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bobbyb13:
Sadly...

Never
Gonna
Happen

The world has moved on from us dinosaur types in regard to screens.

BUT...

You will be surprised what you can build by combining chassis still floating around and curb find TVs.

Start hoarding old tubes and get a good multimeter.

Infa Red:
I agree, but, never say never. I thought exactly as you said about the old Nintendo NES, Sega Genesis, etc.. consoles. Old dinosaurs. Next thing you know, some company (Analogue Co) started remaking new and improved versions of them in extremely small batches. Made way better than the originals actually. Plays all the original cartridges too and a verbatim remake, no emulations.

If you think about it, if that market was good enough to remake, then the CRT market is exactly double that. Because all old console gamers like CRT's + All old arcade gamers like CRT's - So I'm pointing out it would be a bigger market than something already in repro. So this is possible.

But I do agree, highly unlikely. It takes a passionate type of millionaire that wants to just do it to do it and test the waters to see if a slight profit can be made. For sure no actual big company would do it, cause as you pointed out, the numbers just aint there for the bean counters.

bobbyb13:
The problem with crt production wouls appear to be the tubes really.

As mentioned by another byoac-er preciously, nobody who knows glass well enough to make them will ever do it again, mostly because I can't imagine what the cost would be to remake the tooling just for the ridiculous dimension light bulb required.

Flat screens and LED light fixtures have relegated the whole industry to the technology dustbin.

If you can stand the 60s era cheezy RCA cheerleading in this you kinda get the picture (get it...? picture...?!)  :lol



Second clip is how they were made nearer the sunset of production and the whole process was more advanced and streamlined.



Seems to me that producing chassis and yokes is trivial compared to precision building a 19" light bulb with a wire screen and phosphor emulsion and x-ray producing electron gun inside it!

But if you have any billionaire friends who would like to commit some spare cash to a business that might be able to break even after 10 years by producing monitors that would probably still cost $1000+ then have them get in touch with me and I'll write up a business plan.

 :)

Infa Red:
Good points bobby, and I agree. But only if they indeed carried it out exactly as they used to.

My concept (but I could be wrong), is they actually slightly improve the CRT concept, while making it easier to make using technology we didn't used to have. So remember towards the end of the CRT production life they start getting into flat screen CRT's. I could be wrong, but I think now a days that'd be easier and cheaper to recreate than the old curved convex way (the wrong way at that) tubes of old. Honestly as much as I love CRT's, the fact they curve so much and at that convex always bothered me. Flat is a million times better, but now we have learned concave is even better.

Now admittedly concave curved CRT is prob impossible, (and too expensive too) - but a modern flat CRT just might be more possible and cheaper to recreate.

You bring up a good point, that is a sad point. Several good workers, good work ethic, *smart* workers are just not around anymore. This to me is just terrifying. As I see it everywhere. Intelligence has switched to other fields, (code, smartasses, etc..) but smart good *CRAFTSMEN* in any craftsmen field is just a dead art. Some are good, sure, better than me, but not like them old school ones. Not at all.

So I see your point, lol some sound modern idiot making a tube to the same quality standards of old is most likely impossible. But before the old school me's die off, it'd be nice if they taught a few younger people the secret skill. Then maybe it would be possible ?

Anyway - I dream, I dream

Mike A:
Flat CRTs make classic games look like ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---.

There are more than enough CRTs to feed this hobby until the people who really care are all dead.

There is no need for new CRTs.

I routinely buy working 19 inch arcade monitors for 100 to 150 bucks. 25 inch CRTS for 125-250 dollars.

If you can't find them where you live then drive out to Chicago with a van and fill it up with arcade monitors.

One trip and you never have to worry about CRTs again.

If you don't live in the continental US this could be a very different conversation.

Bobbyb13, you need to rent a canoe or something. Sorry buddy.

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