CRT Sets

[DJ Clae]

I had a 1080i 46" Sony projection set I loved back in 2008. But I wouldn't go back to it now. The built-in speakers were good though.

[Lendorien]

I have a 35" Sony Triniton CRT from 2001, the KV-35S42.

 

When we bought our house, the previous owner left this massive monstrosity of a wooden TV stand in the basement. You'd have to cut it up with an ax to get it out of there. So, I did the next best thing and went out and got the largest TV I could find that would fit in it. (That should give you an idea of the size of the TV stand!)

 

It's my main retro gaming monitor. I got it at Goodwill for less than $10 when they still sold CRT TVs about 5 years ago. It's not a flat screen, but definitely not as curvy as some tube tvs. Thing weighs at least 180 pounds. It took two people struggling to get it into my basement and I shudder to think of how close I was to getting crushed by the damn thing taking it down the stairs. Heaven forbid I ever have to get rid of it.

 

I've been impressed with it. It's clearly a high end TV from the end of the SD era (a quick check says the MSRP was $1200), though not as high end as the WEGAs. The picture is very nice and crisp and games look great on it. I have a HDTV LCD upstairs that's used for modern gaming and TV, but I find I truly prefer the oldschool CRT for gaming. I even use it to watch Netflix on occasion (my xbox360 is hooked up to it because I never use it anyway).