Do CRTs die a slow death ??

[mwfanelli]

Hi all,

I have a CRT that is a few years old, and it has slowely been fading. Right now, I have brightness all the way up -- and, it's still too dark.

Do CRTs typically fade out? Can they be revitalized?

Many thanks in advance for your replies,
Tim

This is certainly one sign of CRT failure. But a few years is very premature. I have had my very old NEC CRT for more than 15 years and it is still fine. I would expect a bare minimum of 10 years for a CRT unless, of course, the quality has gone way down these days.