Mitsubishi LaserVue L65-A90: First Tech Review of LASER HDTV-HD

hdguru.com ^ | Nov. 2008 | unknown

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[bpjam]

Laser HD. OHHHHHHHH, me likey. Course it’s gonna be hard to come up with another $7000 in an Obama economy, but this might be worth it.

[Peelod]

from the article-

The LA65-A90 uses a Texas Instruments .65” Dark Chip 4 DLP (Digital Light Processor) as the microdisplay imager.
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A ‘merkin chip!

[djwright]

you don’t have to spend this much to have Hd at over 120”. See cheapdavehometheater

[Scutter]

$7000 is a lot of money, but for a first product release that’s less than I expected. This bodes well for prices once there is some competition and volume selling.

[Babu]

let’s see, my house that used to be worth 500K, maybe I can still sell it in the Obama economy for 7K so I could buy this TV, but then I have no place to plug in or watch my shiny new TV.

[snarks_when_bored]

Mitsubishi LaserVue L65-A90: First Tech Review of LASER HDTV-HD

Just what I need to watch re-runs of "The Beverly Hillbillies"...

[I Drive Too Fast]

Well it's cheaper than the Sony 70" XBR7 widescreen that Amazon will have in December for "ONLY" $19,999. However there is no sales tax (Arnold) and I do believe they are nice and will include free shipping.

The 52" xbr6 is just under $2600. Both of these are LCD models. I currently have a 40" xbr4 which I love. I need to replace my 55" Mistubishi rear projection tv in which the blue convergence went out and I get a 3D effect and crappy blue color.

[Wonder Warthog]

The Samsung 61” rear-projection with the LED engine is selling for around $1500. As much as I like the possibilities of the laser engine, I can’t justify paying $5500 extra. This is price-gouging, pure and simple, because the differences in what it costs to manufacture the two is probably no more than a couple of hundred bucks. The most I’d pay is $3500.

[moonhawk]

You could live in the box.... :-)

[RckyRaCoCo]

Just what I need to watch re-runs of "The Beverly Hillbillies"...

So much TV...so little to watch

[moonhawk]

The 67” is not much more these days, with a little careful shopping.

I have one—it is fabulous, and far and away the best bang for the buck if you want a large screen.

The LV better be out of this world for that kind of money.

[cmsgop]

The new XBR’s are hands down amazing. I have a 40 V series Bravia I just got last NOV and now I want to stick that in the bedroom and get that new 46 XBR for the family room.

[Nowhere Man]

Laser HD. OHHHHHHHH, me likey. Course it’s gonna be hard to come up with another $7000 in an Obama economy, but this might be worth it.

Yeah, this is almost trite and cliche but I'm afraid my 1982 Zenith will have to last much longer. B-) Then again, working in auto parts, in an OBummer economy, people will have to keep their old heaps and jalopies running so who knows?

[Pining_4_TX]

Heh, Heh, I could make the price come down by spreading a rumor that “rays” come out of the laser TVs and cause brain tumors. Health scares seem to be all the rage these days.

[Vinnie]

What’s the difference between the XBR and the Bravia.

Hope to be shopping soon. Looking to get something around 52”
LCD. Sony is my 1st choice.

Thanks

[mowowie]

Bravia is a line of tv’s.
XBR is a label that they give to the top of the lines i’m pretty sure.
So having a Bravia thats also an XBR means you probably have a pretty sweet tv.

[SunkenCiv]

Overall the L65A90 rates in the stratosphere of top displays, specifically the Pioneer Kuro Elite plasmas, the LED backlit Samsung 950 LCDs and the 65" Panasonic Premiere TH-65VX100.

Thanks, that info is also useful. :')

[mowowie]

Theres a new Sony (COLOR) LED backlit tv on the market that CNET is saying even blows away the Samsung.
don’t have the link.
Cost 6 grand though.