answersLogoWhite

0

might refer to the abbreviated CRT meaning "Cathode Ray Tube" which were the box looking TVs and PC Monitors back then.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What was television called in the olden days?

It was called the Television but when first coined it was called the "Cathode tube" which as we know was actually only part of the device


What is the tube called in an old tv?

They were called thermionic valves. there was also the cathode ray tube (CRT)


What is an older tv called befpre the flat screens and hd and lcd came out called?

The previous generation of televisions were known as CRT televisions. CRT stands for cathode ray tube. The tube sent a stream of electrons from the back of the tube to the front phosphor coated glass face. The electrons caused the phosphors to glow according to the intensity of the electron beam.


Why is lcd TV called lcd TV?

LCD stands for Liquid Cristal Display. It's the type of TV screen they use, as opposed to old tube screens of old days.


What does tube on You tube mean?

in the early days of televisiion, the screen that one watched the picture on was more than just the glass 'screen', but included the necessary parts to deliver the video portiion of the television experience, was actually called a picture tube. From that fact people sometimes called it the 'tube', or sometimes the 'boob tube'....just as a reference to television. I think that the only one to know the true answer to the question is the one or few who officially gave You tube it's name. In my opinion, though, I think it is referencing just that ... tv. "You tv" as in videos....= tv --- about whatever YOU want... or since anyone can make and ppost their own from home....it could refer to TV-- OF YOU!


What are the old tv's with the big back on them?

Those were picture-tube TVs. The picture tube was almost as long as the TV screen was wide.


What is a screen on a tv called?

CRT Cathod ray tube


What does a tv tube do?

A "tube," more accurately called a cathode ray tube, or CRT, displays the image sent in through the coaxial cable from the cable box or antenna, or from another video input. The CRT is a vacuum tube which emits a varying pattern of electrons at the back of a screen. The screen is treated with a phosphor and when the treatment is excited by electrons, it emits electromagnetic radiation, which is light.


A television-like display device is called an?

a television- like display device is called a


How come my Quaser 27 in TV picture keeps flashing then goes black does the picture tube need replacing?

The problem you describe might be the tube, but there are other parts of the television that can cause similar effects. You will need to have it checked at a TV repair center and they will also be able to tell you how much a new tube could cost. In these days of very low cost televisions, it is quite likely that the tube will cost more than a new television.


Why is it called YouTube?

Original TVs used cathode ray tubes for the monitors. It became called by some "The Tube." So, the tube part refers to video. The "you" part refers to the fact that you can add your own video.


What is the full form of You tube?

Your Television. You - Your Tube -Television (From Cathode Ray Tube)