The ‘CRT Effect’ myth says that the reason why pixel art of old games looked so much better is due to the smoothing and blending effects of cathode-ray tube (CRT) displays, which were everywhere until ...
If you’re old enough to have bought a new Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, or PlayStation, then you’re old enough to remember watching the gloriously low-resolution, candy-colored graphics ...
At this point, any serious retro gamer knows that a bulky cathode ray tube (CRT) TV provides the most authentic, lag-free experience for game consoles that predate the era of flat-panel HDTVs (i.e,.
The TV landscape is now dominated by sleek displays powered by LED, OLED, and QLED technologies, and yes, OLED and QLED are two distinct technologies. However, CRT TVs were the dominant display ...
Gabriel has been playing games since he was a kid. Loves most RPG games, platformers, and innovative indie games, and can talk for hours about how the first Fallout is the greatest game ever. He ...
As spotted by Boing Boing, David L. Farquhar shares the details of the largest CRT TV ever produced. The Sony PVM-4300 “weighed about 450 pounds, stood about 27 inches tall,” and was too large to ...
WTF?! Most people consider CRTs obsolete – and for most purposes, they are – but retro gamers favor them because they offer a few advantages over modern panels. Although technical constraints limit ...