Sony Trinitron Teardown (E540, 21") - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: sonnytiger
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 03, 2013, 09:46:51 pm
content: I have made a video of me tearing down this wonderful piece ofCRTtechnology, I have only just started making videos (there are a few more on my channel) so i am not very good yet, but I will get better! If you have any questions, ask away!And I do not monetize my videos so i am not grubbing for money, just want people to see my hard work!Video:http://youtu.be/eBlRMF75tP4Channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/sonnytigerService manual including schematics, block diagrams, ect:http://diagramas.diagramasde.com/monitores/Sony%20CPD-E540%20CR1.pdfManual with Specs:http://www.docs.sony.com/release/CPDE540.pdf

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2013, 09:21:37 am
content: Quote from: sonnytiger on February 03, 2013, 09:46:51 pmFixed.Alexander.

author: sonnytiger
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2013, 10:45:34 am
content: Fixed what hahaha. If you are talking about the photos I realized I should have attached them after I saw someone else do it.

author: Ed.Kloonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2013, 12:47:19 pm
content: The cat wants to help.You have a great voice for radio. Three balls.

author: sonnytiger
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2013, 02:43:57 pm
content: My dad also said that, and now you too, maybe it's not just him being nice haahahha. Thanks!

author: codeboy2k
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2013, 08:25:09 pm
content: nice photos and teardown video, thanks ! our station used the Trinitrons when I was in broadcasting, along with U-Matics.. anyone remember those ?Yes, thumbnail links to imgur is the way to do it. Save Dave's bandwidth.I don't know who pays for imgurs bandwidth, but it was their decision to make an image hosting site, so best to use it, right

author: sonnytiger
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2013, 10:26:44 pm
content: Quote from: codeboy2k on February 04, 2013, 08:25:09 pmCool! from what I can see (I have the monitor set up) after tweaking with the settings to try and get the best picture possible, it looks pretty good. Though my impression of good may be skewed from looking at cheap LCDs for such a long time (my best is a Samsung Syncmaster941BW). What is your opinion of them from working with them so long? Thanks for the compliments!

author: codeboy2k
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 05, 2013, 01:08:55 am
content: I haven't used a Trinitron monitor for so long, but at the time they were superior in color and clarity to anything else on the market.These days, LCD or LED monitors are much better in my opinion, although they lack the contrast of the older CRTs (and that's always improving), the other benefits of weight, size, direct digital inputs (it's a digital world now) and lower power consumption outweigh the need to use a CRT anymore.OLED and more specifically AMOLED displays are up to 31" now (maybe more?? 40" I thought I heard ?? ) and are easily used for desktop display and studio monitors, and have higher contrasts and better resolutions, plus a weight and power consumption advantage. No CRT can beat them anymore.

author: sonnytiger
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 05, 2013, 01:38:54 am
content: Yeah I suppose, I still like them just for the interesting physics behind how they work, bending electrons all over the place is just so fast paced!