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Originally Posted by andy
Panasonic did go one more step with the black matrix than anyone else. Normal inline CRTs have continuous stripes of phosphor, like a Trinitron, but not all of it is used because of the gaps between the slots in the shadow mask. Panasonic broke up the vertical stripes with black matrix in the gaps between slots. You can spot it by looking at the CRT with the set off.
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Philips also used segmented phosphor stripes and black matrix in their smaller 90-degree late 70s-early 80s color CRTs
Larger 110-degree Philips tubes still had conventional shiny matrix and continuous phosphor stripes though.