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mx83toy · Joined: 14 Dec 2012 Posts: 322

....Got into CRT only very recently and here in Sydney there is hardly anything i can get my hands on locally!!! After seeing a CRT i just cant go back to digital (pixels = Yuk)....Ive turned into a bit of a CRT snob now Smile

when i see a little flashlight projector 'I turn my nose up to it' lol!! is this what happened to others Twisted Evil

km987654 · Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:01 am Post subject: Re: I Hate loving CRT

mx83toy · Joined: 14 Dec 2012 Posts: 322

oops didnt mean to put in the buy and sell if mods can move it that would be alot less embarrassing for me Embarassed

km987654 · Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:24 am Post subject:

mx83toy · Joined: 14 Dec 2012 Posts: 322

jeffslife · Joined: 17 Apr 2010 Posts: 4190 Location: ohio usa

I always thought it was just me.

**kal** · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: I Hate loving CRT

ecrabb · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:35 pm Post subject: Re: I Hate loving CRT

Motobias · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:07 pm Post subject:

i used to look for crts in australia while i used to work there... found some good ones from time to time !
just keep your eyes open on ebay and gumtree... you might score a good deal Very Happy

Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central

Great, now I don't know what to do. Confused

I have one G90 and could have three more in less than a hour to do a stack blend. Shocked

Of course, that is just plain nuts. Wink

Then there is Crabb and Kal, who say that they are ecstatic with their JVCs. Maybe it is time to run Forest run for the comfort of JVC. Laughing

I guess my indecision is only fair. I did push, prod and steamroll Crabb into spending the extra dough on the JVC. This is his revenge. Twisted Evil

ecrabb · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:27 pm Post subject:

Just depends on what you want to do with your time/money. If you want to be a hobbyist, and tweak, play, and you already have a G90, then why not play with the G90, even if just for six months, a year, or two? Especially if it's a bachelor pad and you're going to floor/table/stand mount for awhile.

The flip side, is if you want a very neatly installed system, you want it quiet, and you just want to watch movies and not dick with hardware, ditch the G90 while it's still worth something and get a b-stock JVC like I did.

See, I only got into CRT because back then, digital was expensive and the PQ sucked ass. Conversely, CRT was relatively inexpensive and the PQ was awesome; far superior in the price category I was playing in. It was no-brainer then, meaning 5 or 6 years ago. It's not as simple of a decision now.

But, like I said, you already have a machine... I'd probably just start out what what I have, but just maybe not go to the effort of ceiling mounting if you think you might want to switch in a year.

Tough call. Up to you to decide what's important to you.

SC

**kal** · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:22 pm Post subject:

dturco · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:57 pm Post subject:

benareeno · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 1614 Location: ottawa, canada

Last night I glanced over to my crt and wiped a tear from my eye and said..."I can't quit you!".

ecrabb · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:34 pm Post subject:

No, we're not missing anything, Dave. I realize I could have had a 1080p pic with a 9" machine that was significantly better than the pic from my 8" machine, and it's quite clear that Kal is well aware of the same. But, that misses the point.

It's true that a 9" machine would have been much better than the G70 or Kal's Cine 8, but for me at least, the size, noise, complexity, and big setup commitment were much more than I was willing to undertake to bump up my image quality. Kal's problem was his room. He'd just done a beautiful interior finish on his basement, and regardless of the beam clearance issue he had, I have no doubt that the aesthetic impact was a consideration, too. A CRT projector would be a giant wart on an otherwise very clean basement finish. Some may love a big CRT projector on the ceiling. Others do not.

I've said before many times, but I'll repeat it: My love is for enjoying home cinema. I love the gear, but I love the movies more. The gear is part of the fun, but the ultimate goal is to watch movies. Again, that's not true for everybody. For me, the hobby isn't so much about the gear or the pursuit of on-screen perfection or nirvana. It isn't just about the audio or just the video. For me, it's all about the overall experience. In that respect, the JVC won hands-down. Of course, that's only based on my personal priorities; others will disagree, which is perfectly fine.

I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for CRT. I always dreamed of finding a G90 or a sexy 909 with beautiful aluminum HD10's throwing sharp scan lines on my screen at 1080p... But the idea started losing its appeal when I realized neither of those machines' prices were going to fall to anywhere I'd be be comfortable with paying for it, and digital has just gotten so damn good... Well, 'nuff said.

Speaking of overall experience, now that I've experienced how awesome a lowered noise floor is to my overall experience once I got rid of the noisy CRT, I'm actually looking at some audio upgrades.

We all have different priorities, so there is no "best" or "one size fits all" solution.

SC

Jeremy112 · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 2649 Location: Fond du Lac, WI

Jeremy112 · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 2649 Location: Fond du Lac, WI

By the way, I emphasize "as long as they behave" Razz

Since that's the last thing my XG ever wants to do for me Rolling Eyes

dturco · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:47 pm Post subject:

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:55 pm Post subject:

benareeno · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 1614 Location: ottawa, canada

I can't believe the same people get involved in the same pointless threads arguing about their own preferences or choices....doesn't anyone else find it ridiculous?