Sony's PVM-4300: The Largest CRT Television Ever Made Resurfaces After 34 Years
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Summary
The article discusses Sony's PVM-4300 (also known as KV-45ED1), the largest CRT television ever manufactured, which was introduced in Japan in 1989. This 45-inch Trinitron tube provided 43 inches of visible improved definition TV and stood about 27 inches tall. Only 20 units were imported to the United States in 1990, and remarkably, a surviving example of this rare television surfaced in December 2024, approximately 34 years after its initial release.
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· 5 pulledIn 1989 in Japan, Sony introduced the largest Trinitron CRT ever built, the KV-45ED1, also known as the PVM-4300.
The Sony PVM-4300 was the largest CRT TV ever made. Its 45-inch tube provided 43 inches of visible improved definition TV.
And in 1990, they imported 20 of them to the United States, just in time for the recession.
About 34 years later, one of these enigmatic TVs surfaced.
And a surviving example of one surfaced in December 2024.
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