Previous Thread: >>12010332>Try to keep things /vr/ related: Focus should be on 6th Gen Consoles and older. Slight off topic is fine so long as it's related to CRTs, such as later 16:9 models, HD models, etc. Systems with backwards compatibility are also safe territory, as are re-releases on newer hardware. PC CRTs are also welcome and appreciated.>Produce OC! Bust out your camera and take photos of your CRTs displaying all sorts of games, featuring all sorts of tubes, using all sorts of signals. Getting good shots can be hard, but if you take enough, at least a few will turn out alright.>Try and give as much information as possible when asking for info on a specific set, or troubleshooting an issue to expedite and help you may receive. As always, Google is your friend and we are your friends with benefits. Do people read this? Older archived threads aren't a bad place to look either; Seriously, there's literally 6 years of backlog at this point.>Share appreciation for others choice of technology and personal philosophy of gaming. Always remember to show courtesy in your discussion and moderate yourselves first.Limited discussion of video processing and scaling devices is alright, but remember to keep the focus on CRTs and CRT accessories.CRT Pastebin (Never Ever) : http://pastebin.com/1Ri5TS3xGuide to CRT Hunting : http://pastebin.com/H9H9L2LQGuide to Video Monitors : http://pastebin.com/pQX4N6gZGeneral Purpose CRT Adjustment Guide : http://www.arcaderepairtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/guide_setup_adjust_arcade_monitors_v1.2.0.pdfS-Video Pasta : http://pastebin.com/rH2h6C7WBKM-10R Protocol Info : http://pastebin.com/aTUWf33JJVC RGB card cloning guide : https://pastebin.com/EXqMBfcY
Trinitron wins
Bedside Trinitron. It's way too big (27") but it was free. Sometimes I want to play vidya but can't be bothered to go to my office.
>>12035134are you on original hardware or emulating
>>12035141Orig
look everybody i'm bumping the thread from page 10
Go ahead, poke the high voltage. It doesn’t hurt much.
might be getting a mitsubishi crt monitor tomorrow, a diamond plus 70 tf-7700p. i can't find much info online but it looks like its a late 90s model. i have a lot of crt tvs but i haven't found time to source a monitor yet so i'm pretty stoked. i think it'll finally get me in the mood to play some 90s-early 2000s pc stuff
Who’s playing games here, post a picture and prove it
>>12037250the faggot seller blocked me randomly so i guess i'll have to source a different monitor
>he fell for the widescreen CRT meme
I love my plain ol' crt.
>>12039351widescreen CRTs kick ass for movies. blurays look incredible on them.
just got my filthy mits on an HP mx704 monitor for $20Am I good with just a simple display port to VGA cable or will I need a more convoluted set up to hook it up to a modern computer?
>>12039351shut up dingleberry
I have pic related coming in tomorrow. Haven't used a CRT in a decade in a half. I did not realize converting an HMDI signal to RCA/Analog/whatever was so convoluted. There are a couple little emulation devices I wanted to throw on there but guess I'll just have to trial and error, and in the mean time dig out my old snes and maybe get a flashcart for it.I have no idea what I'm doing but I'm so excited for the nostalgic fuzz and refreshing my frame of reference of how OG hardware actually looked. Also want to throw on some old DVDs too!
oops dead
my viewsonic E70 monitor looks a bit faded, is there a way to fix that?
>learn that my friend's family was desperately searching for someone to recycle a 36" ToshibaIt's now sitting in my garage until I work up the nerve to move it to the second floor.
Somebody near me is offering a 36" JVC for $50. I already have a 20" flat-screen RCA, but I've been looking for a backup in case it dies, and this JVC seems to be in great condition. Should I spring for it? Would you?Also how heavy is this fucker gonna be?
>>12040847Don’t die, anon
>>12041135I had to move a 36" Toshiba set just last night, and they're fucking heavy. 200lbs or so doesn't sound like a lot, but the weight distribution is a bitch. Don't expect to move it solo unless you're on gear or something. It worked with 2 of us, but my friend got tired. We had a couple other friends pitch in and it became a whole lot easier.>>12041139I'm gonna try and pitch bringing it upstairs to another pal, and hopefully he'll go for it because he's a tall motherfucker and he works out. Once it's on flat ground it's going straight on the dolly. Hopefully I won't die because the set looks fantastic.
>>12041150I'm 6'4 265 and I man handle my 36 inch Trinitron up stairs more than I'd like. Your tall friend should be able to handle it no problem.
>>12041169You've got my respect for willingly hauling that behemoth back up and down the stairs over and over. This CRT is probably going to stay in this exact spot upstairs for the rest of my natural and unnatural life.
>>12040303Hdmi to composite is a single converter off of amazon. If youre sending it a 480p signal it should add almost no lag either.
>>12041189Those things generally can’t produce 240p images and often scale everything widescreen for some reason
How come I’ve never seen a good looking tv stand?
get ready for a deluge of these articles. every sharp with 150,000 hours on it is going to be priced $500 on facebook. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250911-the-people-who-hunt-down-old-tvs?ocid=fbfut
>>12041289It's been off and on. I suspect this winter will be rough but in the spring everyone will remember there are still a ton of these things out there and prices will be more normal. At least, in the US
>>12041289side note but fuck that retrotech guy, he's a faggot with no idea how the electronics work, all he does is replace capacitors until it's fixed or blame the flyback
>>12041289god damn it
if you didn't lock down your crt at least 10 years ago, what have you been doing?
>>12041289Maybe in 5-10 years. Right now CRTs are easy to find and affordable, at least in the midwest. Even the most in-demand ones like JVCs and Sonys are still not too bad. It's really just pvms that have gotten absurd, which I don't care because they're completely overrated for retrogaming and a gigantic meme.
bros i dont feel so good...https://www.thetimes.com/uk/technology-uk/article/retro-gamers-spark-revival-of-boxy-televisions-3vxh6vc2z
>>12041289>>12042240attn bongs who dont have a crt yet: it's over
>>12041289>>12042240rip bongland
>>12041150I've done it. The TV is upstairs, and I hoisted it up onto a table by myself somehow. It was touch and go for a bit, but it is done and it is beautiful. Tried and failed to capture a good shot of it with my phone. None of that moire you see in the picture is actually there on the set, and it's hard to show just how immense it looks in person. Now time to relax and hope my back doesn't ache in the morning.
>>12042836nice. Taking crt pictures is a chore, but that looks good. Lift big crts to stay stronk
it's finally mine
moved my 32 in and now it has geometry problems (some bowing top right and bottom right corners).
>>12043028Move it back and hope they go away.
>>12042861nice
>>12043028CRTs are highly sensitive to spirits. Move it back to a ghost free zone.
>>12041202Because you didn't make it yourself
/crt/bros, what's the best bang for your buck you can get out of a single light gun? I own a saturn and a ps2 so I'm eyeballing either the virtua gun, guncon, guncon 2 or something else entirely. what gun(s) and games would you recommend?
>>12043385its too late, they're already in the tube. but the good news is the bowing seems to have gotten slightly better? I dont really notice it now after watching a movie.
I've got a ~30 inch crt and about 70 inches of wall space. Any ideas for a TV table that can accommodate the weight while being long enough for a flat panel to sit beside it?I've thought of getting a cheap workbench but they're all kind of ugly.
>>12044443any of those entertainment centers with built in fire place heaters. they can get long, and they are usually solid wood but make sure obviously.
>>12044086>but the good news is the bowing seems to have gotten slightly betterIt might actually go away after sometime from the TV's degaussing. Your TV is affected by the earth's geomagnetic forces so if you've rotated the direction it's facing that could be what's causing that bowing. I wonder if there's a guide online for optimal CRT feng shui.>>12045387>>12045324>>12044945Looks cool anon, is it a HD set?
>>12045581>is it a HD set?Yes, Philips 30PW850H37A. No HDMI, only component.
Do all 20-21 inch CRT TVs have low TVL? The ones I've seen in this size had very soft image and easily visible grill/slot mask, while 25" and up were clearly sharper. Was this always the case or were there some sharper small TVs (excluding PVMs etc)? Talking about Europe in particular
Lads, I bought a CRT yesterday, but it came with this car cable instead of a regular power cable. I thought it would be easy to find a substitute, but no matter how hard I look, there's nothing that resembles it anywhere onlineHas anybody seen something like this before? The TV is a Nokia MP 37 H1. Most of the ones I've found in random listings don't seem to have this socket to begin with
>>12046590Get one of these
>>12044450I really don't need a space heater (Deep south US) so that'd be a waste of money and console space underneath.
>>12047018most people dont even use them, but it was just a suggestion because you can find them everywhere and they are currently in production. you might just need to check thrift stores frequently
>>12044036Honestly I'd say the Guncon2. I own two Guncon2s and two Guncon1s, they get a lot of playtime between me and my buddy, I've even gone as far as setting up Time Crisis 2 and 3 in the home. I don't have a lot of experience with the Saturn but after looking at the list it seems like you aren't missing out on much, except House of the Dead (Crypt Killer is available on the PS1 and with a patch it'll work with the GunCon1.)With GunCon2 you get Time Crisis 2, 3, and Zone, Vampire Night, Virtua Cop Rebirth(1+2,) Capcom's Gun Survivor games, and Ninja Assault. Time Crisis 1 is on the PS2 via a JP only collection that also has Point Blank 1-3, they're pretty easy to navigate despite not being in English. Several other not so well known titles once you get bored of the good stuff. This of course all works with OPL. Guncon2 does NOT work on the PS3 nir of course the 1Guncon1 is also great but I think the PS1 has a slimmer selection of games. The big ones you miss out on are Ghoul Panic, Elemental Gearbolt, and Crypt Killer. Point Blank in English if you really care. For PS1 I just burn discs and disc swap, but if you have a hard copy GunCon1 works on PS2 even fir some GunCon2 games.Otherwise GunCon1 and 2 are both super accurate and sturdy, the setup is easy and also works with S-Video and component. You don't necessaeily need the pricey T-cable, there are some cheap work arounds like using a female to male RCA cable with S-Video or just buying the adaptor pieces. I just wish House of the Dead 1, 2, and 3 were on PS2, and maybe a CarnEvil port.
>>12047897>the setup is easy and also works with S-Video and component.I was wondering about that. I'm using s-video cables, how do I go about hooking up the composite video plug on the guncons?
>>12047934It's gonna depend on your TV, firstly it has to have a video input that takes S-Video and composite for the same input, secondly you might need a PS2 A/V cable that has both composite and s-video output on the same cable. Now I had a Toshiba and Sony that had this input, on the Toshiba I could connect the guncun video cable to the composite without having to connect the PS2's composite video into the passthrough, thus a female RCA to male RCA cable between the guncon and TV worked without issue. On my Sony I needed a PS2 video cable with composite and S-Video because the GunCon would only work if the PS2's composite video was also plugged into the passthrough. So in this instance I still needed the T-adaptor cable. Using this setup the S-Video output was focused and the TV would not display the composite video while both were plugged in, this may vary with other TV sets.I've done my best to draw a diagram in hopes of you better understanding, again the Toshiba did not need the T-adapter cable, just a female to male RCA cable.In exchange for all my knowledge, you must now post your CRT and whatever you're playing ITT. Thank you.
>>12048037Couldn't you just plug the PS2's composite output into the guncon and omit the TV completely if you're using S-Video anyway? As far as I'm aware plugging both into a shared input on the TV can introduce interference like checkerboard patterns (chroma from composite being the culprit, just like in poorly shielded sync-on-composite SCART cables), I've run into a problem like this before.
trying out a camera I haven't used in a while
>>12049257looks good enough to be a screenshot for a gaming magazine before they had image capturing devices. The real test is trying to get a picture of the crt where both the screen and the case are in frame. It helps to make the room well-lit and turn the screen brightness really low, because it still shows up bright on camera
S-video modded my 80s Mitsubishi monitor. I love the blue tint of their diamond-vision tube, it’s gemmy.
True boys survive
>>12050727pic?
Really gotta get my KV-36XBR200 out of my parents basement. Really thinking of paying movers since it's gotta go up a flight of stairs from folks basement, then up a flight of stairs at my house. Then my current 36 inch Sony CRT (that has some geometry issues needs to come down and go into the garage for storage.
friend of mine who's living in Japan got gave an eizo e67tis it worth importing back to the states?I'll be back with the complete model and other details after he gets back to me. Looks in good shape just yellowed.
>>12053738Looks like it’s a 19” 96kHz set, which is decent but very available in the US already. I would imagine importing it would cost more than buying even an eBay scalper’s price on a comparable one.
I'm sorry but retro console games look like crap on HD displays, CRTs or not.
>>12056535what do you dislike about it? everything i’ve posted is 480i/p from a ps2 and all the games have a native widescreen mode
>>12056829is that 27" or is it bigger
>>12056829Are you emulating with an Ever drive?
>>12049306Nice, I'll give it a shot but the focus on this thing isn't great
>>12058679this nigga livin' in 2010, am jelly
looks like the boomers are seeing the "gamer tv" articles
>>12058990Wow, a crash team racing television
>>12058990Pretty cheap for a CTR
lookin good!
How necessary is the remote to a crt tv?How difficult is it to pair a replacement to said crt?
>Got a CRT monitor for my PC today>Older PC games look absolutely perfect on it>Most of the 6th gen console games I try out look great>Try some NES and SNES games, they're pretty sharp but not too bad>Try out an original playstation game on Duckstation with no filteringI think my eyes are still bleeding
Finally got some time to sit down and beat Mega Man Legends. What a great game
>I got a high resolution CRT to play 240p console games
>>12060536>I think my eyes are still bleedingTry forcing into 240p
>>12060396remotes are generally very easy to find, and reproductions exist. how necessary? i guess thats up to you but on a lot of tvs you wont be able to do anything to picture controls without the remote.
>>12060396>How necessary is the remote to a crt tv?100%
>>12060552son, the picture on this badboy is sharp as a damn knife. i just thread the little connection on and im instantly transported to crystal clear gamer heaven. you gotta see it person to really see it.you don't know what the magic of a big screen television is like, because you're on welfare.and don't start any sissy boy talk about input lag. the chomos at crt database can suck me from behind while i crush the whole nintendo catalog on this bad motha
>>12060624>>12060638say I buy this tv without a remote then find a replacement on Ebay, is it a trivial or non-trivial process to get it working?
>>12060649dude nothing is that hard. if its oem it'll just work. if its a universal remote there's instructions in manuals for how to program it.
>>12060654thanks for your candornext week I'll ask to test this tv, if I end up getting it I'll let you all know
>>12060649The only problem with universal remotes is the button configurations are sometimes confusing
this is the way doom was meant to be played
>>12039351Fox grapes etc.
>>12060649should be fine. theres some TVs that need an oem remote for the service menu like JVC
>>12061489
Got a new 24 inch CRT recently, loving it. Hadn't had a big CRT in many years.Been playing Virtuacop with lightgun and also Sega Marine Fishing. Got this time/score the other day on one of the minigames, lol.
Anybody here have a Guncon and Time Crisis? My crosshair is a little jittery on my RCA TruFlat TV. I know some jitter is to be expected, but mine kinda flicks off a small (but not insignificant) amount to the side for a fraction of a second somewhat frequently. It's caused me to miss multiple shots while playing.Is this an issue with the guncon itself? Should I consider opening it up and cleaning it? What about recapping it? I've done recap jobs before but I know nothing about how these devices work and don't know if it would help in the end.For reference, I'm using a PS2 slim with an AV multi-out for the composite connection from the guncon, as I'm using s-vid. I dunno if that matters at all.
>>12063692It could be your set's geometry since flat screens can be a little wacky. I only have a GunCon 2, but it's rock solid.
>>12063030is that one of those RCA TruFlats?
>>12066047It is a flat screen, but not RCA
>>12066070the curve on the top edge made me think that
>>12068554
CRTbros, I saw the light. S-Video is the best output. A little bleeding makes all the difference for the better.
>>12068934I agree.I think it's still a little bit too high quality for PS1 dithering though.
>>12068934Honestly I think it looks too good on gen 4 and earlier. It's usually pretty good on gen 5 and 6 though.
>>12068934wrong, rf is the best
>>12068934Getting a mixture of all for different scenarios is bestcomposite is best
>>12069180
>>12069180>>12069185Looks terrible compared to rgb
>>12068934There's an argument for using composite with dithering but there's really no point in using s-video if you have the option for RGB.
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