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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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨day⁩ 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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    cubism_pitta@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I bet, they are still technically good displays that can potentially surpass most modern LCDs.
    
    OLED does beat them in every way though now
    
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  - piccolo@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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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    cubism_pitta@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    You are correct. They were susceptible to burn in and dimming over time but did not have a back light.
    
    I never owned a plasma display because they were too expensive. CRT until 08 for me
    
    I should’ve corrected that after my wikipedia dive
    
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- a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Rear projections are 3 crts in a trench coat.

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