Why are there no tube televisions anymore?


It’s funny when you come to think of it and compare video with audio. How come in the audio world discussions sometimes become intense, while there seem to be far less intense discussions in the TV & video realm?

With TV’s there’s no talk on tubes, transistors, analog, digital, vinyl, cables, power cords, heck we can even get ’audio’ fuses and -USB cables.

No one has a tube TV (while they really have a ’warmer’ image :) and very few people use a $400 power cord with their TV set. And while there are expensive HDMI cables on the market, the vast majority uses one below $50. And no one spends money on floor spacers to avoid cable vibrations.

Our eyes may even be far more sensitive than our ears ... yet discussions are far less intense. How come?


rudyb

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The best Sony tube tvs and they like $500 back in the 70s.could never comparable to the cheapest flat screen LCD now...the pixels weren't even 200 now you have 4k OLED  that have thousands of pixels per inch and you can buy a 65 " for $50...lol...funny a 24 in in 1999 was like 2,000....crazy
Yes warm up time and the picture what was it 200p.They were heavy.i know I worked in an electrical warehouse in LIC back in 1970.