The quest to save the world’s largest CRT TV from destruction

The quest to save the world's largest CRT TV from demolition

Modder and YouTuber Shank Mods recently announced that he had acquired the largest cathode ray tube (CRT) television ever sold. The 43-inch, 440lb behemoth had not appeared publicly for years, leading many enthusiasts to doubt its existence. Even after the YouTuber confirmed that the myth was real, the mission to...Read Entire Article

The quest to save the world’s largest CRT TV from destruction

440-pound 1980s behemoth rescued from an Osaka restaurant days before demolition.

The Quest To Save the World's Largest CRT TV From Destruction

A rare Sony KX-45ED1 television, considered the world's largest CRT TV, has been preserved from destruction in Japan, marking a significant moment for gaming history preservation. The 440-pound display was salvaged from an Osaka restaurant days before its scheduled demolition, following a two-week international rescue operation. Gaming enthusiast Shank Mods, aided by local contacts and industrial shipping experts, secured the functioning 45-inch…

Console modder hunts down world's largest CRT TV — saves it from noodle restaurant demolition death half the way around the globe

A modder managed to save an extremely rare 43-inch Sony Trinitron KX-45ED1 from an untimely ending in Japan and import it to the US.

What Happened to the World's Largest Tube TV? (Shank Mods)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfZxOuc9Qwk The Sony KX-45ED1 is rumored to be the largest direct-view CRT display ever produced. Weighing in at a whopping 440 pounds (200kg) along with a 43-inch display, this behemoth originally sold for $40,000 in the U.S. This is a cool video where Shank Mods documents the history and the rarity of the TV and the journey of potentially finding one in the wild.