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Laser TV unveiled
By Adam Bennett
October 10, 2006 04:04pm
Article from: AAP
IT'S being hailed by its developers as the next revolution in visual technology - a laser television that will make plasma screens obsolete.
Soon-to-be-listed Australian company Arasor International and its US partner Novalux unveiled what they claimed to be the world's first laser television in Sydney today, with a pitch that it would be half the price, twice as good, and use a quarter of the electricity of conventional plasma and LCD TVs.
Laser vision ... two pose before the world's first laser television,
an Australian innovation that it is claimed uses less power,
has twice colour range of LCD and plasma units at half the cost
Manufacturing company Arasor produces the unique optoelectronic chip central to the laser projection device being developed by Silicon Valley-based Novalux, which is being used by a number of television manufacturers.
And displayed beside a conventional 50 inch plasma TV this afternoon, the Mitsubishi-built prototype does appear brighter and clearer than its older rival.
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 colour 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.
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.
Mr Pelaprat predicted LCD TVs would come to dominate the market below 40 inches, and laser television the market above that screen size, displacing plasma.
The optoelectronic chip-laser technology won't be confined to TVs.
The technology is also being trialled in mobile phones, where it will be used to project images onto any surface, and in home theatres and cinemas.
The unveiling of the laser TV prototype was held on the eve of Arasor's public float on the Australian Stock Exchange next week.
Laser TV unveiled
By Adam Bennett
October 10, 2006 04:04pm
Article from: AAP
IT'S being hailed by its developers as the next revolution in visual technology - a laser television that will make plasma screens obsolete.
Soon-to-be-listed Australian company Arasor International and its US partner Novalux unveiled what they claimed to be the world's first laser television in Sydney today, with a pitch that it would be half the price, twice as good, and use a quarter of the electricity of conventional plasma and LCD TVs.
Laser vision ... two pose before the world's first laser television,an Australian innovation that it is claimed uses less power,
has twice colour range of LCD and plasma units at half the cost
And displayed beside a conventional 50 inch plasma TV this afternoon, the Mitsubishi-built prototype does appear brighter and clearer than its older rival.
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 colour 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.
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.
Mr Pelaprat predicted LCD TVs would come to dominate the market below 40 inches, and laser television the market above that screen size, displacing plasma.
The optoelectronic chip-laser technology won't be confined to TVs.
The technology is also being trialled in mobile phones, where it will be used to project images onto any surface, and in home theatres and cinemas.
The unveiling of the laser TV prototype was held on the eve of Arasor's public float on the Australian Stock Exchange next week.
, laser-based front projectors offer it all. Images are colorful, high-contrast and high-resolution, even when projected onto the largest screens. Laser-based front projection systems are also more affordable than lamp-based projectors, so a front projection system no longer needs to be cost prohibitive. And unlike today’s projectors, Necsel-based projectors offer over 30,000-hour light source lifetime, eliminating expensive service calls to replace burnt out bulbs. Necsel sources also retain their original light output over time, so images remain just as bright and lifelike as when the system was new."
