Laser TVs delayed again, SED begins to get envious
by Darren Murph 
posted Nov 29th 2007 at 11:09PM
It seems that SED's reign as the most perpetually delayed television technology in recent memory may be getting a run for its money, as the Laser TV sets we were totally expecting (ahem) by Christmas aren't making it onto Santa's sleigh after all. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, vice-president of Arasor Scott Wilkie admitted that the sets wouldn't be available by the year's end, but he unsurprisingly passed the blame onto "other key component manufacturers" that "haven't quite ramped up as fast as was expected." Still, Frank DeMartin, vice-president of marketing and product development at Mitsubishi Digital Electronics, supposedly stated that we could see some Laser TV-based announcement at CES 2008, but we wouldn't be shocked if it was simply an updated timetable and a subtle plea for patience. January's just around the bend -- hopefully this will get sorted out soon enough.
Filed under: Industry, Displays, Mitsubishi, Others, Samsung
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Wes @ Nov 30th 2007 1:11AM
Question, are these laser tvs the same as those LED tv's I heard of a few months back? with the rediculous 1,000,000:1 contrast ratios(yeah right?) they said would eventually be possible with this technology
locke6854 @ Nov 30th 2007 2:10AM
i think i saw someone play Duke Nukem Forever on one of these
Jimpo @ Nov 30th 2007 7:40AM
But it didn't play Doom. Too bad.
TJ @ Nov 30th 2007 8:49AM
@ Wes
I think you're thinking of the OLED TVs from Sony and Samsung.
Man, if they could get those babies up to 42", increase the lifespan, and decrease the price, I'd be all over one. I'll just have to settle for a plasma for now.
GhostDoggy @ Nov 30th 2007 1:36PM
Talk is cheap, and blaming the other guy for an inability to manage your business means you are a failure. I long for the day to be able to have a 120" SED in my home. Long, I tell you! :)
laser-tv.org @ Dec 4th 2007 6:18PM
Have you ever heard good things take time? I think as more players hop aboard the laser light source express, we'll start to see things take off. Look for China to start incorporating laser powered cell phone screens in the very near future and television screens to follow shortly thereafter.