3D Roundup

If anything could dethrone the Samsung DLP HDTV as the 3DRoundup gold standard in 3D displays, it just may be a Mitsubishi LaserVue.  This 10" deep, wall-mountable, DLP rear-projection display uses red, green and blue lasers to generate the projected light.  According to Mitsubishi, the lasers save power over LCD and Plasma TVs while delivering substantially more color information than conventional HDTVs.  The best part is that the TI SmoothPicture technology built-into Mitsubishi DLP HDTVs makes it possible to get stunningly good 3D.  What could better than having 3D frickin' laser beams shooting at your face?   Mitsubishi claims that the lasers will work indefinitely without burning out or fading.

Better start saving those pennies now.  The 65" LaserVue will set you back $6,999 and begins shipping at the end of September.  A 73" model (pricing TBA) will ship later this year.  These do represent a substantial premium over other 3D-Ready DLP HDTV's.  A comparable 65" 3D-Ready Samsung LED-based DLP streets for about $2,000.

Against this, others will be judged and found wanting…   That’s how 3D-Ready DLP HDTVs stack up at 3DRoundup. The Samsung HL-T6187S Rear Projection DLP HDTV has become our reference standard for high definition stereo 3D display quality. The underlying Texas Instruments SmoothPicture DLP Technology accomplishes what consumer-level single-screen CRT, LCD and Plasma solutions have all failed to do so far – deliver a bright, clean, high-resolution, well color-balanced, 3D image with a wide viewing angle and without a hint of ghosting or flicker. The quality is stunning – as good as the most meticulously configured and maintained 2-projector setups that we’ve had the good fortune to eyeball.

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