Current Events > Finally got my CRT tv setup

(+) Yeah! (+)

I'm so happy :)

Looks good man. What type of tv is that?
Is component the highest quality video input it has?

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looks great tc

BlazinBlue88 posted...

Looks good man. What type of tv is that?
Is component the highest quality video input it has?

Comoodore 1702 monitor, early 80s. Highest it supports is s-video, but I was surprised cause it looks surprisingly crisp. Actually, this shot you see I am using normal component, but I had the s-video cable on the way in the mail, and it looks way better now that ive plugged that in. I was kind of shocked how crisp it is

Your TV should be ashamed for trying to rewrite history. Buy an American TV next time.

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DuranOfForcena posted...

ban Critical Race Theory TVs in school

BeyondWalls posted...

Your TV should be ashamed for trying to rewrite history. Buy an American TV next time.

I've been into CRT tvs all year, and for a second a month or two ago, I saw all the topics and thought everyone on CE was into them as well. I was dissapointed to find that was not the case

RGB mod it

I just put a 2004~ Emerson dvd/vhs tv in my office. It was used as a guest room tv for someone with no guests and its minty

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Unsugarized_Foo posted...

RGB mod it

I just put a 2004~ Emerson dvd/vhs tv in my office. It was used as a guest room tv for someone with no guests and its minty

@Unsugarized_Foo
I have actually wondered if this might be possible, but I;m unsure with how old it is. I know you get into the 90s and 2000s, some consumer sets do have unused RGB capability, but I just dont have the technical expertise to know on this one or others

JimmyFraska posted...

Comoodore 1702 monitor, early 80s. Highest it supports is s-video, but I was surprised cause it looks surprisingly crisp. Actually, this shot you see I am using normal component, but I had the s-video cable on the way in the mail, and it looks way better now that ive plugged that in. I was kind of shocked how crisp it is

Wait I accidentally said component originally not composite(Y/R/W). Pic looks like you're using composite. Some consoles handle composite really well like the 360. Genesis doesn't look good on composite but good lord does it look incredible with component.

Just wait until you fall down the rabbit hole of opening up the tv and tinkering with it's rings and stuff for a better picture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvJC6f2dhww

Unsugarized_Foo posted...

I just put a 2004~ Emerson dvd/vhs tv in my office. It was used as a guest room tv for someone with no guests and its minty

Nice. That's a similar story with my 32' Toshiba. Elderly couple had it in their living room but they never watched tv in there. They always used their den for watching tv.

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^I love that channel. I want to open it, as i can tell the vertical alignment is a little off (a bit low). But, that kind of stuff scares me lol.

Actually that youtuber offers modding services for his patrons, so I was thinking of joining and asking him what is possible as far as RGB modding. He's an amazing source for CRT knowledge.

Yeah I meant composite, thats what I started with. But I am on s-video now and its beautiful, actually a big difference.

Now I just need a good s-video switch box so I can keep everything plugged in.

Those big booty TVs are so heavy for their size.

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How did you get it? Was it hard to find a CRT? I feel like they must be rare now

CableZL posted...

Those big booty TVs are so heavy for their size.

Yeah, that's why personally I have no interest in going over 21 inches. This one is 13 inches so its not too bad, 30 40 pounds.

Zikten posted...

How did you get it? Was it hard to find a CRT? I feel like they must be rare now

I had to order it online, and I did have a bad experience where I had ordered another and it broke in shipping, which can happen with CRTs. Luckily, most people selling them on evay are used to this, and they have insurance with shipping that pays for it, so it wasn't an issue to return it, and then I bought this one hoping for better luck, which I had and it was fine.

And yeah, they are getting expensive. I'd rather have a 20 21 inch PVM with rgb and all the good inputs, but that would run about $1000. I'll do it someday, but not now.

It was my topic you probably saw lol. Yeah I want one

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JimmyFraska posted...

@Unsugarized_Foo
I have actually wondered if this might be possible, but I;m unsure with how old it is. I know you get into the 90s and 2000s, some consumer sets do have unused RGB capability, but I just dont have the technical expertise to know on this one or others

The fact that it has s-video makes me want to say it can do it, then again, a 40 year old set with svideo is probably as good as it gets unless you're a die hard lol

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JimmyFraska posted...

^I love that channel. I want to open it, as i can tell the vertical alignment is a little off (a bit low). But, that kind of stuff scares me lol.

Actually that youtuber offers modding services for his patrons, so I was thinking of joining and asking him what is possible as far as RGB modding. He's an amazing source for CRT knowledge.

Yeah I meant composite, thats what I started with. But I am on s-video now and its beautiful, actually a big difference.

Now I just need a good s-video switch box so I can keep everything plugged in.

Ok cool you already know about his channel.

Here's the one I use. Works great, no interference. Make sure you get quality cables for everything that's what'll make all the difference.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DYD5FSH

Also here's my component box for anyone interested.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M4LOU12

CableZL posted...

Those big booty TVs are so heavy for their size.

My 32' is nearly 150 pounds. It was a pain to get into my upstairs office.

Zikten posted...

How did you get it? Was it hard to find a CRT? I feel like they must be rare now

I got mine from Craigslist. There's still a lot of people getting rid of their "old" tvs. Most are either giving them away(like in my situation) or only charging up to $50 for them. Only issue is if you're being particular about the type of tv you want. I wanted a tv with component input so it took me 1-2 months of looking at Craigslist twice a day before finding mine. I got lucky and scored one with component, s-video, and composite.

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