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And "white" here really means tri-color, not continuous spectrum - although with lasers that's probably to be expected.


Exactly. This will be great for displays and perhaps decorative lighting, but not for general illumination. I've always noticed how even a brightly lit monitor or TV screen doesn't illuminate things well, since it's just emitting three bright wavelengths and not a continuous spectrum.


Atari Star Wars, outdoors at night.




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