Sony Color TVs didn’t start with Trinitron — for several years ... vertical stripes which led to a brighter picture. All color TV’s shoot three electron guns at a phosphor screen.

Trinitron technology allowed Sony televisions to produce color TV images that were vastly brighter and more saturated than competing shadow mask designs. And that RGB design was hidden in plain sight ...

I often find myself lingering over an auction or markeplace listing for a boxy little Trinitron CRT, the kind that looks like ...