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Published: February 21, 2007
With the high definition era definitively taking over the television production industry, the race is on for companies to produce brighter, sharper televisions. So what comes after projection, LCD, and Plasma TVs? The next innovation that is sweeping the industry is the laser television.
The laser TV is much like a standard projection TV, except that laser TV uses a high powered laser instead of a lamp to project images onto the screen. This allows for a huge jump in the number of color hues being displayed, and improved image sharpness all around. The technology involved in a laser TV is much lighter and more energy efficient than anything on the market today.
In October of 2006, an Australian company Arasor International introduced the first workable laser TV. The device, however, was just a prototype, and critics say that it was a long way from mass producible. Nevertheless, Arasor believes that laser television will be ready to be mass produced by December 2007, and that over the next few years it will overtake plasma and projection as the best selling large scale TV.
Other companies are jumping on the laser bandwagon. One of the big developments is laser direct imaging. Laser direct TV utilizes a powerful argon ion laser to shoot the image onto a mirror, which transfers the beam through crystals and onto the screen. As a result, laser direct TV has almost triple the lifespan of a normal laser TV. Laser direct TV might be the best option for companies going forward into the laser television market.
Laser TV still faces a lot of challenges. Laser television is almost prohibitively costly. While plasma, LCD and projection TVs are coming down in price and are relatively cheap to manufacture, the technology involved in laser television is more experimental, delicate, and costs a great deal more to develop. Additionally, as in any case involving high powered lasers, health risks to the human retina are present. Its creators say that there are filters in place to protect human eyes, but if those filters are ever damaged, the impact of a laser TV could be severe.
The fact of the matter is the proliferation of high definition TV is going to approach the full population over the next few years as standard analog TVs are gradually phased out in 2009. The market is wide open for a new type of HD Television set, and if laser TV or laser direct TV can capitalize on a growing and open market it may just become the new television standard.
Only time will tell if laser TV can overcome the significant hurdles ahead of it. The public at large might have a few major issues with a product as expensive and potentially dangerous as laser television. However, if these issues can be resolved, or at least sufficiently downplayed, the increased sharpness and color palate might very well be enough for laser TV to be the absolute cutting edge of the HD revolution.
Sources:
Laser TV. Wikipedia. 8 Feb. 2007. 20 Feb. 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_TV>.
Bennett, Adam. "Laser TV Unveiled." News.com.au. 10 Oct. 2006. News Limited. 20 Feb. 2007 <http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20556847- 2,00.html>.
Venkat, Sri. "Laser Developments." Coherent. 20 Feb. 2007 <http://www.coherent.com/Downloads/CircuiTreeRe v2.pdf>.
Perton, Marc. "Analog TV Shutdown All but Set for 2009. " Engadget. 2 Feb. 2006. 20 Feb. 2007 <http://www.coherent.com/Downloads/CircuiTreeRe v2.pdf>.
The laser TV is much like a standard projection TV, except that laser TV uses a high powered laser instead of a lamp to project images onto the screen. This allows for a huge jump in the number of color hues being displayed, and improved image sharpness all around. The technology involved in a laser TV is much lighter and more energy efficient than anything on the market today.
In October of 2006, an Australian company Arasor International introduced the first workable laser TV. The device, however, was just a prototype, and critics say that it was a long way from mass producible. Nevertheless, Arasor believes that laser television will be ready to be mass produced by December 2007, and that over the next few years it will overtake plasma and projection as the best selling large scale TV.
Other companies are jumping on the laser bandwagon. One of the big developments is laser direct imaging. Laser direct TV utilizes a powerful argon ion laser to shoot the image onto a mirror, which transfers the beam through crystals and onto the screen. As a result, laser direct TV has almost triple the lifespan of a normal laser TV. Laser direct TV might be the best option for companies going forward into the laser television market.
Laser TV still faces a lot of challenges. Laser television is almost prohibitively costly. While plasma, LCD and projection TVs are coming down in price and are relatively cheap to manufacture, the technology involved in laser television is more experimental, delicate, and costs a great deal more to develop. Additionally, as in any case involving high powered lasers, health risks to the human retina are present. Its creators say that there are filters in place to protect human eyes, but if those filters are ever damaged, the impact of a laser TV could be severe.
The fact of the matter is the proliferation of high definition TV is going to approach the full population over the next few years as standard analog TVs are gradually phased out in 2009. The market is wide open for a new type of HD Television set, and if laser TV or laser direct TV can capitalize on a growing and open market it may just become the new television standard.
Only time will tell if laser TV can overcome the significant hurdles ahead of it. The public at large might have a few major issues with a product as expensive and potentially dangerous as laser television. However, if these issues can be resolved, or at least sufficiently downplayed, the increased sharpness and color palate might very well be enough for laser TV to be the absolute cutting edge of the HD revolution.
Sources:
Laser TV. Wikipedia. 8 Feb. 2007. 20 Feb. 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_TV>.
Bennett, Adam. "Laser TV Unveiled." News.com.au. 10 Oct. 2006. News Limited. 20 Feb. 2007 <http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20556847- 2,00.html>.
Venkat, Sri. "Laser Developments." Coherent. 20 Feb. 2007 <http://www.coherent.com/Downloads/CircuiTreeRe v2.pdf>.
Perton, Marc. "Analog TV Shutdown All but Set for 2009. " Engadget. 2 Feb. 2006. 20 Feb. 2007 <http://www.coherent.com/Downloads/CircuiTreeRe v2.pdf>.
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