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

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235 points rbanffy | 8 comments | 21 Jun 24 22:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source | bottom
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esprehn ◴[23 Jun 24 01:42 UTC] No.40763941[source]▶
My parents had a Sony KV-40XBR700, the 40in 300lb CRT. I thought it was the largest you could buy until learning about the even larger one in TFA.

The picture quality on the KV-40XBR700 was amazing for the era (~2003). My Dad cleverly cut a hole into the wall up high and stuck the TV into it, then put a picture frame around it giving us one of the first "high definition flat screens" even if it was an illusion.

Of course these days our 43in TV weighs less than 20lbs and is mounted with a couple small wall anchors.

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1. mikepurvis ◴[23 Jun 24 03:24 UTC] No.40764510[source]▶
And wild to think that nowadays 43” is on the smaller side even for a non home theatre “living room” TV— the standard is much more around 55”.
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2. TylerE ◴[23 Jun 24 03:33 UTC] No.40764572[source]▶
Seems like every time I've bought one "standard" has moved up a size. My current is a 65", the one before that a 55", a 47" before that, and I think a 43 or 44 before that.
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3. mikepurvis ◴[23 Jun 24 04:07 UTC] No.40764704[source]▶
Yup, I have a 65” 1080p panel that came with my house and looking at a 77” 4K OLED to replace it.
4. te_chris ◴[23 Jun 24 08:00 UTC] No.40765551[source]▶
I actively waited for 47ish OLEDs to come out and drop in price before upgrading my tv as didn’t want or need anything bigger but definitely wanted OLED.
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5. mikepurvis ◴[23 Jun 24 19:49 UTC] No.40770080[source]▶
I’m getting bigger because I can but really going to OLED/HDR is a far bigger upgrade then either the size or the resolution bumps.
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6. TylerE ◴[23 Jun 24 20:40 UTC] No.40770433{3}[source]▶
The resolution bump is a pretty big deal too, paired with 4K Bluray discs and players. Only way to get HDR content that hasn't been webcompressed to shit.
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7. mikepurvis ◴[24 Jun 24 01:50 UTC] No.40772120{4}[source]▶
It’s true, and I did get a player and a handful of favourites to watch on it, so maybe in fooling myself that the hdr is more important than the resolution.

I think the difference is that I’ve already watched 4K content on my computer but hdr is genuinely something new.

8. Dylan16807 ◴[24 Jun 24 05:58 UTC] No.40772956[source]▶
The suggested viewing angle of 30-40 degrees has been stable, so it becomes a matter of how far away the seats can be to maintain that angle on a reasonable budget.