A must-have peripheral for games consoles of the 1980s and 1990s was the light gun. A lens and photo cell mounted in a gun-like plastic case, the console could calculate where on the screen it was ...

It’s something of a surprise, should you own a CRT TV to go with your retrocomputers, when you use it to view a film or a TV show. The resolution may be old-fashioned, but the colors jump out at ...

Flatscreen CRTs can have a distorted image, poor beam geometry, and are heavier and bulkier. Large CRT TVs are extremely heavy. Avoid screens with composite inputs, opt for S-Video (or better) for ...

The late '90s brought about a huge forward leap in television technology with Fujitsu's flat plasma television in 1997. Prior to that, a basic 32-inch CRT TV was not only much bulkier, but also ...

Also, setup and key adjustments are more complicated with LCDs—and much more necessary—than they are with CRTs. To be sure, all displays can benefit from proper tuning and adjustment.