I have just bought

[TheBoy]

You are jealous because both mine and Daves Sonys work perfectly (and mine has the best SDTV picture I have seen!)

Me? Jealous? Of Sony junk? Never.  And I know you're lying, as the last Sony CRT with a decent picture would now be so old the tube would be way past it....

[Martin_1962]

You are jealous because both mine and Daves Sonys work perfectly (and mine has the best SDTV picture I have seen!)

Me? Jealous? Of Sony junk? Never.  And I know you're lying, as the last Sony CRT with a decent picture would now be so old the tube would be way past it....

It's only 7 years old so has a few years yet

[TheBoy]

You are jealous because both mine and Daves Sonys work perfectly (and mine has the best SDTV picture I have seen!)

Me? Jealous? Of Sony junk? Never.  And I know you're lying, as the last Sony CRT with a decent picture would now be so old the tube would be way past it....

It's only 7 years old so has a few years yet

Under general use (1.5hrs per day, 6 days per week average), a CRT is said to be at end of life at 5yrs.  Due to the default settings Sony use on Wega sets (Brightness set to 100% - this and high contrast make it look good in showrooms), this is significantly reduced.  I would have to say, its probably way past its best. Not worth changing until you can find a flat screen you like though.

[Martin_1962]

You are jealous because both mine and Daves Sonys work perfectly (and mine has the best SDTV picture I have seen!)

Me? Jealous? Of Sony junk? Never.  And I know you're lying, as the last Sony CRT with a decent picture would now be so old the tube would be way past it....

It's only 7 years old so has a few years yet

Under general use (1.5hrs per day, 6 days per week average), a CRT is said to be at end of life at 5yrs.  Due to the default settings Sony use on Wega sets (Brightness set to 100% - this and high contrast make it look good in showrooms), this is significantly reduced.  I would have to say, its probably way past its best. Not worth changing until you can find a flat screen you like though.

Firstly it is not on LIVE sear eyeball settings but with brightness reduced - I found LIVE unacceptable for use

It is also used quite a large bit of the day - either childrens TV/PS2 16:00 through to 22:00 to 00:00. I have seen worn CRTs and mine is not worn - no screen burn either. THat said it still looks better than most Plasmas and LCDs.

I have run a setup DVD on it and one of my favourite parts was the sharpness chapter.

No matter where it was set you could see all detail with no ringing - isn't RGB wonderfull

Video Essentials I think

[Taxi_Driver]

Thats a good idea......i'll soon get my 32" CRT weighs a ton Sony wall mounted.....wheres the hammer and baulster  

I'll happily come down and smash your Sony with a hammer....

Only if you bring a nice new 'huge' lcd to replace it with  

[Taxi_Driver]

Thats a good idea......i'll soon get my 32" CRT weighs a ton Sony wall mounted.....wheres the hammer and baulster  

I'll happily come down and smash your Sony with a hammer....

You are jealous because both mine and Daves Sonys work perfectly (and mine has the best SDTV picture I have seen!)

Not quite true.....mine is outa focus a tad when viewing TT or text from freeview box.....ie channel listings.....but ok on program/dvd watching (dont notice)

[Martin_1962]

Thats a good idea......i'll soon get my 32" CRT weighs a ton Sony wall mounted.....wheres the hammer and baulster  

I'll happily come down and smash your Sony with a hammer....

Only if you bring a nice new 'huge' lcd to replace it with  

I like the KDL46W2000

[Martin_1962]

Thats a good idea......i'll soon get my 32" CRT weighs a ton Sony wall mounted.....wheres the hammer and baulster  

I'll happily come down and smash your Sony with a hammer....

You are jealous because both mine and Daves Sonys work perfectly (and mine has the best SDTV picture I have seen!)

Not quite true.....mine is outa focus a tad when viewing TT or text from freeview box.....ie channel listings.....but ok on program/dvd watching (dont notice)

How is it connected?

[TheBoy]

Firstly it is not on LIVE sear eyeball settings but with brightness reduced - I found LIVE unacceptable for use

It is also used quite a large bit of the day - either childrens TV/PS2 16:00 through to 22:00 to 00:00. I have seen worn CRTs and mine is not worn - no screen burn either. THat said it still looks better than most Plasmas and LCDs.

I have run a setup DVD on it and one of my favourite parts was the sharpness chapter.

No matter where it was set you could see all detail with no ringing - isn't RGB wonderfull

Video Essentials I think

Trust me Martin, that tube is long past its best - if you put it up against a new Wega you would see it (assuming you could see through focus/convergence/geometry probs of new Wega!).  Due to slow deterioration of yours, you just dont notice it.  If that tube ain't started going soft, I'll eat my hat.

[Martin_1962]

Firstly it is not on LIVE sear eyeball settings but with brightness reduced - I found LIVE unacceptable for use

It is also used quite a large bit of the day - either childrens TV/PS2 16:00 through to 22:00 to 00:00. I have seen worn CRTs and mine is not worn - no screen burn either. THat said it still looks better than most Plasmas and LCDs.

I have run a setup DVD on it and one of my favourite parts was the sharpness chapter.

No matter where it was set you could see all detail with no ringing - isn't RGB wonderfull

Video Essentials I think

Trust me Martin, that tube is long past its best - if you put it up against a new Wega you would see it (assuming you could see through focus/convergence/geometry probs of new Wega!).  Due to slow deterioration of yours, you just dont notice it.  If that tube ain't started going soft, I'll eat my hat.

New Wega - no such thing unfortunately

I'll check on sharpness later when I find VE.

Do you want tomato sauce or garlic sauce on your hat?

[Taxi_Driver]

Thats a good idea......i'll soon get my 32" CRT weighs a ton Sony wall mounted.....wheres the hammer and baulster  

I'll happily come down and smash your Sony with a hammer....

You are jealous because both mine and Daves Sonys work perfectly (and mine has the best SDTV picture I have seen!)

Not quite true.....mine is outa focus a tad when viewing TT or text from freeview box.....ie channel listings.....but ok on program/dvd watching (dont notice)

How is it connected?

Scart cables everywhere....scart from freeview box....scart from/to dvd/HD recorder

[Martin_1962]

Dave - RGB or SVideo or even Composite!

Jaime - well my hearing goes at 17KHz - but my speakers go down to 30s

Anyway it all looks OK no sharpness issues or bleeding - a little unsure between magenta and green but thats the only possible problem I could find.

Basic 50Hz TV no rubbish processing.

[Martin_1962]

ANyway Jaime I have tested the upstairs LCD and it has the same green to magenta problem as the 7 Y/O CRT - so I can safely say it is the test pattern.

So which hat do you want to eat Jaime?

[Martin_1962]

Jaime - which hat are you eating?

[Taxi_Driver]

Dave - RGB or SVideo or even Composite!

I pretty sure everything is set for RGB