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General Chat => Technical Area => Topic started by: level42 on August 13, 2015, 07:04:58 PM

Title: When the last CRT dies....
Post by: level42 on August 13, 2015, 07:04:58 PM: ....we will stick this on the tube, include software tricks to get it to look as much as possible like a CRT and continue to enjoy our games.

https://youtu.be/AxbHpXE4VM0

But for now.....it looks like my CRTs still have decades to go :):)
Title: Re: When the last CRT dies....
Post by: synonym9 on August 18, 2015, 08:47:35 PM: I am still impressed how long CRT´s hold, there are retro-arcades popping up in the states with original machines with CRT´s running again 10,12 and more hours a day....unbelievable...
Title: Re: When the last CRT dies....
Post by: Muerto on August 18, 2015, 10:07:55 PM: Maybe at some point the arcade collectors/arcade community contact someone in china who have the knolage and facillities to produce 1K+ new tubes for us..... I think with the right amount of $$$ its douable...
Title: Re: When the last CRT dies....
Post by: level42 on August 18, 2015, 10:41:48 PM: I would like to dream with you but.....CRT production is an incredibly complicated process. IF there are any machines left, the expertise has probably already gone...

The only reason why they got relatively cheap was that they were once produced by the millions.

Do a search on Youtube with "CRT production"....
Title: Re: When the last CRT dies....
Post by: DarthNuno on August 18, 2015, 10:49:05 PM: I would already be extremely happy if they could correctly replicate an 15 Khz arcade chassis. :-\ And why not XY vectors generator board... ::)
I've never really had a CRT issue so far (screen burn doesn't count for an issue to me 'coz I love them :P), so those CRT seems immortal to me! ;D
Title: Re: When the last CRT dies....
Post by: level42 on August 18, 2015, 10:58:39 PM: Quote from: DarthNuno on August 18, 2015, 10:49:05 PM
I would already be extremely happy if they could correctly replicate an 15 Khz arcade chassis. :-\ And why not XY vectors generator board... ::)
I've never really had a CRT issue so far (screen burn doesn't count for an issue to me 'coz I love them :P), so those CRT seems immortal to me! ;D

With the few hours we put on them, they're going to last for maybe the rest of our life.

By the way, vector boards ARE being reproduced by Dezbaz in Australia. Including the "difficult" parts.
Title: Re: When the last CRT dies....
Post by: DarthNuno on August 18, 2015, 11:01:32 PM: Quote from: Level42 on August 18, 2015, 10:58:39 PM
By the way, vector boards ARE being reproduced by Dezbaz in Australia. Including the "difficult" parts.

Wow :o , link please?
Title: Re: When the last CRT dies....
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on August 19, 2015, 09:47:00 AM: One of my favorite CRT production videos:

Part 1:

(http://img.youtube.com/vi/Cf-rNlqeWw4/0.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf-rNlqeWw4)
(http://www.opdenkelder.com/pics/player.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf-rNlqeWw4)

Part 2:

(http://img.youtube.com/vi/QKvVE2jv5UQ/0.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKvVE2jv5UQ)
(http://www.opdenkelder.com/pics/player.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKvVE2jv5UQ)
Title: Re: When the last CRT dies....
Post by: ckong on August 19, 2015, 10:10:37 AM: Quote from: Level42 on August 18, 2015, 10:41:48 PM
I would like to dream with you but.....CRT production is an incredibly complicated process. IF there are any machines left, the expertise has probably already gone...

Yes, but hopefully by then the scientists are able to 'drain the brains' of valuable people like our famous German Willy. :D
Title: Re: When the last CRT dies....
Post by: level42 on August 19, 2015, 10:26:03 AM: Yes Etiienne I love that video too but do be aware that this is footage of a pilot production line, so for small series of new developed CRTs.
Title: Re: When the last CRT dies....
Post by: Laszo on August 23, 2015, 10:31:08 AM: Interesting to see, such a beautifull technology..... Gone forever. :-\
Title: Re: When the last CRT dies....
Post by: level42 on August 23, 2015, 11:12:41 AM: Agreed, sad but that's how the world works.

But I'm positive that there are plenty of good CRTs still to keep up our hobby until we're 100 years old ;)

The only problem is storing them :)

Still want to buy this book about Philips' CRT development and production: http://www.beeldbuisboek.nl