Sony has confirmed that it will stop making tube-based TVs by the end of the month. Sony had actually ceased production of CRTs in Japan back in 2004, according to MarketWatch, but it was still churning out “Trinitron”-branded tube sets in Singapore and Malaysia for sale in Latin America and Asia.
The news is sad but inevitable, with the rapid rise in flat-panel TV sales taking a serious toll on the CRT market. I was a CRT holdout myself until just a couple of years ago, when I finally replaced my 32-inch Sony WEGA HDTV (my second WEGA, actually) with a 42-inch Westinghouse LCD TV (since replaced by a 46-inch Sony Bravia XBR4-and yes, I love it).
And indeed, many videophiles will still tell you that the latest flat-panel sets still can’t hold a candle to CRTs in terms of video quality. My old Sony WEGA tube-based HDTV, for example, had the deepest, darkest black levels I’ve ever seen in a set, even compared to Pioneer’s Kuro plasma line.
Now resolution, that’s a different matter. But for what most people watch today, standard DVDs, the CRT is still tops. We get our DVDs from the local library; they get them as soon as they get released for cable distribution.
Having said this, we should not weep over the disappearing of Sony’s CRT TV Sets. We can still find a lot of great sets on E-Bay, ready to be snatched. Have you ever wondered why these products are cheap and how it reached E-Bay? You shall find the answer at www.i-soldit.com.
At iSold It anyone can stop by any iSold It store with an item they would like to sell, like the 9″ Sony Portable TV shown on the left, and many more Sony CRT-based TV sets. So, if you love top-quality movies, you should not waste time and get your hands on one of them. And, while you’re at it, you should check their really nice product selection.
An experienced staff will conduct some quick online research to help estimate its value. During the check-in process, the store staff will work with the owner to capture any key copy points he would like to make in the eBay listing. Once the item is registered, the item is placed in the iSoldIt inventory, photographed and listed in eBay.
