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Old 04-16-2008, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by zenith2134 View Post
CRTs produce deeper, truer blacks than LCDs, which still can't match the CRT black level. Also, hate to rain on the parade but if the Truflat is an RCA combo unit, don't expect it to last too long... I would keep the brightness low while you still have lots of life in the tube...
I'll have to agree, as much as I hate to. I just recently picked up a 2005 20" RCA TruFlat TV/DVD combo with a toasted CRT. The green reads very little on the tester and the red and blue are dead. Rejuvenation and raising the filament voltage was a total no-go. The tube in mine is an LG-Philips.
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