> -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > (prior message snipped)
> CRTs are too costly to ship and produce and new technologies always demand a > premium especially when there are marketable benefits and cool technology > labels. It's becoming very difficult to buy any kind of CRT TV/monitor in > Australia. > > > Rob Studdert > Besides which, CRT TVs are exceedingly difficult to keep in alignment as size increases. Last year we needed a new TV so bought a Panasonic 76cm, 16:9 ratio CRT. It was unmitigated crap. The colours were diverged and the amplitude of the raster (ie the picture width) fluctuated noticeably as the picture's brightness changed, suggesting to me that the internal power supply was barely adequate to support the picture, and had no excess capacity to keep the picture size stable as the content changed. Panasonic wiped their hands of our problem by claiming that our set was "within tolerance" although they never did state what those tolerances were. So, we returned to the vendor, gave our story, and got a FULL refund. Then we chose a Telefunken set with the same specs as the Panasonic, which was $500 cheaper than the Panasonic yet has a perfect picture with none of the Panasonic's defects. My brother-in-law later got a Philips 76cm 16:9 set, considerably costlier than our Telefunken, but it displays picture amplitude fluctuations similar to the Panasonic. I'd find it unacceptable but it's not my TV to bitch about. Which brings me back to my point that big CRTs are problematic in the area of picture stability, and you have to beware of this if you're buying one. These are problems that LCD and plasma screens would not experience. regards, Anthony Farr
