I mean I think CRTs are going back into vogue as a nifty thing in many indie circles, including on YouTube where you see a lot of smaller creators embracing the aesthetic nowadays.
I’m so torn. On one hand, cool! These things are still seeing use and stay out of landfills!
On the other hand, always a bit frustrating, this cycle of things no longer produced suddenly coming back into style with enthusiasts, and everyone trying to hustle it to get rich quick on eBay.
Although Melee was the first big ‘hardcore’ Smash community I was aware of, there are quite a few of its contemporaries in the Counter Strike community that also stuck with CRTs…
I mean I think CRTs are going back into vogue as a nifty thing in many indie circles, including on YouTube where you see a lot of smaller creators embracing the aesthetic nowadays.
I’m so torn. On one hand, cool! These things are still seeing use and stay out of landfills!
On the other hand, always a bit frustrating, this cycle of things no longer produced suddenly coming back into style with enthusiasts, and everyone trying to hustle it to get rich quick on eBay.
I have 5 computer CRTs, but even I find that a bit much. Commodore 1702, 1080, 1902, 1950, and the green screen in a PET.
Meanwhile the hardcore smash community never left crt because latency.
Although Melee was the first big ‘hardcore’ Smash community I was aware of, there are quite a few of its contemporaries in the Counter Strike community that also stuck with CRTs…