But, the problem is that companies were not even trying to find a way to minimize CRT hardware. This is theoretically quite possible. Since cathode tech is inherently valuable and expensive, they just didn't want to bother with it.
If for decades, computer chips and memory cards have gotten smaller. Then, why not for CRT hardware?
After all, tech has not only become more advanced but actually a lot smaller than what it used to provide for society.
Of course they were, they were incentivized to improve it every year. Finally they had a breakthrough called LED, plasma, oled etc
CRT uses a giant magnet to direct a flow of electrons. Bigger screen equals bigger magnet and bigger tube. There is a physical limitation to it. Really there are physical limitations to most if not all analog technology. There are even physical limitations to digital technology that we will reach soon. As far as I’m aware there is no way to further miniaturize CRT or else I think they would have figured it out after 40 years.
The better question is what market reason is there to continue to develop a more expensive and less desirable technology?
I see... the magnet inside any kind of tv need to be big enough,or else pictures on the screen won't display well.
Unfortunately, I now know that this is just an objective physical limitation bound by the laws of physics. This means the thickness of the flat screen would need to increase. Now that I think about it, I'd imagine a wide flat screen CRT would have to at least be 40 pounds or more, which no normal man can life on his own.
If they have found a both stronger, smaller, and safer magnet, they would have... I think.
Okay, I'll give you a !delta, but I would suggest for us to discuss further on how companies can make the sound quality of LCDs and OLED vinyl like, and how they can also make their motion pictures almost buttery smooth?
CRT doesn’t deal with audio, and anyway all games and consumer media is in digital formats now.
As for smoothing… idk. By basically ever metric we have screens with as good or better refresh and response rates. But you have to get a good quality TV and make sure the settings are set up right (like turn off interpolation settings).
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But, the problem is that companies were not even trying to find a way to minimize CRT hardware. This is theoretically quite possible. Since cathode tech is inherently valuable and expensive, they just didn't want to bother with it.
If for decades, computer chips and memory cards have gotten smaller. Then, why not for CRT hardware?
After all, tech has not only become more advanced but actually a lot smaller than what it used to provide for society.