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.

Remarkably, the TV was still there and turned on ... Finally, Shank Mods was satisfied with the Sony Trinitron KX-45ED1, aka the PVM-4300, and exclaimed, "In person, this thing looks incredible!" ...