cplusplus wrote:
In regards to hardiness of Trinitrons, I was given one that had been left in a ditch for probably years. Severe rust, boards caked in mud probably 1/2in thick. Took it apart, sprayed the boards with a high pressure water hose nozzle and let it dry for a few days. Turned right on and the picture looked good other than the composite video connector had partially detached from the board so I had to hold the cord in.
They're definitely troopers.
In the early 00s, my grandmother's POS Sylvania CRT TV gave up the ghost, so my Dad and my uncle were doing a bunch of research to buy an LCD TV. I suggested to them we just get a used CRT because she only watched SD feeds from cable, and she's going to get pissed about the picture looking pillarboxed on a widescreen LCD. They were reluctant until I pointed out that I found a used 32" Trinitron WEGA on Craigslist not far from my Dad and I for just $20.
They decided to go along with that. Only problem was when my Dad and I went to go pick it up, he wasn't prepared for how heavy it was, and we dropped it on the concrete. Front bezel on the right speaker got cracked.
Still worked just fine though!
Before that though my family's first TV was a 13" Trinitron. We accidentally dropped that thing down the stairs. Case was cracked open and you could see the innards. Still worked like a champ!
Only problem I ever had with a Trinitron was the 40" WEGA I had. Got that "dreaded flashing power light" that many large WEGAs seem to get. Turns out it was just a chip that went bad and there are still techs that can do the fix. However, I found on Craigslist someone giving away a 36" Super Fine Pitch WEGA. Went with that instead.
Funny thing is, I couldn't get anyone to help to move the 40" WEGA out of the house so I could take it to recycling.
Ended up calling 1800-GOTJUNK. Those guys weren't happy about having to take that 300 lb monster out. I was like, suck it up. You're getting paid for this!
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