69 Zenith 22" B&W metal cabinet

[Adam]

It's interesting to compare the 22" next to a 19" and a 19V and a 23". I still think it's odd that the 19" was totally replaced by the slightly larger 19V, but that they were still making 23" tubes (calling them 22V) when these 22" tubes (21V) were only 1" smaller, yet with a wider deflection angle it made a 22" set much lighter, less deep, way earlier to move around. I've never seen a console with this tube, but I wonder why they never used them in B&W consoles in the late-60s/ 70s.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Adam

It's interesting to compare the 22" next to a 19" and a 19V and a 23". I still think it's odd that the 19" was totally replaced by the slightly larger 19V, but that they were still making 23" tubes (calling them 22V) when these 22" tubes (21V) were only 1" smaller, yet with a wider deflection angle it made a 22" set much lighter, less deep, way earlier to move around. I've never seen a console with this tube, but I wonder why they never used them in B&W consoles in the late-60s/ 70s.

The earlier 19" CRT's, both B/W and color were 18" sets, 180 sq inches.
The last of the B/W consoles had 22V CRT's and 110 deg deflection.