Sony Trinitron CRT's ?

Question

Hello:

Guess I'm old fashioned, but I have an older Sony Dell Trinitron CRT that I really love.

Nothing I've ever seen, even the real pricey ones, of the flat panel's now offered, compares.

Are high quality CRT's like the Trinitron's available anymore ?
From Dell ? Or,... ?

Does Sony still offer these; I couldn't find any sources via Google ?

Thanks,
Bob

Majestic · Answer

I'm a CRT user myself and I know what you mean.  Last summer I purchased a 19' flat screen and wound up giving it to my daughter. I like my 19' Sony Trinitron a lot better.   Unfortunately CRTs are slowly becoming a thing of the past.  In checking some of the on-line retailers, CRTs are still available although Sony no longer produces them.  Click here for the selection I found at Newegg's retail site.  As for Dell, in checking the parts and accessories web site they have nothing listed for CRTs.  The closest I can find are the VGA cables.

Bobman101 · Answer

To understand what makes a Triniton better than an ordinary CRT, you have to understand that it doesn't work the same as a regular CRT. Most CRT monitors use a "shadow mask" technology, which means the front of the screen has a small piece of metal with circular holes punched in it for the light to get through. Triniton's don't use that method. They use a lot of very thin wires running vertically, and since these wires are so numerous and fragile alone, it takes a few stronger horizontal wires to support them. You know those few lines you always see running across your screen from one side to the other? That's what they're from. There's a wire there and it's leaving a shadow. This second CRT method is known as an "aperture grill".

If you want the same "type" of monitor, the good news is that you don't necessarily need to have one branded as a Sony Triniton. When looking around, if it uses an aperture grill type and not shadow mask, you basically have a Triniton quality monitor.

Message Edited by Bobman101 on 01-28-200712:11 PM

ejn63 · Answer

NEC still sells some Tron type tube monitors. The plants that produce CRTs are closing rapidly - it is very likely that before too long, the CRT will have gone the way of the vacuum tube as far as monitors and televisions are concerned.

jdwssll · Answer

AOC is another brand worth looking at. In my area CRT's are impossible to find in stores anymore, leaving the only option to online suppliers.

keroom · Answer

Pay attention to dot pitch as well, the smaller the better. And when it says diagonal dot pitch that's just slight of hand speak for questionable quality.

MollyandButtons · Answer

Hi, guess I'm old fashioned too, but I love my Sony Trinitron CRT, especially for digital photography.

Has anybody any tips for using it with a Dell Studio laptop, any model, as I have not decided which to buy yet.

Cheers

Mike O.

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