13-10-2016, 12:40 PM
Oh, I don't know - I can do the comparison...
We have 2 Sony CRT TVs in regular use (both 28" widescreen models), and when fed via RGB with a good DVD, they still look a lot better than any LCD TV I've seen. Even on Freeview they are pretty darn good from normal viewing distances. Until they break or go soft, I see no reason to change.
It doesn't worry me, but one of them has poorer geometry than the other - that one is a newer model, so probably a result of cost cutting. But as least it can go black and show motion
As you can imagine, we have a range of LCD sets at work here, both domestic and pro, and all of different vintages. Undoubtedly they have come a long way. But certain issues are intractable, and will always remain so.
HD isn't HD - it's "bigger pictures". But "HD" is more marketable
Widescreen felt like an excuse to sell TV sets. A bit like remastering CDs for no good reason. By the mid '90s, the good CRTs were astonishingly good and very reliable on the whole, so a reason to change was needed. DVDs helped, of course.
Sony had some very adventurous models that gave excellent results. A lot of them had very good sound systems as well. But like any manufacturer, they produced some dross as well. I've no idea how their modern stuff compares, but some of our better LCDs are Sony, FWTW.
We have 2 Sony CRT TVs in regular use (both 28" widescreen models), and when fed via RGB with a good DVD, they still look a lot better than any LCD TV I've seen. Even on Freeview they are pretty darn good from normal viewing distances. Until they break or go soft, I see no reason to change.
It doesn't worry me, but one of them has poorer geometry than the other - that one is a newer model, so probably a result of cost cutting. But as least it can go black and show motion
As you can imagine, we have a range of LCD sets at work here, both domestic and pro, and all of different vintages. Undoubtedly they have come a long way. But certain issues are intractable, and will always remain so.
HD isn't HD - it's "bigger pictures". But "HD" is more marketable
Widescreen felt like an excuse to sell TV sets. A bit like remastering CDs for no good reason. By the mid '90s, the good CRTs were astonishingly good and very reliable on the whole, so a reason to change was needed. DVDs helped, of course.
Sony had some very adventurous models that gave excellent results. A lot of them had very good sound systems as well. But like any manufacturer, they produced some dross as well. I've no idea how their modern stuff compares, but some of our better LCDs are Sony, FWTW.
