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I own and use a Sony FD Trinitron Flat Screen CRT every day. Works great. I need a special adapter to connect it to my SHIELD. But it's outlasted several DVD players and game consoles. It's my family's only TV. Hadn't thought about how long I've owned it, but now realize it's been at least 12-15 years. I'd thought about chucking it for a flat screen, but was waiting for prices to come down. Then waited for HD prices to come down. Lately been waiting for 4k prices to come down. Now, why wait? They're so damn cheap. But after all these years, feels like I just... can't, and I just want to discourage too much TV watching (rationalization). Should I hang on to this thing?

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My parents had a Trinitron when I was a kid; now they have a Samsung Quantum Dot LED display. The Trinitron was nice, but I could spend hours watching videos on the QLED. It's sharper, motion is crisper, and the colors are deep and vibrant.

There's really no comparison in terms of picture quality. And the Samsung is light enough that it can be easily mounted from the ceiling.

There are reasons why the market has shifted to some of these other technologies. Apart from nostalgia and familiarity, you won't miss the Trinitron if you upgrade.

I mount my Sony from the ceiling I'll break the ceiling.

Newer TVs take a long time to change channels. You probably want to hang on to this one.

I'm hanging on to a ~2005 Bang & Olufsen 28" MX8000, in my opinion one of the greatest 4:3 CRT TVs ever made (not a flat tube, but absolute TOTL in every other aspect, including sound). I use it primarily for retro gaming, and although I have considered getting an Open Source Scan Convertor and plugging the consoles into my 27" LCD, there's just something about playing games on an SD 4:3 CRT.

Well, the thing is a real pain in the ass to get rid off.

I bought an OLED to my parents as a present, thinking, ohh removing the old trinitron screen is easy. It required like 4 different people, and creating a set of wheeled machines. It takes so much 3d space(specially deepness) as well as weight.

Had I known about that, I would never have bought the OLED in the first place.

Yeah, my 27-inch tube is very, very heavy.

It probably still has better black levels than any LCD you can buy. Wait for the OLED prices to come down.

Yes. I wish I’d kept mine.

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