Until the 2000s vacuum tubes practically ruled the roost. Even if they had surrendered practically fully to semiconductor technology like integrated circuits, there was no escaping them in everythi…
  • Tattorack@lemmy.worldEnglish
    191·
    1 day ago

    No please. I want CRTs to stay in the past. The sound they make always gave me a headache, or just irritated me.

    • bigfondue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      7 hours ago

      That sound is above 15kHz. If you’re old enough to remember CRTs there is a pretty good chance you can’t hear it anymore

      • Tattorack@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        5 hours ago

        I can, unfortunately. My younger brother bought a small CRT a couple of months ago because he’s getting into retro gaming. He hardly touches the thing, but I can hear it across the apartment whenever he turns the damn thing on.

    • harmsy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      20 hours ago

      The tinnitus in my right ear sounds exactly like a CRT. Imagine being stuck with that sound for life.