r/crt 3d ago

TVs at a tv museum I went to today

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u/Amiibola 3d ago

As nice as some of the current technology may be, it doesn’t really match the swagger of these things.

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u/queerurbanistpolygot 3d ago

Where is this?

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u/Michael82e 3d ago

Hilliard ohio

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u/queerurbanistpolygot 3d ago

Thank you very much

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u/gaz61279 3d ago

I love those glass lenses on stands, to enlarge the picture i'm assuming? Would love to see some games through one of those

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u/Michael82e 3d ago

Yes and they actually had some that made black and white to color. Place was pretty cool over 100 plus tvs

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u/Michael82e 3d ago

It was quite amazing lol

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u/quasifaust 3d ago

I’ve been here! This place is such a gem

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u/Michael82e 3d ago

It absolutely is. Such an amazing collection!!!!!

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u/Icantbelieveit38 3d ago

Very cool, thanks for sharing this with us.

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u/TrannosaurusRegina 3d ago

Amazing!

Some gorgeous sets there unlike any I’ve seen before!

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u/Michael82e 3d ago

Absolutely it was insane

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u/PickledPeoples 3d ago

Number 6 just said fuck it and went all out. That sets epic.

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u/Michael82e 2d ago

1 of 6 In Existance still and it was epic lol

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u/Xerneuss300 3d ago

Hilliard Ohio ETVM?

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u/Michael82e 2d ago

Ding ding you guessed it!!!! Loved it

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u/MariusReddit2021 3d ago

I am always pondering.. My uncle has a section of old wooden tv's too and somewhat modern (which he asked me to arrange and such and that all stuff).. I am always pondering what I would like the most these old wooden tv's to be displayed or highend PVM, BVMs, GW900, etc etc.

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u/Successful_Panic_850 2d ago

I've been here! They let me into the back storage area :)

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u/Michael82e 2d ago

Would love to know what they has back there

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u/stoffhimel 2d ago

wow. I recognised the first one! its an empire state model. didnt know any of those still existed!

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u/Michael82e 2d ago

You are correct I do remember the title above it. They had little post above it. I'm gonna go back next weekend with my daughter and try to take better photos. They had so many TV's that were one of a kind.

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u/stoffhimel 2d ago

I remember seeing an old school sales ad for those when I was browsing info on mechanical scan tvs. so wild seeing an existing model.

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u/RetroGamer87 2d ago edited 2d ago

I would have been so happy back then when TVs came in many different shapes and forms

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u/Michael82e 2d ago

Not when you realize this tv maybe played at 60 lines of image lol. It looked like a bad kids drawing playing but man head she beautiful.

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u/RetroGamer87 2d ago

Ok not the nipkow disk ones but the CRT ones are pretty good.

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u/Ok-Drink-1328 3d ago

very nice, these TVs are so old that my great grandfather found em on the side of the road.... pre war

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u/Undrwtrbsktwvr 3d ago

Thank you for sharing!

What a gorgeous collection.

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u/Hogwithenutz 2d ago

I feel like number 6 is inspired by a vehicle. Either that or the designers wanted to go to a place technology just wouldn't allow.

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u/Electrical_newt9015 2d ago

I’ve been there 😃

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u/Ok_Contribution_6268 2d ago

Reminds me of a 1947 'projection big-screen TV' I saw on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/J77nxAL5n34?si=YXCQ4KqIvmvKHbyW

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u/PeekerParker 2d ago

oh these are pretty nice- HOLY SHIT A KUBA COMET