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El_Dustino 10/12/25 4:58:33 AM #1:	Do you own a CRT TV? - Results (42 votes) Yes (Cool person) 33.33% (14 votes) 14 No (Cringe) 66.67% (28 votes) 28 I don't any more after my last one died a savage death so I am cringe. Part of me really wants to find a nice 13 inch one gaming, and it would be neat if it had a VHS player in it though I imagine that would be a pain compared to a regular VCR lol. If you do, what size do you have, and what do you play on it or use it for? --- The two most beautiful words in any language: I forgive. AC:NL Dream Address: 5700-3355-4304 <cite>El_Dustino posted [p:986701097] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote> Do you own a CRT TV? - Results (42 votes) Yes (Cool person) 33.33% (14 votes) 14 No (Cringe) 66.67% (28 votes) 28 Show Voting Form I don't any more after my last one died a savage death so I am cringe. Part of me really wants to find a nice 13 inch one gaming, and it would be neat if it had a VHS player in it though I imagine that would be a pain compared to a regular VCR lol.If you do, what size do you have, and what do you play on it or use it for?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
misterbum 10/12/25 5:00:24 AM #2:	Yes, one that neighbors just down my street had left at the curb for the trash. Its a 27-in Trinitron which works perfectly. 100 lbs though, so its still in my garage and I need to haul it upstairs to my office/gaming room at some point. Id be hooking up anything PS1-era or earlier on it. --- http://imgur.com/a/WqlxL <cite>misterbum posted [p:986701101] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Yes, one that neighbors just down my street had left at the curb for the trash. Its a 27-in Trinitron which works perfectly. 100 lbs though, so its still in my garage and I need to haul it upstairs to my office/gaming room at some point. Id be hooking up anything PS1-era or earlier on it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RasterGraphic 10/12/25 5:00:40 AM #3:	I have a couple I keep around for retro gaming at my mom's place. An old 12-inch VCR combo and larger TV from about 20 years ago. --- "Well, thanks to the Internet, I'm now bored with sex." - Philip J. Fry <cite>RasterGraphic posted [p:986701103] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>I have a couple I keep around for retro gaming at my mom's place. An old 12-inch VCR combo and larger TV from about 20 years ago.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
El_Dustino 10/12/25 5:03:00 AM #4:	misterbum posted... Yes, one that neighbors just down my street had left at the curb for the trash. Its a 27-in Trinitron which works perfectly. 100 lbs though, so its still in my garage and I need to haul it upstairs to my office/gaming room at some point. Id be hooking up anything PS1-era or earlier on it. Dang that sounds like a two person job to lift it up there. Hear Trinitron's are really good though. What will you hook up to it? RasterGraphic posted... I have a couple I keep around for retro gaming at my mom's place. An old 12-inch VCR combo and larger TV from about 20 years ago. Jealous as hell of the 12 inch VCR combo lol do you still play VHS on it? --- The two most beautiful words in any language: I forgive. AC:NL Dream Address: 5700-3355-4304 <cite>El_Dustino posted [p:986701112] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>misterbum posted... </cite><quote>Yes, one that neighbors just down my street had left at the curb for the trash. Its a 27-in Trinitron which works perfectly. 100 lbs though, so its still in my garage and I need to haul it upstairs to my office/gaming room at some point.Id be hooking up anything PS1-era or earlier on it.</quote>Dang that sounds like a two person job to lift it up there. Hear Trinitron's are really good though. What will you hook up to it?RasterGraphic posted... </cite><quote>I have a couple I keep around for retro gaming at my mom's place. An old 12-inch VCR combo and larger TV from about 20 years ago.</quote>Jealous as hell of the 12 inch VCR combo lol do you still play VHS on it?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PballDepot 10/12/25 5:18:12 AM #5:	Still have a 27'' Sony Wega that I got back in the Dreamcast era, but I haven't used it in years. --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxVhRWBGOZ0 <cite>PballDepot posted [p:986701154] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Still have a 27'' Sony Wega that I got back in the Dreamcast era, but I haven't used it in years.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kawalimus 10/12/25 5:19:58 AM #6:	Don't have room for that shit <cite>kawalimus posted [p:986701162] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Don't have room for that shit</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 10/12/25 5:20:45 AM #7:	No (cool person) --- Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds, along with the good, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest.. is silence. <cite>rexcrk posted [p:986701165] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>No (cool person)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kind9 10/12/25 5:21:35 AM #8:	No (cringe). <cite>kind9 posted [p:986701168] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>No (cringe).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kanaya413 10/12/25 5:24:32 AM #9:	Voted no cux idk what that is but I imagine its expensive I only have old fat tv --- Legend of Legaia is the best game ever Legend of Dragoon is the other best game ever <cite>Kanaya413 posted [p:986701172] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Voted no cux idk what that is but I imagine its expensive I only have old fat tv </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
El_Dustino 10/12/25 5:26:35 AM #10:	PballDepot posted... Still have a 27'' Sony Wega that I got back in the Dreamcast era, but I haven't used it in years. You should play some Skies of Arcadia on that thing kawalimus posted... Don't have room for that shit Yeah, this has been a limiting factor, which is partially why I want a small one. rexcrk posted... No (cool person) Don't make me tap the poll options Kanaya413 posted... Voted no cux idk what that is but I imagine its expensive I only have old fat tv Bruh --- The two most beautiful words in any language: I forgive. AC:NL Dream Address: 5700-3355-4304 <cite>El_Dustino posted [p:986701178] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>PballDepot posted... </cite><quote>Still have a 27'' Sony Wega that I got back in the Dreamcast era, but I haven't used it in years.</quote>You should play some Skies of Arcadia on that thingkawalimus posted... </cite><quote>Don't have room for that shit</quote>Yeah, this has been a limiting factor, which is partially why I want a small one.rexcrk posted... </cite><quote>No (cool person)</quote>Don't make me tap the poll optionsKanaya413 posted... </cite><quote>Voted no cux idk what that is but I imagine its expensive I only have old fat tv</quote>Bruh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 10/12/25 5:28:01 AM #11:	I have dozens of CRTs at work that I can use for gaming if I want (including high end Trinitrons). --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:986701184] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>I have dozens of CRTs at work that I can use for gaming if I want (including high end Trinitrons).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Relm_Arrowny_87 10/12/25 5:44:49 AM #12:	We own one, but it's not set up for games. --- What a fuddy duddy. <cite>Relm_Arrowny_87 posted [p:986701222] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>We own one, but it's not set up for games.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
El_Dustino 10/12/25 5:46:52 AM #13:	Relm_Arrowny_87 posted... We own one, but it's not set up for games. What is it set up for currently? ssjevot posted... I have dozens of CRTs at work that I can use for gaming if I want (including high end Trinitrons). Where do you work, if you do not mind me asking? --- The two most beautiful words in any language: I forgive. AC:NL Dream Address: 5700-3355-4304 <cite>El_Dustino posted [p:986701227] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Relm_Arrowny_87 posted... </cite><quote>We own one, but it's not set up for games.</quote>What is it set up for currently?ssjevot posted... </cite><quote>I have dozens of CRTs at work that I can use for gaming if I want (including high end Trinitrons).</quote>Where do you work, if you do not mind me asking?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lillymon 10/12/25 5:58:45 AM #14:	Yes. Got a good 14" CRT for free from a great aunt several years ago and my SNES is hooked up to it right now. --- "Bothering people when they're shopping or going to work or whatever because you find them attractive makes you scum of the earth." MegatokyoEd <cite>Lillymon posted [p:986701267] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Yes. Got a good 14" CRT for free from a great aunt several years ago and my SNES is hooked up to it right now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mad-Dogg 10/12/25 6:01:09 AM #15:	Nah. Last time I owned and gamed on a CRT TV was back in.....2007ish. Something like that. I had one of those HD CRT TVs with that sweet 720p and 1080i support. Those small handful of component cable supported games on the PS2 like star ocean 3, 480p and 720p gaming on the original xbox (I had that tactical resolution advantage on halo 2), and that early xbox 360 era gaming (I can actually read the text in dead rising. Hell yeah) was real nice on that. I got a hand-me-down HDMI capable flatscreen in 2008 shortly before gears of war 2 came out and so gave that CRT to my brother for his new apartment (which was the final time I actually played a video game on a CRT TV in general). When 2011 came around n' gears of war 3 was about to release I bought a 40 inch LED TV that I used for a long time before the screen died. Whenever I would play older generation consoles and games I would always do so via a emulator on my PC+PC monitor, portables like the PSP and 3DS, or something like the NES and SNES classic. I always figured that if I actually go through the effort of digging out my older consoles (they are all deep in storage at this point. Even my xbox 360 is stored away in the closet these days) and wanted to plug them up to modern TVs then I would get something like a framemeister or the more modern devices that is better than that to do so. --- GTag:MadDogg730 PSN:lMadDogg NNID:xMadDoggx NS friend code:5313-0564-0819 Go buy cyber shadow like right now. <cite>Mad-Dogg posted [p:986701276] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Nah. Last time I owned and gamed on a CRT TV was back in.....2007ish. Something like that. I had one of those HD CRT TVs with that sweet 720p and 1080i support. Those small handful of component cable supported games on the PS2 like star ocean 3, 480p and 720p gaming on the original xbox (I had that tactical resolution advantage on halo 2), and that early xbox 360 era gaming (I can actually read the text in dead rising. Hell yeah) was real nice on that.I got a hand-me-down HDMI capable flatscreen in 2008 shortly before gears of war 2 came out and so gave that CRT to my brother for his new apartment (which was the final time I actually played a video game on a CRT TV in general). When 2011 came around n' gears of war 3 was about to release I bought a 40 inch LED TV that I used for a long time before the screen died. Whenever I would play older generation consoles and games I would always do so via a emulator on my PC+PC monitor, portables like the PSP and 3DS, or something like the NES and SNES classic.I always figured that if I actually go through the effort of digging out my older consoles (they are all deep in storage at this point. Even my xbox 360 is stored away in the closet these days) and wanted to plug them up to modern TVs then I would get something like a framemeister or the more modern devices that is better than that to do so.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Relm_Arrowny_87 10/12/25 6:03:28 AM #16:	El_Dustino posted... What is it set up for currently? For... watching TV. It's in my mom's bedroom, but nobody uses it much. It's actually my old childhood one. I wouldn't really have a good place to put it, to use it for gaming. --- What a fuddy duddy. <cite>Relm_Arrowny_87 posted [p:986701284] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>El_Dustino posted...</cite><quote>What is it set up for currently?</quote>For... watching TV. It's in my mom's bedroom, but nobody uses it much. It's actually my old childhood one.I wouldn't really have a good place to put it, to use it for gaming.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 10/12/25 6:17:39 AM #17:	No. Im more than happy to leave that kind of thing in the past. <cite>Glob posted [p:986701325] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>No. Im more than happy to leave that kind of thing in the past.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 10/12/25 7:50:05 AM #18:	El_Dustino posted... What is it set up for currently? Where do you work, if you do not mind me asking? At a research university in Japan. I do vision research. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:986701625] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>El_Dustino posted... </cite><quote>What is it set up for currently?Where do you work, if you do not mind me asking?</quote>At a research university in Japan. I do vision research.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
snake_5036 10/12/25 8:05:38 AM #19:	Yep, got one back in 2023. ProScan brand, though I don't know the exact model off the top of my head. Only goes up to S-Video, but I'm perfectly fine with that as it keeps the signature CRT effects (pixel bleeding primarily) without being too sharp like Component is. Not sure how GameFAQs compression will treat these images, but all my old systems look and feel right on it. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/ca398163.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/65fbd8db.jpg --- You felt your sins weighing on your neck. <cite>snake_5036 posted [p:986701686] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Yep, got one back in 2023. ProScan brand, though I don't know the exact model off the top of my head. Only goes up to S-Video, but I'm perfectly fine with that as it keeps the signature CRT effects (pixel bleeding primarily) without being too sharp like Component is. Not sure how GameFAQs compression will treat these images, but all my old systems look and feel right on it.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/ca398163.jpghttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/65fbd8db.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
a-c-a-b 10/12/25 8:06:34 AM #20:	Yep. I have a spare room that I use as a gaming room and have a 32" (I think) CRT with a PS2 hooked up. --- Save for your doomed future <cite>a-c-a-b posted [p:986701690] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Yep. I have a spare room that I use as a gaming room and have a 32" (I think) CRT with a PS2 hooked up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Thermador446 10/12/25 8:18:36 AM #21:	No, but I think I saw an unused Trinitron at my dad's house. May be worth grabbing someday, just not right now --- "While you were wasting your time castrating a priceless antique, I was systematically feeding babies to hungry mutated puppies!" -The Monarch <cite>Thermador446 posted [p:986701746] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>No, but I think I saw an unused Trinitron at my dad's house.May be worth grabbing someday, just not right now</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HojoojoH_2 10/12/25 8:22:15 AM #22:	Regretfully got rid of mine in 2016. Was moving across the world and had to. I am not CRT-less and sad. Seriously want one, asap. --- United front will see us through <cite>HojoojoH_2 posted [p:986701760] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Regretfully got rid of mine in 2016. Was moving across the world and had to.I am not CRT-less and sad. Seriously want one, asap.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HokagoTeaTime 10/12/25 9:06:39 AM #23:	I use an early Sharp Aquos 4:3 LCD TV that has component inputs, it's a pretty nice alternative. I would like to get a ~20" CRT with component someday, but I live in such a lame place, it's almost impossible to find one even as a frequent thrifter and craigslister --- the Earl Strickland of most other things https://mahochan.neocities.org/channel <cite>HokagoTeaTime posted [p:986702015] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>I use an early Sharp Aquos 4:3 LCD TV that has component inputs, it's a pretty nice alternative. I would like to get a ~20" CRT with component someday, but I live in such a lame place, it's almost impossible to find one even as a frequent thrifter and craigslister</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReturnOfDevsman 10/12/25 9:12:24 AM #24:	I have a 30" Trinitron. The holy grail of CRTs. CRTs in general are super easy to find, if you know any old people. Thrift stores don't take them. Best Buy probably doesn't take them anymore. They've just been sitting in old people's garages for the last couple of decades since they upgraded and can't get rid of them. It's dumb that people list them for thousands. --- Arguing on CE be all like: https://youtu.be/JpRKrs67lOs?si=kPGA2RCKVHTdbVrJ <cite>ReturnOfDevsman posted [p:986702049] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>I have a 30" Trinitron. The holy grail of CRTs.CRTs in general are super easy to find, if you know any old people. Thrift stores don't take them. Best Buy probably doesn't take them anymore. They've just been sitting in old people's garages for the last couple of decades since they upgraded and can't get rid of them.It's dumb that people list them for thousands. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
545x39 10/12/25 9:13:12 AM #25:	Yeah, only TV in the house. --- Bigfoot is real and he tried to eat my ass. <cite>545x39 posted [p:986702052] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, only TV in the house.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Villain_S_Fiend 10/12/25 9:16:09 AM #26:	Facebook marketplace is a pretty reliable place to find cheap-to-free CRTs, especially since, as noted above, thrift stores don't take them. I used to have a 42", but it was just too cumbersome and the picture was losing quality; plus it wasn't a size that offered any nostalgia for me personally. I ended up getting a nice 27" for nothing from a guy who was giving up on his gaming setup. --- The food here is terrible. My steak was so tough it attacked my coffee and the coffee was too weak to defend itself. <cite>Villain_S_Fiend posted [p:986702072] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Facebook marketplace is a pretty reliable place to find cheap-to-free CRTs, especially since, as noted above, thrift stores don't take them.I used to have a 42", but it was just too cumbersome and the picture was losing quality; plus it wasn't a size that offered any nostalgia for me personally. I ended up getting a nice 27" for nothing from a guy who was giving up on his gaming setup.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnsteadyOwl 10/12/25 9:18:11 AM #27:	No. I wish I did but I live in an apartment and don't really have space for it. If I had a dedicated gaming room I would for sure get a CRT for it. --- "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." <cite>UnsteadyOwl posted [p:986702082] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>No. I wish I did but I live in an apartment and don't really have space for it. If I had a dedicated gaming room I would for sure get a CRT for it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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gu-gohan 10/12/25 10:05:19 AM #29:	No, but I'm looking for one. --- Like: videogames, kindness, open-mindedness, tolerance Dislike: console wars, haters, trolls, review-bombing <cite>gu-gohan posted [p:986702355] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>No, but I'm looking for one.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BucketCat 10/12/25 10:11:55 AM #30:	nah. the closest I have is an old dell monitor which is 4:3 and has one of those yellow video inputs. ive looked into external devices that'll add the scanlines but tbh its good enough for me as-is. I can hook up all of my old consoles to it and it doubles as a regular pc monitor when not playing games --- ? <cite>BucketCat posted [p:986702403] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>nah. the closest I have is an old dell monitor which is 4:3 and has one of those yellow video inputs.ive looked into external devices that'll add the scanlines but tbh its good enough for me as-is. I can hook up all of my old consoles to it and it doubles as a regular pc monitor when not playing games</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sundercles 10/12/25 10:13:02 AM #31:	Ive got a 42 I got for free maybe a decade ago. Its in storage though so Im not 100% certain it still works. I think you need a CRT for all the zany effects in Eternal Darkness to work so thats mainly why I kept one. --- Favorite series: Super Robot Wars, Dragon Quest, Fire Emblem, Tales, Megami Tensei, FF (I-X), Suikoden, Lunar, Phantasy Star, Shining Force, SoulCal, and more! <cite>Sundercles posted [p:986702407] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Ive got a 42 I got for free maybe a decade ago. Its in storage though so Im not 100% certain it still works.I think you need a CRT for all the zany effects in Eternal Darkness to work so thats mainly why I kept one.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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The_Wheelman1 10/12/25 10:48:22 AM #33:	Not anymore. Once my 12 inch CRT stopped working many years ago (2013 I think) that was the end of it. --- XBox Live GT: MastaMez PSN: KoolMez The Topic Killer \_0_/ <cite>The_Wheelman1 posted [p:986702628] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>Not anymore. Once my 12 inch CRT stopped working many years ago (2013 I think) that was the end of it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SkittyOnWailord 10/12/25 11:08:50 AM #34:	I have one in my 90s arcade cabinet. But I don't have a way to play anything else on it. --- I'm here! I'm furry! I'll try not to shed! =^_^= <cite>SkittyOnWailord posted [p:986702790] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>I have one in my 90s arcade cabinet. But I don't have a way to play anything else on it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 10/12/25 12:18:22 PM #35:	No, I only use my laptop for gaming. --- When does a candle become a blaze? When does a ripple become a tidal wave? When does the reason become the blame? When does a man become a monster? <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:986703273] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>No, I only use my laptop for gaming.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RasterGraphic 10/12/25 12:30:19 PM #36:	El_Dustino posted... Jealous as hell of the 12 inch VCR combo lol do you still play VHS on it? I don't really have a reason to, I'm a physical media junkie but I have pretty much everything on DVD now at least. --- "Well, thanks to the Internet, I'm now bored with sex." - Philip J. Fry <cite>RasterGraphic posted [p:986703364] in Do you hav... [t:81053949]...</cite> <quote>El_Dustino posted... </cite><quote>Jealous as hell of the 12 inch VCR combo lol do you still play VHS on it?</quote>I don't really have a reason to, I'm a physical media junkie but I have pretty much everything on DVD now at least.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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