bandwidth) the new Laser HTDV's color range will probably be of very little use.

It's very nice in theory, and i'm sure they will have some very nice hard drive based source material to showcase the new color range at tradeshows... but the benefits will not translate to our livingrooms. The eye will be the test: you take the 60" Kuro vs. the 60" Laser TV with both of them playing Ratatouille on identical model Blu-Ray players and you will have your answer as to which is better.

Another thing to measure about this new technology will be Motion Resolution (one of the huge advantages of Plasma vs. LCD).

[Kristin Simard]

Originally Posted by unreal1080p

Another thing to measure about this new technology will be Motion Resolution (one of the huge advantages of Plasma vs. LCD).

Interesting question.

[Scrapanatchi]

Originally Posted by unreal1080p

Another thing to measure about this new technology will be Motion Resolution (one of the huge advantages of Plasma vs. LCD).

yes love the fact people think they have 1920x1080 when they really have x600 (lcd) or x800 (plasmas)something

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by unreal1080p

That is correct. You need the xvYCC colorspace:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XvYCC

Since there will probably never be deep color xvYCC Blu-Ray movies (not enough storage space and MOST importantly, not enough bandwidth) the new Laser HTDV's color range will probably be of very little use.

xvYCC is expanded gamut, not deep colour. And it is encoded in the normal YUV space, and is supposedly compatible with normal colour space equipment. What would be needed is a flag to be added to the BD/HD DVD spec for xvYCC encoded films, and a player that would pass it as a xvYCC meta-tag over HDMI 1.3. Or a switch on the TV/player for switching to xvYCC decoding mode.

Deep colour expands the bit-depth of colour beyond 8-bits per component (24-bit colour). And, you're correct that neither format could handle that.

Gary

[vikknyc]

This Sounds Really Cool:d

[gvortex7]

Actually, from what I heard the 60" model for Mitsubishi will go for less then $2000. Now that would be a great start for this technology.