Does anyone still make new CRTs? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Okto1984 · 28th Sep 2015, 5:45 pm

I noticed in another recent thread that someone asked about buying a new CRT TV. I've not had it absolutely confirmed, but I've believed for a long time now that they're not made any more. At the least, I'm sure that there aren't any in the mainstream electronics stores here in the UK. This got me wondering, are CRTs hanging on anywhere for some reason or another? Perhaps a special application, or maybe they're still popular in another country. Or are they truly extinct technology now?

McMurdo · 28th Sep 2015, 5:55 pm

I can certainly get new CRTs, and do order them from time to time, but for industrial use. They're usually badged National and made either in the US or India.

Okto1984 · 28th Sep 2015, 7:23 pm

Hi Kevin, that's interesting. Is there some specific benefit to using a CRT over some other technology in these cases?

PaulE27 · 29th Sep 2015, 9:12 am

I don't know about other countries, but they are certainly being sold in India:

http://www.sansui-india.com/Color-TV

These look about 25 years out of date to my eyes! Wish they were sold here.

Paul

Jonster · 29th Sep 2015, 9:22 am

Singer, whose electrical products are sold throughout Asia certainly still sell CRT TVs, there were a load of them on display in a shop in Bangladesh when I was there a couple of months ago.

McMurdo · 29th Sep 2015, 11:00 pm

sorry, you mean CRT-based TV's? I thought you meant CRTs, i.e. tubes.

broadgage · 29th Sep 2015, 11:11 pm

I believe that CRT s are still made for oscilloscopes and other similar purposes like radar displays.

AFAIK they are no longer manufactured for TV sets. Both complete new CRT TV sets and replacement TV tubes are still available in developing countries, but I strongly suspect that these are NOS and not newly manufactured.

I suspect that the speed of the flat screen TV revolution may have caught some CRT manufacturers by surprise, and that they were left with stocks effectively unsalable in the major western markets.
Rather than scrap the inventory it was probably sold wholesale to dealers in developing countries.

Okto1984 · 1st Oct 2015, 6:14 pm

It's interesting to see TVs like this are still being made.

Quote:

Originally Posted by McMurdo

sorry, you mean CRT-based TV's? I thought you meant CRTs, i.e. tubes.

Although I'm interested in the ones in TVs, I did mean CRTs of any type/application really.

frankmcvey · 1st Oct 2015, 10:11 pm

'Scuse the Chinglish...

"Lih Tzu Electric Co., Ltd., founded in 1980, is a professional manufacturer on connectors, CRT, cable assembles and sockets. All of our CRT are maded, assembled and tested by total automatic machine. We always aim is to provide clients the best quality products. Self innovation continuously is our way to make us always ready and capable for the cross century challenge. To approve our creative ability of our R&D department, our excellent management to serve our customers and we got the certifications for both Taipei and China factories in 1999. Excellent quality, competitive price, in time service and on time delivery are customers concerned most. By our TQM system on above mentioned categories, we are always optimistic stepping to the brighter tomorrow with our customers."

Apparently they're still made by a number of Far Eastern manufacturers; the last European factory closed in 2012.

Cheers,

Frank

Maarten · 2nd Oct 2015, 1:16 pm

And sold some production equipment to another factory in Germany so something might still be going on, but instrumentation tubes aren't generally available anymore from European manufacturers since 2012. Production of consumer CRT must have ended in Europe around the time LG Philips went bankrupt the second time in 2008.

28th Sep 2015, 5:45 pm	#1
Okto1984 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Winchester, Hampshire, UK Posts: 288	Does anyone still make new CRTs? I noticed in another recent thread that someone asked about buying a new CRT TV. I've not had it absolutely confirmed, but I've believed for a long time now that they're not made any more. At the least, I'm sure that there aren't any in the mainstream electronics stores here in the UK. This got me wondering, are CRTs hanging on anywhere for some reason or another? Perhaps a special application, or maybe they're still popular in another country. Or are they truly extinct technology now?

28th Sep 2015, 5:55 pm	#2
McMurdo Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands, UK. Posts: 5,273	Re: Does anyone still make new CRTs? I can certainly get new CRTs, and do order them from time to time, but for industrial use. They're usually badged National and made either in the US or India. __________________ Kevin

28th Sep 2015, 7:23 pm	#3
Okto1984 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Winchester, Hampshire, UK Posts: 288	Re: Does anyone still make new CRTs? Hi Kevin, that's interesting. Is there some specific benefit to using a CRT over some other technology in these cases?

29th Sep 2015, 9:12 am	#4
PaulE27 Pentode Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London, UK. Posts: 222	Re: Does anyone still make new CRTs? I don't know about other countries, but they are certainly being sold in India: http://www.sansui-india.com/Color-TV These look about 25 years out of date to my eyes! Wish they were sold here. Paul

29th Sep 2015, 9:22 am	#5
Jonster Heptode Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK. Posts: 671	Re: Does anyone still make new CRTs? Singer, whose electrical products are sold throughout Asia certainly still sell CRT TVs, there were a load of them on display in a shop in Bangladesh when I was there a couple of months ago.

29th Sep 2015, 11:00 pm	#6
McMurdo Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands, UK. Posts: 5,273	Re: Does anyone still make new CRTs? sorry, you mean CRT-based TV's? I thought you meant CRTs, i.e. tubes. __________________ Kevin

29th Sep 2015, 11:11 pm	#7
broadgage Nonode Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: North Somerset, UK. Posts: 2,130	Re: Does anyone still make new CRTs? I believe that CRT s are still made for oscilloscopes and other similar purposes like radar displays. AFAIK they are no longer manufactured for TV sets. Both complete new CRT TV sets and replacement TV tubes are still available in developing countries, but I strongly suspect that these are NOS and not newly manufactured. I suspect that the speed of the flat screen TV revolution may have caught some CRT manufacturers by surprise, and that they were left with stocks effectively unsalable in the major western markets. Rather than scrap the inventory it was probably sold wholesale to dealers in developing countries.

1st Oct 2015, 10:11 pm	#9
frankmcvey Rest in Peace Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Cottesmore, East Midlands, UK. Posts: 858	Re: Does anyone still make new CRTs? 'Scuse the Chinglish... "Lih Tzu Electric Co., Ltd., founded in 1980, is a professional manufacturer on connectors, CRT, cable assembles and sockets. All of our CRT are maded, assembled and tested by total automatic machine. We always aim is to provide clients the best quality products. Self innovation continuously is our way to make us always ready and capable for the cross century challenge. To approve our creative ability of our R&D department, our excellent management to serve our customers and we got the certifications for both Taipei and China factories in 1999. Excellent quality, competitive price, in time service and on time delivery are customers concerned most. By our TQM system on above mentioned categories, we are always optimistic stepping to the brighter tomorrow with our customers." Apparently they're still made by a number of Far Eastern manufacturers; the last European factory closed in 2012. Cheers, Frank

2nd Oct 2015, 1:16 pm	#10
Maarten Dekatron Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haarlem, Netherlands Posts: 4,203	Re: Does anyone still make new CRTs? And sold some production equipment to another factory in Germany so something might still be going on, but instrumentation tubes aren't generally available anymore from European manufacturers since 2012. Production of consumer CRT must have ended in Europe around the time LG Philips went bankrupt the second time in 2008.