Part of the reason for the long life is that newer tubes run the filimants and cathodes colder. And probably confusing science involving the emissive coating.
It really depends on, to some extent, the brand and brightness setting of the TV / CRT. It’s not all together different than the current situation with LED backlighting and OLED displays. Stuff that’s not being run at max brightness will generally last a long time. The problem is placement. TV’s that are placed in a room facing a window, which is as common today as it was in the console CRT era, are likely to burn out, because the brightness is jacked up. My relative keeps having problems with burned out backlights for the same reason; meanwhile I’ve not had a TV or display fail in 20 years, despite some running 24/7 (security and systems monitoring in my office). CRT’s are generally very old but very robust technology. Given how they’re used by enthusiasts today, you’re much more likely to have a component failure (mainly caps) than wear the tube out playing games, if the tube is currently in good shape. Keep the brightness values reasonable, and they’ll probably outlive their current owner.
I hoped for a teardown to have a look for the amount of dust around HV areas and discoloration on the PCB. If this is really that high hour, you should open it anyway to clean it with a brush and a vacuum cleaner. There can be a half an inch thick coating of dust all over the chassis, which acts as a heat insulation so the components run a lot hotter than they should.
I'm surprised that you didnt notice the S-video port being dummied out - you should definitely be able to S video mod this set. This would be cool to pair with a pair of vintage hi-fi speakers, like a lot of people would've done.
I've heard that there were some TV's that were made in the late 80's-early 90's that actually used CRT's, & chassis, that were made for arcade video game machines. Those arcade CRT's & chassis, were made to be run for long periods of time. My guess is that this TV has an arcade CRT & chassis in it, which would explain why it has a good image despite being a high hour set. That would also explain why it's referred to as a "monitor", has all those adjustments on the back & uses a PC power cord.
incase your tube tvs break, you should invest on a video up scaler and connect your retro consoles to like LG oled, Samsung oled or sony oled and trust me you wont be disappointed
You still have this Colortrak running to this day? Looks gorgeous. I have one as well I did a quick video on. Grew up on these. Beautiful craftsmanship.
Leaving CRTs on vs LCDs are totally different beasts. Just look at the arcade monitors that were turned on 24/7 but still look great. As long as there's no burn in, there's usually nothing to worry about.
I agree to an extent but I do have a 36" trinitron that has a very dim picture to the point that all dark colors appear as black. It sucks because it is my biggest and best crt, or it would be if not for the issue
Yes, I actually realized after filming that this set actually does have a port for S-Video covered in the back. I bet it would be easy to add it. That's one of my future video ideas. 💡
There was always cheap junky vintage tech too, they just mostly died off years ago. Plenty of crappy CRT sets out there too, just the same as modern TVs.
@@Lucas-Amaterasu Sure, in the 80s there were bad brands, but the big difference is that all the good or bad brands were made of good quality, and all of them lasted in the end, and many bad brands turned out to be good, I had several very cheap recorders that lasted more than 20 years, but now nothing lasts, not even the good brands, and it's because now the companies have their factories in China, it doesn't matter if they are from Japan or the USA or Norway, all the technology is made in China by cheap slave labor in China,
@@romance3624 all of them definitely did not last, the big console TVs (mainly American brands) stopped working frequently. There's a reason people started using them as TV stands. It's survivorship bias, the good stuff lasted and the bad stuff broke and was discarded or repaired. I'm not saying new tech is more reliable, because it's not, but saying all old tech was very high quality is just untrue. I had a JVC VCR and CRT that both died off. A Konka CRT combo unit that stopped powering on properly. But I also have a Sony CRT and a Sharp LCD TV that are both well over 20 years old and still work perfectly fine.
Come back to me when your smart, 4k, LED back-lit flat-screen reaches more than 30 years old and still works decently. We have one, but I don't see it lasting as long as this set, or even my 19" color twin knob TV from 1976.
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The gentle rambling has shangoo066 vibes and im all for it! keep up the good work.
Thanks!
Look at those RCA greens
CRTs are nostalgic when I see them
I agree!
awesome set bro! can't wait to see what happens in the future of this tv, i am also sorry to hear about the passing.
Yeah, I know - it's sad she passed away, but I like to think she's in a better place now. :)
Part of the reason for the long life is that newer tubes run the filimants and cathodes colder. And probably confusing science involving the emissive coating.
I remember a time when CRTs had in built 8bit games. Wish I collected one of the suckers.
the 90s werent tha tlong ago........holy shit it is
It really depends on, to some extent, the brand and brightness setting of the TV / CRT. It’s not all together different than the current situation with LED backlighting and OLED displays. Stuff that’s not being run at max brightness will generally last a long time.
The problem is placement. TV’s that are placed in a room facing a window, which is as common today as it was in the console CRT era, are likely to burn out, because the brightness is jacked up. My relative keeps having problems with burned out backlights for the same reason; meanwhile I’ve not had a TV or display fail in 20 years, despite some running 24/7 (security and systems monitoring in my office).
CRT’s are generally very old but very robust technology. Given how they’re used by enthusiasts today, you’re much more likely to have a component failure (mainly caps) than wear the tube out playing games, if the tube is currently in good shape. Keep the brightness values reasonable, and they’ll probably outlive their current owner.
I hoped for a teardown to have a look for the amount of dust around HV areas and discoloration on the PCB. If this is really that high hour, you should open it anyway to clean it with a brush and a vacuum cleaner. There can be a half an inch thick coating of dust all over the chassis, which acts as a heat insulation so the components run a lot hotter than they should.
Yes, that's a great point. I will definitely have to do that in the future - stay tuned!
I'm surprised that you didnt notice the S-video port being dummied out - you should definitely be able to S video mod this set.
This would be cool to pair with a pair of vintage hi-fi speakers, like a lot of people would've done.
You're right! I did miss that! That would be a really cool project - I'll look into it!
I've heard that there were some TV's that were made in the late 80's-early 90's that actually used CRT's, & chassis, that were made for arcade video game machines.
Those arcade CRT's & chassis, were made to be run for long periods of time.
My guess is that this TV has an arcade CRT & chassis in it, which would explain why it has a good image despite being a high hour set.
That would also explain why it's referred to as a "monitor", has all those adjustments on the back & uses a PC power cord.
incase your tube tvs break, you should invest on a video up scaler and connect your retro consoles to like LG oled, Samsung oled or sony oled and trust me you wont be disappointed
You still have this Colortrak running to this day? Looks gorgeous. I have one as well I did a quick video on. Grew up on these. Beautiful craftsmanship.
Yes, still running well! They really are beautiful. I want to eventually make enough room for it so it doesn't have to sit outside in the garage.
Leaving CRTs on vs LCDs are totally different beasts. Just look at the arcade monitors that were turned on 24/7 but still look great. As long as there's no burn in, there's usually nothing to worry about.
I agree to an extent but I do have a 36" trinitron that has a very dim picture to the point that all dark colors appear as black. It sucks because it is my biggest and best crt, or it would be if not for the issue
ColorTrak was the higher-end line for RCA (the cheaper line being the XL-100). It was made with better components and stronger CRTs.
I thought this may have had s-video, most RCA/GE CRTs i see that say "stereo monitor" have s-video.
Yes, I actually realized after filming that this set actually does have a port for S-Video covered in the back. I bet it would be easy to add it. That's one of my future video ideas. 💡
you hav a gold technology, i prefer vintage technology because it mates with good materials, work last, new technology are just a garbage chinese
True
There was always cheap junky vintage tech too, they just mostly died off years ago. Plenty of crappy CRT sets out there too, just the same as modern TVs.
@@Lucas-Amaterasu Sure, in the 80s there were bad brands, but the big difference is that all the good or bad brands were made of good quality, and all of them lasted in the end, and many bad brands turned out to be good, I had several very cheap recorders that lasted more than 20 years, but now nothing lasts, not even the good brands, and it's because now the companies have their factories in China, it doesn't matter if they are from Japan or the USA or Norway, all the technology is made in China by cheap slave labor in China,
@@romance3624 all of them definitely did not last, the big console TVs (mainly American brands) stopped working frequently. There's a reason people started using them as TV stands. It's survivorship bias, the good stuff lasted and the bad stuff broke and was discarded or repaired. I'm not saying new tech is more reliable, because it's not, but saying all old tech was very high quality is just untrue. I had a JVC VCR and CRT that both died off. A Konka CRT combo unit that stopped powering on properly. But I also have a Sony CRT and a Sharp LCD TV that are both well over 20 years old and still work perfectly fine.
Anything CRT is junk
Nice bait
Come back to me when your smart, 4k, LED back-lit flat-screen reaches more than 30 years old and still works decently. We have one, but I don't see it lasting as long as this set, or even my 19" color twin knob TV from 1976.
bait used to be believable smh
Such Low quality bait it's Teletext pixel image