Re:CRT Manufacturing
by giobox on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @01:25PM
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While I love the CRTs I have on some old hobby builds, I’m extremely doubtful a “new” CRT could be manufactured at a price people would want to pay.
It would sell to a niche if it was affordable; I just don’t think the manufacturing infrastructure exists anymore to make this at a price people would pay.
Let’s not forget the weight either - a modern CRT running something approaching a size and resolution we expect in 2022 is going to easily exceed 20kgs. Apple’s last 21 inch CRT before the switch to an all LCD line was 35 kgs.
It would sell to a niche if it was affordable; I just don’t think the manufacturing infrastructure exists anymore to make this at a price people would pay.
Let’s not forget the weight either - a modern CRT running something approaching a size and resolution we expect in 2022 is going to easily exceed 20kgs. Apple’s last 21 inch CRT before the switch to an all LCD line was 35 kgs.