CRTs
Pre-flatscreen displays
CRTs are cathode-ray tubes—the bulky glass vacuum tubes that powered television sets and computer monitors before flat screens.
The electron beam inside scanned across a phosphorescent screen to create images.
CRT monitors were heavy and deep, requiring substantial desk space: The office finally replaced those old CRTs with flat panels.
Hollow cylindrical passage
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- screenDisplay or barrier
- phosphorLight-emitting coating substance
- rasterGrid of pixels
flicker · degauss · convergence · yoke · deflection · beam · interlaced · resolution
Heat-emitted electron phenomenon
- anodeOxidation electrode
- cathodeElectrode current exits through
- filamentVery thin thread
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
coil · high-voltage · capacitor · discharge · oscilloscope · radar · invention · Farnsworth
Arched passageway or gaming hall
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- scanlinesHorizontal display rows
- RGBAdditive color model
- compositeMade of distinct parts
lightgun · speedrunning · authenticity · bloom · glow · nostalgia · collector · 480i
tube
Hollow cylindrical passage
raster · flicker · degauss · convergence · yoke · deflection · beam · interlaced · resolution · brightness
thermionic
Heat-emitted electron phenomenon
electromagnetic · coil · high-voltage · capacitor · discharge · oscilloscope · radar · invention · Farnsworth · obsolete
arcade
Arched passageway or gaming hall
composite · lightgun · speedrunning · authenticity · bloom · glow · nostalgia · collector · 480i · 240p
analog
Comparable equivalent
VHF · dial · static · snow · warm-up · RCA · Zenith · Magnavox · sitcom · bulky
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- disposalAct of throwing away
- e-wasteDiscarded technological devices
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
implosion · toxic · heavy · landfill · cadmium · barium · environmental · regulations · breakdown · hazmat
CRTsflat panels
Thin, planar display surfaces
LCDs · LED displays · OLED screens · plasma screens · QLED
- CRT TVCathode ray display screen
- CRT monitorElectron-beam display device
- CRT televisionCathode-ray display device