Thanks. I assessed the quality of the CRT by watching the same source (TV streaming from a PC with S-Video connection -- same source as ever) on a diffrerent CRT yesterday. I could do with a new TV.
Opportunity to ask: is it possible that the placement of the TV contributed to its demise? It lives in an unheated conseratory-type room. The oil-filled radiator there switches on automatically to protect the room from freezing. Of course I heat the room to watch the TV.
In spring, temperatures can range from 35+ degrees to 10 in a single day; large temperature variations take place throughout the year.
Is its replacement doomed? Are LCDs better suited to such conditions?