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Phil Hayton

CRTs are the GOAT for retro gaming, but I need monitor makers to consider making OLED alternatives

Close up of Sony Trinitron PVM CRT TV with Morrigan from Darkstalkers posing with arms up.

I like to think there's a gaming monitor for everyone, but I can't help feel like retro console gamers get the short end of the stick. That's perhaps partly why more players than ever are hunting for old CRT TVs, as, despite being out of production for over 20 years, old square screens still feel like a better fit than even cutting-edge OLED displays.

I should note that I'm a CRT TV enthusiast, and my collection means I'll never escape the dork allegations. While I'm deeply in love with the look of old tube display phosphors paired with 4:3 aspect ratios, I do completely get why panel makers inevitably embraced the dawn of widescreen entertainment. The last thing anyone wants is to play letterboxed 16:9 games on a square screen, but that idea absolutely applies in reverse.

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