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The Effect of CRTs on Pixel Art (2024)

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  1. xyzzy_plugh · · focus · HN ↗
    Why is no one manufacturing CRTs in 2026? Seriously this is such a lost art.
    1. numpad0 · · focus · HN ↗
      CRTs emit gamma ray at high power(>5kV is usually the quoted figure), and the standard solution was a bandaid fix of attaching leaded gamma ray blocking glass onto the screen. This high lead glass cannot be recycled, and the EU(rightfully) don't like any of that. I don't know if manufacturing of CRTs are banned or legally infeasible, but it's clearly not encouraged.

      There are still some types of CRT-related vacuum tubes in production for applications digital equivalents are objectively less performant in.

      1. agalunar · · focus · HN ↗
        X-rays! not gamma rays.
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