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Why are there no tube televisions anymore?

It’s funny when you come to think of it and compare video with audio. How come in the audio world discussions sometimes become intense, while there seem to be far less intense discussions in the TV & video realm?

With TV’s there’s no talk on tubes, transistors, analog, digital, vinyl, cables, power cords, heck we can even get ’audio’ fuses and -USB cables.

No one has a tube TV (while they really have a ’warmer’ image :) and very few people use a $400 power cord with their TV set. And while there are expensive HDMI cables on the market, the vast majority uses one below $50. And no one spends money on floor spacers to avoid cable vibrations.

Our eyes may even be far more sensitive than our ears ... yet discussions are far less intense. How come?


rudyb
perkri
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I can remember my father opening up the old BW tv, pulling the tubes out and vacuuming them.
May have to dust off the ol’ CRT buried  in the corner of the basement.

I watched a 4K copy of Jurassic Park at a friends recently. Was shocked at how terrible it looked. It had such a cold quality to it. Cold as in cold vs hot medium - McLuhan. There was zero personality to the visuals.

It was like looking at a cheap TV commercial shot on a high res camera. Did not like it very much. Perhaps this is why I don’t watch much Tv anymore…





theo's avatar
theo
2,674 posts
 
As mentioned the resolution ratings of today could not be met with CRT plus a 50” Tube would probably weigh 600 lbs or more and have to be 3-4 feet deep if not more for the guns to focus on the screen. 

Gone are the days.
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jerryg123
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I only watch hockey and documentaries on TV.

Otherwise it's books and music. Yes I have tube amps and love analog.
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nonoise
10,805 posts
 
I remember back when I bought the best CRT TV I could afford at the time and it was a small Proton TV. Had a great picture and made my living room look larger than it was.

Had a look at CRTs and the gamers do want those.

All the best,
Nonoise
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There is no question that today's tv sets have better resolution when the picture isn't moving very fast, but there is still a latency problem (even with the best sets of today) that CRT sets don't have that's why the gamers want them.
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