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Retro gamers save one of the last 45-inch CRT TVs in existence. 440-pound 1980s behemoth rescued from an Osaka restaurant days before demolition.
440-pound 1980s behemoth rescued from an Osaka restaurant days before demolition.
At this point, any serious retro gamer knows that a bulky cathode ray tube (CRT) TV provides the most authentic, lag-free experience for game consoles that predate the era of flat-panel HDTVs (i.e,. A 7-year-old Japanese blog post included a photo of the massive TV that could be sourced to a waiting room of the Chikuma Soba noodle restaurant and factory in Osaka, Japan. Shank Mods wouldn't detail the precise cost they quoted to get the TV down the stairs, to a warehouse, crated up for air shipment to the US, and then shipped via truck to the garage of his (very tolerant) parents.
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