What the fuck is this love for CRT? Whether it's new or old, it isn't warranted.
Seriously, 240p resolution where you can physically see each pixel on the screen, and games were designed with art direction that intentionally utilized the light emitters to smooth out edges on the glass, while they also fired light directly into your eyes, and were insanely heavy.
"it worked forever" until the parts literally fucking burned out, or the emitters actually burned your fucking screen, let alone your retina. Which, normally, would still have been 5-10 years.
This shit isn't like the solid, cast-iron, sewing stands from the early 1900's which were built to last forever. This is just cheap electronic junk from the 1990's which was still made in China and Indonesia with no intention to keep them working.
Seriously, pick a product that isn't shit. Like those sewing machines, or antique furniture, or even stone masonry for construction.
lol, fiance's mother had a 1080i(1080p? Can't remember) CRT in the mid-two thousands...had a nice picture, admittedly weighed a ton like you pointed out. Even cheap sets were reliable, though. LCD/LED are fine, I just liked the CRTs a little better. I wont deny some of that is nostalgia-goggles, but If I could find a hi-def CRT anymore, I'd buy it in a minute.
You can't make 1080p CRT's that's the point. 1080i was 720p, that was the maximum limit of an HD CRT which used different technology than regular CRT's.
I still have several. They are very good for being heavy and making white noise.
What the fuck is this love for CRT? Whether it's new or old, it isn't warranted.
Seriously, 240p resolution where you can physically see each pixel on the screen, and games were designed with art direction that intentionally utilized the light emitters to smooth out edges on the glass, while they also fired light directly into your eyes, and were insanely heavy.
"it worked forever" until the parts literally fucking burned out, or the emitters actually burned your fucking screen, let alone your retina. Which, normally, would still have been 5-10 years.
This shit isn't like the solid, cast-iron, sewing stands from the early 1900's which were built to last forever. This is just cheap electronic junk from the 1990's which was still made in China and Indonesia with no intention to keep them working.
Seriously, pick a product that isn't shit. Like those sewing machines, or antique furniture, or even stone masonry for construction.
lol, fiance's mother had a 1080i(1080p? Can't remember) CRT in the mid-two thousands...had a nice picture, admittedly weighed a ton like you pointed out. Even cheap sets were reliable, though. LCD/LED are fine, I just liked the CRTs a little better. I wont deny some of that is nostalgia-goggles, but If I could find a hi-def CRT anymore, I'd buy it in a minute.
You can't make 1080p CRT's that's the point. 1080i was 720p, that was the maximum limit of an HD CRT which used different technology than regular CRT's.
I still have several. They are very good for being heavy and making white noise.
I think 1080i basically cheated using the Interlace method that CRTs used for years, doing half the screen at once.
If you don't like them, I understand, but I do. =)
Plasma and LCD TVs used 1080i to cheat for a while before true 1080p became the norm