Toshiba goes Technicolor with $1,499 4K Satellite P55t laptop

Doug Olenick, Tech Times 15 April 2014, 09:04 am

Toshiba is has rolled out a 4K, Technicolor-certified laptop that delivers four times the resolution of an HD display.

The $1,499 Satellite P55t Ultra HD will ship on April 22 and only be available direct from Toshiba. The laptop is intended for the professional market, but Toshiba believes multimedia enthusiasts will also be attracted to the computer. Toshiba said this is the first laptop to feature Technicolor Color Certification.

"Creative professionals are embracing 4K Ultra HD as it enables a whole new level of media creation that draws viewers in with amazing detail and clarity," said Carl Pinto, vice president of marketing, Toshiba America Information Systems, Digital Products Division. "Until now, media creators have been unable to have this combination of performance and display capabilities in a mobile solution and we applied years of experience and engineering resources to make it a reality."

The P55t has a 15.6-inch Ultra HD TruBrite touchscreen display with a native 3,840 by 2,160 resolution with 282 pixels per inch. It also includes In-Plane Switching (IPS) technology, which delivers wider viewing angles. The display is calibrated using Toshiba's Chroma Tune technology and is Technicolor-certified during production, the company said.

The high level of color calibration is intended to make the P55t a must-have for photographers, videographers, and graphic designers, the company said, adding that its ability to show 4K content and Blu-ray drive should also make it a must-have for movie lovers.

"We applied the same rigor of testing and calibration used on major motion pictures to ensure not only that photographers and videographers now see what they shot in perfect color, but consumers can also experience 4K film and videos as Hollywood directors intended," said said Manuele Wahl, senior VP of licensing at Technicolor. "Our color certification team worked closely with the engineering team at Toshiba to ensure the highest levels of color calibration on this laptop's display."

The laptop's other features include: