What Happened to the World's Largest Tube TV?

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Start your business today at https://shopify.com/shankmods The KX-45ED1, aka the PVM-4300, was rumored to be the largest CRT ever made. A mysterious picture of one has circled the internet for years. Join me as we uncover the mystery of this massive and mythical tube TV. Grab one of our Forever Pak 64s here: https://4layertech.com/products/forever-pak-64 Follow Abebe, our Hero on the Ground: https://twitter.com/bebetheman https://bsky.app/profile/tinari.bsky.social Get a physical copy of his game, Bayonetta Origins, here: https://amzn.to/40361RD - (affiliate link, I get a small commission) More details and high-res photos of the KX-45ED1 on the Console Mods wiki: https://consolemods.org/wiki/CRT:PVM-4300 Slick's upcoming game "Twilight Kingdoms Saga" https://slickiem.itch.io/twilightkingdomssaga Andrews Electronics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewsElectronics/ Where to find me: https://twitter.com/shankmods https://bsky.app/profile/shankmods.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/shankmods Bonus content coming soon: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/ShankMods/home https://www.patreon.com/ShankMods "JOIN MY DISCORD": https://discord.gg/k2VKCHS WEBSITES: Chikuma Website - http://chikumasoba.com/ Move of Sunday - https://ameblo.jp/moveofsunday/entry-11990203731.html Kansai Odyssey - https://kansai-odyssey.com/a-sakai-favorite-chikuma-soba/ Console Mods Wiki - https://consolemods.org/wiki/Main_Page MUSIC projectshay: unexist - https://projectshay.bandcamp.com/album/unexist Mulberry Sunrise - https://projectshay.bandcamp.com/track/mulberry-sunrise Bourbon - https://projectshay.bandcamp.com/track/bourbon Amaranthine - https://projectshay.bandcamp.com/track/amaranthine-2 azure - https://projectshay.bandcamp.com/track/azure Latte - https://projectshay.bandcamp.com/album/latte you're not the same any more - https://projectshay.bandcamp.com/track/youre-not-the-same-any-more-free-release Mainframe - https://projectshay.bandcamp.com/track/mainframe SCRAP! - https://projectshay.bandcamp.com/track/scrap Echo Visor: The Jazz Lounge, An Interlude - https://echovisor.bandcamp.com/track/the-jazz-lounge-an-interlude The B Train to Downtown - https://echovisor.bandcamp.com/track/the-b-train-to-downtown Lud and Schlatts Musical Emporium: Ride of the Valkyries - https://youtu.be/uNkRW_9pHRQ The Happy Alright: Next 2 Me - https://open.spotify.com/track/5l3IT5zYuWcbqrOd0Wlbp4 Boy Don't Cry: Altitude - https://open.spotify.com/track/3l0BUoRa27GT3GsxmWNh52 Slick: Tense Meeting - (unreleased) YOUTUBE VIDEOS: bluesmokeproductions: Amazing 1000fps CRT Burst - https://youtu.be/qa12Qrz8oGI Huge Console TV Implosion - https://youtu.be/p3G8XYO1gmM RCA TV IMPLOSION - https://youtu.be/eUMrjkY9gYY shango066: Color CRT Safety Glass Removal Cataract Repair - https://youtu.be/VzLeSngY0ks Color Television CRT Cataract Removal and Replacement Pt1 1966 Sylvania Tabletop - https://youtu.be/E-X0HmOg5qA Jerry Walker: Curing CRT Cataracts - https://youtu.be/iTcZbBp5yGY Alice Tyrell: I Replaced my Camera Operator with a Robot, for $20 - https://youtu.be/DXSgPqVLiHc Laserfights: Should you game on an HD CRT? - https://youtu.be/K-D2A0IAusY?si=eOH6aNuYXG-Xx8-f くうしば: 【潜入】見た目むっちゃ入りにくいお蕎麦屋さんに行ってみた【ちく満 】- https://youtu.be/aPqHejxXkEE Beyond the Summit Smash: Hungrybox throws CRT - https://youtu.be/1JGz0E71lr4 0:00 - Old TVs 1:30 - The Mythic KX-45ED1 3:39 - Ancient Noodles 6:15 - The Stranger 8:04 - Operation: Big Boy 10:39 - Waiting 11:05 - Logistics 12:56 - Money 15:03 - Extraction 16:13 - The Unboxening 17:46 - Latency and Processing 19:14 - Tube Measuring Contest 20:26 - An Interview 25:18 - Not An Interview 27:34 - Service 32:23 - Tyler, the Destroyer 34:10 - Meet the Hero 34:58 - A Special Piece of History