Still have a CRT tv?

Ghost Rider · Dec 30, 2011

My grandmother still has her wood grain 60's RCA all in one phonograph radio and tv in her living room.

vaibhav926 · Dec 30, 2011

Ghost Rider said:
My grandmother still has her wood grain 60's RCA all in one phonograph radio and tv in her living room.

that's really cool! hope its in working condition.. and never breaks down..else would be tough to get it repaired!

My grandfather had really old 70's EC TV, heard of it? with kinda cabinet like thing which you could use to close the box!

Ghost Rider · Dec 30, 2011

Yes that was the one where you closed the cover and it jus looks like a big piece of furniture?

The TV and radio still works. Not sure of the record player. Might need a new belt.

osxx · Dec 30, 2011

The one thing I miss about the old Tube TV's is the fact you could go down to your neighborhood 7-11 stores and get any tube but a picture tube and have the TV working again that afternoon.

padyboy · Dec 30, 2011

I have a JVC 25" CRT television which has been used 2-7 hours per day (if in football season) for 20 years. I purchased this unit when I lived in Southern California and brought it back to Nova Scotia; I had to leave because the INS screwed my application for a work permit (the previous 8 were no problem).
This tv had the best picture quality of any I observed at the time, and is still good enough for me. I cannot afford to purchase a new tv as I am living on disability. TV tuner for my desktop will be replacement (when this unit finally croaks), although only
17", but LCD monitor. Football will not be the same.

baggss · Jan 1, 2012

I got rid of my last CRT TV last Sept after my youngest went off to college. I still have an older 27 inch in storage but I'll probably dump it in the summer when I clean the place out...

Ghost Rider · Jan 1, 2012

I still think tube picture is awesome but my worse half is egging me to get a 50 inch plasma so we can start living in the new century instead of the 1980's

pendlewitch · Jan 1, 2012

CRT quality is the dogs wotsits unfortunately the main reason why they are being phased out is an environmental one. Most countries have signed up to disposal accords and your CRT possesses the following nasties.. lead, cadmium, beryllium, and brominated flame retardants...all carcinogenic and a nightmare to get rid of.

Dysfunction · Jan 2, 2012

pendlewitch said:
CRT quality is the dogs wotsits unfortunately the main reason why they are being phased out is an environmental one. Most countries have signed up to disposal accords and your CRT possesses the following nasties.. lead, cadmium, beryllium, and brominated flame retardants...all carcinogenic and a nightmare to get rid of.

I honestly haven't seen a 1080p CRT to compare to. It's been a LOOONG time since I had a CRT computer monitor. I don't miss the real estate they took up, not at all.

osxx · Jan 2, 2012

Not to mention those big 36inch CRT's of Sony's or at least the HD XBR line was some watt hungry units that could double as space heaters in the winter.

EndlessMac · Jan 2, 2012

osxx said:
Not to mention those big 36inch CRT's of Sony's or at least the HD XBR line was some watt hungry units that could double as space heaters in the winter.

That's what I don't miss about CRTs. They can use more electricity and in the summer they do seem like heaters.

Kevriano · Jan 2, 2012

osxx said:
Not to mention those big 36inch CRT's of Sony's or at least the HD XBR line was some watt hungry units that could double as space heaters in the winter.

That said, a Plasma kicks out some heat too. I can reckon on mine raising the room temperature by a degree (C) if it's on for 3 or 4 hours, and the room it's in is 22' x 12'.

Ghost Rider · Jan 2, 2012

The newer plasmas run cooler and take up less energy than the ones a few years ago.

JimboMac · Jan 2, 2012

We have just a single 42" Sharp Aquos TV in the den. We have no cable; just over-the-air HD, Netflix, Hulu and Blu-Ray.