Previous thread: >>1237975>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
/crt/ has fallen...
>>12491430I will soon switch over to a scaler. I am sick and tired of owning a crt. As nice as my sony trinitron is still is, it has no place in this day and age. Its time to let go and I advice you guys do the same.
>>12492521fuck you satan you'll never win
>>12492532what the fuck do you want me to tell you? most of the people here are boomers and we all had DECADES to experience retro games. if you havent by now you are probably not really intersted in this hobby to begin with. be honest with yourself.
I mentioned this a couple weeks ago but only got around to taking care of it recently so I'll post some results. I bought a 19" NEC VGA monitor off ebay (yeah yeah I know, but I've been looking around locally for ages and there's never been anything). So naturally, the thing got completely fucked up in shipping. The seller didn't take the swivel stand off the bottom, so when the shipping company tossed it around, the bottom got pushed up and completely shrekt the motherboard. Luckily the board is single-sided and sits within a sturdy metal frame, so I used contact cement to bind the cracked parts back together, drilled a few selective holes to prevent hairline cracks from spreading, scraped away the solder mask and bridged all the broken traces. It's hard to explain just how fucking small some of these were just from the pics. I had to use tiny copper strands and I was basically working blind in a few places where everything was so close together, but I checked everything and nothing is shorted or bridging where it shouldn't be.
>>12492590First attempt putting everything back together, the monitor powered on but nothing appeared on screen. I didn't want to give up so I disassembled again and reflowed all joints on the entire board. This time when I tested it it worked. Mission complete. Thing looks absolutely beautiful.
>>12492494These threads now are full of shitposters who actively try to discourage honest posters from participating.
Also I did get a full refund on the broken monitor so this did turn out to be free, except of course for the time spent fixing it, which was substantial. But I enjoy tinkering and fixing things so that's fine.
We are so back. Here are a couple TVs I got recently.First is a Panny 13" tiktok mommy special. Surprisingly good geometry. I didn't touch it.
>>12492608Second is a KV-27V42 which is disassembled for new caps and a component mod. Composite and svideo look good on it though.
>>12492596we're in the post ironic period of /vr/, the discussion is so bad nobody puts effort into their posts or takes pride in how they communicate
>>12492521>it has no place in this day and ageThis day and age is gay and retarded and i will continue to use what has always worked perfectly.
>>12492590>>12492595Wow, that is commitment. Nicely done.
>>12492521Ooooh a trannytron. Now wonder you're ending it all.
>>12492648here they are: >>12492868
>>12492596What did you expect from post hack 4chan, it all trannies talking to bots and other trannies and everyone is caught in between them flatulence.
>>12491430FUCK those little sonys are so nice
>>12492596that's a lot of the board now unfortunately. just a lot of shitters doing le epic nihilistic troll 4channer larp, accusing everyone of being jewish or a tranny or brown, and discouraging any poster who's sincere.
Managed to pick up a 27 inch sony PVM-2730QM for 350 bucks. It needs some tweaking and probably some new caps but even now the color and brightness just outlcasses my regular set. Ive already ordered speakers for it
>>12492595nice save anon
I needed another crt like i need another hole in my head, but fuck me, i cant say no to a little bitch like this for 20 bux. I really like using them for nes and turbografx stuff. May try and do a video out mod on an extra gameboy as well and would probably be nice on a mono set like this.>>12493013For shits and giggles, at a local auction i bid 100 on one of those super tiny pvms, like smaller screen size than what i just posted, and i still didn't win it.
>>12493013Impressive, very nice. Those larger PVMs seem like the best of both worlds. Usually there's a tradeoff between having a large consumer set suitable for couch gaming vs a high quality pvmeme that's often only good for a desk. With that you get both, i wish the larger sets were more common
>>12491430Dude, just emulate the games, nobody cares for bad TVs anymore.
>>12492851ah johnny bravo, a true classic
>>12493194I'm emulating them on my bad TV
>>12493194I prefer my games without input delay.
>>12493194>boots up chinkheld>earthbound.sfc>new game>take pic>put back in drawerDo you handheld cucks actually play games on these things?
>>1249302520 dollars for a crt is a good deal for sure. Even if you don't want it you could probably resell for profit pretty quickly.I've got a smaller one as well that I got on ebay like 7-8 years ago for about 30 dollars after shipping and it sells for like 100+ now, pretty crazy.
>>12492596Yeah it's been really weird having a dude come in every thread berating CRTs.
>>12493013Bout 350 is a steal. Post pic in a game
>>12493617Think about how pathetic his life is to do that in every crt thread. Sad
>>12493638
I just got my first CRT after 20 yearsI'm too lazy, so pic from crtdatabase to illustrate the model I got
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVOyZ8rsP-cBoomer CRT autist takes issue with 'the kids' calling them "CRTs"
