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The whole key to getting a good screen shot is to balance the room lighting to the image on the screen.

First, adjust the tv so you have the best quality picture with good contrast.
Then, preferably in a room with no natural light (shades drawn) use a lighting system on a dimmer, with indirect light, reflected off the walls and ceiling. Lower the lighting until you have a balance between the room lighting and the image on the tv screen. Do not use a flash, and do not use lighting that shines directly on the tv set. It must be reflected off the walls and ceiling to soften the intensity of the light.

You will probably have to shoot at a very slow shutter speed and use a tripod for the camera to hold the camera steady during a slow exposure.

If you don't control room lighting you will never be able to balance the amount of light that iluminates the tv set, with the amount of light comming from the crt. Too much room light will wash out the image on the screen, and not enough room light will cause the camera to under expose the surroungs and the tv set.

I know it sounds like a lot of work, but good photographs of difficults subjects like a tv screen, need to be properly iluminated.

Good luck