/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5014352
>I thought the higher the line count, the harder it would be to attain noticeable scanline gaps.
Assuming keeping the same resolution in all situations, a higher TVL count will always result in more separation of individual lines of video. That higher rating not only requires a more finely detailed phosphor coat/grille but also a gun capable of focusing the beam tighter. With that tighter focus comes larger gaps.

A 500TVL set at 14'' can get a bit of separation, but you can't expect a lot. 600TVL at that size is quite apparent; 800TVL is very apparent and is where you start to get into diminishing returns in terms of how much of a gap there will be, regardless of tube size.

This is a bit of an extreme close up, but a 600TVL 14M2MDU.

>>3826459
600 TVL on a 13/14'' set looks really nice.

OP is a shadowmask of a similar/slightly lower TVL and same size, for comparison.

>>3542548
A small set having massive scanlines would be really annoying, that's for sure.

Turns out the 14M2 isn't nearly as fucked as I thought it was and the above photo/webm make it seem.

It seems that not only does the oddly swapped RGB inputs (R in actually needs Green, G in needs Blue, B in need Red) affect RGB, but also composite decoding. What I assumed was a completely fucked tube is likely just a cable or two connected incorrectly on the inside.
It still has a small amount of discoloration on the bottom left that neither its degauss cycle nor a soldering gun can manage to get rid of completely. Placing the same speaker that corrects the Megaview's problem works here as well, so it should be fixable. Thinking finding a magnet of similar orientation and strength and sticking it/taping it to the tube's shielding could work as a possible fix. That'll have to come later though.
If I can get this thing fixed, I can see it quickly becoming my favorite monitor. Everything is just so sharp and clear.

>>2685869
Unless he's trying to build a cabinet specifically for a certain arcade board, you could make do with a standard CRT well enough; Certain models would obviously be preferable in a case like this, with RGB support being a big one.
This, of course, needs to resolution into account. 15 and 31khz are one thing, but support for 24 may not be as easy.

For something like a MAMEcab, there really isn't any need to go dropping stupid chunk of cash on an arcade monitor.