"G. Morgan" wrote in message
Did they also call it a "flat screen"? :-)

If the CRT is flat and not convex they can call it "flat screen"
because it is.

They call it a "flat screen" to fool people into buying it thinking
it is a flat panel TV like an LCD screen. "Flat Screen" was never
marketing hype before flat panels were on the market.

Well you would have to be a real idiot not to notice the extra 18"
sticking out the back of the damn box if you thought you were getting
an LCD. Besides, flat screen CRT's do look better than convex so it's
not just some marketing "hype".

And they were pushing them well before flat-panel displays became available.