• redcalcium@lemmy.institute
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    11 months ago

    They’re might be awful to you, but those people at CRT gaming community would literally dive into a dumpster if they spot a Trinitron/Wega there.

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      11 months ago

      I had to toss a Trinitron about a year ago. Was taking up too much space. I tried finding someone to pick it up with no takers, and had to junk it instead.

      It’s not a large community.

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        11 months ago

        Damn.

        I’m happy with my old Apple color monitor for the IIe, but I would’ve happily taken it.

        I had to give up an early 1080p CRT recently. It broke my heart, but I have toddlers.

        They’re always messing with this 2lb giant flat thing. That would’ve crushed them if they had managed to knock it over. It needed a professional degaussing any way. Who the hell does that these days?

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          11 months ago

          I had an old Radio Shack bulk tape eraser that I got good at using as a degausser. Cable TV installer came in and moved my speakers too close to the TV and it cast an off color to the side. Tried my hand with the big electro magnet and got rid of the discoloration.

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      11 months ago

      Can confirm, I was just getting into it when someone was giving it away for free and arrived in time to see 2 people in a very heated argument that started to get physical… and I just got in my car and left.