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Future Television

Posted January 09, 2008 8:02 AM

From BBC News | Technology | World Edition:

Alongside a raft of new high definition LCD displays was the world's largest plasma display - a 150in behemoth from Panasonic - the world's thinnest commercial screen - just 3mm thick - and the world's first laser television. The latter was debuted by Mitsubishi, a company that has claimed a number of television firsts including the first true high definition sets. The firm's describes its laser technology as a "new category" of screen, in addition to the likes of LCD and plasma displays. The Japanese company claims that current high-definition televisions only display 40% of the colour spectrum the eye can see. Lasers, they say, offer double that.

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01/09/2008 9:23 PM

The Hardware Wars are continuing, I see.

We need a new TV at our place, to see the 16x9 wide format, and NZ is going Digital TV only transmissions soon.

I sure hope that a proper Standard becomes the norm.

But will any of these emerging technologies be as long-lived as the Cathode Ray Tube?

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01/09/2008 11:19 PM

"I sure hope that a proper Standard becomes the norm."

What TV needs is some top notch programming.

Don't need fancy technology to watch worthless crappy shows.

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01/10/2008 12:56 AM

Hello Stirling Stan

Amen to that, brother.

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01/13/2008 2:08 PM

<from a popular TV series called Futurama>

"Time to stop watching TV Fry, we are all going to the beach and you need to get outside and get a life"

"But this is HD TV, it's got better resolution than real life!"

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