Trinitron: Sony's Once Unbeatable Product

[@dacypher22]

Wow, Trinitron was invented only a handful of years after color TVs were first introduced, it stayed dominant while it was under patent and then the patent ran out only a few years before the full-scale introduction of HDTVs. That is a dynasty.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

Domen Gregorčič It’s not though, unless you are watching SD or below content, or video produced before around 2006, a modern HDTV LCD is better than an old Trinitron CRT.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

dacypher22 I’ve got a Trinitron still today, it’s a mid-90’s KV-21X5U that cost me 100 quid, and it was well worth it. Best 100 quid I’ve ever spent. It’s amazing for my retro games, and for watching my old SD video or television from pre-2007, as it shows up best on a CRT due to the colours.

[@dacypher22]

@@justanotheryoutubechannel I hear you! Playing retro game consoles on an HDTV is a muddy nightmare unless you are willing to spend hundreds of dollars on all types of devices that often don't get a better picture quality than an SD TV would.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Ming Dynasty.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

dacypher22 Retro gaming is what got me into CRTs. I decided that I was happy with just using my old 14-inch Matsui TVR185 Shadow Mask CRT to play them, as it looked great over RGB SCART, and was free, whereas it would’ve taken hundreds of pounds to get all the stuff I’d need to use a modern LCD to play games. Eventually I brought my Trinitron when I had the money, as I wanted to upgrade my gaming setup, but I was absolutely in love with CRTs by then.

[@targetrender9529]

This guy has an incredible amount of knowledge of how vintage electronics work. And he explains everything so concisely. If he taught this in college, I’d sign up.

[@ilikemacsalot]

me too

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

IEEE

[@joshualaw375]

Petition to get Alec to teach a college course, all in favor say aye

[@createusername6421]

@@joshualaw375 ye

[@Warp2090]

@@joshualaw375 aye

[@slickstretch6391]

I remember having a 32" Trinitron when I was younger. Nearly threw my back out when we replaced it and I tried to pick it up. I think that's the heaviest TV I've ever lifted, and working for Goodwill, I lifted a lot of TVs. But, playing SNES on that thing was the bee's knee's.

[@Crolis]

The last tube TV I had was a 30" widescreen Sony Trinitron that could accept up to 1080i. The screen was a CRT, but the glass was flat. It weighed a lot, over 200lbs and was a real challenge to move. The picture quality however for the time was fantastic.

[@nyccollin]

@@Crolis That’s where the term “Flat Screen” came from. Most people used it to refer to Plasma and LCD tvs though lol. I always found that hilarious.

[@GreatCarStories]

@notfiveo lol, funny story. Can you imagine the collective size and weight of all defunct CRTs in land fill sites across the globe 🤯!

[@TheOzthewiz]

@@Crolis I bought a Sony 32" Vega TV from sears in '99. Fantastic video quality in it's day. It ONLY weighed about 140lbs, but still was 2 man job carrying it!

[@TheOzthewiz]

@@nyccollin Most "lay people" don't know enough to call an LCD display a "flat panel" and instead use flat screen to describe it.

[@TechnologyConnections]

Minor Correction: The patent expired in 1996. This is the last video of 2017! But there are plenty more on the way. Thank you everyone for watching and subscribing!

[@nneeerrrd]

Thank you and Happy New Year!

[@shaun9107]

Ok , now, send me back in time because the new TVs are CRAP

[@thebige312]

Fastest ive ever clicked a video

[@th3d3wd3r]

What was the deal with sony's later wega products. Had they changed the tube design for those?

[@JulianAlpsNews]

Happy New Year! Have you ever considered writing a book based on your videos? I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

[@internziko]

I legit got startled at the "IEEEEE!" part Lol!

[@JV-tk3nn]

R.I.P my ears.

[@chazzwozzio]

its powered by scared people in a hannah barberra cartoon

[@keswarnathragbar8225]

I was equaly intrigued when he spoke about Aperture laboratories and it showed their trademark for a split second .Very interesting😯

[@myc0p]

That's how engineers call their meetings.

[@whoaccountisdisanyway2985]

I laughed 😆

[@ZReviews]

I own three 24" Sony GDM-FW900 16x10 High Definition Trinitron Tube Monitors. They are the most glorious things you have ever seen. After about 45 minutes of warm up.

[@harryunger4834]

Hi Z

[@kpetrovsky]

Theeeese

[@aegisofhonor]

you must have gotten them several years ago when they were still marginally affordable, today, they are expensive collectors items that go for big bucks (if you find them at all).

[@johnhunter7244]

@@bivv93 what does "Can you please convince these manufacturers to launch their later 2021 TV and monitors mixed with the bests of all the worlds? I mean CRT Monitors+LCD+LED+OLED+AMOLED+QDLED+MINILED (kindly stop selling experimental crap to customers for thousands of dollars." mean?

[@bivv93]

@@johnhunter7244 too easy to comprehend mate. Can the manufacturers stop selling their experimental mess to customers? Can they not make a screen that is superior to all and has no inferiority as compared to current screen panels and image, motion and color processing and handling etc?

[@stacystec]

I use to work at the Sony Support Center in Ft Myers (R.I.P.) and supported the trinitrons and vaio pcs. Funny thing is that our training videos never went to this depth. This video is a great artifact, thanks! When i was first introduced to IEEE in college, I always heard the ewok scream in my mind. IEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

[@aegisofhonor]

I have a later WEGA HDTV projection from 2005, it still works great and I hope to keep using it for a few more years.

[@edwarddore7617]

I'm still using an HD Wega CRT for 480p-720p gaming, and DVDs, but blu-rays, HD DVDs, 4Ks, and Xbox One are played on my Sony 4K, I used to have a SD Trinitron, but it died, now I use a Toshiba SD for my 240p video games, it's a AF series, so I'd say the picture is as good as a Sony

[@oddioblinker]

I read the IEEEEEEE in the ewoks voice/scream than you for that

[@genli5603]

Wilhelm scream ftw!

[@dustindixon4257]

Ft. Myers, FL? Not the shop across the bridge?

[@TP-rs5zl]

I love the way TC used the tv's themselves to project his image and show us the differences in real time.

[@iron60bitch62]

I owned two of these flatscreen Trinitron’s they were amazingly clear and amazingly heavy

[@blorjr]

I worked on these in the late 90's at Sony's New Stanton, PA plant. I could probably wire one with my eyes closed today.

[@ProctorsGamble]

Robert. I remember how thick the front glass was on the 35” models. And front heavy. Over an inch thick. I’ve been to Rancho Bernardo too.

[@MoAndAye]

Yeah. I owned a large Trinitron and it required two grown men to lift it into the entertainment cabinetry. Years go by and the only issue it had was that the color would sometime go out of whack. But if you smacked the TV cabinet at just the right spot (top right, near the front, at the corner), it would snap into glorious perfection. I always thought that was odd, but after watching this video I may finally have the explanation. When I eventually sold it I had a line of prospective buyers. This was in the mid 2000's and it was still an amazing picture quality. I told the winning buyer to bring a couple of friends because I wasn't gonna try and lift it again.

[@Vulpovile]

If I remember correctly, flat-screen CRTs were just curved CRTs with extra glass on the front to make it flat. I'd imagine that'd add a ton of weight lol

[@milesipka]

My late father owned a Trinitron during the 1990s. Big-@$$ TV that was great, worked for years, had a spare remote in a compartment on the side (good thing since my younger sister accidentally spilled coconut juice on the first one) and was so f@(king heavy that when the repairman tried to lift it gave him a hernia.

[@PrincePolaris]

Back in 2015 or so, I found a huge Trinitron Multiscan 520GS and I lugged it back to the IT room to use as my main monitor... and today, in 2020, that monitor built in 1999 is still going! And hey, 1600x1200 at 75Hz is still pretty good ;)

[@idkrossplay]

Try 1600x1200i 144hz (actually you can probably do 160hz)

[@topilinkala1594]

In 2000 i had one of those as my main monitor at work. When someone new came to my cubilcle I always asked them to guess what was the most expensive unit in there. They always went to the monitor and then I pointed my chair. I'm tall guy (191cm) and that chair was custom built to my ergonomy.

[@PrincePolaris]

@@topilinkala1594 Had me fooled too!

[@jamescampbell8482]

Considering that you actually get that resolution in motion it kicks the crap out of every Modern Display lol

[@PrincePolaris]

@@jamescampbell8482 Too bad that monitor died not too long after I made that comment :(

[@ChristinaKilgore]

Being a computer engineer major, I hear reference to IEEE all the time. I've never heard them referenced as they were at 0:35, that was downright the funniest thing I've heard for a long time.

[@Dustyred14]

Literally 100% same here. I shall officially repeat that forever.

[@jfletcher1029]

I triple E is how I refer to them

[@StephenGillie]

You-EEE too?

[@AidenObelisk]

likewise

[@stealthg35infiniti94]

We called the communication cables between equipment "I triple E Cables" although they are fast becoming obsolete.

[@samspencer7765]

I still couldn't see the stabilisation wire even when it was being pointed out to me :P

[@brelanarchy8023]

The only way I could see it is if the screen was completely white.

[@EvenTheDogAgrees]

Same.

[@alvaros.]

@@brelanarchy8023 Same here, they were two tiny, light grey lines in my 17" Trinitron computer monitor (Multiscan CPD-200·ES), only (and barely) visible with a completely white screen. I miss my Trinitron, I don't think LCD or LED monitors are as bright as it was.

[@minasegazi4000]

my old triniton monitor was the best. I dident upgrade to a LCD until 1080p was commonplace. Heck, my replacement was actually and led one. Loved that heavy power hungery monitor. Had the best picture for a long time. Worked flawlessly for me and wish i still had it for my older stuff.

[@unvergebeneid]

@@alvaros. maybe an HDR screen will make you happy then?

[@midnighttornado22]

I remember them Trinitron days. Some of my friends hooked up their Ataris to them, and I was always impressed with how much better they would look compared to other brands. Enough so, that people had no problem dropping all that $ to get one.

[@Scott_B1029]

I have an identical 1985 Trinitron. It cost an eye-watering $300 new. Around 1990 I bought a 27" Trinitron for $680 and it lasted about 20 years as my primary set. People think CRTs were crappy, but these Sonys were a pleasure to watch.

[@jerrywh3]

Scott B my uncle, who never owned anything nice because he didn’t care, bought a brand new Trinitron WEGA in 1998. That was was the best looking CRT I’ve ever seen to date.

[@siliconinsect]

Still rocking a 12" Sony from 1979 in my kitchen. Figured "If it lasted this long it's worth a DTV converter box". I wasn't wrong.

[@Scott_B1029]

A friend of mine had a 36" WEGA. Awesome picture with a good video source, but it weighed 300 lbs!

[@LakeNipissing]

The picture quality on these is amazing, but the weight of the large CRT televisions was ridiculous!!

[@KuraIthys]

Lots of people think CRT's are crappy, but I owned a set of CRT monitors up until 2012 (when I had to get rid of them because I moved countries and dragging them along was unreasonable.) Granted, at 1600x1200 (technically that same monitor managed to do 1920x1080 too, but given it's 4:3 aspect ratio that's a little wasteful), and with 17 inch tubes that only had a 15 inch visible area, they were bulky, heavy, had a small visible display size, and given they were cheap monitors, not high end, not the best colour reproduction. They also were a touch blurry in the corners, and of course have some relatively complex geometry issues, especially as you switch resolutions. The second monitor was slightly less capable, but even so I ran a dual-screen 2560x1024 arrangement for quite a while with those monitors. And you know what? They had better contrast ratios, and vastly lower image latency than most LCD monitors I've come across even 4-5 years later, and that's from a 2009 perspective when CRT's were already out of fashion for like 5-6 years at a minimum. CRT monitors really demonstrate how much of this is less an image quality accomplishment, and more a fashion statement. My current monitor has a 1920x1080 resolution, 60 hz refresh, weighs 6 kg (about half of which is clearly in the base that it stands on), was about 7 cm thick (15 if you consider the base), and has about a 23.6 inch display area, with the bezel adding very little to that. The CRT I had used a 1600x1200 resolution, (but could do 1080p if I really felt like I needed it.), 75 hz refresh at that resolution (much higher at lower resolutions), but weighed about 25 kg, must have had a depth of 30-40 cm, and the visible screen area was about 15 inches (17 inch tube), with probably at least 1.5 inches of bezel on all sides... The weight and bulk is where it definitely loses out, but in all other regards I'm not actually convinced the LCD is an improvement.

[@Bassotronics]

I had a Sony Trinitron 13” TV and the screen quality was amazing for it’s time and also amazing by today’s standards. Lots of television nowadays claim high resolution but the colors sometimes look washed out compared to those old TVs.

[@the_undead]

The most likely reason as to why modern TVs would look washed out compared to these old ones is because there is simply less energy being put through the LEDs then there was being put through the phosphor dots of old TVs

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

I have a 13" Trinitron tv/VCR combo. Can't remember the model number. It's one of my prizes possessions though. Got it last year.

[@olsmokey]

Years ago at the local Apple user's group, I dismantled a Trinitron tube for the entertainment and education of the Hardware SIG. After letting air into the tube, I hammered a chisel through the side (which was inside two heavy cardboard boxes for safety) and broke it up into bite-sized chunks of razor sharp glass. Eventually the aperture grill on its rigid steel frame was removed and handed around the group giving everyone a hands-on inspection of this major piece of electronic wizardry. The stabilizing wires were pointed out and their purpose explained. The electron gun was also handed around. And no, I didn't put it all back together. I won't even mention the SIG where I poured coffee over a computer motherboard and dunked the mouse in the coffee as well, then showed how to clean everything. Yes, it all worked normally afterwards. Ahhh, those were the days.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

Yeah my first TV I bought when I was 17 was a Trinitron. My family had a bigger one (I got a smaller like 17" one for my room, this was around 1989). The big one had those two lines at the bottom 1/3 and top 1/3 of the screen. Noone noticed them but me...I figured something was wrong with the TV. But then mine had the same thing, but it only had the bottom one. So the next time I was at the store I looked at a few different Sony TV's, and they ALL had it. But the picture was so much better than the non-Sony TV's, I figured it was part of the design for some reason. A really technical friend of mine then told me it was integral to the design (he refused to buy Sony TV's for that reason). It wasn't until after I had gotten rid of all my CRT's and made the switch to LCD's that I found out exact what those lines were (the stabilizing wires). These days I don't own any CRT's (I got rid of my last one in 2004). Every display I have is LCD, with LED backlighting. I'd never even consider using a CRT again...it's a technology whose time has passed, but at the same time I have a lot of respect for the Trinitron technology for its historical significance.

[@mjouwbuis]

@@StormsparkPegasus I've got respect for Trinitron as well. Not for its historical significance outside Sony as it was basically a timeline on its own without major influence or technology exchanges with only Mitsubishi picking up on it (although it might have helped in speeding up shadow mask development through competition, with Trinitron and shadow mask tube developments leapfrogging - quite the opposite from what was mentioned in this video about Trinitron technology not needing to be developed further) but for that it was born out of sheer desperation as a plan B and probably noone at the time thought it would hold up for almost 40 years. At times they had to struggle to get the convergence and geometry right for a new design iteration and the aperture grille pitch was a limiting factor in high resolution monitors but the brightness/contrast advantage and later on its marketing reputation as something advanced and unique, helped it stay alive even in hard times.

[@digitalwoodshop]

@@StormsparkPegasus When I first started working at the Sony San Diego Plant they assembled 32 inch TV's in addition to making 32, 27, 20 inch TV CRT's. They put in the 17 inch Monitor line and was why I was hired. At the end of the Assembly Line for the TV's was a sound check station that played a tune of signal generator notes through the TV Speakers to observe the Aperture Grill Vibration as a QA Check. Correct, the Wire was designed to keep the wires from vibrating and distorting the picture. In my 3rd year they moved the TV Assembly to Mexico and put the New 19 inch Monitor CRT Line in that area.

[@digitalwoodshop]

@@mjouwbuis I worked in the Calibration Lab my last 2 of 4 years at Sony San Diego before going to the Philly Service Center for my last 4. I made rounds to all the shops picking up and dropping off test equipment. I remember the development of the First High Definition TV's seeing a set with 5000 electronic components. Within Months they had miniaturized most of the circuits to a more manageable design. They even have a Anechoic Chamber where they test products for EMI or Electromagnetic Interference. I had worked up the road at a Antenna Manufacture where we built a Anechoic Chamber to test Antennas. I was the weekend Calibration and Repair Tech as I was in my last 2 years in the NAVY before Retirement as a Fire Control Tech working on Radars and Computers aiming Guns and Missiles. Microwave Specialty Company. www.microwavespecialty.com/

[@johnnyaingel5753]

LOL so funny

[@BJtheBassist]

Why wasn't this this in 4:3 so I could watch t perfectly on my Multiscan!?

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

BJtheBassist Or my Trinitron!

[@MM-fc9fz]

Just Another KZbin Channel My trinitron has a widescreen mode. I’ve also seen widescreen trinitrons.

[@pespsisipper]

anamorphic whidescreen on youtube is coming soon

[@Jaymac720]

FranK for real?

[@StephenGillie]

NOW You've Angered The Aspect Ratio Gods!

[@Crystan]

One of the things I like about your videos is that you show as well as tell. I especially liked how you showed yourself on both TV's so that you can visually see the difference between the two (must be an editing nightmare to get the voiceover matching so perfectly). Fascinating to look at how technology has progressed.

[@digimon916]

This is an amazing channel. Im also a car guy, but its easier to talk about the history of cars...and almost everyone and any media/social outlet does it in a way thats mainstream. You dont really see that kind of coverage with electronics. Keep the videos coming!!

[@stephensmith799]

I met an elderly engineer from EMI (Hayes). He'd worked on a lot of different projects; but most interestingly, a colour TV system perfected in 1958. This was accomplished using dichromate glass capable of changing colour. It worked but it was too expensive to commercialise. He said the Trinitron tube meant the end for the project.

[@brunor.1127]

Wow, por guy

[@stephensmith799]

@@brunor.1127 EMI had a great reputation for adventurous innovation, most famously MRI scanners, which he also worked on and before that Radar during World War 2. It was sad to see the closure of their huge site in Hayes which amounted to more than 20,000 direct and supply chain jobs. But the site is being redeveloped in interesting ways which will bring jobs back....

[@rowanNClangley]

@@stephensmith799 I was lucky enough to work on EMIs 2001 colour TV cameras.

[@stephensmith799]

@@rowanNClangley There was such amazing skill at EMI ... it is hard to understand how any government would allow it to be lost!

[@tzn_sbrvch]

This video saved me. I’m crying of happiness. I have an old trinitron tv and I saw the stabilizing wire. I thought the tv was broken wich made me extremely sad. Thank you sooo much.

[@joezuccardo3245]

Great video I still have a 15 inch Trinitron from 1973 & it still works so i know they were well made Thanks

[@ericharrison619]

@Bobby Brady Exactly! Just look for the "made in japan" on the back.

[@eifel716]

@Bobby Brady hahaha Always Made In Japan it's the quality mark no American its average in electronics

[@eifel716]

@Bobby Brady but see the quality when it comes as consumer electronics products.see the great world famous Japanse electronics brands like Sony,Panasonic,JVC,Akai,Sharp,Ricoh,Casio,Citizen,Mitsubishi,Kawasaki,Honda,Yamaha,Roland etc etc.They are world famous Japanese giants in electronics and auto makers.Usa is nothing infront of electronics and the famous Japanese technology.They are only superior in warfare technology lol just accept the truth

[@eifel716]

@Bobby Brady Computers haha So which is the fastest super computer in the world you heard about it. ITs made From the Legendary Japanese FUGAKU Japan Jointly developed by the Japanese Companies Riken and Fujistu

[@eifel716]

@Bobby Brady Before world war 2 see the Japanese fighter jets manufacturing firms of Japan.Search in wikipedia Imperial Japanese Army.You will be amazed you see the jet and naval technology of Japan.Kawasaki,Mitsubishi always exist before ww 2

[@thepaulhenderson]

I remember when I could finally afford to buy a new SONY Trinatron! I was super excited and got a 32” floor model from Circuit City for HALF the price, with the full warranty! After I fired it up and started drinking in all that gorgeous picture, I noticed the wires behind the screen, mentioned in this video. I couldn’t believe it it, “You gotta be shittin me, they sold me a lemon!!!” A call to Circuit City led to a visit from the repairman (who didn’t know about the wires) who replaced the picture tube. “Awesome, now we’re set!” NOPE! Could still see the wires! The repairman (who was really nice and accommodating) insisted Circuit City replace the entire set! Mind you, I had paid half price, so now I would be getting a brand new from the box SONY for 50% of the retail! Long story short, I saw the wires in the new one, too, but at least I managed to turn a floor model into a brand new Trinatron! After replacement the new repairman (who DID know about the wires) assured me it was normal, and further convinced me to keep it by telling only 5% of people could see the lines and that if he replaced it again, this time he would be forced to give me a Panasonic which anyone with superhuman eagle-eyed vision (like me) would not be happy with the lesser overall picture quality of the cheaper set. He had me.

[@TheOzthewiz]

Did you have any problems moving that "tiny" 32" Sony Vega from room to room? lol

[@thepaulhenderson]

@@TheOzthewiz I don't know what you mean, but it was a 32" CRT Trinatron, and it was huge and heavy for the time.

[@Aneesh.Asokan]

@@TheOzthewiz He didn't get it!😀

[@Secretsauce431]

How did that joke go over your head 😂

[@thepaulhenderson]

@@Secretsauce431 It must've, explain it...

[@EpsilonKnight2]

I've had a TV in my house for close to 20 years now that I never knew was Trinitron and what that even meant. Thank you so so much for making such informative content!

[@jdduvenhage6003]

Nothing came close to the Trinitrons, picture quality and clarity was superb. Hell of a pain to work on the KV191 chassis. Dried up electrolytics mostly the cause of no line driver and power supply protection ticking. Get it wrong, and the line oscillator ran away, blowing a hole in the tube neck. Ahhh fond memories.

[@seanzappulla71]

JD Duvenhage I had a Sony Trinitron computer monitor and the colours were fantastic. I had it for years until it had a lot burn in on the CRT. I had about 3 PC’s using that monitor. I know some that had shadomask CRT monitors with his PC’s and his monitors didn’t last as long as my Sony Trinitron computer monitor.

[@Mr.Engine993]

I do happen to have a broken 14 inch Sony Trinitron TV from the 90s. It makes sound (just noise because all broadcasts went digital) and pressing the buttons for channels/volume etc does actually do things. But the CRT itself remains dark. Are dried up electrolytic capacitors are the culprit like you suggested or something else? I'd love to get it back up and running!

[@jdduvenhage6003]

@@Mr.Engine993 , check to see if you see the heaters glowing in the tube neck, towards the rear near the neck where it plugs into the tube base board you should see a glow when the tube is on. No picture could mean there is no grid voltage or EHT could be missing as well. Could be electrolytics dried up or some other discrete like a resistor that is open . What is the model number on the back of the set?

[@davidmircea2050]

Dude, I don't know from where the bloody hell are you so documented, but this video is Pure Gold ! I've always enjoyed Trinitron displays and finally now I understood what was with those two thin wires I always saw on an uniform image. Thank you !

[@GoofyOldGuyPlays]

Dude, I was watching some of your older videos and two things happened. One, wow dude, you've grown so much in your videos. I noticed you've lost a lot of weight and have definitely become more comfortable in your presentation. Well done sir! Second thing that happened was I spit out my coffee. Being all "formal" in your presentation and a bit more rushed, you popped out the "IEEE" and made me laugh so hard, coffee went everywhere! I really enjoy all of your videos and am having a blast going "back in time" to the old days. I am so happy you kept up with this and continue to provide the excellent videos I look forward to each week.

[@harveyhandbanana]

I remember my Trinitron. The remote had 4 buttons and it took about 2 business days to get it to turn on you had to hold the button and point it in every direction. Weighed at least a metric ton and had wood grain that would make an AMC jeep wagoneer weep in joy. You'd turn it on and the degauss sound would make your eye twitch. I miss that TV and the memories it held.

[@lucasrem]

Jeep, muahahaha, war time crap, realistic levels! Japan was better, still is!

[@SollowP]

I gotta say, your content has this perfect mix of very informative content: with facts, sources and general knowledge of the subject. Though still having this hint of humor to it.

[@azh698]

Sheer heart attack has no weakness!

[@cdstoc]

I was in the sixth grade when our family bought a Trinitron. Even at that age I could see the difference in quality compared to other CRTs, it was really amazing. Those early Trinitron-based Apple monitors were amazing, too.

[@joseph_b319]

Yup LC 500 editions were amazing.

[@TheOzthewiz]

The ONLY other TV that matched the Trinitron for display quality AND reliability in the '70s was Zenith. I bought a 19" Zenith "portable" (weighed about 65lbs, lol) in 1973. This TV employed ALL of the current technologies, TUBES, transistors, AND ICs. The video quality matched the Sony Trinitron with the "in-line picture tube". The set ran quite hot (mainly due to the "horizontal output" tube which ran HOT! The set was expertly designed to enable the solid components to survive this environment. The wiring that connected the various assemblies was ATROCIOUS with "fly trap" wiring, but the TV was reliable. Consumer Reports in their "frequency of repair" analysis, reported that it was as reliable as the Sony TVs. The weakest component in the Zenith was the horizontal output tube! That had to be replaced a couple of times in the 20yrs that I owned that set!

[@thesmallestatom]

I loved my late 90's high res Trinitron computer monitors. They made a few with wide screen aspect ratios too.

[@jerrywh3]

My 21 inch Viewsonic must have weighed at least 60 pounds. I’m glad those days are gone.

[@mstandish]

Sun used them in their monitors as well. I regret giving mine away.

[@rodmunch69]

I still have a 21" Viewsonic sitting in my closet, the thing is giant. CRTs had very good black levels and would often support refresh rates of over 100hz which is nice, but they're also giant and hot. The heat is something really underplayed, when I had my old setup of 3 CRT monitors, it was ridiculously too hot by the time you account for those, a desk lamp, and some old graphics card trying to run everything.

[@robf93]

It`s interesting that you mention heat; I never noticed much heat coming off the back of my mid-2000s made Philips but I remember certain older screens put out a lot of heat. Then again I live in the frozen north, so that may be a factor in this.

[@rodmunch69]

robf93 I live in Florida and at the time of CRTs was in a house with terrible insulation and a half assed air conditioner - and it was brutal in summer. Now one year we had a very cold winter and the house had no heat (as you almost never needed it) and I keep everything on and that room was a good 7-8 degrees warmer than anywhere else in the house.

[@kenherrera2819]

I can still remember when just the name "Trinitron" was spoken almost in awe whenever talking about television sets. Being able to finally buy a Trinitron was a huge accomplishment for me and one I didn't mind bagging about to friends who were always impressed and asked to come watch football at my apartment! The usual line was, "I just bought a new TV...It's a TRINITRON!"

[@zacharyhenderson2902]

"The most obvious difference is..." the Trinitron weighs 500,000lbs

[@MarianStanciu-l3k]

😂😂😂😂

[@flexiblebirdchannel]

Nice that you mentioned the stabilizing wires. I had 2 Sonys. You mention the convergence problem on delta dot mask screens where the mask needs to fit the phosphorous dots horizontal and vertical while Trinitron only requires convergence in one direction, but this is not an advantage of Trinitron but of all in-line televisions. The advantage of Trinitron is somewhere else: A mask heats up while absorbing electrons and can not dissipate the heat in the vacuum tube so it gets hot, and metal will expand if it gets hot, thereby misaligning the mask to the phosphor. The wires of Trinitron are mounted under tension and will stretch if heated but this will not cause convergence problems, the wire stays at the same place relative to the phosphor.

[@TheOzthewiz]

The "shadow mask" tubes would start "doming" when "fixed patterns" would be displayed for prolonged periods because of the heat generated. This would cause "purity" problems, where you loose PURE red, green, blue colors. If done long enough, permanent damage would be done to the tube and degaussing wouldn't help!

[@Matoro2002]

my partner and I recently got into collecting VHS tapes, and we managed to get a 32" trinitron in good condition for around 20 CAD works better than I could've ever hoped for

[@SPCleaver]

Yet another great video. I remember having Sony Trinitron TVs through the '80's & '90's (not sure if the TV we had from the mid '70's was one though) but, yes, it wasn't until I moved out of the "family home" after my wife & I separated in 2003 & needed to get a new TV (which ended up being the first flat screen TV I had) that I moved away from Sony Trinitron & got a Samsung LED flat screen TV instead & it wasn't until about 2012 that my ex-wife needed to replace the Sony Trinitron that I had bought in 1995 when we got married & she then also bought a Samsung LED flat screen TV. Just shows how good the Sony Trinitron was, that it lasted so well.

[@Pants4096]

Fun fact: placing a strong enough magnet against the screen of an operating trinitron tube can cause the aperture grille wires to deform, causing a permanent defect in the image. Please don't ask me how I know this.

[@allmycircuits8850]

Maybe it's not permament: you just have to degauss it! In case of TV you need to turn it off, wait 5 minutes or so (we need to cool down PTC resistor which 'controls' degaussing') and then turn it on. It makes very cool sound and - bingo, all the colors are back! Though if you were using smth like HDD magnet and put it directly to the screen, maybe you really damaged aperture grille...

[@Taranis79]

We found out that fact the hard way: used a pair of huge HiFi speakers standing right next to the TV. Turned out they had zero shielding. After few weeks left upper corner of the TV shifted everything towards red and lower right one had affinity to the green color ;-) Fortunately degaussing the tube solved it.

[@mjouwbuis]

If degaussing doesn't work, all is not lost. It is actually possible for the aperture grill to get tangled up. Place the monitor with the screen upwards and tap it with a rubber hammer, or even just with your knuckles. This will untangle the grill mostly. Strangely this isn't just some home invention, it's the official procedure at least for Diamondtron tubes...

[@Xezlec]

Ah! THAT'S how I ruined my dad's TV when I was a kid! I knew the magnet bent the electron beam and that explained why it could twist the image weirdly but I didn't know why doing that for too long fucked it up and got me in trouble. Until now!

[@TheBikemaster94]

Yeah I had that same issue

[@roady68]

Our 32" trinitron gave up its ghost about six years ago. It was over 20 years old and still held its own against most of the flat screens in my opinion (equivalent size) It was such a good image, it was hard to replace until it was needed. I still have a 27" trinitron Sony in the basement I watch while on the treadmill.

[@notation254]

I can't believe I went all these years not stumbling across this channel. So glad I did. I'm hooked. Keep up the fantastic work!!!

[@stevef6392]

I had a 21" Dell Trinitron monitor back in '98 or '99. IIRC it even had the Trinitron name right on the front, despite being a Dell-branded monitor. Windows 98 desktop at 1600x1200 and games at 800x600...IEEE!!!

[@tarnvedra9952]

Was it P1130? Dell monitors had Trinitron screens made by Sony.

[@phaztheaussiebastard]

That was a later model, basically a rebadged CPD-G520 (sony CR1 chassis) it was probably a P1110 (G1 chassis)

I got one back in 1998 also,with the 21" SONY built monitor and an HP laser printer it was $4000 and windows 98SE. Wired 10/100 ethernet Lasted all the way to VIsta,then hasta la vista

[@Watcher3223]

There were quite a few PC monitors from different brands that have used Trinitron tubes. In addition to Dell and IBM, there were also Trinitron monitors from Gateway 2000. (Remember those guys?) I still have a Dell 21" Trinitron monitor, just waiting for when I get a good 486DX4 DOS games machine.

[@madgigahz]

I probably had the same one. it cost like $500

[@pikamario99]

HECK I was taking a drink of water at 0:34 thank goodness none of it got on my keyboard

[@Jsuarez6]

LOL. At first I thought he was trying to pronounce a Japanese name.

[@keinenbockmehr1749]

I envy you… I was drinking Cola a few minutes ago… And I have a carpet in my room. Well, I had. Now it's in the garbage.

[@wyatthatch8425]

man, it's crazy to see how far this channel has come!

[@EvilJ069]

This was a triumph. Making a note here: HUGE success!

[@macsenpuma]

It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction.

[@pyramidsinegypt]

Have my upvote, GLaDOS

[@nthgth]

This cake is great

[@99temporal]

@@nthgth this is a lie

[@RetroFett]

Making better TVs... for science.

[@BeachsideHank]

Wife and I got one back in the day, I was a big reader of "Popular Science" magazine and what tripped my trigger was an article stating upgrades to that year's model that included the high voltage tube being replaced with a solid state rectifier, so down to the T.V. store we went. I was looking at a floor model that was fired up and could plainly see the H.V. rectifier glow coming out from the protective cage when a salesman came up and started bragging about how this was the latest model- yadda yadda. I asked if they had any in stock, he said yes can he get one for me I said no, not if it has a rectifier tube in it like this one and gave him my reference to the magazine article- all of a sudden he had to seek an urgent appointment elsewhere, so we left and bought at a more reliable store that verified the model upgrade. - a victory for a science mag geek. ☺

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

Slow clap. Way to show that guy doing his job, asshat.

[@bobsagget823]

ok? who cares

[@mjouwbuis]

@@TheBigMclargehuge apparently, he was not doing his job...

[@hobog]

@@TheBigMclargehuge the guy lied, and ran away instead of coming forward

[@hobog]

idk what those are, but gj

[@bleirdo_dude]

I remember my uncle had a small Sony Trinitron (9" around that if I had to guess) back in 79/80. My 8 yo self for some reason put a magnet to the screen. I was amazed at the the rainbow of color it produced. After I took the magnet away it remained in that rainbow distortion. I was like "WHOOPS!", and 🤐. It healed over time, but not fully. Great little TV though.

[@Wesblumarine]

My first tv as a child in the 80s was a 13’ Sony Trinitron. Thanks for the tech info.

[@eronacalloway9159]

Trinitron ? Now THATS a word I haven’t heard in a long time.

[@Perktube1]

Remember Curtis Mathis tvs?

[@powderedwater67]

An elegant television, from a more civilized age.

[@jeffreyhoffman8955]

@@Perktube1 yes, there was a dealer across the street in 1963-64

[@xcoder1122]

I once had an analog PC monitor that had two stabilization wires in the picture, which you could see very clearly if the screen showed all white and yes, the monitor tube had a name with "...tron" at the end. Now I finally know what those wires were good for.

[@wellthatsstrange]

I had no idea what you were saying most of the time but I was intrigued enough to watch the full video

[@thefingerofgod69]

Well That's F**king Strange same!

[@PaschanTOPs]

Same here

[@IAMPOPP]

I am finding your videos very informative and entertaining to watch. Good job! Keep em coming!

[@Stretch54449]

I'm finding these fascinating to watch. You should do an continuation of this series with the LCD, plasma, and LED TVs.

[@glorifiedng]

We had a 13 in trinitron TV when i was a kid, and even I noticed how bright and sharp the picture was... used to hook my Atari 2600 up to it!! great little TV.

[@MaxStax1]

I too used that same TV as a monitor for my Atari 2600, I remember clearly the awesome color and sharp picture it had. It was really noticeable compared to the 25" RCA color console TV my parents had at the time.

[@henryatkinson1479]

Trinitron was also huge in the computer space. IBM made many desktop monitors with Trinitron tubes in the 90s and 2000s.

[@g33dav3y]

When I worked in graphic design I resisted going over to LCD monitors for many years, holding onto my Trinitron-type monitors until about 2012 because of its superior color fidelity and gamut (displayed range). They were simply the best.

[@archer201977]

"IEEEE!" Lol that was funny

[@prjndigo]

funnier in that it's actually pronounced "eh'A"

[@voornaam3191]

@@prjndigo Everybody I know, in electronics, pronounces it "Eye-triple-eeeee". What has Eh Ah to do with that?

[@austinevplab7167]

@Lebo leigh Leigh I thought it was a bit of a trite attempt at a Japanese stereotype. Unnecessary.

[@richardlyd7450]

Yes I was a part of that...

[@jazzriwiri895]

This video was so informative. I never knew trinitron meaning. I actually use them still to this day for my karaoke systems in bars. Thank you for the great content ...!!!

[@MakinNbreakin]

We had a Trinitron in the living room growing up it had great picture back in the day, it was also the first tv we had with a remote control.

[@sketchyAnalogies]

I’ve never heard IEEE pronounced that way before lmao! Usually I hear “I triple E” but I might have to borrow your version lol.

[@tyttuut]

"IEEEEEEEEE!!!"

[@baylinkdashyt]

It's what you say when you find out that your Pentium can't do floating-point math correctly.

[@nonewmsgs]

@@baylinkdashyt this is the best nerd joke ever

[@stalebread2529]

Victor

[@unvexis]

@@nonewmsgs It's the 754th best joke I've seen.

[@marktubeie07]

I've been waiting for this video - excellent! _IEEEEEEEE!_ to you too sir!

[@SireSquish]

clyp.it/zdmrvffl#

[@MitchellShilling]

I used to have a Sony Trinitron box TV in my living room in the 2000s. I also had a Sony Trinitron computer monitor that I used for my Windows 98 computer back then.

[@SteveInScotland]

I have to pause a minute because that IEEE got me, I totally cracked up! Lol

[@jorgejarai]

Someone should make a 10 hour video of Alec saying IEEE in a loop.

[@Jamie-zs8ok]

Agreed that is an epic IEee

[@MyBohemianDreams]

I had the same KV -1395 back in the day when I was doing video production in the 80s. Once properly adjusted it was a perfect monitor to show your finished tape to your clients.

[@erwannphilippe]

Hello! I am a Frenchman who had this video in his recommendations and frankly I learned a lot of things and I subscribe to this channel. Good continuation.

[@nicolasdoucet32]

Wow. 30 years. I bought a Sony PVM (one of the ones they used in broadcasting rooms) for my retro consoles. I heard these are calibrated by hand, not sure. Anyway, the quality in RGB is incredible. Even using composite is pretty decent. Thanks for a very informative video, it was my first time on your channel. I like it! Keep going:)

[@dalemettee1147]

Not only did I own several Trinitron TV's, I also had Beta recorders. One was 'portable' and the other was a front loader. I liked the colors produced by the Beta tapes. A HVC 2200 camera was used also.

[@MrReese]

I have had a Sony Trinitron TV since 2001 with a flat tube and 100 Hz, it was glorious and it still is. The first tube died after ~5 years, but I had it replaced and the replacement tube has lasted 16 years so far. Granted, it's not being used a whole lot anymore these days, but still. What an amazing technology that is way older than I thought it was.

[@DooMMasteR]

we still have a 37" Trinitron TV :-) it might be one of the largest models ever made… but it is no one of the WEGA flat models, that came out in the late 90s

[@justayoutuber1906]

Heavy AF!

[@markarca6360]

That was a flat-display Trinitron (FD Trinitron)

[@therealcaldini]

Lovely editing between the video and the television pieces. Very smooth. And I couldn’t detect any flicker on the TVs either.

[@valsarff6525]

Good informative video. Evidently I bought my 32" Trinitron at the very end. I paid $1,200 but it was a small town and a cornered market. I still have it, and thanks to you I'm gonna keep it. I will say it weighs as much as two cars and a horse.

[@100percentSNAFU]

I still use a 13" Trinitron from the late 90's for playing my old video game consoles like NES and Genesis on. Still a solid unit, and a proper way to play the old game systems..they just don't look right on the modern flatscreens.

[@jfwfreo]

I bet a Trinitron would be the best possible TV choice for the original PlayStation (and I bet the people developing the PlayStation hardware used Trinitron TVs when they built the thing)

[@rat9625]

Steve there are upscalers but they really don’t have the same aesthetic

[@Dan_Tactics]

Any light guns for retro consoles also only work on CRT televisions.

[@CoTeCiOtm]

@@Dan_Tactics exactly! I keep an old CRT around just to play Lethal Enforcers on my SNES. Pretty cool game!

[@handsomebrick]

I was gonna say, it seems like these Trinitrons would be optimal gaming TVs.

[@koilamaoh4238]

Old tvs are awesome for retro consoles, its only proper way of playing them lol. Fun part is actually trying to find a good one that works.

[@Defenestrationflight]

I have a 1992 sony tv that only ever needed dusting inside to still work great.

[@randmiller88]

I had a 30" 16x9 widescreen tube TV that worked great for both retro gaming and newer systems including the Wii. It had tons of input options: component, composite, RF, even S-Video...just no HDMI. I finally got rid of it earlier this year because even though it still worked fine, it was just too friggin' big and heavy. Damn thing probably weighed 150 lbs. Luckily it went to a good home and not the local landfill.

[@xx-km2eh]

Not really hard to find just look beside any dumpster!!

[@koilamaoh4238]

@@xx-km2eh I'm talking about the good quality kind that displays properly and use the pixel art of the 90s much more godly, much harder to find and get, thrift stores mainly if lucky.

[@johnballs1352]

@@koilamaoh4238 Lol if you think finding one of those TV's is hard then you've got issues lolol

[@Ulysses_S_Grant_18]

I've just bought myself a 22inch trintron for only £30! It's amazed by it

[@TexasCat99]

I've had Sony TVs in the past. The picture for standard-definition was unmatched and they was sad to replace them with LCD models. My Sony TV's had lasted over 20 years each. I still buy Samsung products, including Sony VHS VCR but not their beta. Thanks for making this video

[@JaronOdele]

Wow, this makes me happy that I actually have a huge trinitron in storage for my retro gaming. It's a shame I don't have the living space for it right now. : (

[@bobjoatmon1993]

Wow, the difference between your old videos and the ones today shows how you've evolved. You were not bad then (or you would have disappeared / not grown) but you are Sooooo much better today with the way you present things.

[@rolliebear42]

My kitchen TV is a Trinitron, until I bought an HDTV my living room TV was a Trinitron. Needless to say, they made a great analog TV. Sony always had an amazing picture, hence why their products were so prevalent in broadcast.

[@CPS2]

Rolliebear Prevent?

[@89.8kiwifm9]

I think he means prevalent.

[@89.8kiwifm9]

They made a good product but their spare parts prices are astronomical, so I avoid anything with their badge on as I know it's going to cost me a fortune if I need a part for it.

[@Cleveland.Ironman]

@@89.8kiwifm9 I had a 27” Sony Trinitron for 25 years and the only repair it ever needed was replacing a power transistor. That cost was $50 - cost for the transistor and labor, so I don’t see that as being a costly repair. It was very heavy to move but the picture was magnificent, i retired it with a LG 37” flatscreen when digital TV replaced analog TV. Now i have an LG OLED which i think 🤔 is the worthy successor to the Sony Trinitron.

[@quinton1661]

I spit out my sandwich at "AYYEEEEEEE".

[@campusto]

Same here :D

[@ninjamaster3453]

Maniac mansion!

[@InconsistentManner]

i lost my shit as well. WTF

[@Mecal00]

I was just about to take a sip of water, glad I didn't.

[@ProfessorYana]

...I preferred Day of the Tentacle, myself.

[@mistermac56]

A local TV station was sending their Sony 14 inch 16:9 BVM-A14F5M Trinitron professional monitors to e-cycling six years ago and a friend who was working there called me and said if I wanted one, I better come by and pick one up. Luckily, they had the HD interface cards and I grabbed one to use for video editing. I had a local repair shop do a recap and alignment on it in 2019.

[@s26me]

It happens it is the fourth time I watch this entire video, hooked every time! We're gonna miss CRT technology once the few last working tubes stop to do so.

[@mbutcher703]

They're still being manufactured for specific purposes. The good quality ones we have will last a long time.

[@the_undead]

Even today to the best of my knowledge there are CRT devices being made, as a general rule of thumb, a CRT that is well built will out last all but the most overpriced of LED based displays. So for certain industrial applications where that screen might be running 24/7 and down time costs thousands of dollars an hour. The increased electrical bill might actually be worth the reduced downtime

[@knauregriffiths7666]

Informative video, thank you. Count me among the many who had a Dell branded Trinitron CRT monitor (19") for their PC in the late 90's. I still think that monitor had a clearer and crisper picture than the flat screen monitors I use today.

[@justgivemethetruth]

@Mississippi Mike I had a Viewsonic monitor that I could not make out the individual pixels of. It would do the 1600x1200 resolution and was awesome. Cylindrical screen, Trinitron type tube. Very beautiful until it broke and I could not find anyone to fix it.

[@fieldroaster21]

This channel is so great. Thanks for the quality content!

[@lvl10cooking]

My favorite thing about my old CRT was the radiation warning on the back of the case.

[@TheOzthewiz]

That warning about "X-ray" was over hyped by Government "experts". The TVs DID emit x-rays because of the 30KV "final anode" voltage, but would ONLY be a hazard if you had your nose up to the screen for hours. And service personnel that worked on the sets day in day out! I spent many hours doing "convergence " on sets where I would be within inches of the tube while adjusting the convergence magnets and pots, inductors. I am pushing 81 now, but no "radiation" health problems , so far!

[@elitearbor]

I know what I'll be picturing every single time I read IEEE in the future... that hilarious scream will stick with me for life.

[@firmanyaman5295]

🤔

[@CyhAnide]

HOLY COW. So that's why our VAIO desktop back in '97 looked so much better than our TV! The picture intensity was amazing by comparison, but I'd always thought that it was solely because the resolution was higher--1024x768 vs. the TV's standard def. Looking back at some old pics, though, it says "Trinitron" right on the monitor. (And our living room TV right up until we upgraded to HD was a Panasonic or Zenith or something.) I swear, I learn something about my youth from every single one of your videos...

[@thatonethattalksalot7656]

Now I feel so lucky to own a Sony Trinitron, 40" CRT xbr wega TV!

[@ManOfAttitudeLP1998]

HD CRT?

[@legostar55]

@KanadianSpaceProgram I looked it up. It weighs 325 pounds!!!

[@mor4y]

Woah! And I thought I was lucky having a pair of widescreen 24" fx-900's! I bet you need a forklift or 4 large friends to move that thing :)

[@robertforster8984]

Oh man... I use to own that one too. I had to give it away when I moved in 2008 because it was just too damn heavy. Would you be interested in selling yours?

[@MFD00MTR33]

I moved a few of the 32 and 40 inch Trinitrons in my moving company days and it was the worst thing you could imagine next to a circular staircase and a piano. 250-325 lbs awkward object and no good place to grab it. It was worse if it was upstairs.

[@mjnc3672]

I remember in the late 60's into the 70's, a typical 19" color TV was about $399. That's well over $1000 in today's dollars. You can now get a 55" Samsung flat screen for around $400. Amazing. I also remember when plasma TVs were the big deal. I saw one in best buy for $20,000. And believe it or not, some early adopters actually paid that much for that set.

[@crf80fdarkdays]

Pretty hard to get any 55" in Australia for under $1000...

[@TheOzthewiz]

The Plasma TVs were great for movie buffs because the BLACK LEVELS were equivalent to CRT displays due to not needing "back lighting" as in LCDs and LEDs (same LCD TV but using LED for back light instead of CCFL ). Plasma and OLED provide the BEST black levels, QLED is getting VERY close, but "viewing angle" will NEVER match a Plasma or OLED TV!

[@bc-guy852]

Your videos and channel brand have come SO FAR in what - 3 years?? Amazing. Well done!

[@capitanesejapitalism1679]

I love your videos. Information is good, tone of the whole thing is FUCKING PERFECT.

[@Pinhead101]

Your fucking right!

[@muhdewd9727]

I remember when Trinitrons were the best looking CRTs on the market. I blinked and now you can buy a massive LCD TV with a spectacular picture at a fraction of the price.

[@riogorgos]

In the UK, I bought my first colour TV in 1970 and it was an 18” Trinitron. Channels had to found by turning a dial on the front. No push buttons and no remote of course. Hue control also. Fabulous picture though. Had it for years and it never broke down at all. Gave it to my cousin when I bought a new set. Wooden cabinet which I used to polish with love. Cost me 210 Pounds! A LOT of money at the time.

[@breceeofficial]

Sony teamed up with Aperture Labs, Half-Life 3 confirmed. 04:43

[@PhoenixNL72-DEGA-]

Portal 3 confirmed ?

[@fayneplaysdrums]

Team Fort Defense 3- The Heavy Update!

[@startedtech]

You've taught me so much about CRTs. I'm so glad to have found this channel. Also, what's the deal with the early-2000s "flat screen" CRTs? I believe both Sony and Toshiba made them.

[@TimurTripp2]

The outer glass is flat, but the inner surface still has a very slight curve. I have an Apple eMac from 2002 with a flat Trinitron CRT inside and this is very apparent.

[@NetRolller3D]

Timur Tripp LG produced the "Flatron" series, which were truly flat, even on the inside. IIRC they had a design that was kind of a hybrid of Trinitron and the conventional shadow mask. Would be nice to have a video about it. (Note: LG also made the "EZ Flatron" series, which was IIRC just a straight up Trinitron clone, not to be confused with the plain "Flatron", later "True Flatron" models. LG also confusingly branded their LCDs "Flatron" as well.)

[@crf80fdarkdays]

Panasonic also made them, I have a decent 29" one (tx-29fx50a) and it doesn't have any model name as such but it has a good quality picture. The backside of the glass also seems to be near perfectly flat as you can view the opposite side of the picture at a near 90° angle.

[@HA-no3jh]

this is a wonderful video. You are so verbally talented never gets boring. Plus the editorial (what you are talking) is written on point. excellent

[@greggv8]

What about the Sony WEGA, or is it VEGA, and other truly flat screen CRT televisions?

[@dunebasher1971]

Spelled "WEGA" but pronounced "VEGA". There's not much to say, other than it was a brand name Sony attached to Trinitrons with flat screens. WEGA itself was originally a German AV equipment company, known for its stylish design and high build quality, that was bought by Sony in 1975.

[@massivereader]

@@dunebasher1971 It was the HDTV version of the Trinitron. The smaller ones were 720, but the 32 and 34 inch versions were available in 1080.

[@dunebasher1971]

It wasn't exclusively the HD version of the Trinitron. Sony sold SDTV WEGA sets for years before they introduced HDTV variants. I had a widescreen SDTV WEGA myself.

[@massivereader]

@@dunebasher1971 Didn't know that. The first time I saw a WEGA was at the Sony store in an Outlet Mall in Grove City PA sometime around the turn of the century. It was already HDTV by that point. Did you buy yours in the US?

[@adam872]

I still have my Grand Wega 50-inch LCD rear-projected TV and it's still pretty great. It was certainly top drawer for its time.

[@Zelig2Cents]

What great work by Sony. I do remember working in a specialty AV store in New England that sold Proton and NEC. In 1984 and for many years afterwards, both of them spanked the Sony for image quality, sharpness, brightness, color saturation, and color accuracy. Not sure why. Ultimately, however, neither of those companies were able to survive the harsh conditions of consumer electronics.

[@jetsons101]

Thanks for posting. We got a RCA -- "I think, I was a kid" --- around 1964. Almost all the shows were still black and white, but the blues when the Jetsons intro came on was amazing as it seemed so bright and vibrant. But compared to now, the old RCA would be like watching TV through bathroom glass. Maybe that's why kids back then spent much more time outside "Playing" like kids should. Thanks for your time and work.......

[@Astfgl]

Fascinating. I knew Sony Trinitron TV's were premium class, but I never really knew why. This was enlightening. Your mentioning of the stabilization wire reminded me that my last CRT monitor also had a visible line across the screen. I checked and indeed, that Iiyama screen had a Diamondtron display, so one of the later Trinitron knockoffs.

[@spikester]

I remember my friend had a 13" Trinny and I for the life of me never understood why as a kid it was so much brighter and crisper playing NES games than any other TV I've ever seen. It was beautiful.

[@Wheeljack2k]

Was that a iiyama Vision Master Pro 454 by any chance? That's the one I had.

[@Astfgl]

I don't remember the exact model number but I'm pretty sure it was a Vision Master Pro, yes.

[@joaogrrr]

9:09 Dude, stop trying to hypnotize me! I already like the video.

[@thecompanioncube4211]

Just saw a Trinitron CRT TV at my grandparents house and immediately remembered this video

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Never be in a hurry to replace anything when older people generally don't get the difference and the new one won't last nearly as long...also, I think this is the type where if you don't let it sit unplugged for days before playing inside the cabinet, you'll get a nasty zap.

[@DanMcMullan]

I used to make these things on the assembly line in San Diego years ago...great product but worst job of my life.

[@johnnytacokleinschmidt515]

Why did you say it was the worst job of your life? Thanks!

[@DanMcMullan]

@@johnnytacokleinschmidt515 I was on a 12-hour night shift (alternating 3 days on, 4 days off), working with toxic lead materials, next to an oven, sweating my ass off. The 1st night of each week was brutal, especially around 4:00 am, where you're like a zombie trying not to fall asleep.

[@johnnytacokleinschmidt515]

@@DanMcMullan That's rough. I've seen the inside of a factory a few times. New Process Gear in Syracuse, NY and Xerox in Webster, NY. Can be a windowless existence and barely a chance to look away from your work. I myself worked 13 hour shift as a technician and team leader at a new car dealership. First day ok. Second day was tough. Third day was adrenaline almost all day. We all agreed the the fourth day, our first day off was almost a loss for need of rest and generally not feeling well. As a mechanic Monday through Thursday about 10 hours is a great compromise. Thanks for your reply. I hope you are well and God Bless!

[@picklerix6162]

What? You never worked in fast food?

[@johnnytacokleinschmidt515]

@@picklerix6162 Myself I once worked Friday ending and Saturday afternoon to close at a convenience store with gas pumps which were "open" back in those days so you had to pay attention to protect against "drive-offs." Plus make coffee, popcorn, hotdogs. Lottery tickets and cigarettes. It was a challenge. Sometimes no one would come in for 20 minutes. Then you could go two hours non-stop. I never got held up. But two weeks after I left my friend did.