Plasma to be replaced by laser TV? |
Loading ...Have you bought a plasma TV yet? We haven’t taken the plunge on a plasma TV and may never do so if this new laser TV technology proves to be as promising as it sounds:
“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 … 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.
90% of what the eye can see? I remember this past Hmm piece where by 2014 we’ll get the whole 100% which makes me wonder how many will wait through the laser TV phase like we’ve waited through with Plasma TVs.
We are slow to replace monitors and TVs, much slower than computers. Laptop and tablet PC aside, we only have two LCD monitors, while we have a dozen or so CRT monitors. We have one, low-end HDTV that is primarily used to play Xbox 360 games. I like to visit the TV section of the various electronics stores and check out what’s new and exciting but I’m not motivated to spend thousands on TV sets or monitors. I might be interested in buying one of these new laser TVs next Christmas if the price is right. I have a hard time justifying more than $2,000 for a TV knowing that in a couple years it will more than likely lose most its value.
The new 30″ Apple Cinema display looks gorgeous but I’d rather spend two grand on four 19″ or larger LCD monitors and link them together than buy one 30″ monitor. Multiple monitors have provided a significant productivity boost. We talked about this when recording the last Webtalkradio show last Saturday (which should be released later this week, I think).
I would like to switch us to all LCD simply for power reasons. Those readers with several computers, are you using all LCD monitors? What did you do with your excess CRT monitors? Donate them somewhere? Use them as additional screens?
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I havent yet given into the plasma frenzy but if my Brother-in-Law has anything to say about it I will shortly. You would think he was making a commission on selling me one but hes not!
Comment by anon — October 19, 2006 @ 12:32 pm PST
Hi sports fan - thanks for commenting. Maybe your bro in law is making money. BTW, please use a nickname when leaving a comment that’s not keyword-loaded (we changed yours). You can follow the comment policy here. Thank you, again.
Comment by TDavid — October 19, 2006 @ 12:56 pm PST
We bought plasma last year. Great picture. I suppose we’ll have to get laser when that comes out.
Like you, we only have LCD on a laptop, the rest are CRTs. I’d like to convert, just for the heat differential.
Comment by Sterling Camden — October 19, 2006 @ 2:14 pm PST
Hi Sterling - you worried about the burn-in on the plasma? I think that’s the bigger reason we haven’t bought one more than anything else. I’d be worried with the kids and the video games especially that we’d end up with burned in video game scores in the picture.
Comment by TDavid — October 19, 2006 @ 2:47 pm PST
I didn’t even know it was a potential problem. I guess for us that would be the score-line at the top of FOX baseball games.
Comment by Sterling Camden — October 19, 2006 @ 3:10 pm PST
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