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On 9/13/2020 at 4:42 PM, youxia said:

As others have said, you are either very unlucky or there is some power problem in your house. Brand type shouldn't have much to do with this since you will never know how much particular set was actually used.

 

I went through +25 sets over last few years and only one has given up the ghost on me (Trinitron, and it happened while I was messing with some wild resolutions from RPi). Got 5 atm which are all working fine. Keep trying, and also use common sense when looking - a set from a tidy granny's bedroom will probably be in a better nick than one shown in a dirty garrage, with pile of stuff on top of it.

 does this look like it's treated properly?

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22 hours ago, Magmavision2000 said:

It may just be bad luck unfortunately.

 

Most of my CRTs are in good condition, my main Trinitron is doing great, although it's starting to get some "screen warping" (definitely wrong term), but it's manageable. My most recent CRT (1987 Quasar) is doing great. The remote works perfectly, the picture is crisp, the audio, despite being mono is crystal clear, it's probably my best TV so far.

 

Where are you getting them? Are you buying them at thrift stores/eBay, or are you getting them from people who are giving them away? 

 

If it's the former, test it or have the seller test it for you. If the picture looks bad or has defects or the seller refuses to test it, then it will most likely die on you in the near future. If it's the latter, I'd wouldn't risk it. Nothing sucks more than getting something that heavy home and then realizing that it doesn't work. 

 

But remember, at the end of the day it's still luck based on these things. You don't know how much use the TV had or what environment it was in.

it's kinda like craigslist 

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3 minutes ago, mr_me said:

What brands have you tried?

first I bought a national crt tv 26'' and then bought a sony trintron 13'' and a Sony Trinitron 21'' then finally a samsung 28'' which all died btw, I'm such a person with bad luck. everyone else bought crts that are still running.

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On 9/6/2020 at 11:07 PM, pcrock said:

Are you talking about Cathode Ray Tubes?

I can't understand about target of your message.  

Yes, I always buy a CRT that always die fast unexpectedly, how do I find one that last for long?

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why is it when I buy a CRT it just dies in weeks, months? it doesn't even last a year! so how can a find a CRT that will atleast last a year or 2 years?

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