Best Era for CRT tvs?

[maxhifi]

I think the trinitron had the nicest picture. Maybe they didn't last as long as the American CRTs, but when new the picture was outstanding.

[rca2000]

Originally Posted by maxhifi

I think the trinitron had the nicest picture. Maybe they didn't last as long as the American CRTs, but when new the picture was outstanding.

I guess it is like the saying on Blade Runner.."the light that burns twice as bright..lasts HALF as long !! A great, bright picture with outstanding color...while it LASTED...

[maxhifi]

Originally Posted by rca2000

I guess it is like the saying on Blade Runner.."the light that burns twice as bright..lasts HALF as long !! A great, bright picture with outstanding color...while it LASTED...

When I was growing up my folks had the same 21" trinitron from 1982 - 1999, we watched maybe 2-3 hours of tv per day. In the last year or two the picture got green but before that it was always awesome. I know in some families people had the tv on many more hours per day, probably it wouldn't have been as good in that sort of a setting. To be honest the first complaints about trinitron a and longevity I heard were here on VK.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by maxhifi

I think the trinitron had the nicest picture. Maybe they didn't last as long as the American CRTs, but when new the picture was outstanding.

All the smaller screen Sony's, 9 to 15 inch, seemed to have great longevity. I ran a KV 1212, myself for 10 years, until the CRT showed signs of weakness. I have several now, all seem to have a great picture. One of the main qualities is halfway decent sound, even on the real small sets.