The Trinitron system used RCA's improved electron gun design and masking technology which made the one gun Color Tube possible.
J. C. O'Connell wrote: > I dont follow that, the uniqueness of the > trinitron was it was a one gun system for > color which usually used three guns. A one > gun monochrome CRT was already standard. > Can you elusidate further? > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > P. J. Alling > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 9:01 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+ > > > Trinitron was based on RCA patents for a superior B&W set. RCA of > course didn't see any need to have a better set and sold them to Sony. > The rest is history. > > Cory Papenfuss wrote: > >> I'm jumping in a bit late on this, but I've got a couple of >> comments about my opinion of Sony >> >> >>> Re Sony, they are a respectable company and noone has any doubt about >>> > > >>> it. But since the overhaul of thier executive structures, it has been >>> > > >>> a known fact that they have been struggling and stumbling in consumer >>> > > >>> electronic market. >>> >>> >> Margins too low anymore. They've had to cheapify consumer stuff >> for the past 20 years. At least in their home theater stuff >> > (receivers, > >> amps, DVD players, VCR's), quality is the same or worse as any other >> cheepie no-name brand... only more expensive because it's a "Sony." >> > One > >> of their last great innovations that actually succeeded (IMO) was >> Trinitron. They were without question the best available CRTs for >> > dozens > >> of years. Most other innovations are me-too's, together with a HUGE >> > smack > >> of arrogance and proprietary stuff (think mini-disc and memory stick). >> >> It became a known patter recently that they search for what they >> >> >>> perceive to be profitable market, explore them, but if they found >>> they are not for them, they are too quick to fold up. It was not >>> like that before. Look at Cleo (or whatever is called, a Palm PDA) >>> from which they retreated. Their portable audio is overwhelmed by >>> iPod, and much touted Play Station stuff is now seem to be in limbo. >>> Theyb are still a king in the institutional market. They have been >>> producing great imaging products. But they are operating like a fire >>> > > >>> drill and still seraching for the directions and goals in "consumer >>> electronics" area. Those are the facts which is substantiated by >>> CFO's uttering. >>> >>> >>> >> I'm pretty sure that in their professional gear, the quality is >> still there. Of course the prices are higher and the margins are >> > fatter. > >> At least if you buy a professional-grade Sony product though, you get >> > what > >> you pay for. >> >> >> >>> I wish they did not have a propriatary hot shoe.... :-). >>> >>> >>> >> See above about Sony's love of proprietary sh*t. >> >> -Cory >> <\rant_mode> >> >> > > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
