Mitsubishi has released a little more detail regarding its upcoming LaserVue TV sets, that promise an astonishing twice the color of rival HDTVs while demanding only half the power. The sets, which will be available in 65-inch and 73-inch sizes, also support 3D images.
There’ve been a few 3D TVs and displays in the press recently, some requiring special glasses and some not, and today Mitsubishi, NVIDIA and Aspen Media Products have announced their collaboration on a home theatre system offering straightforward access to both 3D hardware and content. Based on the Aspen Media Server, basically an HTPC with huge storage capacity and 1080p high-def graphics, the new range will use NVIDIA’s GeForce FX Go graphics (and specifically their 3D stereoscopic capabilities) together with Mitsubishi’s 3D-ready Home Theater HDTVs.
If you’re serious about home theatre, you’ve probably skipped past the whole “LCD or plasma?” debate and instead started browsing through projector catalogues. Sound & Vision have been taking a look at Mitsubishi’s HC6000 projector – capable of 1080p high-definition and of taking 24p input and frame-doubling it to luscious 48p – and come away wowed by its impressive visuals and setup flexibility. Priced at $3,995, the HC6000 isn’t exactly a cheap option, but you’d pay a whole lot more for a 92-inch TV.
This was a long week with no major events occurring, but there were some pretty big announcements. For starters we have a new BitTorrent Set Top Box from Myka, no more will you have to waste power by leaving your entire computer running all night just to get the latest screener from FXG or aXXo, and this little set top box will do it for you and then play it right from its hard drive for added ease. Then there were rumors abound of Blockbuster potentially putting out a new Set Top Box to push their movies, TV Shows, and other content out to.
Mitsubishi today announced the official product line name of their upcoming laser televisions. The new technology is expected to birth its first product by Q3 this year, just in time for holiday sales.
The first laser TV from Mitsubishi is supposedly going to be a 65” model. The TV will be able to display twice the colors of standard or even current HD televisions.
So it may not quite be that bright, but this WXGA resolution projector is putting out 5000 lumens, which means you won’t have to dim any lights or close any curtains in order to use it and see clearly. It has 1000:1 contrast ratio and uses 3 1.2-inch LCD panels inside.
Sure, they play and record on Blu-Ray discs, and that’s cool, but that’s nothing compared to the touch-screen remotes that they come with. Both units also have internal hard drives built in.
The longevity of DVD-R optical media is how and where you store them. Keep them in a temperature control environment or away from chemicals that deteriorating the data layer is always a good practice. If you don’t have the luxury with environmental control, get the expensive flash media or highly-resistant optical media like the Mitsubishi‘s ARLEDIA.
Mitsubishi unveils a portable size LCD display that says to have a high life cycle of 60,000 hours. The 6.5-inch LCD display features a white LED backlighting with high brightness rating of 650cm/m2 and 600:1 contrast ratio. The AA065VD01 has a VGA size resolution panel of 640×480 and will be available in the late March. I’m not sure if digitime misprinted or Mitsubishi misquoted, the newest LCD display even Plasma panel already has 60,000 hours life expectancy these days. Perhaps it’s the first portable LCD display to feature longer life expectancy?
[via digitimes]
Japan’s worst recall scandal in decade finally came to an end with a conviction. The Japanese’s court has ruled that the former head of Mitsubishi Motors, Katsuhiko Kawasoe and others executives are guilty of professional negligence which involved in a cover-up led to the death of a driver who was killed in his Mitsubishi truck accident due to a faulty clutch housing that was never recalled. Lucky for Mr Kawasoe, the 71 years old doesn’t have to worry about dropping the soap. Though the guilty parties were given only suspended sentences with no jail time but that should set an example to the rest of the auto-maker executives, Don’t Cut Corner in Auto Industry!
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