I am watching a STUPID SciFi movie on HBO and the action is supposed to happen in 2021... and they have CRT TVs.

What year was it made in? 1980?

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2022!!!

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bail now! that movie only gets worse

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bail now! that movie only gets worse

I did!

On Apple TV's Severance series (science fiction), the monitors are CRTs. I've been pondering why this is.


Looking for the scary numbers.

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Northern California Coast



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On Apple TV's Severance series (science fiction), the monitors are CRTs. I've been pondering why this is.


Looking for the scary numbers.

Intentional:

[en.wikipedia.org]
"Production designer Jeremy Hindle blended corporate looks from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s for the show's distinctive look."

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On Apple TV's Severance series (science fiction), the monitors are CRTs. I've been pondering why this is.


Looking for the scary numbers.

Intentional:

[en.wikipedia.org]
"Production designer Jeremy Hindle blended corporate looks from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s for the show's distinctive look."

Thanks - I thought there must be a logical reason. Those CRTs look right at home in that environment.

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Northern California Coast

And also much of the tech is retro as well. I’ve wondered about that.

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Asheville, NC Area

Well, we can be pretty sure Ron DeSantis isn't using one.

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Well, we can be pretty sure Ron DeSantis isn't using one.

When I bought my first HDTV fifteen years ago I was able to find a home for the 25" GE console TV that my parents originally had bought nearly 30 years prior.

"June 1980" was on a sticker on the back of the console model & it still worked just fine.



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I still have and use 2. A 20” Phillips that is used for video games and a 240 pound monster 34” Sony VEGA widescreen HD TV from 2002.

Best damn TV picture EVER! I have repaired it once already and have some extra parts on hand in case it suffers a similar failure in the future.

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Aloha, Ken


“I have developed significant attachments to several members even though I wouldn't recognize them if I sat next to one on a park bench. I'm often tempted when in an airport to walk around, hollering "The Løpe", to see if anyone other than the Homeland Security people will acknowledge me. ” - The Løpe

"If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein. If there are any circumstances which permit an exception, they do not now occur to us." Justice Robert Jackson

I have a co-worker who does!

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One of my clients has a large CRT TV. It still works and I cam see why she doesn’t feel like moving it.

My little 15" Proton that I bought from Crazy Eddie in 1985 or thereabouts lived on until at least a couple of years afte`r Hurricane Sandy. It still had a nice color picture when I took it to e-recycling. I felt bad leaving it there.

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My little 15" Proton that I bought from Crazy Eddie in 1985 or thereabouts lived on until at least a couple of years afte`r Hurricane Sandy. It still had a nice color picture when I took it to e-recycling. I felt bad leaving it there.

CRAZY EDDIE!!!! that surely evokes memories and NYC radio PTSD!

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Oh yeah I forgot about the 9” color AC/DC portable in the garage that also has AM/FM/Weatherband radio too.

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Aloha, Ken


“I have developed significant attachments to several members even though I wouldn't recognize them if I sat next to one on a park bench. I'm often tempted when in an airport to walk around, hollering "The Løpe", to see if anyone other than the Homeland Security people will acknowledge me. ” - The Løpe

"If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein. If there are any circumstances which permit an exception, they do not now occur to us." Justice Robert Jackson

I recently put a small CRT TV (19 or 20 inch) for curb bulk pick up.

Last one is a massive 32 inch CRT - that is a two man job to move.That thing weighs a ton. Need to find a buddy and treat to pizza and beer.

Years back when I put a couple that I had stored in basement for recycling (but eventually went curbside) - I put out in the evening but next day noticed the back busted up - I think the magnets on the back of the picture tube have (or used to have) value as scrap?

Circuit boards too?

Hey, I asked this over a decade ago.....

We still have a 27" Panasonic Tau flatscreen CRT. Ultimate old school retro-gamer's wet dream CRT. It's used regularly in the second bedroom because we're too lazy to sell it.... probably an easy $350+ fetch. Got it just before HDTV went live after old Mits, and less old JVC CRT's died. Actually bought a Samsung CRT at BB after lusting for the (then too expensive) Panny, but turned out shelf tag on Sammy was wrong, and jack pack noted thereon was for the Canadian model, not USA. Returned Sammy and got open box Panny + extended warranty + >$40 gift card in exchange. Mr. & Mrs. Richie McRich had bought the Panny Tau a couple of hours after I bought the Sammy, but it turned out the Panny was a hair too big to fit into their bedroom A/V entertainment armoire.... perfect timing, as Panny had not yet been logged back into BB's system.

BTW, the other 27", and the 32" CRT's I alluded to in the old, linked thread were hand me up TV's I bought for my mother in the 1990's; first was the 27" (Toshiba) to replace the ancient 25" RCA console from the 1970's that finally fritzed out. Turned out the Toshiba had "issues" that weren't satisfactorily resolved after a couple of factory service house calls, so I bought her the 32" (Costco special) to replace it, and we schlepped the 27" back to L.A. w/ us. Made arrangements to take the 27" into an authorized service center, and they were able to fix it up better than new. When mom died in '04, we then schlepped the 32" back to L.A. and upgraded Baby Buzz's Mario & Duck Hunt home from 20" to the 32" from his grandma.
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Kinda wish I had repaired the 27" Samsung HDTV CRT that I had for a while (for retro gaming), although emulators seem to do a good enough job on pixel based screens, at least for my taste.

I prefere CRT colors to the LCD/OLED screens. I know, I'm a dinosaur. Perhaps it's just conditioning, but I think it looks more "filmic."

we had a CRT until 4 or 5 years ago. Ha!

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My little 15" Proton that I bought from Crazy Eddie in 1985 or thereabouts lived on until at least a couple of years afte`r Hurricane Sandy. It still had a nice color picture when I took it to e-recycling. I felt bad leaving it there.

CRAZY EDDIE!!!! that surely evokes memories and NYC radio PTSD!

Oh, when you think you're ready
Go down to Crazy Eddie
He's the one who's got the lowest prices around.
And so the story's told
throughout the whole wide world —
Crazy Eddie will not be undersold!

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My life goes smoothly and in regular intervals

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Hey, I asked this over a decade ago.....

We still have a 27" Panasonic Tau flatscreen CRT. Ultimate old school retro-gamer's wet dream CRT. It's used regularly in the second bedroom because we're too lazy to sell it.... probably an easy $350+ fetch. Got it just before HDTV went live after old Mits, and less old JVC CRT's died. Actually bought a Samsung CRT at BB after lusting for the (then too expensive) Panny, but turned out shelf tag on Sammy was wrong, and jack pack noted thereon was for the Canadian model, not USA. Returned Sammy and got open box Panny + extended warranty + >$40 gift card in exchange. Mr. & Mrs. Richie McRich had bought the Panny Tau a couple of hours after I bought the Sammy, but it turned out the Panny was a hair too big to fit into their bedroom A/V entertainment armoire.... perfect timing, as Panny had not yet been logged back into BB's system.

BTW, the other 27", and the 32" CRT's I alluded to in the old, linked thread were hand me up TV's I bought for my mother in the 1990's; first was the 27" (Toshiba) to replace the ancient 25" RCA console from the 1970's that finally fritzed out. Turned out the Toshiba had "issues" that weren't satisfactorily resolved after a couple of factory service house calls, so I bought her the 32" (Costco special) to replace it, and we schlepped the 27" back to L.A. w/ us. Made arrangements to take the 27" into an authorized service center, and they were able to fix it up better than new. When mom died in '04, we then schlepped the 32" back to L.A. and upgraded Baby Buzz's Mario & Duck Hunt home from 20" to the 32" from his grandma.
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I missed that thread back then. Look at the last poster in there:

pleasebringbackcrttv

That person, whoever he/she is, made only 1 post. And about 9 months after the thread was posted. I wonder why would someone register, pick a post 9 month old buried hundreds of pages back (remember, people were posting a lot back then) and then never come post anything since then.

About seven of them in my basement, plus a few spares.

Of course, they're all in vintage arcade games, so I guess this is not exactly the answer you were looking for...