Comment on The Consumer Electronics Hall Of Fame: Sony Trinitron (2018)parentComments−OnlineGladiator6yNot sure about which model, but 200 pounds is actually a bit light for a 36" CRT.https://www.cnet.com/products/sony-kv-36fs12-wega-36-crt-tv/(It's 222 pounds for those who don't want to click the link).I used to lug around a 27" CRT by myself every time I moved, and it was a giant pain in the ass. It was worth it though for the picture quality.−Symbiote6y→ 101kg (I suspect the figure in pounds, 222.66lb, has been converted from this.)And for that matter, 36" ≅ 91cm, 27" ≅ 69cm, although strangely TVs are still advertised in inches in many otherwise-metric countries.−OnlineGladiator6yAt first I wasn't sure why you were making this comment, then I realized many HN readers might not be familiar with US-centric measurements.I guess I'm Americentric.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americentrism−walrus016yIf you think that's heavy I've seen people selling 40" CRTs, which I think weigh around 315 lbs
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Not sure about which model, but 200 pounds is actually a bit light for a 36" CRT.
https://www.cnet.com/products/sony-kv-36fs12-wega-36-crt-tv/
(It's 222 pounds for those who don't want to click the link).
I used to lug around a 27" CRT by myself every time I moved, and it was a giant pain in the ass. It was worth it though for the picture quality.
→ 101kg (I suspect the figure in pounds, 222.66lb, has been converted from this.)
And for that matter, 36" ≅ 91cm, 27" ≅ 69cm, although strangely TVs are still advertised in inches in many otherwise-metric countries.
At first I wasn't sure why you were making this comment, then I realized many HN readers might not be familiar with US-centric measurements.
I guess I'm Americentric.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americentrism
If you think that's heavy I've seen people selling 40" CRTs, which I think weigh around 315 lbs