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  • Re: CRT TV

    From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, March 07, 2026 19:17:48
    On 3/7/2026 1:44 AM, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

    others, in particular ability to work well in a well-lit environment,
    such as sunlight.) Resolution is probably going to be the main kicker nowadays: CRT sets with more than SD were quite rare birds, whereas most
    LCD screens are at least 720.

    You can build a CRT TV wall, but you will need extra special hardware.

    crt tv wall - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=crt+tv+wall>

    A pico laser projector maybe better. Cinemas ....

    Amazon.com : pico laser projector <https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pico+laser+projector>

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  • From JMB99@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, March 07, 2026 11:25:46
    On 07/03/2026 11:17, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
    A pico laser projector maybe better. Cinemas ....


    They might have improved but someone used something like that at a talk
    I attended, it was terrible!





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  • From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, March 07, 2026 19:27:32
    On 3/7/2026 7:25 PM, JMB99 wrote:
    On 07/03/2026 11:17, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
    A pico laser projector maybe better. Cinemas ....

    They might have improved but someone used something like that at a talk
    I attended, it was terrible!

    I have yet to see one... prices are cheap.

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  • From J. P. Gilliver@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, March 07, 2026 14:32:47
    On 2026/3/7 11:17:48, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
    On 3/7/2026 1:44 AM, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

    others, in particular ability to work well in a well-lit environment,
    such as sunlight.) Resolution is probably going to be the main kicker
    nowadays: CRT sets with more than SD were quite rare birds, whereas most
    LCD screens are at least 720.

    You can build a CRT TV wall, but you will need extra special hardware.

    crt tv wall - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=crt+tv+wall>

    German TV used to like them in the '70s and '80s - here's one from 1975
    (skip to end unless you like Schlagermusik [I do]): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g6bQ6Jug5I - my thought on seeing that
    was that the sheer weight of it must be significant!

    A pico laser projector maybe better. Cinemas ....

    Amazon.com : pico laser projector <https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pico+laser+projector>

    Wow, and battery-powered even! Though I can't imagine the sound from
    that tiny speaker is up to much ...
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