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Mitsubishi unveiled 2 new DLP TVs today that boast 3D ready technology and a wide range of sizes suited for all types of viewing habits.

First inline is the 737 series that is available in  60″, 65″, 75″ and 82″ screen sizes.  It features a 120hz refresh rate, New Advanced Video Calibration Mode, JADE Activity Based User Interface, Improved DeepField Imager, SharpEdge, Video Noise Reduction, UltraThin Frame, Mitsubishi’s Exclusive 6-Color Processor and an Energy Star 3.0 rating.

Next up we’ve got the 837 series that claims a similar feature set as the 737 series, but for some reason cost about $700 more – perhaps because they consume about half as much energy as comparable sets, but Mits failed to justify the price difference.

All sets should be available now and if you’re interested in pricing hit the ‘leap’ where you’ll also find the full release. …Continue reading: Mitsubishi Unveils 737 And 837 DLP TVs, Includes 82-inch Set

Leica, which I think is now owned by Panasonic (don’t quote me on that), introduced its first DLP projector at the Photokina show, the Leica Pradovit D-1200.  Specs include a 1920×1080 resolution (16:10 aspect ratio), 2,000 lumen brightness, 2,500:1 contrast ratio and DVI, HDMI and RCA outputs.  Lieca has seen it fit to toss in a ‘eco mode’ which reduces the lumens to 1,400 and increases lamp life from 3,000 to 4,000 hours.

The Leica Pradovit D-1200 is set to launch this May in Japan and will cost about $12,700.

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Mitsubishi is finally shipping one of two of their LaserVue TVs.  The 65-incher is going for $7,000 and produces stunning color (twice as much as most sets) in complete 1080 hi-def.  The 73-inch set still doesn’t have a price or ship date, but the 65-inch at $7,000 should prove a worth adversary to most people’s bank accounts.

You can order the Mitsubishi L65-A90 LaserVue 65-inch TV here

When Mitsubishi unveiled their Laservue TVs earlier this year the only thing left to wonder was the potentially astronomical price. On Monday the electronics manufacturer made the 65-incher’s price public, $7,000. Unfortunately, they didn’t announce the price of the 73-inch box, which I’m guessing will be almost double, if not more than the smaller model.

If you recall, the Mits Laservue TV’s are 10-inches thick, considerably larger than today’s Plasma and LCD TV, but produce 200% of the color gamut and are 3D ready.

[DigitalTrends]

Optoma today announced that they’ll be building the forever anticipated pocket sized Pico projector and it’s availability will be later this year.  If you recall, I’ve posted a few articles about this in the past but until recent it was all tentative.  The Pico projector will connect to virtually any portable device and display an image many times larger than its source.

Should be pretty sweet considering devices like the iPhone and such are becoming ubiquitous.  The Pico will probably have its place in the business presentation world.  Next step: the Pico projector in a cell phone – we’ve all been waiting for that one. …Continue reading: Optoma To Build First Truly Pocket Sized Projector (aka Pico Projector)

By now we’re all anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Pico, a projector small enough to fit into a cell phone.  Even though the product has yet to be unveiled that hasn’t stopped their marketing team from releasing a set of commercials promoting it…well promoting the stand alone product.  The ads are pretty cheesy with the silliest one featuring 30-something hipsters displaying images at a bar to pick up on a guy.

Check the ads here.

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I’m still waiting for Texas Instruments to unveil their highly anticipated cell phone projector. Until then, will all have to settle for Samsung’s almost-pocket sized DLP projector. The Ultra Mobile Pocket Projector (U310) features a 1000:1 contrast ratio and 150 ANSI lumens brightness. To put it in perspective, some full sized DLP projectors rock 2500:1 contrast ratio and 1500 lumens. So you can see the sacrifices that were made in favor of size. Oh yeah, it’s only SVGA (800×600).

Via Aving