But somehow it was. I think early 50s models leaked radiation or some such which is why there was the whole "don't sit too close" thing.
Anyway i have 6 CRTs. 2 from the 80s and the rest from the late 90s to 00s.
They're super neat!
Jesterkun
joined 1 year ago
TVs used to be a sealed particle accelerator. You should read up on them, it's fascinating.
My mom calls it the idiot box. Aptly named, i suppose.
R/crt and r/crtgaming are the first that come to mind. Damn i love old tube tvs.
Thanks for this!
Yeah it used to be like the wild west. Plenty of danger and exploration to be found. Now everything feels very samey, and overly sanitized. For better and worse. However I'm definitely glad some of the real seedy crap the old internet had is gone, or at least way harder to find.
Most definitely!