I find it remarkable that b&w sets were still in use in the 1990s. I wonder how many people today are still watching on CRT sets at all.
Star Trek in Black and White?
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I find it remarkable that b&w sets were still in use in the 1990s. I wonder how many people today are still watching on CRT sets at all.
I have a 20" set in my bedroom. Bought the thing in September 1987 in anticipation of "Next Generation's" premiere. I plan to replace it with a flat screen once it finally shorts, but the bloody thing WON'T die! It still runs pretty darn well and it served as my main den unit until 2009 when I bought a 47' inch LCD when a had a cousin as a roommate who insisted upon paying nominal rent. If she had not moved in, I might still be using that "boob tube" as my primary set!
Sincerely,
Bill
That same old Zenith B&W TV is still in my kitchen! I just use it to watch the news when my daughter won't give up the modern television.
I have a a CRT. I love it. Most of the stuff I watch is DVDs of 20th century TV shows, which I feel look better in CRT resolution than on newer HD stuff. Also, (maybe it's just me) but I feel I can get richer blacks out of my CRT.
In fact I had some friends over to wtch the Star Wars trilogy a few weeks ago, and one of them commented how much better Vader's helmet looked on my TV than her new one.
--Alex
I have a 27", early 2000s-vintage CRT set with built-in VCR and DVD player...all still functioning. Huge pain in the ass to move.
Nobody in my family was still using b&w sets as bedroom TVs by the mid-80s.
Nobody in my family was still using b&w sets as bedroom TVs by the mid-80s.
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So I assume all these old-style, 20th century viewing screens are hooked up to converter boxes?
Also, they might be around for a while: note their prevalence in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
Also, they might be around for a while: note their prevalence in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
Cable box.
I passed on the converter box. I already hadn't actually watched real TV in years when that happened. Any current shows I enjoy I catch on-line and any local news I need my co-workers fill me in on. My CRT is really just used as a venue for my DVDs and occasional classic Nintendo game use.
--Alex
You're right, I had forgotten about the good old days of tin foil on rabbit ears and rotating antennas on the roof. It (sometimes) actually looked more like this:
That brings back memories!
I love my Blu-ray's and ability to stream. But there are days I miss having to be home in time to watch Star Trek.
I believe that the only *intentional* STAR TREK black & white images come from the Captain Proton episodes of VOYAGER.
I've often wondered if they designed the sets and filmed with a "black & white eye" or did it all in color and stripped out the color saturation in post.
I've often wondered if they designed the sets and filmed with a "black & white eye" or did it all in color and stripped out the color saturation in post.
I think that's about the only valid use left for the things
I have a 13" pro Sony Trinitron monitor I use for playing old video and computer games. A lot of early game graphics were designed with the characteristics of a CRT in mind (taking advantage of color bleed to create the illusion of extra colors in dithered patterns via "artifacting" and so on), and simply do not look right on a modern flatscreen.I think that's about the only valid use left for the things
When I replaced our last CRT-type TV with an LCD, the old set was still in fine condition ... but we couldn't find a thrift store that would take it.
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I've noticed that, occasionally in a college football game, they permit both teams to wear their "home" uniforms, and you have one team in medium-dark red and the other in medium-light blue. Same "gray" value. Thus, if you were watching in black-and-white, you'd see 22 identically-dressed players and it would look like practice. This means, of courses, that the broadcasters didn't even consider this.
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