My old TV having blown up, I'm looking for a 2nd hand CRT. (I can't afford the newer types, so don't start.
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I thought I might drag myself into the latter part of the twentieth century and get a widescreen, but I've been told that there are disadvantages with this format over the non-widescreen format and moreover that a lot of the progress in TV technology is often over-hyped. Is it true that 4:3 CRT TVs often still have the best picture? It does seem to me that a lot of the pictures on widescreen are unnaturally stretched.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of widescreen? Is most sport shown in widescreen for example?
I realise that this thread is a bit of a pleb alongside discussions of the latest cutting-edge technology, but I would be grateful for your thoughts.
By the way if you have any brands that should be avoided/ sought after in the cheap second-hand market I'd be doubly grateful.
)I thought I might drag myself into the latter part of the twentieth century and get a widescreen, but I've been told that there are disadvantages with this format over the non-widescreen format and moreover that a lot of the progress in TV technology is often over-hyped. Is it true that 4:3 CRT TVs often still have the best picture? It does seem to me that a lot of the pictures on widescreen are unnaturally stretched.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of widescreen? Is most sport shown in widescreen for example?
I realise that this thread is a bit of a pleb alongside discussions of the latest cutting-edge technology, but I would be grateful for your thoughts.
By the way if you have any brands that should be avoided/ sought after in the cheap second-hand market I'd be doubly grateful.




) it does seem to me that even the programmes broadcast in widescreen appear a little odd. They still look slightly stretched to my eye, but maybe that's some kind of adjustment process from having been used to 4:3 sets for so long.
