Awesome Tvs

Until the early 2000s, cathode ray tubes (CRTs) were the norm for TV screens. These displays were big and bulky, but still the best way to play retro games. If you had a 30″ CRT, you were a baller. But there was a much bigger CRT, the Sony KX-45ED1 aka PVM-4300, a 441 lb. beast with a 45″ screen. Shank Mods tracked down this elusive display. (Thanks, Bruce!)

PVMs are pro-grade CRT TVs highly sought after by retro gamers today. Retroldtech’s functional miniature replicas should be just as precious within that circle. These have IPS LCD screens, but the detail on their housing is impeccable. They have HDMI, VGA, and AV inputs. The Mini PVM has a 5″ display, while the Micro PVM has a 3.5″ display. Unfortunately, they’re already sold out.

This awesome new LEGO Creator series kit is just under 20 bucks and makes a great gift for photographers. The 261-piece set offers three building options: a 35 mm camera with film cartridges, a camcorder, or a mini television. The only thing wrong with it is that it won’t ship until right after Christmas.

Drew Builds Stuff has an office in the basement of his parents’ house. Because of its subterranean location, it doesn’t get much light. To brighten things up, he built a window wall out of three 75″ 4K TVs, resulting in a 12-foot diagonal image. Since he can load up any video footage, he can pretend to be anywhere on Earth.

Since the advent of flat screens, TVs are thinner than ever. But they also keep coming in larger sizes, dominating many living rooms. Matt from DIY Perks wanted to hide his big screen in plain sight. The wall unit he built conceals a 75″ LG QNED mini LED TV, a full home theater sound system, a PS5, a gaming PC, and more.

Etsy seller AstroVintageWood puts modern LCD TV screens and soundbars inside of 1960s-style wooden television cabinets. We love the mid-century modern details like the cloth speaker grille and “Selector” knob on the front. Each set is custom built to order and can be equipped with a 19″, 24″ or 32″ display.

Vizio’s M7 and M8 Quantum TVs offer an amazing price to performance ratio, with crisp and bright 4K video, full-array local dimming, and quantum dot tech for vibrant images and a wide gamut of 1.07 billion colors. They also pack SmartTV apps, Chromecast, Apple Airplay 2, and voice control. Full review on Technabob.

Love Hulten’s Yesterday Vision is an HDMI monitor with an enclosure that looks like it was made in the 1960s or 1970s. It has a built-in Raspberry Pi that’s loaded with a retro video game emulator. By default, it comes with a 19″ 1280×1024 display, but you can commission larger builds.

Vizio’s latest M-Series displays offer a crystal clear 4K image, fantastic contrast, brilliant colors with HDR and Dolby Vision, and the latest in smart TV streaming features, including built-in Chromecast support. Read on for our full review.

The pinnacle of performance from one of the best TV makers out there – the new Vizio P-Series Quantum offers 4K and Dolby Vision HDR, quantum dot tech, 192 local dimming zones, and brightness output up to 2000 nits, making it the most vibrant display Vizio has ever made.

The Aftermaster Pro is a small gadget that will enhance your TV’s sound, especially if you’re using its built-in speakers. It automatically increases the volume and depth and clarifies dialogue. Simply plug it in between your source and your TV and you’re good to go.

It’s not as thin as LG’s wallpaper TV, but Sony’s upcoming A1E is a sight to behold as well. It’s also rocking an OLED display for excellent blacks and viewing angles. It has a kickstand that also houses its guts, keeping the display itself thin and nearly borderless.

LG’s new “wallpaper” TV gets its moniker from the fact that its OLED panel is just 0.1″ thick – it’s so thin it can only be wall-mounted. All of its ports and other electronics are integrated into a Dolby Atmos 4.2 soundbar, connected by a skinny ribbon cable. Available in 65″ or 75″.

Samsung made a series of small borderless displays that can form a larger display. One of the technology’s practical applications is the Transformable TV, which can physically switch between two aspect ratios. Skip to 1:27.

The latest displays from LG not only offer the bright colors, inky blacks, and slim profile OLED tech is known for, but these sets support the “next big thing” – high dynamic range capability – where contrast between the brightest and darkest areas is unlike anything you’ve seen.

Designed by Studio Bouroullec, the Serif bucks the trend of increasingly thin televisions. It was made to look solid and utilitarian, like a classic piece of furniture. It will be available in select European countries in 24″, 32″ and 40″ sizes.