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pac.attack76 01-07-2016 10:08 AM

It's your vote! Newer flat screen HD sets or older crt sets.
 
Which do you prefer for daily use? Today's newer flat 1080p sets including the 4k line, or older crt sets?

Phototone 01-07-2016 11:15 AM

I prefer newer HD capable flat-screen sets for watching modern movies and television programming. I actually prefer video projection on a big white screen.

Adam 01-07-2016 11:26 AM

Never owned a flat screen set, never will. That said, I watch tv on the lcd screen on my computer all the time.

I sort of have 4 TVs set up as daily use sets right now. I'm currently using my 74 Zenith 25" color as a living room set, 84 Zenith 13" color as a bedroom set, 69 22" Zenith b/w as a basement set, and a 71 Zenith 12" b/w on my desk.

TUD1 01-07-2016 11:55 AM

I was given a flat screen Vizio thing several years ago. I hated it so much that I gave it to somebody else. I will only watch TV on a proper CRT television. I would rather have a Zenith roundie with Space Command 600 than one of those Samsung Super Ultra Mega Crazy High Def pieces of junk.

Electronic M 01-07-2016 02:26 PM

I'm still all CRT with the newest in the main cluster being a 1971.

The folks got a LCD set this Christmas that I'll occasionally watch a little....It is making me want a Sony Super-Fine-Pitch CRT HD set for myself more and more...

sampson159 01-07-2016 02:49 PM

i would rather watch a zenith chromamcolr or a sylvania with the dark matrix crt over any flatscreen.ad a good rca or zenith roundie to the mix while we are at it

Chip Chester 01-07-2016 02:55 PM

4k display, but only feeding it HD at the moment.

OTA, BluRay, or local file playback results in nice-looking HD. Cable, satellite, and other "managed bandwidth" sources are less appealing.

I often see free CRT HD sets on CL. Next one I see I'm going to call up a strong friend and go get it.

Chip

CoogarXR 01-07-2016 03:12 PM

I used to be of the "either one is fine" crowd- but now it seems like most newer shows and movies are shot in a way that you almost have to have a bigger TV. Ever notice that? Like they incorporate a lot of scenery, like it's not zoomed in as tight. When I watch modern content on our tiny 19" CRT in the bedroom, I about can't see anything, especially if it's widescreen, lol.

Olorin67 01-07-2016 04:31 PM

Depends on what I'm watching, modern wide format stuff (don't have any digital sources except internet), I watch on an Apple 23" cinema flat panel display (Circa 2001). Don't really care for having the sides of the picture cut off. For older 4:3 content, either my 1968 23" B&W Wollensak (Setchell Carlson)- For B&W movies and old Tv), or my Sony 32" WEGA CRT set for DVD and color VHS tapes). By switching Monitors/TVs, I can avoid most letter-boxing or having the sides cut off. The Sony WEGA still looks good with letter-boxed DVDs. I really prefer my Wollensak B&W set for monochrome stuff, gives a sharp picture with great contrast and brightness, it's a low hour set. I don't have any HD sources, except my computer. Dont watch much on that, except Dr. Who and a few netflix shows.

Chip Chester 01-07-2016 05:42 PM

re: Coogar's comment about widescreen... On the films, they were framed up and shot wide-screen originally -- at least for the past 40-50 years or so. Things were cropped or "pan 'n scanned" on film-to-tape transfer. Now HD will allow display in a way that is closer to original screen layout.

Chip

Titan1a 01-07-2016 06:20 PM

A TV picture is only as good as the source. For what I watch I prefer a CRT. None of this HDTV or 4K is really worth watching. Give me a good John Wayne or Jimmy Stewart picture!

Phototone 01-07-2016 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Titan1a (Post 3153393)
A TV picture is only as good as the source. For what I watch I prefer a CRT. None of this HDTV or 4K is really worth watching. Give me a good John Wayne or Jimmy Stewart picture!

Well those older movies are HD quality on their original film form, and many after 1953 were Wide Screen, so you aren't seeing them the way they were created if you watch them on older standard definition non-wide-screen TV's.

andy 01-07-2016 09:41 PM

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Electronic M 01-07-2016 10:13 PM

Letterboxed NTSC is as good as original minus a pinch of resolution and effective screen size.

Marco-nix 01-08-2016 09:18 AM

I prefer older CRT sets..nothing else that's why i have several tvs with CRT in case the TV with CRT disappear .


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