All Articles Tagged Rptv

Julie Jacobson | 12/01 10:07 AM, 22 Comments

Mitsubishi Electric was the last hold-out in the rear projection TV (RPTV) business, and now the company is dropping the line, CE Pro has learned. Mitsubishi Electrical Visual Solutions America, Inc. (MEVSA), the group in charge of the RPTV and other video product lines for both residential and commercial markets, has sent a letter to authorized service centers (reprinted below) indicating they are “discontinuing the manufacture of 73”, 82” and 92” DLP projection televisions.” The memo, issued by MEVSA president and CEO Junichi Nose, indicates that the move is part… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 01/08 01:15 PM, 0 Comments

LAS VEGAS -- January 7, 2008 -- Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. today announced the world premiere of the laser television category during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, unveiling a new large-format LaserTV that delivers as much as twice the color of current high-definition televisions. Mitsubishi has harnessed its worldwide leadership in precision laser technology to produce the first-ever laser-powered television, delivering a range of color never before seen in home entertainment. Precise and focused, the purity of laser light surpasses current high-definition technologies. Today's HDTVs display less… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 12/14 09:54 AM,

1080p LCDs outsold 1080p plasmas in the 50-inch to 54-inch market by nearly three to one in October, according to new research from Pacific Media Associates. The "October Consumer 2007 Flat Panel Display Tracking Service" also found that LCDs made up 80 percent of flat panels sold (26 inches and above), with 30-inch to 34-inch flat panels becoming more popular than 40-inch to 44-inch units. "Unit sales of 1080p LCD models grew 25 percent in October, and accounted for half of the total revenues for the month," says Rosemary Abowd,… View this story

Tom LeBlanc | 05/16 07:11 AM, 0 Comments

Of all the specs and figures flying around at Mitsubishi's 2007 "Get the Big Picture" line show in New York Monday, one designation stands out: 1080p. Every TV announced by Mitsubishi is 1080p, including eight LCD flat panels and nine DLP microdisplay rear-projection TVs (RPTVs). Among the features Mitsubishi touted was "thin frame." The idea is that the picture will extend closer to the edges of the TV than on previous models. A larger TV, therefore, can take up the same amount of wall space as a smaller, older model.… View this story