Laser TVs, LaserVue, LazrTV and more

Mitsubishi Laser TV Advert Tag

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:06:00 +0000

Expect to see this on a TV advert near you soon! It's going to be awesome if the adverts match the tag:

What Screen Sizes Can I Get The LaserVue?

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:59:00 +0000

It looks like the bad boys at Mitsubishi are going to kick-backside with the new Laser TV called the LaserVue later on this year as they'll only be avaliable in two sizes: Huge and OMG its massive!!

The first to come out in the 3rd Quarter of the year will be the 65" Diamond - which is pretty large if you ask me. Then before the end of the year, you'll be able to get a massive 73" Diamond laser TV.

LaserVue to offer something different from the "sea of Sameness"!

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:35:00 +0000

Good on Mitsubishi! The vice president of marketing at Mitsubishi Digital has said that they want to differentiate its brand from the "sea of sameness" that is currently on offer in the high-end TV market.

Sony may offer some fairly unique products but I'm confident that the LaserVue will end up kicking some Sony HD butt!

Frank DeMartin siad "“Flat panel TVs are commoditizing so rapidly that it’s hard to differentiate our products,” he said. “Flat has already been done—it’s time to move on and do something new." Too right! They're as cheap as chips now with people having them in their bedrooms, living room and even kitchens. The LaserVue will offer something different!

There's still no concrete information about the prices, but they're apparently due to debut next month. What we do know, however, is their target audience. There's two distinct types of buyer they're aiming for:

1) "The Home Theater family"
DeMartin describes these as families as ones "who tend to watch TV and movies together, who find TV-watching to be a valuable family experience ... they play a lot of video games and tend toward larger-screen TVs.”

2) The "Golden Guy"
DeMartin describes this guy as "a little more affluent and tends to want the best of all the products they own".

Source: OCBJ.com

OLED, SED, FED, Laser TV

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:17:00 +0000

There'll be so much choice later this year - we hope. So which will be the format of choice? Take a look at the MSN feature and let us know what you think!

Their view is that it'll be a straight battle between OLED which already exists and Laser TV which is due out soon! And I wouldn't disagree! Strange that!

A Blast From The Past - Sydney Morning Herlad Gets it So Wrong!

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:08:00 +0000

It's not two years since the Sydney Morning Herald claimed that "Laser TV [is] no plasma killer', but the LaserVue is just a few short months away! Its a shame they didn't have a word with the guys at Mitsubishi!

I'm so getting hard thinking of a bright new laser tv to watch House on! Bring it on!

Mitsubishi LaserVue Quick Specs

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:01:00 +0000

Here's the current specs and details we "know" about for the new Mitsubishi LaserVue Laser TV:

Ultra Thin Frame - less than an inch
1080p LCD HDTV
Sizes from 40” to 52.”
Fairly expensive from $2,499 to $4,499. Expect that to be around £1,699 to £2,999 in the UK.

The sad thing is that I need a couple of new flat panel TV's for the living room and games room but I'm holding off until they arrive as who wants an inferior TV when they can have the Mitsubishi LaserVue?

Mitsubishi Laser TV Released In 3Q 2008

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:48:00 +0000

Mitsubishi said yesterday that they expect the much anticipated Laser TV to be avaliable to buy in the 3rd quarter of this year!

It looks like the official name of the TV will be 'LaserVue and it most certainly set to revolutionise television viewing.

The press release stated:

At the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2008, Mitsubishi launched a new category of large-format televisions with ground-breaking laser technology, and today the company announced the brand name for its new Laser TV -- LaserVue. As the first-ever laser-powered television, LaserVue will deliver a range of color never before seen in home entertainment. Precise and focused, the purity of laser light surpasses current high-definition technologies. Today's HDTVs display less than 40 percent of the color spectrum that the eye can see. Now, for the first time ever, laser produces twice the color. Laser beams provide the widest range of rich, complex colors, along with the most clarity and depth of field.

Mitsubishi LaserVue TVs not only provide the ultimate picture quality, they are also capable of delivering a true 3D viewing experience. In addition, they are environmentally friendly, consuming approximately one-half the power of today's LCD TVs, and approximately one-third the power consumption of plasma TVs.

"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," continued DeMartin.

And the NY Times has a nice piece on it here.

65" Laser TV To Hit America First

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:34:00 +0000

So Mitsubishi will release a huge 65" Laser TV this Autumn and the gits in America (said in a loving tone) will get their grubby mits on it first! The thing is that we're all expecting it to be as thin as a pancake but i4u is reporting that it'll have a "possible a depth of 10 inches." Isn't this a load of rubbish? Haven't we seen all over the net that it'll be much thinner than that?

Mitsubishi Heading For Trademark Dispute With LaserVue?

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:14:00 +0000

Checking the United State Patent And Trademark Office website you find that on 24th January 2008 Mtisubishi applied for the trademark "Laservue" for a new TV:

Word Mark LASERVUE
Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Televisions
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 77379685
Filing Date January 24, 2008
Current Filing Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Owner (APPLICANT) Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 9351 Jeronimo Road Irvine CALIFORNIA 92618
Attorney of Record Ronald L. Taylor
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

The thing is they don't own laservue.com, Jay Bansal MD, a laser eye surgeon does. I can just see a long protracted legal dispute commencing soon!

But wait, it gets worse. The next record on the USPTO site is for "LASERVUE HD CUSTOM LASIK":

Word Mark LASERVUE HD CUSTOM LASIK
Goods and Services IC 044. US 100 101. G & S: Laser vision surgery services, lasik eye surgery, refractive eye surgery, refractive cataract surgery
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 77040286
Filing Date November 9, 2006
Current Filing Basis 1B;44D
Original Filing Basis 1B;44D
Owner (APPLICANT) Société de gestion Fovea 20/20 inc. CORPORATION CANADA Suite 201 1100 Beaumont avenue Mont-Royal CANADA H3P3H5
Attorney of Record Richard S. Gareau
Priority Date November 9, 2006
Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "LASIK" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

They don't claim to have sole rights for the use of "Lasik" but would there be some confusion over the Laservue names?

When Mitsubishi mention the product in the press will they use a url based on the Mitsubishi TV.com domain or their Believing is Seeing site? Or will they try and get the Laservue.com domain?

Mitsubishi Lazr TV For The Green In Us?

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:47:00 +0000

So apparently the Mitsubishi LazrTV will use 25% less power than traditional plasma / LCD TVs. With the rising cost of electricity and the the burgeoning number of households with these flat panel tv's, couldn't we help save the planet with a Laser TV from Mitsubishi?

Looking at a report by the Telegraph, a plasma TV will use 450 watts of electricity, whilst a tradtional TV will use 75 watts. They stated that "if half of all British households buy a plasma screen TV, the Government is going to need to build two extra power stations to cope with the electricity demand."

So if you did want to help reduce your "carbon footprint" and your energy bills you don't have to get a wind turbine in the garden but turn to a Lazr TV.

But if you can't wait until the end of the year to get your environmentally-friendly TV then you should try the Sony's 40-inch KDL-40D3000 LCD TV which was recently voted EISA's ( European Imaging and Sound Association) European Green Television 2007-2008.

Samsung's OLED 31" Prototype TV

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:59:00 +0000

I'm sure the Mitsubishi Laser TVs will out sell the Samsung OLED TVs based on this prototype image from CEBIT 2008 basically because of the extremely high cost. You could expect to pay £1500 for a 31 inch model which is about 3 times the price of traditional LCD TVs.

Just look at that pic though! It does look amazing!!!!

New Mitsubishi Laser TV Pics

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:45:00 +0000

The Mitsubishi Laser TV looks even more amazing in these newly released pictures:

Sexy or what?

Can I Replace The Laser?

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:03:00 +0000

Nope, its designed to last as long as you'll want the TV. You won't need to replace anything - well that's the plan!

When Will The Laser TV Be Released?

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:00:00 +0000

Well it looks like it'll be out in late 2008 in the States and hopefully it'll still make its debut in the UK in the same year.

There's no cast-iron guarantee it'll make it however.

But they do assert the USA date on their site:

How Much Will Laser TVs Cost?

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:52:00 +0000

I suppose its like pissing in the wind? Well there are some indications out there.

Just look at their official site for the Laser Tv, in their FAQ they don't even give any indication of cost.

Well their General Manager of Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, a Mr DeMartin has stated that It'll be competitive with flat panel prices". Well that doesn't mean anything really. When you're looking at the extra features of the flat panel screens they can afford to charge a premium - but how much?

Ah, but when you read the former Director of Product Development of Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Marty Zanfino, when he said “Large screen laser television is expected to be competitively priced with plasma television in sizes of 52 inches and larger.” I think we can agree they'll be around £3,500 / $5,000 to start.

Prediction: Mitsubishi to Call Their New TVs LAZR

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:53:00 +0000

Here's a bit of a prediction for ya! I reckon that Mitsubishi will be calling their new line of laser TVs the Mitsubishi LAZR TV or LAZR Television!

Let's see if its true or not!

Ok, it's in the Trademark filings!

November 27, 2007
Trademark Filing for LAZR

January 24, 2007
Trademark Filing for LAZRTV

January 24, 2007
Trademark Filing for LAZRTELEVISION

Toshiba & Panasonic To Double OLED Lifespan

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:07:00 +0000

The Sony's XEL-1 TV apparently only had a lifespan of 30,000 hours which is crap if you're waiting to watch Liverpool win a Premiership title - so the guys at Toshiba and Panasonic, obviously being scouse fans, have worked hard to increase the lifespan of the product to 50,00 hours.

But to be honest, 30,000 is still a shit load of TV. On five hours a day, it'll last 16 years. I don't know about you, but I buy a new TV every 3/4 years! If it comes out in a couple of years I'll be approaching 50 by then and will be out on the golf course all day and won't be caring about any crap on the box!

Too HD It'll Make You Sick!

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:47:00 +0000

You gotta love these people! We all crave super-realistic TV - so realistic you can see if you feel you'll be able to actually land the punch when you see Gordon Brown on the news - but when it comes around we'll feel sick! Well for me that happens anyway, but the "news" is that the new super HD which is expected to boast a resolution of 7680x4230 will be so realistic, it may make you puke!

The guys at NHK Japan say it'll cause motion sickness - well you can't make it more realistic than that can you?

Right, come back to me with a real problem!

Sony Unveils OLED TV

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:55:00 +0000

Sony has unveiled its "thinnest, brightest TV ever sold". At at just 3mm thick I'm sure it'll be a hit. But how the heck did they manage to manufacture it?

Mitsubishi Laser TV Unveiled

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:03:00 +0000

The moon room of the The Palms Hotel Casino, Nevada was where Mitsubishi launched its laser HDTV. And it wasn't any ordinary Laser HDTV, it was the 65-inch laser HDTV that they wowed the audience with!

It does look fantastic, but until you've compared it side-by-side with your ordinary, bog-standard HDTV, I'm not sure if you could see a huge difference.

According to Mitsubishi it gives twice as much colour as this year's HDTVs.

[Pic: Engadget ]

BBC Piece On The Laser TV

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:28:00 +0000

Me 'ole mucker Rory just had a nice pice on the new technologies launching soon and featured the laser tv at the very begining - shame he didn't show more of it!

You can see some of the gadgets at the CES show that he mentioned here.

Terms & Conditions

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:25:00 +0000

By using this website you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out below:

1. Definitions
In these terms and conditions, "we" and "us" means the laser-tvs.co.uk website.

2. Website Content and Links
We do not represent or warrant that the information on this website is accurate, reliable, complete or current. We advise you to verify the accuracy of any information on the website before relying on it.

We reserve the right to change, modify, substitute or remove, without notice, any information on the website.

This website contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for, and cannot verify, the content provided by other such sites and the information provided by us is not in any way an invitation or recommendation to buy any products or services featured.

3. Intellectual Property
All website design, text and graphics, and their selection and arrangement, and all underlying source code and software are the copyright of laser-tvs.co.uk or its content and technology providers. All rights are reserved.

Permission is granted to send, copy electronically and print information on laser-tvs.co.uk for the sole purpose of using the website in accordance with its stated purposes. Any other use of materials on the website is strictly prohibited without our written permission. You may not reproduce, alter or publish any of these materials.

4. Privacy Policy
We are committed to protecting your security and privacy. Please click here to view our Privacy Policy.

5. Limit of Liability
Some of the information on our website is submitted by third parties and you should be aware that this information may be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. To the extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties and representations (whether expressed or implied) as to the accuracy of any information on our website. We do not guarantee the website will be fault free and do not accept liability for any errors or omissions. Any liability we may have for losses or claims arising from an inability to access the website, is excluded to the fullest extent permissible by law.

In no event shall we be liable for any loss of profit, revenues, goodwill, opportunity or any form of special damages arising from the use of our website, accept where such liability cannot be excluded by law.

6. Exclusion of liability for partner / suppliers' goods and services
We provide information about a number of suppliers on laser-tvs.co.uk and offer you the opportunity to buy goods and services from those suppliers through the website. We accept no liability for any goods or services provided by third parties. Any goods or services, which are not stated to be provided by us are provided by third parties over whom we do not have control and you should satisfy yourself that you wish to purchase those goods or services before contracting with the supplier. The suppliers will have their own terms and conditions and you should check them before placing an order.

7. Other Conditions
These terms and conditions may be amended from time to time. Such amendments shall be effected by posting the amended terms and conditions on this website.

Additional services on this website may require you to read and accept other terms and conditions as and when prompted.

8. Governing Law
These terms and conditions are governed by English law. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Privacy Policy

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:24:00 +0000

We are totally committed to protecting your security and privacy. The information shown below details how we gather and disseminate information in relation to this website.

Information supplied to this site will be treated with respect and in accordance with all applicable UK Data Protection legislation currently in force.

Any information you provide to us will only be used for the purposes to which you have agreed.

Unless agreed by you, information supplied will not be given to any third party except to comply with the law or to protect the safety of Get Visible employees, third party employees or members of the public.

Information collected and its use

IP Address:
An IP address is a data structure understood by the Internet, which uniquely identifies you so that information can be sent to your computer so you can view web pages. We use your computer's IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and administer our website.

Cookies:
Cookies are small pieces of information, which are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. We use cookies to customise visits to our website according to your individual preferences - helping us provide you with the best possible service. Most major websites use cookies and their use is standard on the Internet. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies.

Registration:
In order to receive our free email newsletter, you have to complete a registration box. To register, you are required to give your email address. This information is used to contact you about information and services on our site, in which you have expressed an interest.

If at any time you do not wish to receive the Get Visible newsletter you can de-register here.

Security:
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.

Links:
This website contains links to other sites and we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such sites. We encourage you to be aware of this when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.

Contests, Competitions, Surveys:
Occasionally, we may run surveys or contests on our website which will require you to submit information. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary. Information requested is usually just a name and/or email address but may include contact and demographic information (such as postcode, age group, etc). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

Site and Service Updates:
We may at any time contact registered users (via email) to inform you of service issues. This may (or may not) include information regarding when the site might not be accessible or to prevent email transmitted "viruses".

Notification of Changes:
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our site so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify you by way of an email. You will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

If you have any further questions or wish to contact us
Please email us at info@get-visible.co.uk

Early 2008 the next date to look for

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:39:00 +0000

The guy behind the core technology of the laser tv, Greg Niven - marketing vice president of Sunnyvale, has stated that manufactures were "overly aggressive" when thinking how quickly they could bring the product to the market.

The technology required to create saleable product was apparently more complex than most thought - but they should be on sale for next Christmas - in the US at least.

Novolux has stated that the current LCD tv's can show about 40% of the colours that the human eye can see, but the new laser tvs will be able to show 90% of the colours with fewer components needing to be manufactured.

It is expected that Mitsubishi will make an announcement at next month's CES show in Los Vegas.

If you add up the numer of tv's sold it mounts to around 91 million - yikes! That's mega money!

Mitsubishi To Reveal New Laser TV?

noreply@blogger.com (getvisible) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:59:00 +0000

According to Gizmodo, Mitsubishi is to unvail a demo version of the new laser tv. Touch wood it'll happen!

The Business also carries the story.