Interesting excerpt from crt technical book from 1985. CRT reigning speculation..

[joeycuda]

They were making high definition CRTs when the LCD market started taking over. And if LCDs are cheaper to manufacture, then it just happened over the last year. When I last heard they still cost 50% more to make. But either way CRTs are still cheaper for the consumer. And I don't think that LCD contrast is better than on CRTs. CRTs have more accurate color replication. CRTs have better resolution. A CRT's picture looks good from different distances and angles. A CRT's "black" is actually "black".

And a big thing no one likes to talk about is that you'd probably have to buy several LCDs over the life of a single CRT TV. (At least that's been my experience).

Anyway, I prefer the picture of a brand new CRT over an LCD any day.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

I'll give you that on the lifetime. A good CRT color TV would last forever it seemed. I don't expect my LCD to last 5 years, if it does great. I guess the tradeoff is the weight/form factor/features.. I'll also give you that it sure costs a lot more to 'watch tv' these days. In the 80s, you just needed a single TV to fully utilize the signal. Now you need a widescreen HD TV, a receiver, center channel, fronts, surrounds, and a dedicated sub to enjoy 5.1 digital surround. A lot of commercials even use surround.

 

[D_Harris]

I'll give you that on the lifetime. A good CRT color TV would last forever it seemed. I don't expect my LCD to last 5 years, if it does great. I guess the tradeoff is the weight/form factor/features.. I'll also give you that it sure costs a lot more to 'watch tv' these days. In the 80s, you just needed a single TV to fully utilize the signal. Now you need a widescreen HD TV, a receiver, center channel, fronts, surrounds, and a dedicated sub to enjoy 5.1 digital surround. A lot of commercials even use surround.

Ah yes. I miss the simple life of the good ole days.

Now, like clothes, the consumer needs whatever is considered the latest and most fashionable, and electronics have become "disposable".

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

 

[joeycuda]

Ah yes. I miss the simple life of the good ole days.

Now, like clothes, the consumer needs whatever is considered the latest and most fashionable, and electronics have become "disposable".

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

And made cheaply. I wonder what a made in USA Zenith or RCA flatscreen would be like. The answer is probably 'never possible'.

At least I read that a lot of modern tv failures are due to bad caps. A cap kit I can do..

 

[shertz]

Where can you buy these?

I want to know too!

 

[Level42]

This is the factory's site.

http://www.cptt.com.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=114

 

[BeagleBoy]

A guy I know bought a HD 'capable' big CRT tv, before LCD and plasma were everywhere and affordable. I think it was a 35" tube tv, but it was definitely the heaviest tv I've ever moved. Picking it up was like trying to pull a fence post out of the ground.

I'm still trying to move mine out of the basement. I keep offering it to people for free, and they keep saying "no" after they realize how heavy it is.

 

[mjenison]

There was an article out today that describes how to properly get rid of CRT TVs. I put a comment on there ("oldgezer", yes, spelled wrong).

http://gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/_new...ow-and-why-to-dispose-of-your-old-tv-properly