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These kinds of TVs were under $2k a few years later. I had a Panasonic CT-34WX53 "Tau" display that I bought for $1600 in 2002.
by jeffbee 2y ago
These kinds of TVs were under $2k a few years later. I had a Panasonic CT-34WX53 "Tau" display that I bought for $1600 in 2002.
- ranger_danger 2y agoand those Taus are still selling for that much due to the retro gaming craze and scalpers.
- krs_ 2y agoWhich is strange because 240p and 480i absolutely looks worse on them than on an SD TV. Better than a flat panel though to be fair.
- jeffbee 2y agoYeah I would think that if you just wanted an amazing image from a PS1 or SNES then you'd want a regular aspect ratio anyway. If I was going to plunder eBay for such a thing I'd go with a Panasonic SuperFlat.
- sneak 2y agoIt’s so weird. The Super NT is as accurate as anything and has an HDMI out. I love CRTs and Trinitrons but I’d never want to game on one (again).
- MBCook 2y agoI was seriously considering Sony’s 32” CRT for my first HDTV around 2006 or so. It must have been right about the tail end. It may have had a better picture, at least for analog stuff which was most all of it at the time. But the biggest factor was size. At ~150-200 lbs I couldn’t move it and would need new furniture to hold it. The LCD I bought probably weighed 40 pounds, was easy to move, and my existing furniture was fine. It was 720p only though.
- WWLink 2y agoIIRC, Sony CRTs also love blowing up their flyback transformer boards.