Everything old is new again. Or at least everything new can be retrofitted. In this case, designer Jonas Damon has plugged an iPad into an old CRT television housing. The static screensaver provides the coup-de-1980s. More »
On sale in Korea only (someone pass me the tissues, quick), this LG Serie 1 retro TV may not have 1080 lines of resolution or a contrast ratio to make your knees bend, but it’s very cute, non? More »
If you owned a TV with a screen bigger than 40 inches before the year 2000, chances are it was a rear projection model. And chances are it took up most of your loungeroom. More »
This CRT was spotted dumped on the streets of Port Melbourne. I bet the new LCD that kicked this poor CRT out of its home didn’t blink an eyelid at the pain it was causing. Technology can be so cruel…
[Thanks Christian!]
Sure, you could ask an engineer or designer how an old TV works. But then you’d get a boring, predictable and correct answer. Who wants that? Not me, that’s for sure. I’d much rather listen to Bjork tell me exactly what’s going on inside a TV, because you’re guaranteed to get a much more fantastical and entertaining answer. Is it accurate? Hell no. But is it whimsical to the point of insanity? Yes, yes it is, and I’ll take that over accuracy any day. [Geeksugar via Boing Boing Gadgets]
I’ve seen this happen over the years, and it isn’t pretty if it’s your own screen. But one of our readers shows us a little DIY for fixing this damage in the video above. Almost TOO easy, if you ask me… though I guess fitting a magnet to a drill isn’t the simplest of hacks.
Is this fix old news, or is this one clever SOB? -Seamus Byrne
Thanks Mike.
