CRT TVs

[JollyGreenJoint]

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Showing my CRT Love ! Its hilarious that even today they are the superior display.

[rhomanski]

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I blame ebay. "For parts or repair" "$600". Then the parts people wanting $50 for a knob.

[retiredcaps]

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CRT TVs are given away free on a daily basis on my local kijiji. Everything from expensive Sony 36 inch WEGAs (200 pounds?) to other brand names like Panasonic, JVC, Sharp, etc.

Most people just want them out of their house to make way for the new thin TV and reclaim some space in their homes.

RPTV (rear projection) are also commonly found for free. Everything up to 60 inches and most in working condition.

People, however, have totally unreasonable expectations in selling their thin LCD/LED TVs. Broken LCDs are advertised for $150 to $200. Asking prices for working LCD/LED TVs are more expensive than what you can buy on sale.

[lti]

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I only have one CRT monitor, but it's one of the few good CRT computer monitors I've seen. Most of the CRT monitors made after 1997 that I've seen had a blurry picture, along with some other issues. Only one whined, but it was obviously broken. My monitor buzzes, which is something I've never seen before.

I still remember the Compaq V55. That was the only CRT monitor that could actually be called Can't Read This. They all had a blurry picture from the factory, and changing the computer's video card affected how blurry the picture was. At best, it was barely usable.

[rievax_60]

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I bought this refurbished Toshiba 32JW9UA about 7 years ago and still works fine. Although it's difficult to show in a photograph, it shows a picture that amazes me every time I turn it on.
Although I always run it in SD mode, I can clearly notice when the source is HD.
The screen flickers too much in HD mode.

[SteveNielsen]

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What is the model number of it? Man, I would love to get my hands on, say, one of those Panasonic Tao CT-36SL13 units with 16:9, 1080i and hook up some good media to it to see how good it looks.

It is a Toshiba TP48D51, not as high rez as what you're after, but works great for watching movies, TV, and game consoles. My family loves it.

[stj]

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Very nice. What kind of high grade units have you had the pleasure to view/work on?

Hantarex, ElectroHome, WG(Wells Gardner)
+ lots of others that while having a nice picture, i wouldnt call the build quality "high grade"

[Pentium4]

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I personally dont like crt, especially repairing them when they fail alot that can harm you inside but they are reliable tvs. I personally prefer plasma I would take a non hd plasma over a full hd lcd haha. You are right though about the colours and response time however they are just too bulky and whine and nothing much any better about them.

What kind of sets have you repaired? Yes, plasma do have a very nice picture. But with plasma don't you lose the electricity usage argument? From what I've seen, they use more electricity than a CRT. They don't last as long either.

I am lucky I still have CRT sets in UK excerlent picture still sorry for you guy's in USA NTSC sets (never the same colour twice) the pal system is far better than any plasma crap or LCD orLED TV. Any poor sole that has a plasma set has never seen a good picture.

Yes, you are lucky! What kind of set do you have, one of those beautiful widescreen CRTs? Also, is 230V more kind to tubes compared to 120V?

industrial crt monitor's are best.
RGB directly into the gun amps.

Very nice. What kind of high grade units have you had the pleasure to view/work on?

I just love CRT TVs and Computer screens. I have a small collection of them in the attic :-)

Nice! You should share some pictures if you have them, or at least list some model numbers of the units that you have.

I agree that a CRT is an engineering marvel but I too think it has lived out most of its life. Digital displays are improved as time goes on. I love my gigantic rear-projection 3-CRT TV. This is something I would never have gone out and bought though, even when it was new. However it was thrown out with the trash and I salvaged it and repaired it just for the fun of it at very little cost to me ($24 in parts as I recall) and I love it now.

What is the model number of it? Man, I would love to get my hands on, say, one of those Panasonic Tao CT-36SL13 units with 16:9, 1080i and hook up some good media to it to see how good it looks.

[stj]

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no, but it makes very fast transitions for gaming.
like TEMPEST !!

[SteveNielsen]

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Vector displays are a type of CRT. It's not as well suited to home entertainment purposes as raster display are. Its not capable of drawing as complex shading needed in movie/video/TV production.

[stj]

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vector displays are the real marvel!
specially colour ones.

[SteveNielsen]

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I agree that a CRT is an engineering marvel but I too think it has lived out most of its life. Digital displays are improved as time goes on. I love my gigantic rear-projection 3-CRT TV. This is something I would never have gone out and bought though, even when it was new. However it was thrown out with the trash and I salvaged it and repaired it just for the fun of it at very little cost to me ($24 in parts as I recall) and I love it now.

I wouldn't mind getting my hands on a freebie LCD or Plasma TV that is economically repairable. It'll happen someday I'm sure.

[shovenose]

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Haha, you make good points. To each their own though, the same things could be said about your old chevy truck (regardless of how cool that thing is!)

Yeah, but I can't drive a CRT to work

[goodpsusearch]

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I just love CRT TVs and Computer screens. I have a small collection of them in the attic :-)

[stj]

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industrial crt monitor's are best.
RGB directly into the gun amps.

[CapLeaker]

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That is one piece of truth... PAL/PAL Plus is better than NTSC. But I still don't miss the old heavy CRT.

[popeye]

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I am lucky I still have CRT sets in UK excerlent picture still sorry for you guy's in USA NTSC sets (never the same colour twice) the pal system is far better than any plasma crap or LCD orLED TV. Any poor sole that has a plasma set has never seen a good picture.

[CapLeaker]

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CRT? :puke:

[stj]

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they shouldnt whine if the scancoils are properly made.
the only low frequency coil not potted is the scancoil assembly.

[ReeceyBurger123]

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I personally dont like crt, especially repairing them when they fail alot that can harm you inside but they are reliable tvs. I personally prefer plasma I would take a non hd plasma over a full hd lcd haha. You are right though about the colours and response time however they are just too bulky and whine and nothing much any better about them.