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UnreachableCode ◴[22 Jun 24 21:59 UTC] No.40762574[source]▶

So what were “big screen TVs” (which my family never owned) that appeared in movies and tv? I feel like they looked more lightweight than this so I’m assuming they were like Plasma screens? Or maybe that technology was after the pop culture I’m referring to

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1. bitwize ◴[22 Jun 24 23:03 UTC] No.40763041[source]▶

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They were projection TVs, that typically had three small CRTs (red, green, blue) with lenses that projected the image either onto the screen from the back (rear projection) or bounced off a mirror from the front(front projection).

Color plasma screens did not become a real thing until the early 2000s or so.

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The biggest CRT ever made: Sony's PVM-4300