Closeup of a Trinitron tube shows unbroken vertical stripes which led to a brighter picture. All color TV’s shoot three electron guns at a phosphor screen. Typical color TVs use a shadow mask ...

In the US, this Trinitron was priced at $40,000 in 1989 ... which required a used car-level of expenditure. Thankfully, the TV (and stand) survived the shipping, was fully intact, and powered ...