[TechRadar]
Big, bulky and brilliant, rear-projection TVs were among the first show-off TVs, but died-out in the UK a few years ago when the TV world went flat. Now it’s back – and set to deliver the best 3D pictures yet from a far thinner design.
Using new laser tech, Mitsubishi is about to put its home cinema laser display (a variant of which is available in the US) in front of the watching world at IFA 2011 in Berlin. The Japanese company hopes to gauge interest in its technology, and has tentative plans to launch a laser display in Europe in 2012. …
Can laser displays cope with 3D?
Oh yes – and we’ve already seen the US versions come up trumps with 3D at January’s CES. “The big advantage for 3D is that laser displays are very bright,” says Hinkel. “The main problems with 3D are that it is often very dark, and it needs a bigger screen to be life-like.”
A 75-inch size assures the latter, while energy efficiency is also an ace-card. “Laser displays use 85W in operation and 0.5W in standby. That’s a lot less than plasma or LED, and if you do watch 40,000 hours of TV it will make a huge difference!” …
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