Laterally spaced multiple electron gun color cathode ray tube device

A colour cathode ray tube device comprising a cathode ray tube having a single screen section divided into a plurality of sub-regions, and means for separately scanning the sub-regions, characterized in that:

• each of said sub-regions adjoins at least one other of said plurality of sub-regions,
• two of said sub-regions adjoin one other sub-region only,
• said sub-regions are arranged so as to form one respective overlap region at each location where two of the sub-regions adjoin,
• the cathode ray tube comprises one color selection electrode only, and a plurality of respective necks, deflection yokes and electron guns, and
• means for preventing formation of any overlap region in which more than two sub-regions overlap,
• wherein said means comprises an arrangement of said electron guns wherein each of said electron gun lies substantially in a same plane, and
• each of said electron guns and the respective deflection yoke scans all of a respective one only of said sub-regions, including the overlap regions associated with each sub-region adjoining the respective one only of said sub-regions.