Comment by MBCook
2 years ago
I was seriously considering Sony’s 32” CRT for my first HDTV around 2006 or so. It must have been right about the tail end.
It may have had a better picture, at least for analog stuff which was most all of it at the time. But the biggest factor was size. At ~150-200 lbs I couldn’t move it and would need new furniture to hold it.
The LCD I bought probably weighed 40 pounds, was easy to move, and my existing furniture was fine. It was 720p only though.
IIRC, Sony CRTs also love blowing up their flyback transformer boards.