Trinitron

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Sony product line aperture grille cathode-ray tube display technology

Trinitron is Sony’s line of high-quality aperture grille cathode-ray tube (CRT) displays, renowned for their sharp image, bright colors, and widespread use in televisions and computer monitors from the late 1960s onward.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
FD Trinitron	1
Sony BVM series monitors	1
Sony GDM series monitors	1
Sony PVM series monitors	1
Trinitron WEGA	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sony product line ⓘ aperture grille cathode-ray tube display technology ⓘ
appliedTo	computer monitors ⓘ television sets ⓘ
brandOwner	Sony ⓘ surface form: Sony Corporation
competedWith	Mitsubishi Diamondtron ⓘ NEC aperture grille CRTs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
developer	Sony ⓘ
displayStructure	aperture grille ⓘ
displayTechnologyType	CRT ⓘ
hasVariant	Trinitron self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: FD Trinitron Trinitron self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sony BVM series monitors Trinitron self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sony GDM series monitors Trinitron self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sony PVM series monitors Trinitron self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Trinitron WEGA
inception	1968 ⓘ
introducedAs	television picture tube ⓘ
manufacturer	Sony ⓘ
marketedAs	high-end display ⓘ premium television brand ⓘ
notableFeature	accurate color reproduction ⓘ flat or nearly flat screen variants ⓘ high brightness ⓘ high contrast ⓘ sharp image ⓘ use of tensioned vertical wires ⓘ vertical phosphor stripes ⓘ
notableFor	widespread global adoption ⓘ
patentHolder	Sony ⓘ
phaseOutPeriod	early 2000s ⓘ
receivedAward	Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards ⓘ surface form: Emmy Award for engineering achievement IEEE Milestone (for Sony color video tape recorder and Trinitron color television receiver) ⓘ
replacedTechnology	shadow mask CRT ⓘ
supersededBy	LCD flat-panel displays ⓘ plasma displays ⓘ
targetMarket	computer graphics and gaming ⓘ home entertainment ⓘ professional video production ⓘ
timePeriodOfPopularity	1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ early 2000s ⓘ
usedIn	broadcast reference monitors ⓘ computer CRT monitors ⓘ consumer televisions ⓘ professional video monitors ⓘ
visibleCharacteristic	one or two faint horizontal damping lines on screen ⓘ