CRT TVs

[SteveNielsen]

Re: CRT TVs

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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[rhomanski]

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

[JollyGreenJoint]

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

[stj]

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just remember this, most crt's will last 30years+ excluding a few caps failing.
how many lcd's will it take to last that long!

[Pentium4]

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Can't seem to get the zenith to do what i want. It didn't come with a remote. I'm trying to use the antenna, but I can't get to it using the buttons on the tv. Channel up or down cycles it to "CH 60" or "AUX" not sure why it won't change the actual channel. Tried 8 different remotes in the house and none of them do anything. Aux works through composite but that's not what I want to use

[rhomanski]

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You'll need the remote to reprogram the channels. If you search for the model number on ebay and add remote to it you should be able to find one. I had to get a new remote for a vcr last year and it came up for about $30. The originals around here somewhere but I quit trying to find it after a while.

[Pentium4]

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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.

I'm one of these people now! I ended up getting rid of the Zenith. I tried 8 of the remotes in the house and none of them worked, and I really didn't feel like finding one online and waiting for it to arrive. I ended up looking for free stuff locally and snagged a Sony Trinitron Wega, 27" 16:9. I'll upload some pictures later. It's a beautiful TV. It's got better inputs, and much much better speakers. I expect this one to be a lot better overall since it's newer, and it's a Sony.

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.

Looks good to me. Do you just use it to watch cable?

I only have one CRT monitor, but it's one of the few good CRT computer monitors I've seen.

What kind is it?

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

Imagine if they had kept improving them! Too bad that SED development stopped as well.

just remember this, most crt's will last 30years+ excluding a few caps failing.
how many lcd's will it take to last that long!

What caps usually fail in them? Even good brands? Yeah I'd say you're lucky if you can get 10 years of solid use out of an LCD set.

I had to get a new remote for a vcr last year and it came up for about $30. The originals around here somewhere but I quit trying to find it after a while.

$30, wow! That's steep. A lot more than the VCR is worth.

[stj]

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What caps usually fail in them? Even good brands? Yeah I'd say you're lucky if you can get 10 years of solid use out of an LCD set..

cap failure is not by brand,
it's by voltage.
you can get something 25 years old, any 160v+ caps will be dry - the rest usually o.k.

[c_hegge]

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What caps usually fail in them? Even good brands? Yeah I'd say you're lucky if you can get 10 years of solid use out of an LCD set...

My old Samsung SyncMaster 19" LCD was 10 years old before I re-capped and sold it a couple of weeks ago (only due to replacing it with another monitor with inbuilt speakers). The original caps were CapXons, but surprisingly, they were all still perfectly fine.

[rievax_60]

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Looks good to me. Do you just use it to watch cable?

I used to watch Austar satellite pay TV on it, now I just watch FTA Digital TV via a STB.
Sort of amusing to see that EMPR have parts for it. Something like $250AUD for a main board and $1200AUD for a CRT. as much as I still enjoy the TV, unlikely that I would spend anything like that on it.

[Pentium4]

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cap failure is not by brand,
it's by voltage.
you can get something 25 years old, any 160v+ caps will be dry - the rest usually o.k.

Ah, why is it that the high voltage caps dry out? Usually it's just the small ones. Is it because they get larger spikes when turning on?

My old Samsung SyncMaster 19" LCD was 10 years old before I re-capped and sold it a couple of weeks ago (only due to replacing it with another monitor with inbuilt speakers). The original caps were CapXons, but surprisingly, they were all still perfectly fine.

Wow, that's almost unheard of. Must have been in a cool room or not used much?

Here are some pictures of the Trinitron. It looks surprisingly clear with S-Video, but I have an RGB cable coming in the mail, which I'm guessing will look better than S-Video, mainly because S-Video is limited to 1024x768

[stj]

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Ah, why is it that the high voltage caps dry out? Usually it's just the small ones. Is it because they get larger spikes when turning on?

on crt monitors the high voltage caps have signals on them - they arent smoothers.
they are used on the gun circuits for example.

so it's probably just the higher voltage causing more internal stress and heating.

[stj]

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[TELVM]

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This 15 years old Panasonic Quintrix 32" not only refuses to die, but stubbornly insists in working perfectly OK.

The dinosaur is so Jurassic that it lacks VGA (not to mention HDMI) headers, so I had to connect the HTPC at left thru a Logilink VG0003 PC to TV converter.

I should have replaced it long ago, but out of mere lazyness (the thing weighs as much as a frigging Tiger tank , you need two strong guys, and preferably three, to carry it) it keeps soldiering on.

[ReeceyBurger123]

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This 15 years old Panasonic Quintrix 32" not only refuses to die, but stubbornly insists in working perfectly OK.

The dinosaur is so Jurassic that it lacks VGA (not to mention HDMI) headers, so I had to connect the HTPC at left thru a Logilink VG0003 PC to TV converter.

I should have replaced it long ago, but out of mere lazyness (the thing weighs as much as a frigging Tiger tank , you need two strong guys, and preferably three, to carry it) it keeps soldiering on.

Fair play also noticed your technics hifi looks like a decent little set up

[goodpsusearch]

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I need dis!

[Agent24]

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In my opinion, CRTs are awesome for video and gaming as long as you crank the refresh rate up.

LCDs are better for office\internet or such though.