No doubt, 2006 was the year of the flat-screen display, as LCD, plasma and projection screens dominated the consumer market. The CRT, which had served us well for 50 years, is now a dinosaur. Our ...

This week we return to the grainy and un-color-corrected goodness that is synonymous with ancient video reels. [CNK] sent in a tip to a set of videos showing how Cathode Ray Tubes are manufactured on ...

Those of us who worked in TV repair shops, back when there was such a thing, will likely remember the cardinal rule of TV repair: Never touch the yoke if you can help it. The complex arrangement of ...

(This column appeared, in slightly edited form, in EE Times, January 22, 2007; it also contains a correction, marked with an *, to that print version) No doubt about it: 2006 was the year of the ...

Before the advent of flat-panel displays, cathode ray tubes were the mainstream. CRTs consist of a giant vacuum tube with an electron gun inside, which projects electron beams onto a phosphor screen ...