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**ThzinChang** · 08-20-2009, 02:59 AM

Tube HDTV's were fairly commonplace a few years back.

I have a 36" widescreen Sony CRT HDTV, and its an absolute beauty, easily rivaling some of the better plasmas on the market in terms of PQ.

Its a 200lb behemoth, though....

yeah, same here. I've got a 36' Phillips CRT HDTV, and the image quality has always been very good. I want to replace it with a 50inch LCD, but I'm having a hard time justifying it. The IQ is still very good and it works fine. Plus i don't have anywhere to put the 200lb beheamoth, so I'd have to get rid of it. Anyways, I'm hoping it dies soon so I don't have to feel guilty about spending $1500 on something new even though the crt works perfectly.

A few years ago, traditional CRT HD's like mine had better IQ than most DLPs and LCDs, however, that tech (particularly LCD) is starting to evolve, and these days it's mostly superior. Even if it was slightly less so, it would still be worth the tradeoff for slim form factor, less energy usage and lightweight.

how much do you think it costs electricity wise to run my 36" CRT 12-15 hours a day? Maybe i can justify dumping it that way

I can also donate it to this non-profit I work for. So tempted to dump it.

08-20-2009, 02:59 AM	#36
ThzinChang Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 508 Senior Member	Tube HDTV's were fairly commonplace a few years back. I have a 36" widescreen Sony CRT HDTV, and its an absolute beauty, easily rivaling some of the better plasmas on the market in terms of PQ. Its a 200lb behemoth, though.... yeah, same here. I've got a 36' Phillips CRT HDTV, and the image quality has always been very good. I want to replace it with a 50inch LCD, but I'm having a hard time justifying it. The IQ is still very good and it works fine. Plus i don't have anywhere to put the 200lb beheamoth, so I'd have to get rid of it. Anyways, I'm hoping it dies soon so I don't have to feel guilty about spending $1500 on something new even though the crt works perfectly. A few years ago, traditional CRT HD's like mine had better IQ than most DLPs and LCDs, however, that tech (particularly LCD) is starting to evolve, and these days it's mostly superior. Even if it was slightly less so, it would still be worth the tradeoff for slim form factor, less energy usage and lightweight. how much do you think it costs electricity wise to run my 36" CRT 12-15 hours a day? Maybe i can justify dumping it that way I can also donate it to this non-profit I work for. So tempted to dump it.
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