Comments on: TV Tubes Get Bigger…And Tuners Cross the Room http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/30/tv-tubes-get-biggerand-tuners-cross-the-room/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:04:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/30/tv-tubes-get-biggerand-tuners-cross-the-room/comment-page-1/#comment-1059800 Mike Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:31:31 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/30/tv-tubes-get-biggerand-tuners-cross-the-room/#comment-1059800 Hey, I just linked to your blog through my website. I've been curious as to how this "trackback" thing works. If there's anything better about a "trackback" vs. a link, and you'd prefer that, let me know. I probably can't post the link to my site here, but if you follow my page, about, and then click the "informal" link up at the top, you'll find something about TV tubes half-way-down the page with your link. No biggie, just a curiosity about the trackback thing, and thanks for posting those retro tv pics! -- Mike Hey, I just linked to your blog through my website. I’ve been curious as to how this “trackback” thing works. If there’s anything better about a “trackback” vs. a link, and you’d prefer that, let me know. I probably can’t post the link to my site here, but if you follow my page, about, and then click the “informal” link up at the top, you’ll find something about TV tubes half-way-down the page with your link. No biggie, just a curiosity about the trackback thing, and thanks for posting those retro tv pics! — Mike

]]> By: jasper http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/30/tv-tubes-get-biggerand-tuners-cross-the-room/comment-page-1/#comment-383948 jasper Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:18:02 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/30/tv-tubes-get-biggerand-tuners-cross-the-room/#comment-383948 That's Dr. Allan B. DuMont, inventor, engineer and President of the DuMont Network. That’s Dr. Allan B. DuMont, inventor, engineer and President of the DuMont Network.

]]> By: avatar28 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/30/tv-tubes-get-biggerand-tuners-cross-the-room/comment-page-1/#comment-378981 avatar28 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:52:44 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/30/tv-tubes-get-biggerand-tuners-cross-the-room/#comment-378981 Yeah, tubes really max out at about 40-45 inches or so. It IS possible to make them larger, but not especially practical. The larger sizes require ever higher voltages to the electron guns which in turn increase x-ray production when the electrons strike the screen and thus thicker and heavier glass. By the time you're getting into the 40 inch you're looking at 200+ lbs pretty easily. Yeah, tubes really max out at about 40-45 inches or so. It IS possible to make them larger, but not especially practical. The larger sizes require ever higher voltages to the electron guns which in turn increase x-ray production when the electrons strike the screen and thus thicker and heavier glass. By the time you’re getting into the 40 inch you’re looking at 200+ lbs pretty easily.

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/30/tv-tubes-get-biggerand-tuners-cross-the-room/comment-page-1/#comment-365678 jayessell Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:58:23 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/30/tv-tubes-get-biggerand-tuners-cross-the-room/#comment-365678 30 inch direct view isn't too bad even by todays standards. The TV must have weighed 500 lbs! Is that guy the president? On New Years Day TMC (The Movie Channel) played classic SF films back to back to back, including "Red Planet Mars" (1952). The scientist had a big tube in the lab... but he had a huge hi-def widescreen flatscreen in his house! WITH remote! (As the movie was in glorious black and white, I couldn't tell if it was color.) 30 inch direct view isn’t too bad even by todays standards.

The TV must have weighed 500 lbs!

Is that guy the president?

On New Years Day TMC (The Movie Channel) played classic SF films back to back to back, including “Red Planet Mars” (1952).

The scientist had a big tube in the lab… but he had a huge hi-def widescreen flatscreen in his house! WITH remote!
(As the movie was in glorious black and white, I couldn’t tell if it was color.)

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