misk@sopuli.xyz to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 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-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1467arrow-down14cross-posted to: nintendo@lemmy.world
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minus-squareMudMan@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 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-squarekchr@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoThere’s probably some military shadow contractor in a clandestine factory somewhere…
minus-squareNilz@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThere’s at least one company still producing them
minus-squareMudMan@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 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.
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 probably some military shadow contractor in a clandestine factory somewhere…
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.