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Post by Ex on Jun 27, 2021 21:24:08 GMT -5
Projection screens are actually awful for video gaming, manufacturers used to recommend not playing video games on them due to the ability to damage the screen because of static game HUDs. That person is trying to find a sucker to move that hernia inducing beast out of their life.
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Post by Sarge on Jun 28, 2021 15:17:45 GMT -5
They were a good way back in the day to get a big screen, but the visibility was pretty poor on them overall. I remember a church I used to go to having one, and it was "eh", as was one a friend of mine owned. You can get a really big HDTV these days for cheap. But I guess if you're desperate, this wouldn't be the worst if it's still in working order. A friend of mine also got one of these for free and enjoyed having it.
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Post by anayo on Jun 28, 2021 16:30:45 GMT -5
I was about to decry projection TVs as obsolete pieces of junk that only made sense as a stopgap technology in the early 2000's. Then I stopped and considered this YouTube video essay about laserdisc collecting which I recently listened to:
The TLDR is that even people who collect Atari VCS carts - which are arguably just inferior adaptations of 80's arcade games - criticize laserdisc collectors for being so enthusiastic about a format which amounts to no more than inferior adaptations of films we can now watch in 4K. The guy in the video argues that the technology never actually changed, just the context surrounding it. He goes on at length about how much enjoyment and satisfaction his laserdisc collection has provided him and how anyone who wants to hassle him for that just needs to get off his case.
I guess my question would be whether there's anyone in the retro tech world who lavishes that same fondness on projection TVs. They take up obscene amounts of space and have inferior picture quality to modern alternatives, so I guess they're in good company with laserdiscs. Kinda makes me reflect and wonder why I like one and turn my nose at the other. If there is anyone who still has a place in their heart for projection TVs, I hope the person who authored that "for sale" ad can get in touch them, lol!
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Post by Sarge on Jun 28, 2021 16:45:53 GMT -5
Something else interesting is that projection TVs can use CRT or LCD, as well as something called DLP (lots of micro-mirrors), for image generation.
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Post by Ex on Jun 28, 2021 16:51:53 GMT -5
Something else interesting is that projection TVs can use CRT or LCD, as well as something called DLP (lots of micro-mirrors), for image generation. Yeah I was talking about classic CRT style ones. Continuously moving images like a movie are fine. But static images on a CRT projection screen caused burn-in problems. I remember seeing warnings against playing games on projection screens many times in game manuals. Here's an example from the Sonic the Hedgehog manual:
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Post by Sarge on Jun 28, 2021 16:57:57 GMT -5
I suspect this was less an issue with LCD screens. I know CRTs of all forms can be susceptible to burn-in (look at an old Pac-Man CRT, for instance!), but I wonder if projection sets were more susceptible for various reasons... wait, I think I know why. I bet it's because they often used three CRTs and apparently monochromatic CRTs are more susceptible to burn-in than a traditional consumer set. I think some used plasma as well, so you'd have burn-in potential there, too.
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Post by anayo on Jul 9, 2021 15:47:40 GMT -5
I usually post delusional cringe here but wanted to make a departure from our scheduled programming because I think this free TV is gorgeous:
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Post by Ex on Jul 9, 2021 15:50:15 GMT -5
The swivel base is cool.
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Post by Sarge on Jul 9, 2021 16:35:39 GMT -5
Money says it only has RF input... and that's the way we liked it!
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Post by Xeogred on Jul 9, 2021 18:22:39 GMT -5
Looks a lot like the first TV at my grandparents where I played the NES in the late 80's. Good ol' wood paneling.
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