why are smaller cathode ray tube displays still almost as long as large ones? do the electrons need a certain distance to get up to speed or some shit? is it that you can’t deflect them accurately over a short distance

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@jk you also need to focus the electron beam (which is even more complicated on color tubes), I think that's the reason

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