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• cubism_pitta@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  In that era you had CRTs or Rear Projection TVs.

  Rear Projection was bigger (55" 4:3) but often times was susceptible to burn-in and had a worse quality picture compared to a CRT

  Before LCDs it was plasma which until the the late 2000s which had the most technical advantages over LCD Refresh rate, contrast. LCDs couldn’t really match them until the 2010s (I never had a plasma display though so I don’t fully understand plasma)

  DLP was a thing and could get up to and over 80" while maintaining quality but DLP could not be wall mounted as they were quite big like rear projection screens

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  • lka1988@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Before LCDs it was plasma which until the the late 2000s had more technical advantages over LCD Refresh rate, contrast. LCDs couldn’t really match them until the 2010s

    glances at 1080p Sharp Aquos TV from 2007 currently in living room

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    • cubism_pitta@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Bad viewing angles, poor contrast ratios, poor refresh rate and poor display speed.

      I was not saying that they were non existent or unreliable. The technology was just poor at that time and beaten by Plasma displays in those areas

      Plasma displays had 2 problems though (besides cost) They were heavier than LCDs and their backlights would dim over time.

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      • lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I still have the plasma TV in my house my dad bought in 2007. The backlight is a little dim but not too much, and there is no significant screen burn-in to my knowledge.

        It’s great for mid-late 2000’s consoles and TV shows.

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      • piccolo@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Plasma displays had 2 problems though (besides cost) They were heavier than LCDs and their backlights would dim over time

        Plasmas dont have backlights, they worked similar to oled.

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    • a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      and don’t forget to tell the movers to keep it upright while transporting it to prevent damage lol

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  • piccolo@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Rear projections are 3 crts in a trench coat.

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• MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Yea but LCDs were shit and had shifting colors across the screen even when you were sitting right in front of them.

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