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Re:The biggest CRT ever made: Sony's PVM-4300 – The Silicon ... by xattt on Saturday June 22, 2024 @09:00PM (#40763707)
The heat! Many plasma displays had a faint heat you would feel on your face if you were near that I found uncomfortable. I am not sure if others felt the same.
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Re:The biggest CRT ever made: Sony's PVM-4300 – The Silicon ... by stevekemp on Sunday June 23, 2024 @12:52AM (#40764900)
I remember the heat.

I had a year of sickness, or so, back in the day. I decided I was gonna blow as much money as I could on the "best" TV setup. I bought a 42" plasma TV, and I sat it on the floor in my living room, in front of a window.

You could see the heat-haze above the screen, the air shimmering in front of the window, after it had been on for a while.

Lovely display, far too expensive, and far far too heavy, but for the five+ years I kept it I think I got my money's worth.

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