Is a CRT monitor enough, or should I just go for a TV?
>Is a fat pussy enough or should I get a fleshlight?
>>12522424go for a TV if you're going to play console games on it
>>12522428Fat pussy is the only pussy worth fucking though?
>>12522424>enoughEnough for what? What are you planning on playing/watching? Do you care about 240p? Are you emulating or using original hardware? We can't answer anything if you don't explain.
>>12522424CRT monitor for PC games, CRT TV for console games. It's a pita to get 240p with scanlines working well on CRT monitors, and you're probably going to end up using shaders anyway
>>12522424CRT monitors are much higher quality than TVs, but they can be a pain to set up. For one, they don't accept standard def signals (240p/480i) which means you'll need to use a line-doubler if you want them to work at all with most of your old consoles (besides dreamcast). And if you're using the CRT with your PC, that can have its own headaches as well. You can buy HDMI or DP to VGA adapters, but they're hit or miss. The ones I've tried only support 60hz on the CRT even though I KNOW FOR A FACT that the CRT can also support refresh rates in the 70-85hz range. And there's also issues with some adapters crushing blacks and such. Trying to get one that's good just seems to be a total lottery, especially since PC CRTs are still very niche so there's no a lot of good info on what to get. Having said all that, if you're able to set up an emulator on your PC or figure out a way to hook your old consoles up to the CRT, and you can do something like 640x480 with a simple scanline generator, the result will look incredibly high quality. On par with a BVM but for 1/10th the price or even less.
>>12522437Exactly
>>12522639>For one, they don't accept standard def signals (240p/480i) which means you'll need to use a line-doublerThere do be 15khz and 25khz PC monitor exists, althoughbeit. Triple sync even.
>>12522424It depends which stranger on the internet you're trying to impress.
>>12522424Most CRT PC displays back then had shitty washed out colors. I'd go for a consumer trinitron.
>>12522639That's the monitors made for IBM type PC's but the type of monitor they made for Amiga etc. took regular tv connectors and would be pretty much plug and play with consoles.As for OP's question I assume he wants a CRT for the shitty, blurred image quality which zoomers have convinced themselves is the "intended" way to play retro games, so he should just get a TV.
>>12522437TRVTH NVKE
Later model ViewSonic or don't even bother.
>>12522424Depends on what you want. I like the TV look more for retro games but monitors are a lot cleaner.
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>>12522639>640x480 with a simple scanline generator, the result will look incredibly high quality. On par with a BVM but for 1/10th the price or even less.They will look better than a BVM and that's not a good thing. They are unsuited for 240p.
>>12522424Monitor if what you want from crt is crystal clear picture and colors, dynamic definition, low latency, motion clarityTV if you want bigger picture and/or scanlines
>>12522424Ideally you would get both, but if you can't for whatever reason it really depends on whether you're mainly going to be playing PC or console games. Console games don't look good on CRT monitors without putting in some work to make them look good, which can be annoying. On the other hand, PC games don't look good on CRT TVs. Basically, if you're playing a lot of PC games, get a monitor, if you're mainly playing console games, get a TV.
>>12522436 >>12522424something something, console devs mostly design games for composite cables and dithering.PC monitors were techically superior, better for high-res games and text-heavy RPGs.
>>12522424Just use a modern display. Outside of larping on this board there is no advantage to these things. Everyone outside of this echo chamber was happy to see them gone,
>>12523112I want a CRT though.
>>12523112>thread about CRTs>bothered by CRT talklol
>>12523124I’m discussing CRTs. I answered op with TRUTH.Stop trying to silence TRUTH.You are simply degraded by the blurry falsehood your eyes are suffering having to witness.
>>12523141>saar is truth I sayOP asked *CRT* monitor *OR* TVlearn to read ESL
>>12523146Just ignore the off-topic retards.
>>12523146Yes.The answer is neither>>12523148It’s on topic. A modern display is correct. OP needs correction. Not that he even specified what he intends to use it for in the OP post.He’s probably struggling right now trying to work out why his display port won’t hook up to either.Many pointless threads are made like this. Why hit just look at the archives for the hundreds of times this has been asked?
>>12523152>Why hit just look at the archives for the hundreds of times this has been asked?Because they aren't interactive? You do realize what forums are, why they are called like that?
>>12523152But I want a CRT.
>>12523112I tend to agree on CRT monitors, they are antiquated and their only advantage is not having any native resolution. Their "superior contrast ratio" is a straight up myth that disregards their grey phosphorous coating.But CRT tv's? Those display any graphics intended for them the best. The artists did the art on a computer monitor but looked at the output of their work on a tv.
>>12523163This
>>12522424It literally depends on what you want to do.
>>12522935>Later model ViewSonicWhich are you specifically referring to?
>>12523350Nta, but my 1782M has BNC inputs and it's been nothing but a pleasure to set up with or without an OSSC. The RGB output is much to my liking after trying several monitors. Still running fine after 5 years of ownership.
>>12523112enjoy your motion blur i guess
>>12523426My IPS has no motion blur though. And because of the phosphorous coating on a CRT, the contrast ratio is better too.
>>12523459What does that have to do with OP?
>wahh what does this have to do with OP
>>12522424Only good for old PC games since they will still look good at low resolutions on a crt and you won't have to constantly mod old games with run at 1080p+. The people who say they're good for modern games are talking about $4000 mid 2000's models that can run 16:9 high resolutions and other resolutions at high hz. Many modern UIs aren't designed to fit your average crt monitor aspect ratios and it's a pain in the ass, some things might be cut off or cropped. The games will look ok but it's nothing crazy. I guess one benefit is you can run new games at lower resolutions and have it look decent and you won't need super powerful hardware to run them. CRT monitors are also just kind of hard to find these days, especially good ones without shadow masks and ones with decent vertical and horontal scan frequencies that can drive decent resolutions and hz. Those usually go for a couple hundred bucks, if you can even find one.>>12523426oleds exist.>>12523163You can remove the coating. Usually time has already heavily degraded them anyway and you just apply the right chemicals and it will just rub off.
>>12523491>You can remove the coating. Usually time has already heavily degraded them anyway and you just apply the right chemicals and it will just rub off.The coating is imperative to how a crt displays, you can't remove this coating without destroying it's ability to even display an image and it's on the inside of the glass anyway.
>>12523520He's talking about the anti glare coating.
>>12523525But the phosphor coating is what destroys the contrast ratio, the screen cannot display deep blacks even if it doesn't have a backlight.
>>12523572I misread and thought you were talking about anti-glare coating on the outside of the screen glass.
>>12523491oleds are too prone to retention
>>12523491>OLEDCRTs still have better motion
>>12523829Wrong.
>>12523163> their only advantage is not having any native resolutionNot having the image turn to mush as soon as anything moves is I would say an even more important advantage. If you have gotten used to flat panels you may not realize how utterly horrific they are in regards to motion blur.
>>12523023that pic is quite dishonest seeing that all good monitors used shadowmask>>12523886OLOL's are ass
>image turn to mush as soon as anything movesSome people never used OLEDs I swear and talk out of their ass.Sure it's still sample-and-hold but it's so much better than anything LCD.
>>12523990>that all good monitors used shadowmaskThere's only a few Mitsubishi tubes with actually high end good shadowmaks. Literally all good monitors are some form of AG.
>>12523990>that pic is quite dishonestThat's literally my setup that I photographed a couple nights ago. Good for you if you have a better monitor but you won't be finding them for less than $400 nowadays. That's if anyone in your area is even selling anything but the cheapest trashed school computer lab monitors that were on 24/7 for 20 years.
I just posted this in another thread but I have done an exhaustive amount of testing. They all converge around half a minute but TN and IPS were the most stable with CRT and OLED being the two extremes.
>>12523998>.7 twice>some paint level shit instead of quick proper graph you can do in minutes onlineYeah, not taking you seriously.
>>12524001.7 is the center...
>>12524004>blind toodid you even proof read?
>>12523997I had a big white LG/GoldStar Studioworks with shadow mask from 1999-2006 til we stupidly replaced with a crappy 4:3 LCD screen that lasted only for a few years
>>12524005No I fixed it anon in the other thread told me the bottom was .7 and not .07. I got confused because .7 just so happens to be the true center and not .63. I don't know how I didn't catch it but it was just a typo.
>>12523998>>12524010Not gonna take you seriously anymore over actually intelligent faggots like loliii123 when it comes to OLED vs LCD vs CRT.
>>12524013You don't even know me. Sorry it was done in paint and I made a type but if I told you how many hours I autistically tested this shit you'd shit yourself right here, right now. You would be sitting in steaming shit and it would smell bad too. I don't even know who you are talking about btw.
>>12524016That's the thing, you claimed autistic testing but then didn't even autistically do the cart.
>>12524031I may never... I fixed the typo and that's all that matters. I only care about the data and results. Thanks for bringing the typo to my attention though. Nigger.
>>12524039You're welcome, double-nigger.
>>12524051Thanks for the "You're welcome", triple-nigger.
>>12524059So what are the screens you did the testing on? Curious.
