Mitsubishi has finally set on board the final launch of its LaserVue sets this summer. Yes, these will be the world’s first production laser-based HD TVs and will be available to us this summer in two types - the 65-inch and the 73-inch screen sizes. So what’s new in it for us? We,, these machines will employ laser light in place of normal lamps, with screens much more accurate, generating atleast 200 percent of the normal NTSC color gamut. Yes, this is going to be an absolute treat for all of us who delve in the magic world of gadgetry and gizmos. These machines will consume much less power than the other normal sets.

As if this was not enough, this HD TV also carries with it the following essentials:

The 200 watts used by a LaserVue is said to be half that of a same-size LCD and a third that of an equivalent plasma set.

Both screens produce about 500 nits of brightness and take advantage of their greater color depth with support for x.v.Color (greater than 24-bit color). This happens with the help of their HDMI 1.3 ports and a 120Hz panel that can compensate for motion artifacts.

Either LaserVue is 10 inches deep and just shallow enough to allow for wall mounting.

And no! The summer is still not done without yet another windfall, launched by Mitsubishi.

It has brought for you a completely different approach to its category of LCD line through the launch of its 149 series TVs. These versions - the 46-inch LT46149 and 52-inch LT-52149, both are likely to replace the simple stereo speakers of many other HDTVs with a 16-point audio system, much like speaker bars. The USP of these machines will be that they are found to generate a 5.1-channel surround effect without occupying any physical space, whatsoever. Called the integrated Sound Projector, the system lets users optimize the sound field for a certain room size and sweet spot to receive a more convincingly generated audio effect.

So we see that the Mitsubishi has finally put its foot down in bringing out a revolution in the arena of HD TV’s with any ado. By employing technology par excellence and integrating essentials that most of us have long being dreaming about, these machines are surely set in to win our hearts.

HDTV: Television Screening is Revolutionized
Most of us believe that HD Tv is a new product of technology. If you fall into this group, then it is a big time mistake. HD TV is the invention of the digital age. The first attempts to set an HD TV standard started began in the late 1970’s. It was mainly for the movie industry as they wanted to improve the quality of the films produced. Like always, it was Sony and NHK, which started this move. They succeeded in making a picture with the quality normally only seen in 35mm film. This was a landmark in the revolution in the movie industry.

In the second half of 1980’s the television broadcasters in the US realized that they needed to be involved in this technology. The felt the need to deliver HD pictures to subscribers homes. It was in 1987, the Federal Communications Commission was asked to reserve a piece of the broadcasting spectrum for the new broadcasting methodology. However the four networks which were in competition in the rush to use the new technology couldn’t agree on a system and produced four different ideas. This led to a stalemate. Later in 1993 the FCC agreed that the four networks would come together and reach a uniform standard. The new standard paved to the formation of the Advanced Televisions Systems Committee. It got approval and began business in 1996.

Remember the fist clips in HD TV? It was a broadcast about Dale Chihuly and his glass blowing tricks. PBS by running this program became the first network to broadcast in true HD. It was a big success and other networks too started fighting hard to get onto the bandwagon as soon as possible.

By late 1998 the TV networks broadcasting over the air HD TV became common and the world television today is completely high dimensional. Call it a revolution of the modern day, but the seeds were sown decades back.