Mitsubishi might make that expensive DLP bulb obsolete by developing the first rear-projection television that uses a laser as its primary light source.

According to the company, the laser can be split into red, blue and green colors in a way that provides up to 1.8 times more color variety than current LCDs in a package no deeper than current RPTVs in the Mitsubishi line, which is about 26-centimeters. Actually, you'll need that bulb for another two years, the company figures it will take a solid two years before the manufacturing process is cost feasible.