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This was pretty fun to watch. But also kinda hearbreaking. That thing isn't going to last forever. The longer this goes the less excited I am about someone figuring out how to make CRTs as a boutique thing for nerds, but it's also a thing that should happen, even if I'm past my personal vinyl moment where I would overspend like crazy for it.
They don't have to figure it out. It's well documented.
My understanding is there are no new tubes/screens being produced anywhere. The figure out part is the industrial production, not the technology. But hey, if there are any production lines still in operation I'd be very curious to learn about them.
I remember seeing the news, the last consumer CRT production facility stopped producing around a decade ago, but I'm having trouble finding the article. They're still being produced for commercial uses though (Boeing 747 cockpits use them for example).
I think those are being built out of existing tube stock, I don't know that anybody is making new tubes. But yeah, basically.
There's at least one company still producing them
Man, that gives one hope. But also, the "we're not going anywhere" general tone really paints a picture :D
I wonder how long until it makes sense for someone like that to start making absurdly expensive consumer displays as a side gig.
There's probably some military shadow contractor in a clandestine factory somewhere...