I saw these 28" Intergraph widescreen (1920 x 1080, 16:9) CRTs for sale for about $250 a piece, and wondered how well they'd work for hooking up to an HTPC via VGA for watching movies and such in a ...
It really depends on the monitor - a Sony G5xx (which has brightness issues though!) can handle 1920x1440@60fps which is enough to handle 1080p from a computer.
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How Did Old CRT TVs Work?

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 ...