My dad an en excellent 24" Panasonic he got a few years agter he died. We moved it across the Midwest 6 times from 95-2010 until we finally replaced it with a 42" led after moving to Kansas City. So my brother and i got to take it downstairs and play Halo Reach and Black Ops on it. They might have been heavy and a bitch to move, but they were awesome TV’s that could take a beating.
Until one day, you turn it on, and without warning, you are presented with half a screen, or a single white line across the middle. Sound is optional.
I used to put all my change in a big jar, which was reserved for my next TV. When my current one crapped out, I’d listen to music while I rolled up my change, and go buy a new one somewhere. If I happened to be flush, maybe I’d add a bit more and get the next size up.
My dad an en excellent 24" Panasonic he got a few years agter he died. We moved it across the Midwest 6 times from 95-2010 until we finally replaced it with a 42" led after moving to Kansas City. So my brother and i got to take it downstairs and play Halo Reach and Black Ops on it. They might have been heavy and a bitch to move, but they were awesome TV’s that could take a beating.
Until one day, you turn it on, and without warning, you are presented with half a screen, or a single white line across the middle. Sound is optional.
I used to put all my change in a big jar, which was reserved for my next TV. When my current one crapped out, I’d listen to music while I rolled up my change, and go buy a new one somewhere. If I happened to be flush, maybe I’d add a bit more and get the next size up.
That was the thing with these old heavy CRTs … they could take a beating … they could also give a beating.
have you really used a CRT if you haven’t learned how to smack it back into working?
Good ol percussion maintenance