LG makes a new retro CRT TV!!!!

[Romeo]

I saw this on engadget, perfect for all the old school consoles!!!

Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/lgs-classic-tv-gives-old-crt-new-legs/
Korean link: http://shop.earlyadopter.co.kr/front/productdetail.php?productcode=002001000000000184

[MS-DOS4]

That's great. Reminds me, I was in Best Buy the other day and my dad offered to buy me a brand new HD flatscreen tv.  I declined, and he gave me a very weird look and asked why. I said the NES doesn't look good on LCD.  Those tube TVs aren't very common these days.

[son_ov_hades]

Why would anyone buy one of these when they could get a used CRT for like 20 bucks?

[133MHz]

A new CRT is always better, even if they last for decades they tend to lose brightness and picture quality over years of use. Most of the time it's not very noticeable but if you compare a new TV and a used TV side by side the difference is evident.

OTOH $200 is too much for that kind of TV, you can get much bigger brand new CRT sets for a lot less money if you just buy a common one instead of silly "designer" TVs.

[MarioMania]

Only the Retro Crowd going to get that..

[NintendoNerds]

So this is only available in Korea as of now? It looks cool, but real retro is having one that's 25+ years old, like most of us older generation players grew up with. I'd sooner go to a flee market or something and get a real retro CRT

[manuel]

I think it's more for people with too much disposable income.
The retro game crowd will probably go out and by a normal CRT of double the size for a lower price.

It does look very nice, but it's too damn expensive.

[VenusAsABoy]

Now it seems like you can get CRTs for free. People upgrade and then they realize the fact it's actually quite hard to get rid of your used TV without paying. A couple of times I've seen CRTs dumb in the most random places.

My roommate actually threw one in a huge hole that was dug in front of our house while they were redoing the sewer and road.

Maybe this will catch on else where.

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[ericj]

My roommate actually threw one in a huge hole that was dug in front of our house while they were redoing the sewer and road.

Old CRT TVs (and most electronics/batteries...) have a lot of toxic heavy metals (lead, cadmium, mercury, etc.) in them and dumping them into the ground is illegal and really bad idea. Burning them, which I've seen some people do, is an even worse idea. Yay for contaminated soil & groundwater...

[MarioMania]

I have 13' b/w TV I got for free.

[133MHz]

I had to throw away a couple of old CRT computer monitors because with the advent of LCDs, nobody wants those anymore except for die hard graphic designers. I have salvaged my fair share of them from the garbage too. I still like CRT more but when desk space is a premium, you can't beat LCD. Also I can't resist pixel perfect geometry.

I'm just waiting for the DTV transition to happen in my country (it's a few months away) because I want to get a new gaming CRT TV for a rock bottom price because everyone else will be looking for a flatscreen.

[VenusAsABoy]

My roommate actually threw one in a huge hole that was dug in front of our house while they were redoing the sewer and road.

Old CRT TVs (and most electronics/batteries...) have a lot of toxic heavy metals (lead, cadmium, mercury, etc.) in them and dumping them into the ground is illegal and really bad idea. Burning them, which I've seen some people do, is an even worse idea. Yay for contaminated soil & groundwater...

Yes I am aware. That's why people give them away free because they don't want to have to pay to get rid of them. You have to pay to get rid of them because they are so toxic. My roommate is also an idiot, I failed to mention that.

In the town I live in now we have a toxaway day once every year. Where you can go and get rid of old electronics, paint, batteries, anything that is toxic. I've been out there to get rid of stuff and there are dumpsters full of CRT TVs and a TON of CRT monitors. I've seen people bring out decent looking computers and all kinds of older electronics that I bet still work. It would be cool to work one of those and get to pick through all the stuff and keep the good stuff, if they would let you. It would be like epic dumpster diving -- you know without all the spoiled food and dirty diapers.

[MarioMania]

I had to throw away a couple of old CRT computer monitors because with the advent of LCDs, nobody wants those anymore except for die hard graphic designers. I have salvaged my fair share of them from the garbage too. I still like CRT more but when desk space is a premium, you can't beat LCD. Also I can't resist pixel perfect geometry.

I'm just waiting for the DTV transition to happen in my country (it's a few months away) because I want to get a new gaming CRT TV for a rock bottom price because everyone else will be looking for a flatscreen.

What country are you in?? are you NTSC or PAL??

[133MHz]

Chile, NTSC-M just like the US.

[UglyJoe]

Wait a minute, that's no Famicom, that's a "Video Game" console!  And it's not even plugged in!

http://shop.earlyadopter.co.kr/data/design/DesignbyEA/20100106_TV_09.jpg