Anyone miss tube TVs?

[caesar]

Anyone remember what tube tv's picture quality? If tubes were applied to TV's today, how good would the picture be?

 

[amirm]

I do remember. I miss some things about them like absence of light when a pixel is off. What I don't miss is their huge size and weight. The SED display technology which was a joint venture between Toshiba and Canon was somewhat like having a tube for every pixel! When I saw one, it was just like a CRT as far as look! Alas, patent litigation and difficulty in manufacturing killed the technology.

 

[cjfrbw]

Don't know about the direct view type, but the top cathode ray multi gun projectors still have just about the most sensuous image available, if you don't mind the weight and the size.

 

[NorthStar]

I still have my 31" Panasonic GAOO analog tube TV. :b ...But it is 4:3 aspect ratio; even if the Blacks are dark. So the full picture is lilliputian, and you have to sit at two feet from it! Tough for the eyes after a while...

Today, tube TVs would need to be larger than, say, 60 inches diagonal or so,
and have the proper aspect ratio (16:9).

And what about 2:35 aspect ratio?

 

[NorthStar]

WoW! The three of us we posted at the exact same time! Spooky!

 

[Steve williams]

Well I don't miss them one bit and having seen the Samsung OLED 3D with a 4 mm thick panel at this year's CES, it merely confirms that CRT are albatrosses

 

[NorthStar]

Steve, yesterday I just read that the 55" OLED from LG will retail for $8,000 USD!

 

[Steve williams]

It's a bargain at twice the price Bob

I have never seen a picture as perfect as this and I am NOT a fan of 3D however the 3D was spectacular with absolutely no motion artefacts

 

[Ronm1]

Still use the KV36 Sony Wega with HDMI

 

[FrantzM]

Passe and surpassed by todays's TV and PJ. I miss nothing about these

 

[thuffman03]

I think it would be possible for a CRT to display HD, the cost and weight would be prohibited. I think a 36" CRT in the day weighed over 200 lbs. My 56 DLP is about 70 lbs.

Edit: Forgot to answer your question. No I do not miss Tube TV's.

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

Still have one. It gets most of the "TV" activity. The plasma is used for movies and Playstation.

Tim

 

[treitz3]

The last tube TV in the house will be retired tonight. Does that answer your question?

3D with no motion artifacts? This, I have to see to believe.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

There was a 32" Sony Trinitron placed on my floor near the elevators a few days back. I guess it was too heavy for the owner to bring it downstairs....LOL!

 

[Steve williams]

The last tube TV in the house will be retired tonight. Does that answer your question?

3D with no motion artifacts? This, I have to see to believe.

Whether this TV will ever come to market is one thing as is the price. We were told somewhere around that price at CES. The 3D source material was breathtaking probable "the" best video I have ever seen and without question the best 3D in a 55" screen that is 4 mm thin but alas we are OT

My point is that as good as CRT was, its an albatross now. Treitz have a look st my CES thread for info

 

[Ronm1]

I think a 36" CRT in the day weighed over 200 lbs.

238lbs

 

[NorthStar]

160 pounds for my 31" tube GAOO (direct view CRT).

* My 60" Plasma weights 66 pounds.

Depth comparison? ...Yup. :b ...And Death?

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I wanna an OLED front projector with a 150" screen. ...How much?

 

[RCDAVE]

Yes, I do miss my old tube TV. I don't miss the weight and the picture, but I had it for so long that it almost became a part of the family. Plus, since it was in a big wood cabinet, it doubled as a table. Awesome looking thing!

Steve, what did they have the OLED hooked up too? A BDP? Or some crazy thing that isn't available to the public?

 

[JackD201]

I don't miss CRTs one bit. Nor do I miss the giant cabinets or tables they were put in or on.

 

[NorthStar]

Our (my Dad's) first TV (B&W) from the late 50s (57 or so) was an RCA Victor very similar to this one. But ours was a 25" model I believe; it was in a larger (wider) cabinet fo sur.
{So many fond memories, and also what I did with it in the late 60s ...} :b