I see a few ungodly-expensive RPTV's with 9" CRT's. I see plenty of RPTV's with 7" CRT's over a wide price range. The 9-inchers can do 1080i properly, and 720p easily. The 7-inchers claim 1080i, but really overlap the scanlines so much you just see 540p--and 7" CRT's don't even pretend to handle 720p.
Why don't I see any RPTV's with 8" CRT's priced between the 7" low-end and the 9" high-end? It appears that an 8" gun would handle 720p nicely (and display more of 1080i than a 7-incher).
(9" has about 60% more emitting face than 7", whereas 8" has about 30% more).
I'd really like to buy a 720p capable RPTV for
say $3000 instead of $6000.
Why don't I see any RPTV's with 8" CRT's priced between the 7" low-end and the 9" high-end? It appears that an 8" gun would handle 720p nicely (and display more of 1080i than a 7-incher).
(9" has about 60% more emitting face than 7", whereas 8" has about 30% more).
I'd really like to buy a 720p capable RPTV for
say $3000 instead of $6000.