@misk@sopuli.xyz to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agoConsole modder hunts down world's largest CRT TV — saves it from noodle restaurant demolition death half the way around the globewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1463arrow-down14cross-posted to: nintendo@lemmy.world
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minus-squareMudManlinkfedilink1•3 months agoI think those are being built out of existing tube stock, I don’t know that anybody is making new tubes. But yeah, basically.
minus-square@Nilz@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish2•3 months agoThere’s at least one company still producing them
minus-squareMudManlinkfedilink1•3 months agoMan, that gives one hope. But also, the “we’re not going anywhere” general tone really paints a picture :D I wonder how long until it makes sense for someone like that to start making absurdly expensive consumer displays as a side gig.
minus-square@kchr@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoThere’s probably some military shadow contractor in a clandestine factory somewhere…
I think those are being built out of existing tube stock, I don’t know that anybody is making new tubes. But yeah, basically.
There’s at least one company still producing them
Man, that gives one hope. But also, the “we’re not going anywhere” general tone really paints a picture :D
I wonder how long until it makes sense for someone like that to start making absurdly expensive consumer displays as a side gig.
There’s probably some military shadow contractor in a clandestine factory somewhere…