Why is the Sony Trinitron so heavy?

Why is the Sony Trinitron so heavy?

Until the Wega, TV manufacturers couldn’t come up with a sufficiently strong design to support a flat screen on a large tube. And even Sony couldn’t do it without adding lots of glass to shore up the sides of the tube–explaining why the Wega is so much heavier than other 32-inch sets.

Who made the best CRT TVs?

1. Sony PVM-14M2U. The Sony PVM-14M2U is without a doubt the best of the best CRT TVs for retro gaming.

Does anyone still make CRTs?

Absolutely. CRT material and process technologies are common to the vacuum tube industry as a whole, which continues to serve many applications across a wide variety of industries.

Why did Sony stop making Chromatron?

Sony engineers were unable to make a version of Chromatron that could be reliably mass-produced. When sets were finally made available in late 1964, they were put on the market at a competitive 198,000 yen (US$550), but cost the company over 400,000 yen (US$1111.11) to produce.

Did Sony make a color TV with Chromatron tubes?

Sony Color TVs didn’t start with Trinitron — for several years, Sony sold Chromatron tubes. Chromatron tubes used individually charged wires placed just behind the phosphor screen. The tubes worked, but they were expensive and didn’t offer any advantage over common shadow mask tubes.

What is the history of the Sony Trinitron tube?

[Alec Watson] dives into the history of the Sony Trinitron tube. Sony Color TVs didn’t start with Trinitron — for several years, Sony sold Chromatron tubes. Chromatron tubes used individually charged wires placed just behind the phosphor screen. The tubes worked, but they were expensive and didn’t offer any advantage over common shadow mask tubes.

Are Trinitron and Chromatron the same thing?

In spite of Trinitron and Chromatron having no technology in common, the shared single electron gun has led to many erroneous claims that the two are very similar, or the same.