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@selea@social.linux.pizzaGot this one for a couple of bucks.
It is in a very non-working condition, basically nothing electrical is working.
The only thing left is a Cathode-ray tube and some speakers - the rest was thrown out long time ago.
So, I need some tips from #fediverse
What display-panel should I put in this one?
I am thinking, of reusing a raspberry pi and make it some sort of "media station" if possible. But first do I need to make the display functional.
@selea looks like a short story plot device a kid finds in a garage sale and it can show the future or something
@selea that is a nice project 
@selea I have seen one like this. My one was bit new so it was complex inside. The worst part was I could not put everything back in place 
(e/ack thbbft) @selea don't chuck that CRT! If it's not broken it would be very helpful to someone trying to restore an old television. Nobody's making tubes anymore.
As for panels: need measurements
@selea there are other, more insane options. You have a yoke, but you'd need an HV board/PSU (possibly from AliExpress) https://www.instructables.com/Turn-a-Broken-Mac-Classic-Into-a-Modern-day-Raspbe/
Problem is that almost everything is ripped out from that - except for the tube itself. :(
@selea they're dead simple tho, 125-year-old technology! As long as you can find a driver board that will plug in to the cathode on the tip of the neck of the tube & connect to the anode on the top/side, and the deflection yoke isn't too badly damaged, it's totally feasible to get that tube running with random spare parts. Or remove it carefully and sell it to a vintage TV enthusiast who will probably be thrilled to find a part available that hasn't been manufactured in 80 years.
@selea so cool! the glass is very nice, although it might be tricky to keep that surface with a flat screen behind it.. might be worth a try though? In any case, I'd make sure the lcd is bigger than the cutout, and then adjust in software... maybe a MAME-style shader to add a fake curvature to the image as well?
Gonna be amazing! 
Just be careful with it: https://www.nedt.org/the-dangers-of-cathode-ray-tube-crt-monitors-and-televisions/
Thanks for the headsup!
I definitely will!
@selea put something high-res and use a software CRT filter to make it look good.