On TV | Entertainment In a store front window Remnant of the past |
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n a dark rainy cool day, walking around Clinton looking for images, I came across this old television set. It was sitting by itself in an unadorned TV repair store window. It caused me to think of the advancement of technology in relation to design. The unit in today's image represented as much time, effort and expense in crafting the case as in manufacturing the electronics. The basic cathode ray tube technology shown here was the dominate display paradigm for a quarter century.
In recent years, many imaging professionals have replaced their chunky cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors with sleek new liquid crystal displays (LCDs). New models offer improved brightness, increased gamut and wider viewing angles. I haven't yet seen one encased in a wooden cabinet.
“We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces.” - Carl Sagan
