On 2021-01-12 2:48 p.m., Paul Andrews wrote:
I have a whole bunch of Predictas. I'll try it but I doubt it will work
because of the large gap between the CRT and the safety glass. Here are
the two I have restored:
you can get a neon lamp to glow at the Plate cap of the Horizontal
output tube,
Those Predictas are so sweet PaulI'd love one of those, but fear I'd
probably kill myself during the restoration process :)
On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 3:31 PM Mac Doktor wrote:
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> On Jan 12, 2021, at 3:50 AM, Alex wrote:
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> Crt monitors are getting very collectable, especially Sony Trini
> On Jan 12, 2021, at 3:50 AM, Alex wrote:
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> Crt monitors are getting very collectable, especially Sony Trinitrons.
In addition to the 19" Sony, I have three of the original 13" Trinitrons that
were bespoke for Apple.
> On Jan 12, 2021, at 5:29 PM, gregebert wrote:
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> For those of you
For those of you not old enough to have had a black-and-white TV, you can
see they were not actually white, but a bluish tint.
Very well preserved/restored equipment.
Not likely that I will replace our 70-inch 4K Sony with one of these
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 11:48:53 AM UTC-8 Paul Andre
I have a 15" Micron branded Trinitron monitor that I purchased back in 1999
for around $130. Used it for many years. I eventually switched to an LCD
and brought the monitor to the office for safe keeping. We eventually
ditched all of the CRT based monitors at the office except for one on a
rare
Around 2 months ago I was about to go home from work and noticed a dumpster
behind the school (where I work).
Turned out they were clearing out the old studio and engineering room and
they had tossed 6 Sony BVM monitors in the dumpster.
I immediately ran to one of my co-workers who makes arcade c
Some of the gents from the local Antique Radio group certainly collect CRTs.
Here's a pic from a swap meets back in 2019.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/cXshNfrrEXGtBgkj8
These older sets have given me ideas for possible future clock designs.
carl
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I have about 30, only a few don't work. Most are 5.5" BW portable sets. I
collect them. Recently got rid of a bunch. Sold one to a guy and when I
asked him what he was going to do with it, he said, nothing. I just collect
them!
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 12:50:44 AM UTC-8 Alex wrote:
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Crt monitors are getting very collectable, especially Sony Trinitrons. I
used to pick pvm monitors up for free from a recycling place and made a
wall of them at the back of my workshop. Cleared most of them on eBay last
few years, most for over 200gbp each... Even good Trinitron pc monitors are
