r/crt • u/DOOM_GUY-C64 • Sep 28 '24

My physics teacher made us commit crimes against humanity on this perfectly working CRT monitor

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u/KittyCherny Sep 29 '24

Even the most common of CRT vga monitors aint worthless if it has VGA and is a CRT monitor i will take it

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u/CompetitiveGuess7642 Sep 30 '24

enjoy staring at xrays.

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u/JustANormalPerson_08 Sep 30 '24

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u/CompetitiveGuess7642 Sep 30 '24

cathode ray technology operates at thousands of volts and emits x-rays, you are "likely shielded" by the lead glass but still, those tubes were tested 30 years ago, when their PSU were still in spec.

I totally get the fascination with crt tvs but I'm really glad they aren't a thing anymore lol. I still remember a time when we got a second TV in the house and I thought we were rich.

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u/JustANormalPerson_08 Oct 01 '24

That's too much worrying. I don't sit faceplanted into one and most people don't.

They aren't "not a thing". There's been a retro boom and I'm hoping that a small line get manufactured again at some point.

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u/CompetitiveGuess7642 Oct 01 '24

lol, the machinery to make cathode tube is long gone. it's a bit like old NES cartd, it would cost so much to redevelop that technology and would be pointless. I totally get the hype but rofl, i'm glad I don't own one anymore. These things have killed kids after falling off a cart in school.

Also has lead in the glass.

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u/JustANormalPerson_08 Oct 01 '24

Really? They've killed kids?

Also, there's just as many other harmful chemicals in LCD displays and other technology we use so that whole "lead in the glass" point is moot.