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This thread is for the spirited discussion of CRT displays - Televisions, monitors and projectors used for the playing of retro games!
>Try to keep it /vr/-related: Nothing past 5th gen(+Dreamcast). Slight OT might be okay if related to CRTs (E.G. 16:9 compatible models, flatscreens, etc.) Systems with backwards compatibility are also pretty safe territory, assuming you're focusing on the older games. PC CRTs are also a-ok.
>Produce OC! Get out your real cameras and take beautiful pictures of your CRTs displaying recognizable characters with the kind of beautiful accuracy that brings tears to the eyes of young and old alike! If you take 100 photos, at least one of them will turn out alright! (maybe)
>Try to be as detailed as possible when asking info on a specific model. As always, google is your friend, and we are your friends with benefits. Older archived threads aren't a bad place to look either.
>Share appreciation for others choice of technology and personal philosophy of gaming. As always show courtesy in your discussion and moderate yourselves first.
Discussion of video processing and scaling devices is okay, but try to keep the focus on CRTs and CRT accessories
CRT Pastebin (WIP): http://pastebin.com/1Ri5TS3x
S-Video Pasta: http://pastebin.com/rH2h6C7W
Thread Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PhdXJYwA8xModrTV1Yt-i1tvNgwiagpeBx0m_xNIVtc/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbzx=9009823977812318933
Old pic, still awesome.
requesting pc crt pictures
>>2853939
You got it.
>>2853943
Same monitor, different place. Famicom running through a scaler with VGA output for 480p.
>>2853945
Same monitor, yet another place.
>>2853901
What game is that?
>>2853901
oh goddamnit, now I want to play Keio Flying Squadron again.
I have pic related in my garage, It works.
Can they be used as a standalone monitor? (for my dreamcast)
>>2854005
Sadly, no, it cannot.
Technically, if you were able to design a controller board for the tube and remove the entire computer from it, sure. But that's a lot of work and I can't claim to know how to do it.
I sympathize, though. I'll take that mac off you if you don't want it and you're nearby :)
>>2854023
I'm one of two Irish anons on the whole of /vr/
anyways I looked it up and you can actually do it by taking a cable away that goes from the motherboard to the vga port , but my model just had the vga port directly attached to the mobo
would've been a really cool monitor for my dreamcast
>>2854053
Damn. I'm on the wrong side of the pond (and I don't mean I'm in England when I say that).
Good luck to you, though! And you can at least play some games like quake if you make that boot linux.
If I have two flatscreens plugged into my graphics card and plug in a 3rd to my motherboard, will that even work?
>>2854184
The 3rd being a crt monitor for some good ass retro gaming, I mean
>>2854184
Usually a graphics card disables onboard. So no. Just unplug one of your fucking LCD's.
whats your current crt station like /vr/?
Got mine on a little table on the side of my futon.
>>2854358
>Blur is roughly constant per unit screen area. Bigger pixels means less blur per pixel. Smaller pixels mean more blur per pixel. Line doubling means pixels 4 times as big as the smallest pixels the display is designed for, so of course they will be sharp. Which is what mode 13h games looked like.
What do you guys make of this post? The argument here is: how line doubling in 13h DOS games using a VGA monitor prevented dithering from being blurred into a solid tint.
kv2501 profeel anon from the last thread. Went through the manual I got with it and turns out its a 27", same as the 27ps1 in the uk. Also found this pic from an old vr crt thread. Makes me want to get it working even more
>>2854413
DAT TATE THO SENPAI
>>2853895
Well, if I didn't have the SCART lead given to me, or lived in Europe then I wouldn't bother with it. You're right though.
>>2854349
14L5?
Meet 20L5.
>>2854473
God, you're still an obnoxious cunt, just go away.
>>2854502
>"Oh hey, I have a similar model as yours! Ahoy, 480p brother!"
gee, what a cunt.
>>2854510
not him but it definitely came off as a "one-upper" remark
>>2853939
>>2854538
Yeah that's exactly how I read it. Maybe that wasn't his intent, but it certainly sounded that way.
>>2854582
Well, a 20" screen IS bigger than a 14".
retard-level question, but how can I get my photos down to a manageable file size? everything I take with my phone camera is too big to post and when I shrink the photo in photoshop it's somehow a bigger file.
>>2854603
Save as a jpg, medium or high quality.
>>2853943
what ups is that?
>>2854603
save for web
>>2854473
no cocky attitude taken fellow 31khz brother.
I wish i had a 20L5, there were a few in a broadcast store in LA, but I really didnt have the funds or time to drive to LA and then sell one of my 14l5s
>>2854254
Some motherboards let you use both.
>>2854587
My 20L5 wasn't even fucking turned on. How was I saying it looks better? It's an ugly rack mount tube monitor, not some piece of industrial artwork.
>>2854603
In GIMP, turn down the JPEG quality factor when exporting until your file goes below 4MB. For most of my pics, I only have to go down to 93-ish, but for some huge ones, I have had to go into the 70's.
>>2854618
APC SUA750XL. The battery's died since I took this picture and right now it's just a big brick. This is a very old UPS, btw. Came with a driver disk for windows 2000.
>>2854712
69 is the lowest I've had to go, but most are fine just lowering into the 80s.
Be sure to tick the "preview" box so it gives you an approximate filesize for the quality level.
>>2854473
>turntable
Why am I not surprised?
>>2854721
I have a couple records that never got published on CD. So I have a turntable so I can digitize those.
Fuck you.
>>2854705
Being dense on purpose? Nobody is talking about how the monitor looks physically.
>>2854728
Are you fucking dense on purpose? The monitor isn't turned on in that pic, so I couldn't be claiming the image on the screen looked better. The only thing that might 'look better' in my pic would be the external look.
>>2854731
> Anytime somebody claims their monitor looks good, he comes by to tell them that his 20l5 looks better
It should be obvious that I was talking about your past in these threads.
>>2854740
Why bitch about it now when I'm not?
>>2854762
Because you're still annoying as fuck. The accusation will always be applicable.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Olympus-Sony-Trinitron-OEV203-Medical-Color-Video-Monitor-Tests-Endoscope-Vets-/181936760986?hash=item2a5c46a89a:g:fxIAAOSwLzdWTi8o
20" Olympus PVM, they're taking offers and have reasonable shipping. Low ball 'em.
>>2854790
God, I totally agree. Making a post of any kind is annoying as fuck.
Doesn't surprise me that one of the better resources on the internet for CRT information regarding retro gaming is full of children being bitter about one guy flaunting his PVM.
Never change, 4chan.
>>2854893
>being bitter about one guy flaunting his PVM
It wouldn't be a problem if he did this once. But he does this throughout every thread.
>>2854916
Kicking up a fuss exacerbates the issue.
>>2854473
looks comfy m8, hope you got a good deal on that 20l5!
>>2854916
I never understood the big deal with L5's anyway. Unless you are a big retro/crt fan and live in a closet. You could just get a vga monitor and a 15khz monitor, and do 480p all day.
>>2854931
lines
>>2854938
Are you saying the vga is too sharp? Maybe for you, but even an L2 is too sharp for me. I like scanlines like a nice arcade cab.
Here's my Ikegami. Its a bit sharper than a tv, but not a pvm.
is there any significant difference between PVMs and BVMs and are there any other comparable CRTs made by other brands that might not be as well known?
I got a 14 inch PVM but the degaussing coil in it is fucked up beyond all repair, and it got damaged a lot in transit, so I have these cables that are going unused.
intro to Good CRTs pls
>>2854931built in speaker
>>2854965
oh snap, you're right
>>2854951
Ikegami, Olympus branded trinitrons (pvms), and a bunch of odd balls mostly w out rgb inputs. Go to ebay, and search crt monitor and sort by date listed. You'll see some interesting stuff. Or just buy a tv with scart or component+svid if you don't need a razor sharp image.
do most silver 16:9 2000's (vague i know) TV's have component inputs ?
>>2855064
maybe, just keep in mind if they do that doesn't mean they do 480p over component, could be 480i max
>>2855064
>16:9
Probably a digital tv. Which means you don't want it anyway.
>>2854931
As the 20L5 owner everyone's flaming on, I also own a PVM-1944Q which is not 480p but performs just fine for older consoles. I am happy that I have an 'L5, but I would not say that it is a necessity. I didn't even know what PVM I was getting until I arrived at the place I picked it up. It's a nice monitor and I wouldn't trade it because it's awesome, but using a separate VGA monitor is a fine alternative.
>>2854965
The built-in speaker is really quiet and has terrible lows and highs. I have 3 broadcast monitors total and the 'L5's speaker is the worst of the lot. It's not a reason to buy one.
>>2854946
Beautiful shadow mask. I too prefer arcade-ish lines, though from far enough away my PVM will give me that.
Pictured: Panasonic BT-H1390YN RGB broadcast monitor. Sorry, I've posted this before.
>>2854929
>hope you got a good deal on that 20L5!
I did. Not going to say how much though because I don't want to cause further shit-fits.
If you can't live not knowing, check out one of the last 3 threads. I've mentioned it in them. Also a couple from august.
>>2854413
What game is playing on the Profeel, anon?
>geometry on my wega needs to be fixed
>never fucked with the insides of CRT before
Any tips before I accidentally kill myself?
>>2855370
>>2854946
Despite the beauty of the shadow mask itself, I can tell you're using either NESRGB with a horrible palette setting, or a playchoice-10 PPU. That palette is really, really bad if you're going for authenticity. For comparison, here's native composite video.
>>2855396
Yeah, stay away from the rubber cup on the picture tube and the flyback transformer on the PCB below that the wire runs to. Reach around it, not over it.
Don't hold something metal with your free hand while poking inside the set or you're grounding yourself and electricity could go in one arm, through your heart, and out the other.
(I successfully fixed convergence on my set, btw. Wasn't that hard - just be careful.)
>>2855385
No idea. Just to clarify that pic is not mine but hopefully the anon see's it again and posts some more.
>>2855406
Oh, p.s., I guess he could be using an emulator too. If so, use Nestopia's canonical palette. It is gorgeous.
>>2855414
It probably was something in nestopia. I honestly can't remember because I mess with settings all the time.
>>2855419
on second thought that may be the arcade version on mame
>>2855385
Google says Dimahoo.
/crt/ is one of my favorite threads, but it really upsets me with people ask us for help and we'd rather argue about bullshit
Kya, you still messing around with your RX-100? Did you ever settle on optimal settings for it?
This is the best pic of my CRT I've ever been able to take with mine. Most of my other shots are a lot more mediocre, and I can't seem to replicate what I did to make this one come out this good.
>>2854965
My 20M4U has a built in speaker. It's decent, and convenient, but I can't imagine actually using it exclusively, especially when it's so cheap/easy to get an old stereo receiver and a set of nice bookshelf speakers on craigslist or ebay and make it sound 1000 times better. Granted, some people might not have the room for that, or even care about sound, but it seems odd to me to care so much about the graphics to hunt down a PVM, but not give a shit about the sound.
>>2855435
I leave it in manual mode, and just switch stuff around until it looks decent.
f/stop varies by what I'm doing, ISO is anywhere from |80| to 400 depending on the shot, shutter usually stays at either 30 or 60 with 60 being preferable.
Most stuff is taken with the white balance set to the color temp option set to 9300k.
Videos tend to follow the same, with f/stop being set a bit higher than it would for the equivalent photo, and ISO usually being 400 or 800.
tl;dr: Not really.
>>2855501
There are also people that like to use headphones. Probably a really nice match for 8 and 14'' sets.
>>2855501
appreciation of sound quality is a definitely a much more acquired thing than appreciation of visual fidelity
>>2855524
I could appreciate nice treble from a relatively young age but it took a REALLY nice stereo at a friend's house to make me start noticing.
One of my speakers pictured Sorry 'bout the flash but I don't feel like taking a better picture at the moment.
>>2855542
(and yeah, that cracked foam hasn't made a difference in the sound like it did on the bass. I repaired speakers for a living for a while, I'm keeping the mids this way)
>>2854705
OK, sorry. I guess I misinterpreted.
To stay on-topic, here is a shot from my Ikegami TM20-17R.
>>2855524
I agree, but appreciation of this sort of visual fidelity is already such an acquired taste. My friends are baffled as to why I keep a big, heavy CRT around. They are entirely oblivious to the fact that old consoles actually do look good if you display them in their native resolution. Most of them tried hooking their SNES or N64 up to their flatscreens with composite and said "Jeez, I forgot how shitty these old games looked".
But anyway, yeah. All my friends upgraded to HD/flatscreen TVs long before I did. They probably thought I was just jealous, but the first thing I noticed on ALL of them was that they sounded terrible. I didn't see the purpose of spending 800 bucks on a flat screen to get your crisp, 1080p image, but have a sound system made out of drive-thru speakers.
>>2854810
Thank you sir, I just bought this. I did not low ball them however, as I was afraid someone would beat me to the punch. Straight up buy it now. Will post pics when it's delivered.
>pic related, my other Pvm, the baby model for my 3do
>>2855637
Hopefully you won't use flash on the new pics.
Good for you though.
>>2855640
Apologies brother, I keep my game room darker then a teenager / edge-lords bed room. That is to say if I didnt use a flash I wouldn't be able to even shoot a pic. Don't want fucking glare on muh old games. But I digress, yes I will shoot that bad boy in the light.
>have another pic, my vectrex
>>2855651
I meant I wanted to, yknow, see the game. PVM's don't really look that pretty.
>>2855651
FIXED.
DO. IT. RIGHT. NEXT. TIME.
Every god damned thread we get a couple of these. Jesus Christ. Check your EXIF metadata for unwelcome suprises before uploading.
That said, nice vectrex. I love the joysticks on those things... Wish I had one. Played my friends' once.
Zoom in and enhance
>>2855663
>>2855661
>Check your EXIF metadata for unwelcome suprises before uploading.
Stop yelling at various anons and start yelling at hiro for still scrubbing exif data.
>>2855663
Expand Dong
>>2855668
is this real?
looks rendered
>>2855663
always thought this title screen was really well designed
Hey I finally got the keys to the BVM1911 and now that Im messing around with it I cant seem to get a video to display... I can get a white screen and the inputs are picking up the sync signals, whether it be a separate sync via RGBs or using a Composite inputs. but neither produce a picture. I havent the slightest idea why.
>>2855917
For clarification I see white lines and scanlines. and can see the menu so the display is working.
>>2855545
God dammit, stop saying that. It looks like shit. Replace your mids. The only reason it hasn't drastically affected the sound is likely because it has a decent crossover, which is also probably old and fucked by now too. I don't care how OEM it looks; if any of my SW-165 speakers were fucked I'd switch them out.
>>2855938
SW-160. I dunno where the 5 came from. Whatever. FIX YOUR SHIT
>>2854254
>fucking LCDs
are fucking LCDs any different from usual LCDs
>>2855710
yeah, it's real. It's an IPS LCD though.
>>2855938
>God dammit, stop saying that. It looks like shit. Replace your mids. The only reason it hasn't drastically affected the sound is likely because it has a decent crossover, which is also probably old and fucked by now too. I don't care how OEM it looks; if any of my SW-165 speakers were fucked I'd switch them out.
The original surround does not have an exact replacement and it will alter the sound of the room. Fuck you, I actually repaired speakers professionally, I know that they're fine as is.
>>2856047
yes, fucking LCD's are owned by people who don't come to the conclusion that they can unplug a secondary monitor.
>>2856047
fucking LCDs only display porn
Behold, the rare 480i genesis game.
Not aware of any others. I'm sure there are though.
>>2856803
There was a gokart game I forgot the name of, and that Censor C64 picture scroll demo also ran in 480i.
>>2856803
hokuto no ken / last battle text intro is 480i
>>2856276
If you replace them with drivers of same size and simliar/close range and your crossover network hasn't drifted from age it won't do a goddamn thing to 'alter the sound of the room' you audiophile fucking asshole. Fix your shit.
>>2857496
Would you like some fries with that salt?
>>2857539
Yes; fries are delicious. I get ass-pained when someone tries to brag about having great sound when he lets his speakers fall apart. I'm not knocking his ability to re-foam a woofer; shit has always looked like a pain in the ass and I would be hard pressed to do so myself and not just replace the damn things outright, so good for him, seriously. But you don't sit there and talk to me about 'ruining the sound' when he's already not accounting for the fact that his other cracked surrounds are compromising the box (these things don't appear to be ported and nothing I can find about the mids suggest they are individually sealed) not to mention the status of the likely old, dry caps in the crossover network and the old, likely oxidised and poorly functioning L-pads on the front. My speakers looked gorgeous but they honestly sounded like shit until I got up the nerve to rip them apart and replace/recondition/restuff all the ~40 year old internals.
I mad.
>>2857706
Im not saying he isnt being pretentious but no need to get mad on the internet. Haha
>>2857706
Not relevant to CRTs but about the speakerson a more serious note where would you go to find replacement speakers for bookshelf/floorstanding boxes? I only ever knew of buying car audio speakers outside of prebuilt boxes.
And as the manual pretty much stated the BVM-1911 doesnt support 480p so now i have 2 480i sets which is nice albeit a tad unnecessary.
Anyone have any solutions for 480p off hand? Preferably an EDTV because I cant find a professional level monitor that maxes at 480p theyre either 480i or HD capable.
>>2857762
>Anyone have any solutions for 480p off hand?
PC monitor and a transcoder if you want component support?
>>2857780
Have a transcoder and monitor, it works but was hoping for a direct connect to the monitor solution.
The transcoder I have im not a huge fan of and any decent ones are pretty pricey. And trying to find a simple no settings straight transcoder that isnt discontinued seems all but impossible. All the ones I find anymore have image settings and/or resolution settings I dont want any of that extra circuitry involved.
>>2853901
If you don't mind me asking, what transcoder do you currently have?
The Key Digital KD-CTCA3 I bought a few weeks back seems to work wonderfully, and is |JUST| a transcoder. The only user controllable things on it are a few dip switches for switching between how you want your sync information to come out.
I can't speak directly on the quality of it, but I see an auction on ebay right now for it's predecessor, the KD-CTCA2. Admittedly, it doesn't have a power supply and requires a bit more manual adjustment for different resolutions, but you can't argue too much for $14 shipped; And that's if they don't accept a best offer.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201445653939
http://keydigital.com/items.asp?ItemCode=KDPS5V1A&Company=KEY for the official power supply; Shouldn't be difficult at all finding one to match it.
>>2857813
I just have the Monoprice YPbPr to VGA transcoder. What I dont like is it has brightness, contrast, sharpness, etc. Settings as well as a limited selection of output resolutions. Which is in effect scaling the image.
>>2857813
Does the monitor you use have an issues displaying the "TV" resolutions?
>>2857830
Yeah, I can see that being a bother. Literally all this thing is doing is changing color spaces and processing sync, be it either to RGsB, RGBS, or RGBHV.
I've only had a chance to use it on my Megaview, which is seemingly fine with those resolutions as it is, but if you'll give me a few, I'll connect my GC and PS2 up to a PC monitor and see how it deals.
The Megaview did need me to manually adjust the vertical size to play well with 720p/1080i, but once that was done, it looked absolutely wonderful. Standard 4:3 480p didn't need any real adjustments at all >>2855691Despite the text being a bit w̶o̶o̶m̶y̶ bloomy, Splatoon looks much nicer on it than it does on my flatscreen.
>quality 60 jpeg
Jesus
https://a.pomf.cat/xianfb.JPG
>>2857745
Only things worth doing on the internet are getting mad about stupid shit and fapping. Anyway, I went with Parts-Express when I bought up all my stuff. They do have a mix of expensive audiophile bullshit and cheap serviceable components, so do some homework about what you're trying to do before you commit to anything. As for replacing individual components, you're likely not going to need/want to swap out components on basic 2/3-way speakers that come with a receiver unless you're particularly attached to the look, or the other internals are known to be of good quality. You'd probably be better off building a new set from scratch or a kit, or just buying one of their generic bookshelf sets. Most pre-built speakers that aren't expensive brand-names or separately-sold monsters like his or mine have little to no crossover networks to speak of; usually just a single capacitor between the mid/woofer and tweeter. It isn't to say they're necessarily shit, but they could definitely be engineered better and it may not be worth the time/effort/money to fix them up.
tl;dr literally almost any alternative audio solution is better than built in speakers in TVs/PVMs/Monitors and what you already have is probably perfectly serviceable unless it's actually fucked, but check out that site if you really want look around. And do some reading on speaker theory.
>>2857867
Yeah my worry is with a straight transcoder the monitor may not like a 16:9 480/720/1080p signal.
But without owning one and testing it I cant be sure.
>>2857869
Thanks for the info. I was just curious to be honest. My father has an old set of kenwood floor speakers and had the woofers replaced on it back in the day (ie. 15 years ago maybe) and thats the only time ive seen replacement speakers installed. Instead of outright buying a whole new set.
Are there any guides on how to get inside of a PVM?
>>2857706
>>2857496
I prefer original speakers to bullshit third party stuff, especially when they still sound perfectly acceptable with all the other speakers pulled out of the line.
It's my speaker, so fuck off. I know what I'm doing and your lust for perfect looks at the cost of unoriginal sound is not something I want.
>>2857915
1) unscrew screws
2) pull back off of monitor
if that confused you, look in a PVM service manual.
>>2857891
>Yeah my worry is with a straight transcoder the monitor may not like a 16:9 480/720/1080p signal.
I will say, 1080p does do some weird shit with both the Megaview and my Sony PC CRT; I can't get the latter to accept it properly, and you get some really strange shit going on at the refresh it will accept it at ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfY5DKt2hps ) and while the former will technically sync and display a 1080p signal, it sure as hell doesn't like it, and you get wild artifacting all over the place along with the image being dark and distorted.
I haven't had a chance to try 1440x1080, so it may just be a problem with the horizontal resolution.
1280x720 is fine on both monitors, aside from getting the aspect ratio right.
I honestly can't remember if the Splatoon (and Wind Waker HD) photos I took were of it running in 720p or 1080i, but both looked absolutely fine on it.
Did some fucking around with the Gamecube, which the monitor saw as a 640x480 signal. I put a bit of video together, but it'll be a little while before it's processed and all that: https://youtu.be/UiY60QotxMU
Might move the PS3 over and try messing around with it in a bit to see how it handles 720p/1080i (and maybe p).
I found a Sony PVM 2030 (20") $75
or he has a 14" for $50
For $75 is that a good deal?
Reminder that scanlines are not intended.
>>2853943
Is that an Itanium or just a Xeon?
>>2858410
What's the 14 inch model?
>>2858410
Considering the wide range of prices that people ask for these, that's pocket change. If you really want it, I'd jump on it quickly.
>>2858489
Reminder that you weren't intended.
>>2858496
Sadly it's just a netburst-era Xeon (2.6Ghz). I really want an itanic so I can port all the programs I wrote to yet another platform.
>>2858489
You're right, scanlines aren't intended. Scanlines are a side effect of higher resolution CRT's, though, and CRT's were the intended viewing platform for these old games. I don't love scanlines, but I do love clearly defined pixels and usually the two go hand in hand.
>>2858629
I lol'ed.
>>2858728
whoops, meant 3.6GHz
>>2853943
what are those buttons on the desk for
>>2855637
pleb question incoming
what's that white square on top of most Sony PVM's for?
>>2858629
OOOOHHHH SNAP
>>2858864
I think it's called a "tally light". It lights up when a live camera is connected and being recorded, or something.
>>2858889
interesting
>>2858279
Looks pretty good! I was actually able to find a couple of the CTCA-3s for around $50 on ebay so I may pick one of those up, I had seen one earlier going for like $25 but i keep pushing it off and then eventually the listing ended(no sale) but was never relisted.
If I could find a manual for the CTCA-2 so I know what the dip switches do, i would probably save the money and buy that.
Anyone know of good 16:9 CRTs?
Apparently the first 1080p CRT was the InterView 28hd96 in 1997 at the price of $10,000 (USD)
So what was the first 720p monitor? And the first 16:9 display in general?
PSA for anyone in the Austin area:
http://austin.craigslist.org/ele/5335491768.html
PVM 14N6U
>This monitor was lightly used for about a month (less than 25 hours) then put into storage until now
How do you get the best audio out of a CRT? Speakers? Will the built-in stereo be fine? Is there some sort of guide to this?
>>2858915
>If I could find a manual for the CTCA-2 so I know what the dip switches do, i would probably save the money and buy that.
https://web.archive.org/web/20030624015220/http://www.keydigital.com/manuals/KD-CTCA2_manual.pdf
>>2859315
Use separate speakers. Sound will be as good as those. That's it, really.
I guess something can be said about minimizing buzz when screen is white by using properly shielded SCART cables etc., though.
>>2859334
Seems simple enough. Any recommendations for specific speakers?
>>2853945
What scalar are you using ? Id be interested in running some consoles to vga.
>>2859110
was there even that much HD content (let alone 1080p) back then
>>2859110
>>2859409
Sony had some 1080i "hd" hdvs widescreen monitors in 1990. Hi-Ten bomberman was "hd" running on these tvs.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-PVM-20M2U-20-inch-Retro-Gaming-Monitor-Component-RGB-PVM-CRT/111848966565
should i drive 3+ hours to buy this?
(with a winning bid of like less than 60 bucks, that is)
>>2859328
I thank you again!
>>2859545
hell yes.
I drove around 2 hours to get a 20L2 MDU for $80.
>>2859646
I should mention we originally agreed $160 but when I got there I pointed out it looked nothing at all like the picture with broken plastic tabs a missing rack mount and damage that totally showed it was dropped.
sweet baby moses you cant be serious
>>2859315
>>2859749
>14hrs left
that shit will atleast double by the end of that auction.
>>2859825
good god thats so unbelievable
i got one for $70 a few months ago.
>>2859842
Online the prices are beyond inflated I found a listing for a pvm20l5 currently at roughly $50 with 7 days to go if it stay under $150 i might get it. Since its only an hour or so drive for me id save on shipping and pick it up myself.
>>2859842
These things exist in a state of wild price flux. There is no net worth, because they're trash to some, and treasure to others, and they're a finite resource.
Sometimes they show up on ebay with people asking in the range of $1000. I don't think I've ever seen one of those sell, though. Unfortunately, it's much like how the used game/console market is shit. There are a ton of hipster faggots running the demand up on this shit.
>>2859858
This, this right here.
>>2859857
yeah, I saw that one. No way in hell its not gonna stay under $150.
best of luck though anon
>>2859892
That feels so weird to look at when I'm so used to aperature grill.
>>2859891
Haha if it doesnt no biggy i dont really need it. But itd be nice to have.
>>2855501
Is there a 4chan thread somewhere for vintage stereo equipment?
>>2858889
Still want someone to figure out a cool mod for the tally light.
>>2859749
Got my 14L5 for $80 of craigslist, delivered. Set your craigslist alerts and buy locally.
>>2858853
There's an air hockey table under there if you remove the top part. That's a power strip for it.
>>2859664
I play this game on a real arcade machine at a local shop a lot, and that just looks TOO clean to be real. Non-arcade games don't bother me like that does for some reason.
>>2859896
You may be sitting too close if you see individual phosphors.
>>2860006
Don't think so but I'd love to talk about vintage stereo stuff. I have lots.
Got another famicom today, this one's the cleanest, whitest looking of the three I have now. One's in storage so here's the two I've got on me. New one on the right. The controllers look great, too. Just got to AV mod it - this time I'm going to replace the power supply board and add jacks to the back panel instead of drilling on the side of the case.
>>2860038
>Just got to AV mod it - this time I'm going to replace the power supply board and add jacks to the back panel instead of drilling on the side of the case.
Serious question, what are you going to replace the power board with? if all you're going to do id add jacks to the back, you can just cut off the area behind the voltage regulator, leaving enough space for the/a repalcement heat sink).
If you're using some prefab board (no idea if the RGBNES power board can be used without the RGBNES itself), then disregard me, I'm a faggot.
>>2859292
>>2860038
>TOO clean to be real
RGB modded NES on my D20F1Ufinally found a game that my wife is better at than me
I can get a Panasonic CT-S1390Y for $25. Worth it?
anyone in manhattan?
>Sony BVM-D20F1U Trinitron Color Video Monitor w/ Video Monitor Control - $120
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/ele/5364337709.html
Lets say I have five systems that I want to connect to a splitter via RGB, then I want the splitter to be able to output composite, S-Video, and RGB. What's the best way to go about this without adding a lot of input latency or quality degradation?
>>2859749
What's so special about these CRTs?
>>2860774
they do 240p, 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i.
most crts do just 240p and 480i max
>>2860676
The guy already has someone that's offering full asking price. I tried to offer 80
>>2860676
do i offer him 150 and meet him today to pick it up
>>2860861
Go for it but you're the scum of the earth for driving up prices
>>2860880
Fair enough, I'll offer him what he's asking.
>>2859749
I just picked up a free 20M4U in great shape, but I'm still on the lookout for an L5 for playing Gamecube/Dreamcast games in 480p
>>2860890
That's fine, my day will come, either in the form of a deal, or in the form of me not spending money long enough to pay some ridiculous eBay price.
>>2860676
Has any one who contacted him bothered asking about hours?
>>2860929
I asked before posting. He didn't know.
>>2860941
I scooped a 14m2u on eBay a while back but it got damaged as hell in shipping, buttons rarely work, and it doesn't degauss properly.
>>2860952
>sad face
My m2u's image is slightly slanted. Don't want to crack it open and fix it so i just have to deal with it at least until I sell it to a sucker for 120 dollars
>>2860136
>Serious question, what are you going to replace the power board with? if all you're going to do id add jacks to the back, you can just cut off the area behind the voltage regulator, leaving enough space for the/a repalcement heat sink).
I don't have anything that can drill through metal, and I don't want all the interference associated with RF modulators on my video and audio signals. I'm going to get an aluminum heat sink (I have a bit of a collection of them), use a 7805 voltage regulator, and use some perfboard. It'll be home-made.
>If you're using some prefab board (no idea if the RGBNES power board can be used without the RGBNES itself), then disregard me, I'm a faggot.
Nah, not using a prefab board, that shit's dumb and expensive. NESRGB too.
>>2860541
Definitely worth it the Panasonics are great monitors. Do it!!
>>2860947
You can literally open the on screen menu and look it takes all of a minute...
I just sent the guy a message explaining how to access the hours via the menu. We shall see if I get a reply.
>tfw moved and i can't find my CRT
I can't play my PS1 on an LCD screen, shit looks so bad.
What's the best cheap CRT for gaming?
>>2861472
there is no one best CRT for gaming. Especially cheap. Find one you like.
>>2861552
That's a reasonable number. Get it!
>>2861552
Thats not bad.
>>2861552
Hmmm guy didnt get back to me yet probably filter through a million inquiries as you stated, i offered to purchase it if it was still available saturday being as thats the only time id be free to pick up.
>>2861630
Haha its cool! good for you hope you enjoy it!!
>>2861630
Pics when its setup and running
>>2861647
will do, will do. need to order some cables so it'll be a bit.
>>2861650
I hear that. Im in the need of a bunch of switches/distribution amps.
>>2861671
Ive been following this one guy on assemblergames for well over a year waiting on him to complete production of a 7x1 scart switch which can be daisy chained for 13 inputs if necessary.
>>2861650
>ordering cables
>being this pleb
>>2861675
>using SCART
>not in the EU
Anyone know if there is a way to check hours on the PVM-20L5 or 14L5??
>>2861723
As a 20L5 owner, nope. There's no way.
If it looks good, good enough.
>>2861720
Caring this much what cables i use. I dont have want or confidence in my soldering skills to attempt modding rca outputs to my consoles.
Although i could mod the scart cables to rcas for each line i still dont want to go through all that hassle.
>>2861727
Damn i was worried that would be the problem. I dont understand why it isnt a viewable option on those but is on most other monitors.
>>2861718
I need RCA cables.
>>2861718
You know, just maybe, and try to think about this for a moment:
There are people out there who don't like the concept of permanently damaging their console's shell (a finite resource, mind you) to add additional video outputs that already exist on the multi-out connectors.
Also, the obvious not everyone who gets into RGB owns a soldering iron. Maybe they shouldas far as modding goesbut that's just my opinionated conjecture. Not to be rude with my imitation of your sarcastic tone at the top but it's quite annoying seeing it in every single thread.
>>2861376
How do you access the hours and can you do that on a m2u?
>>2861756
I think it's exclusive to BVMs. You get to it through the control unit's menu.
>>2861756
Find an operators manual and it should tell you off hand i dont know sorry.
>>2861737
>I need RCA cables.
Okay. You can get them in local stores, but yeah, monoprice has them super cheap. Just don't pay $20-$40 for a few feet of wire like the NTSC SCART people do when they just convert the SCART to BNC anyway and don't get any benefit from the SCART connectors.
>>2861771
Find me properly wired rca rgb multiout cables and id never buy scart again. And not some homebrew shit you made yourself.
>>2861773
thanks for the advice and I think your setup is cool, but I definitely consider it a benefit to have my consoles in good shape inside and out. doesn't need to be a rivalry, though
>see mango's stream
>he practices on an HD crt
No wonder he's become such a buster
>>2861718
God you fucking obnoxious cunt, you do this almost every fucking thread. Just let people do what they want to do without being an elitist douche about it. Jesus fucking Christ. When people come in here to troll the CRT thread, it's because of assholes like you.
Worst part is you just post the same fucking pictures of your shit. I fucking hate you, you scum. I wouldn't piss on your fucking teeth if your gums were on fire.
>>2861771
I like how you completely dismissed my point about people not wanting to damage their console shells without making any actual effort to refute it.
By your logic, it would be perfectly fine to cut out the entire rear of the console shell and just hotglue the connectors to the bottom shell, because who cares? It's in the back and nobody will ever see it.
An exaggeration, admittedly but can you see where that argument's flaws lie?
>>2860246
>>2861771
>caring what other people do with their consoles in the first place
>>2861675
Isn't it 8 inputs?
>>2861781
'in good shape' apparently means something different to you. Mine still functions perfectly and looks aesthetically pleasing from the front and sides. It is still structurally sound.
>>2861974
God Speed my friend. I think the Plus model has OSD. Also Its heavy as fuck.
>>2861771
>getting SCART cables in the first place
I am mostly with you, RIT bro, but in my case I ordered SCART connectors cheap online and make my own cables. It's convenient to cram the resistors and caps into a SCART plug.and I can sell them fit twenty bucks online
>>2861987
The profit stealing is good and funny, but I just add the needed components inside my consoles (capacitors, resistors, whatever else) and make things simple.
The setup is almost complete. I need to make a couple more cables and rgb mod my duo and it'll be good to go.
>>2861990
I thought about doing that and running my systems through an old stereo receiver as a switch, but I'm a lazy man. Making SCART cables was easier. I already had composite or svideo cables, just had to bust the proprietary ones open.
>>2861975
Might be thought it was 7 but i could be wrong. All i know is it also has a vga out for capture purposes which was a nice addition.
>>2861974
Too far for my blood, although i really want one mainly for the size for splitscreen gaming, and itd be 4x the price just for shipping.
>>2861981
yeah I guess it does. neat :^)
>>2861413
The official one that came with mine is +6VDC, 2.5A; Center positive, with what I am almost positive is a type M connector. Outer diameter is definitely 5.5mm, though it can be difficult to discern between 2.1 and 2.5 mm. Still pretty sure it's 2.1, and as such a type M.
>>2861991
>Intellivision hiding behind the Genesis
Cute
Aside from the monitor being ever so slightly off center and missing the front face, it looks perfect.
>>2862046
For the price difference and possible error in power supply purchase i thi k im just going to buy the CTCA-3 i found on ebay for $50ish plus shipping. Comes complete with power supply. Saving me the hassle. And maybe just buy the ctca2 for shits cause its only $10
My main concern right now is purchasing the proper switches as i stated above. For the setup. I think ive found all the ones i need just have to actually buy them.
>>2861994
My stereo receiver and switch. I use the little green switch for composite video sources since I have the output from my receiver going to csync. Took these when I was redoing the wiring about two weeks ago (I thought of a better and more efficient way to wire everything in).
>>2861994
P.S.
If you are making SCART cables instead of buying the stupidly priced pre-made ones by recycling the old multi-out plugs, I don't take too much issue with it. Except that SCART switches are still stupidly expensive and you aren't aiming for SCART into a PVM or BVM. Meanwhile, RCA -> BNC adapters are cheap, plentiful, and you only need as many as the inputs on your BVM.
>>2861892
Yeah, it's not because we all use CRT's and feel better than people who use LCD's for retro games, it's because of me. I probably caused the holocaust too.
>>2862113
Going for RCA or BNC for termination on cables also gives you the "easy" option of using something like an Extron Crosspoint as a switch.
It'll take up a shit load of space, but you sure as hell don't have to worry about interference and the like.
>>2861991
>all those flashcarts
comfy as hell setup
Asking for options, would it be safe to puta 20" BVM (~80lbs) on top of a 24" BVM.???
>>2862314
>Options
meant opinions*
>>2862314
Probaby but it depends what surface its resting on
>>2858410
Bit later into the thread
But i went and got it and apparently its a 2130QM or something
Need to get a scart or something for the rgb
>>2862357
What do you mean by that?
>>2862380
Id be more worried about the desk or whatever under it than the monitor
>>2861991
I'd put the speakers here so the tv-bench doesn't block sound
>>2862405
Ahhh gotcha no that im not worried about i plan on building a desk myself out of solid wood, non of that fiberboard stuff. As long as the monitor can handle the weight of the smaller one on top of it then ill be okay.