previous >>12710863>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. Match your camera's frame rate (50 or 60fps) in your camera apps' settings and use a low ISO for best results.>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 photography tips: https://nyanpasu64.gitlab.io/blog/crt-photography/
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>>12748395Working on this free JVC. Everything works except the IR sensor. Guessing that's why it was dumped. Shame because it's an easy fix
>>12748475I respect you fellas who are in the actual repair business of CRTs.
>>12748486It's often not worth the time investment, but I like doing it anyways. Keeps them alive for the future
Which should I keep? The bvm has an annoying scratch at the bottom of the screen. Its almost not visible, but im a mega autismo. The other one has lower quality but is flawless.
>>12748763i much prefer the left model, way more soul
>>12748763left is sick. I'd keep the PVM if you could but you could easily flip it.
>>12748763Keep em both
>>12748475model? grid?
Dead hobby, dead thread. Zoomers have killed it.
>/CRT/ general is now another waifufaggotry threadGrim. Burn 4chan down to the ground.
>>12748486Is there really enough demand to stay in business as a CRT repairman in the current year? Sounds like it could be lucrative for a little while, but money would dry up rather quickly
>>12749313There are a lot of people online that are constantly looking for repair services. Would it be something to live on, no, but could be a nice little side flow of cash.
>>12749313maybe in a major city where you can find a ton of retro gamers, otherwise you'd better be also selling pokemon cards in the other half of your shop
>>12748395>This board is for the discussion of classic, or "retro" games, including consoles, computer games, arcade games (including pinball) and any other forms of video gamestake it to /g/
>>12749398no, CRT technology relates a fundamental aspect of retro gaming, go seethe somewhere else
>>12749371I think if you were gonna actually own a physical shop it would have to be for modern tvs and other electronics, with crts as an "as well" bonus
>>12749076Jvc av-27120. I need to adjust the convergence and geometry but it's decent for being a dump find. Rgb moddable.https://crtdatabase.com/crts/jvc/jvc-av-27120>>12749313Demand, yes. I have doubts people are willing to pay what it takes in labor and parts to fix your average Toshiba or Sony CRT though. Quickly becomes not worth it unless you're dealing with a professional monitor.
>>12749398Newfag detected. /CRT/ goes back to when /vr/ was first created.
>>12749490Is that a 2530? I regret not buying one. Sweet setup
>>12749262AIslop, no less
You don't need to bait outrage to bump the thread.
THIS TOWN IS FULL OF MONSTERSHOW CAN YOU SIT THERE AND EAT PIZZA?
Anyone tried VoidScaler (downscaling firmware for the OSSC scaler)?I wish the GroovyMiSTer compatible programs would get updated. The original maintainer passed away and the new one doesn't seem to have done much to keep it buoyant
bjork should be the official girl of /crt/ not some gay ass anime bitch. here she is doing a teardown of her trinitron. something 99% of /crt/ is afraid to do.https://youtu.be/75WFTHpOw8Y
why the fuck the Wega line is such a unreliable piece of shit?all these TVs i check on either have terrible geometry of their circuit fucking explodesyet they are supposed to have the best screen out all the Trinitrons
>>12750124Best? No way. The bigger FS series WEGAs usually have wonky geometry. It can be fixed with some effort. 24" and under are usually decent.Sony cheapest out on the components inside starting in the early 2000s. The PCB is very flimsy and ICs tend to go bad. When I open up my KV-27V42 I'm amazed at how much better the build quality is compared to WEGAs.Anyways here's a pic of my kv-20fs120 with near perfect geometry for a flat tube
>>12750124My small one only has some bowing on the upper side but otherwise looks great. My big one tho, now that's fucked on many levels.
>>12750119disgusting coalburner
>>12749471here's the Sharp I picked up at recycling. 27FS560 built in March 2007, well into the plasma/lcd era. As good as a WEGA Trinitron but cheaper if you can find one for sale.Works but needs new capacitors in the power supply section. Theres some AC voltage leaking into the picture causing ripples.
>>12750119No shes actually the worst example you could use. Before she opens it up she has it turned on and running, then starts running her fingers over all the exposed electronics.
>>12750212I have never seen these sets near me, but looks nice.
>>12749471are you selling this one or keeping it
>>12750212No not the anime girl aiieeeeeeeeee
>>12750252Underrated TV with component input and it's rgb moddable. I would also put Philips PS and PT series TVs in this category.>>12750256yes selling after I service it. way too many crts in my garage and I get more from recycling every week>>12750315Not even an anime character, just a random illustration from 240p test suite kek
>>12750089Damn, that was my childhood living room TV.My parents used it until it died in like, 2018 I think.
>>12749313I doubt it, but you could combine it with something like a VHS digitizing service. Tons of old people want their tapes digitized so they can watch them on their ipads whenever.
Is image persistance/"phosphor persistance" normal on a CRT? For example, I'm in a black room in Silent Hill 2, I examine a object and get some white text on the black background. When I close the text, I can see a faint "ghost" of the image for 1-2 seconds on the screen. Is my TV dying? Am I fucked?>>12750412noo dont say that, I dont want my TV to die :(
>>12748395Guys, CRTs are kind of overrated for Gen 6. If you're playing something from Gen 5 or earlier, it's okay. But for Gen 6 and up, no one scales pixel art for CRT, except maybe for non-retro games where they went with pixel art. But even so, that doesn’t make 3D games look any better. A lot of Gen 6 was designed for upscaling, even in 2D games, but as I said, most of them didn’t scale well. If you bought one because it’s cheap, that’s fine; if you bought it as your daily driver, that’s a rookie mistake.
>>12750561i play PS2 and gamecube games on my CRT because when those consoles and games released, they were designed for consumer grade TV's of the early 2000's. You cant tell me that Silent Hill 2 was designed for HD or a LCD flat screen 16:9 tv
>>12750578I mean, they don't look any better on a CRT. Only if you zoom in on the textures, but consoles have so much post-processing on top of the CRT to mask the low-quality textures. The PS2's video output was garbage, and the Xbox didn't lose anything with the upscaling from the 360 emulator.
>>12750581I've never played an xbox before, but I know a CRT helps mask the PS2's video output while also having better response times than my HD TV, and I'm not buying/using a expensive video converter to hook it up to a modern TV. How would you suggest someone were to play PS2 games? On a HDMI converter? gross!
>>12750165no. say it isnt so. no.
>>12750587did they completely do away with component on modern tvs? I got my ps2 hooked up to my 42" panny plasma via hd retrovision component cables
>>12750647for the most part, most tvs now only come with hdmis
I found a Philips CineOS at like 100 dollars.Should I? HD CRTs are extremely rare but I dont know if this is even good. Looks good enough.Its a Philips 32PW8422/77
>>12750587You can use PS3 component cables, and you can use Xbox 360 component cables, which are even easier to find. Just grab a cheap scaler and you're all set. Unless you live outside the US (like I do), in that case you're screwed.
>>12750553>Is image persistance/"phosphor persistance" normal on a CRT?No. try turning down the contrast. Most manufacturers had it cranked up way too high out of the box.
>>12750842Gotcha, here is the before, with contrast as default setting. Fairly noticable in dark areas with bright texg
>>12751184Here is the after, contrast essentially half. Still pretty noticable, should I be concerned?
>>12751184>>12751186This is pretty normal on a black backgroundI’d be worried if it was doing it on coloured backgrounds
Not great
>>12750242>tfw too scared to do what bjork is man enough to doCRTs are deadly. I saw so on reddit.
>>12752736lollmao.scalpers and resellers on suicide watch
>>12748395I adjusted the TV’s brightness. The PS2’s output is just garbage—what an ugly console, man. It was like playing on a crappy VCR from the ’80s. I know they wanted competitive prices, but they don’t have to go that low. You can do an HDD mod (7001), but it requires a type of soldering I don’t know how to do, and none of the techs here know how either.
does composite cable quality matter?
>>12752736unfathomly based.
>>12752804>too scared to potentially ruin a 2000 dollar crt with electrical zap to other componentsyeah I am, Im not richNice try though epic secret hideout member
>>12753585to a point, yes. the chineseum being sold now breaks very easily. I try to get new old stock cables from the late 90s/early 2000s on ebay, even if they're aftermarket. much better build quality than amazon/aliexpress crap.
Renovating some rooms into a gaming room, so looking for a CRT now.Any specific brands to look out for? I know Sony trinitron is sort of the gold standard, but thats about it. Not seeing a lot of those on marketplace by me, but am seeing tons of sanyo, JVC, and magnavox
>>12753734The supply isn't high enough to be very picky about brands. Generally JVC, Sony, Philips, Panny, Toshiba made good CRTS. When something comes up and has the inputs you're looking for, research the specific model then.If you have public electronics recycling in your area check there for free ones. I'm going today and will update with what I find.
>>12753734Like the other guy said I wouldn't really focus on brands. A trinitron with 70,000 hours isn't necessarily as desirable as something else with lower hours.
>>12753585If it can matter for RF, it definitely matters for any other video output.
>>12753759This is a good list, I'd also recommend not sleeping on Sanyo, some of their sets were decent.
What is the best way for someone without social media to get a functional CRT tv in 2026? Right now, I'm thinking about hitting up yardsales or something if I see them.
>>12754323Yard sales, estate sales, Goodwill, last resort Ebay.
>>12754361facebook and craigslist are better options imo but I haven't seen any TVs for sale around me for like 6 months
>>12754460Not him but anytime I check craigslist theres this N***** with his spam up saying BUYING ALL CRTS, VIDEO GAMES, ETCProbably gets all the grannies tvs before anyone else because I never see SHIT
>>12754463>>12754463make your own spam on those platforms and see if it works, I've never tried it but it couldn't hurt
>>12754475Nahhh Im not a dickhead. I would feel bad ignoring 99.9% of people. Also most would be like "$500 for my 13 inch RF tv" " I know what I got!"
>>12753694You sound like a huge faggot
>>12754506I dont remember asking.Thank you for your valuable retard input.
>>12754507You forgot that you asked me if you were a faggot?
>>12754491 I understand that but you know what I'm gonna do it right now, I'm sick of these bozos adding useless results to my searches. I'm going to make ISO posts for retro video games, TVs and everything, as a bunch of keywords so it ends up in every search. I'll say paying over pricecharting value etc just to see what's out there. I'm not gonna buy it obviously just want to piss somebody off. I'll say buying gold @ 110% melt value and just see if people respond. I never use searches to look for buyers, only list things when I want them gone. I'm so fucking sick of resellers.
>>12754518Goodluck
>>12751184>>12751186Nigga get a real camera or stop using Android
>>12753759No CRTs at the dump today. First time I've gone home empty handed in a couple months
>>12754541thanks for contributing nothing
>>12754460He said without social media dummy. Craigslist is dead anyway.
>>12753734>>12753759>>12753764pulled the trigger on a massive 36" JVC that was on craigslist. Holy shit getting this in my tiny hatchback was insane. Now I've got to carry it up our old house foot high step death stairs with a 90 degree turn.
>>12755627Be careful brother. I don't think you should try to get it up the stairs solo.
>>12755627I carried one of those all by myself up a floor and I don't even work out, I don't get why people say get a second person to help you with 27" sets
>>1275564727" are all doable by one person But he said 36.. When you get into the 30s is when it gets above 150lb and (crucially) more awkward to hold solo. I solo carried a 160lb 32 inch but it was a bitch.
>>12755627>>1275564736 is insane even if you're used to moving heavy things. Not just the weight but sheer front-heavy bulk.
>>12755627>>12755630>>12755647I procured a free sony 40" CRT TV with a weird ass stand back in my army days. It took 3 soldiers to confidently move that thing, I moved it exactly three times. Once into a storage unit. Once out of the storage unit down to my rental moving truck. I was gonna keep it, but there were only 2 of us moving it down the second time and it sucked so much I gave it away to a couple of dudes that happened to be also moving stuff at the storage facility. The last time I moved it was into those dude's truck XD. I kinda feel bad for them because they said they had to move it up a long flight of stairs from the street to their house too. In retrospect, as I'm looking for a CRT tv now, I have zero regrets getting rid of that thing.I'm thinking 14"-20" is my limit for one if I ever find one. Honestly, flatscreens are a godsend of video technology. CRT was kinda crazy if you wanted a bigger tv.
>>12755627Anon please get some help, nobody wants you getting paralyzed.
what kind of speakers do you use with your crt monitor? Simply the best possible modem setup you can manage, or something retro? I don't even have real for my pc, but I got a crt and not I'm thinking about what to get.
>>12755818MORE THAN YOU CAN AFFORD PALR O L A N DOLAND
>>12755818Logitech X230. I've had them for 20 years. Never let me down or gave me up
>>12755818Creative T20 is a very good budget option, you can find them online for about $40, you have to get mk1 though as the revision isn't shielded.
>>12755818I have some random logitech box speakers. If youre not an audio autist I'd say get some cheap $30 'vintage/retro' ones off ebay. Speakers are one of those things that haven't really advanced much in the past 30 years, and still use the same inputs.Newer ones are usually just more power efficient, but sound wise I think brand matters more than age.
>>12755818I own both of these sets for desktop use:>Studio monitor hear everything mixing tier:https://us.adam-audio.com/products/d3v>Generic stereo listening tier:https://edifier-online.com/collections/speakers/products/edifier-r1280dbThe adam audio d3v's are monitors, so most people won't like them (I use for mixing) but they are god tier for budget desktop studio monitors. Great for hearing intricacies in audio that get muddied up with factory EQ tweaks. I got them when my bose companion 5's finally started acting up, which were WAY BETTER for listening.
>>12748486Any repair manuals or tips? My monitor died and my tv buzzes for a bit after starting up so I might have to get to work on these things. I'm also not completely retarded.
>>12755647are you the bastard that beat me to it? i messaged a guy yesterday asking about his 36'' JVC and he said he was already in talks to sell itreserve?
>>12756381CRTs that are priced reasonably go very fast
>>12750553Yeah that's perfectly fine for a tv. Not as much on a monitor but its still there.
>>12756517This one will go fast. Seller is a troon or I would go get it
>>12757042I almost bought a 3DS from a tranny once, now I check everybody's profile before sending a message. I don't have anything against trannies but you couldn't pay me to touch a 3DS a tranny owned. I was kinda grossed out that I even communicated with one in all honesty. I'm sure they are nice people but I just find them repulsive.
>>12752736this is unironically a good thing. I already have my crt and I want it to be something special. less people being able to get their hands on a crt the better it is for my ego.
>>12755630>>12755657>>12755697don't worry all, its in my garage until help arrives. My rooms still have like 3 months of renos to go before I even set the thing up properly.
>>12748395>she's just... like... me...
>>12750561I agree. The CRTs are only really relevant up to gen 5. After this you may as well start retro gaming on your normal flat panels..
>>12755627Its for this reason the max size crit I will buy is 27". Its also movebale by myself. A 36" isnt really moveable by one person. And forget about asking your gf to help you move it.
>>127594346th gen is mostly SD/native 480i so I disagree. An ED or HD CRT is the best of both worlds for that generation.
I was going to buy a JVC D-Series off of someone from Craigslist for $100 CAD and by the time I got to his place he had already sold it. I was so fucking choked bros.
>>12760232Next time you want something really bad offer them 50 bucks just told hold it or somethingThen again you might get there and its shit and you wasted 50$
Dunno where to ask and I don't want to make a new thread for this.I have a crt and consoles but when my crt dies or if I want to get rid of it, what are some top of the line 1080p TV models I can buy? They are pretty cheap nowadays. I have a GBSC
>>12759689dont ED and HD crts have lag?
>>12760540Not always. I have one that does lagless 480p over component and 240p/480i over s-video (but not component). Best to avoid the HD CRTs with HDMI though.
>>12760428>top of the line 1080p TV models>1080pAnon...
>>12752736This just means you can't buy most of the CRTs on Buyee, they're all more or less listed as junk so when they get sent state side they're considered e-waste with precious minerals so they take it. CRTs can still be exported and imported they just need to be listed for reuse.
>>12760428Just get a 4K OLED or hunt down plasmas and hope they don't have burn in.
>>12759689HD CRTs are certainly interesting but typically not the best choice for gaming. Many are oddballs for sure.
>>12751184I love the glow CRTs had.
>>12760232You didn't confirm anything with him before hand? I wouldn't drive out to some guys house without the two of us going over the deal first, personally.
>>12760852I have one but I don't want to spend that much fucking money on 4k scaler. I pray for the day when chinks will copy one
