Sony Indextron SCORE!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by colorfixer

If the indextron tube is used with a OLCI or deep tinted glass faceplate, the black level issue can be resolved at the cost of overall intensity.

Actually, no -the minimum beam current is a certain fraction of the maximum, and that ratio sets the contrast ratio. Darkening the faceplate darkens both highlights and lowlights and keeps the ratio the same in this case. A dark faceplate does imrove poor contrast due to reflection of room light, since it darkens the reflected light twice (light going in and reflection coming back out), while darkening the highlights only once (light coming out).