Laser TV: A Cheaper HDTV Technology That Actually Looks Better
- April 4th, 2007
- 14 Comments

LCD and plasma may be all the rage when it comes to current HDTV implementations, but next year should see the emergence of laser TV—sort of an offshoot of DLP technology—, which has double the color range and costs manufacturers a lot less to produce. For us that means lower prices, or at least it should. From a performance standpoint, laser TV pretty much makes plasma and LCD look silly, but the two oldies still have one thing going for them: size. Since laser TV is a projection technology, you’re not likely to be able to hang it up on the wall all that easily.
Sony displayed a laser TV at CES this year (yup, that’s it up there) and was said to be the best looking TV in its arsenal. Just give me 1080p without having to sell one of my kidneys and I’m happy.
Laser TV to Take On Plasma and LCD [DailyTech]











SpinyNorman (Who am I?)
1 year ago
According to the CEO of Arasor, the company that developed the laser projection system, big is the point of laser, as the reduction in weight and energy use will be more significant in a larger screen.
In an article in Red Herring, the CEO of Arasor was quoted as saying they’re aiming for the “sweet spot” of the market: 50 inches, under $1,000.
lovefemalefeetguy (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Let’s just say that anything that will let my porn collection look that much crisper will be awesome!
BTW, don’t believe that Laser DLP will be all that large in terms of physcial size. The point of the laser tv is to give you a plasma/lcd form factor tv, with at least double to true resolution on the screen.
This same technology can ultimately be put into watches, cell phones, computer screens, etc. So there’s no telling just how thin things can get. After all, it’s all about lasers and using a mirror. :)
Anonymous
1 year ago
That Sony TV pictured is not a laser TV. It is their SXRD which is a silicone.
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Brian J. (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I’ll believe it when I see it, at least at the prices they’re talking about. I think all the companies have invested too much time, energy and money into LCD, DLP and Plasma technology to suddenly bring something else out that’s not only going to be better, but cheaper. Fifty inches for under a grand? Don’t hold your breath.
laser tv fan (Who am I?)
1 year ago
we can’t wait to follow this tech… with the possibility of being CHEAPER + BRIGHTER… what’s the catch?
Laser-TV.org (Who am I?)
1 year ago
This technology will rock the video world. The mass production and integration of laser diodes in TVs, projectors, computer monitors, etc. will be the new standard. Why? Laser diodes are six times brighter than LEDs, cheaper to produce than the technology in plasma and LCD models, looks better (true blacks and true colors), uses less energy, doesn’t require the use of glass substrates (heavy), and does not have any practical size restrictions. There’s no reason for Laser TV to fail.
paul
10 months ago
Well i think laser tv will be the best television and plasma and lcd will be history.
I was surfing for information about laser tv when i found the website http://www.lsrtv.com it’s the first site about laser television and they have a good forum where you can make discussions about laser television i found my questions for sure on this site..
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paul (Who am I?)
10 months ago
Just checking lsrtv.com and make a profile on it to discussion with the forum and all your questions about laser television will be answered.
some guy (Who am I?)
9 months ago
what the heck will it cost?!?!?
Viksoan (Who am I?)
7 months ago
Hey guys, hold on! MITSUBISHI is the only company that release a Laser TV out there so far ;)
denny
4 months ago
There is another company out there developing lazer tv. It is called Light Rush .com
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Brian (Who am I?)
7 months ago
check out the 11.30.07 Press release from this company. This is the real deal!
To my understanding all manufacturers are having reliability problems stemming from high volume manufacturing of laser light engines. hence the delay to market. QPC seems to have it figured out as evidenced by this latest press release. Sony will undoubtly have the first laser tv, Mitsubishi invested in the wrong technology.
Brian (Who am I?)
7 months ago
http://www.qpclasers.com
Roc Joco (Who am I?)
7 months ago
Stay up to date.
http://laser-tv.org