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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.
The technology is no secret but making them somewhat affordable and profitable is the issue. The Verge made a video about portable cassette players recently which talks about this challenge.