Abstract: A panel defining a front exterior of a cathode ray tube has an inner surface overlaid with a phosphor screen, and an outer surface overlaid with a tinted coating layer, wherein the tinted coating layer varies light transmission at the center and the periphery of the panel by being dark at the center and gradating brighter toward the periphery thereby preventing a difference in brightness of the panel between the center and the periphery thereof due to incremental growth in the volume of a black matrix and in the thickness of the panel toward the periphery.

Abstract: A funnel for a cathode ray tube, and a cathode ray tube including the funnel are provided. The funnel includes a neck portion whose cross section is vertically long, a first cone portion which extends from the neck portion such that the cross section is vertically long as the neck portion, and is surrounded by a deflection yoke, and a second cone portion which extends from the first cone portion to be enlarged and meets a panel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a CRT panel. The panels includes a display portion defining a distal end of the panel; a curved lateral wall extending from the display portion toward a funnel of the CRT, ends of the lateral wall being joined to the funnel; a phosphor screen formed on an inside surface of the display portion, the phosphor screen including RGB phosphor pixels and a black matrix layer between the RGB phosphor pixels; and light transmittance compensating means for compensating for differences in brightness of the phosphor screen. The light transmittance compensating means is provided on an outside surface of the display portion and has varying levels of light transmittivity over its surface.

Abstract: A panel defining a front exterior of a cathode ray tube has an inner surface overlaid with a phosphor screen, and an outer surface overlaid with a tinted coating layer, wherein the tinted coating layer varies light transmission at the center and the periphery of the panel by being dark at the center and gradating brighter toward the periphery thereby preventing a difference in brightness of the panel between the center and the periphery thereof due to incremental growth in the volume of a black matrix and in the thickness of the panel toward the periphery.