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Introducing Laser TV

Producing color with ultra-precise lasers, these screens are set to stun

Those mad scientists at Mitsubishi have built the ultimate entertainment weapon—the laser TV! Lasers shooting out of a television screen isnt as scary as it may sound. But it does have one big benefit-color.

Lasers can be tuned to the exact wavelength of light you like—down to the nanometer. So TV makers can produce the ideal shades of red, green, and blue to produce the best colors possibly. Mitsubishi claims this allows them to reproduce about 80 percent of all the colors humans can see—versus about 40 percent for other TVs.

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5 Best DVD "Easter Eggs"

Hidden gems you're not supposed to see

There's more to DVD movies these days than just the film and cast bios. Moviemakers are increasingly including Easter eggs-hidden bits of amusing or wacky material that you can find only by snooping around. They're activated with a few clicks of the remote control. We asked Mr. DVD, Netflix.com's James Rocchi, for his list of the five coolest.




Star Wars: Episode One


What You'll See: A hilarious series of flubs from the movie's making.

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