Create a scenario where CRTs make a comeback

[JoeNewberry]

Originally Posted by colorfixer

If anything, there would be a market for replacement CRTs. As certain items such as arcade video games get older, and more collectible, their intrinsic value would dictate having them work as they did in the 80's and hopefully with a CRT raster display. To put a LCD in these would be like gutting a 1948 Wurlitzer jukebox and installing an iPod. Some games using X-Y displays will only work with tubes.

The question here is how few can a company make and still remain viable?

Yep, that's definitely a niche community that desperately wants the CRT to make a comeback. There's a thread on this same subject going on now at the Arcade Controls forum:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/inde...topic=108048.0

One poster makes a good point that the bulk purchase markets like casinos, hospitals, schools, restaurants, etc., aren't so much interested in picture quality as they are in light, compact screens that are easy to install, move, and replace. LCD screens tend to beat out the CRT on all three counts.

I think the best chance for CRTs to continue here is some very dedicated person or group of people, with the money and know-how, to start a company to make and sell CRTs in small quantities to niche markets like arcade and vintage TV restorers. Sort of like the shops that fabricate phonograph or antique clock parts that are no longer available anymore. But on a larger scale, requiring a lot more complicated and expensive equipment.