No Laser TV for Europe

After reading plenty of rumors on the net, we contacted Mitsubishi France to find out whether or not their Laser TVs, whose US launch we covered last week, would be available in Europe.  Unfortunately, the answer's no.

The manufacturer was able to confirm that these products will not be brought to market in Europe.

Too Thick

These first laser TVs could be held back by the fact that, compared to many other TVs available today, they are very thick.

Measuring 25 cm from front to back, Mitsubishi's laser TVs seem unduly bulky compared to the latest generation of LCD TVs.

The American market, which is more closely orientated towards Home Cinema fans with a dedicated entertainment room, is, it seems, more tolerant of these large sizes than Europeans with cramped apartments.

No Availability

Even though the TV won't be commercially available in Europe, we still tried to convince Mitsubishi to offer us a sample model to try out the new laser TV technology, only to learn that not a single one of the units will be shipped outside of North America. 

Laser TV is not around the corner for everybody, then.

This decision on market positioning is not definitive, apparently, but it will take a lot of persuasion - perhaps from eager customers - before Mitsubishi decide to bring laser TV to Europe.