/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6017864
Also found a Roku stick with analog output, made for older TVs. It's only composite video, but watching HD avi files looks pretty great, regardless. Plus it's the only Roku with a 4:3 display option.

>>5824151
Yeah, Skies of ArcaDIA, GranDIA and NaDIA are all fantastic and I loved them all, good taste on all three. I remember I saved your setup in another crt thread a few months ago, it was quite nice.

>>5585116
I do it all the time. I watch tons of shit on my CRT. It's super comfy.

Any anons who use their CRTs for stuff other than gaming, there's a model of Roku (Express Plus, it seems to be a Wal-Mart exclusive) that is specifically designed to work with older TVs and has a 4:3 aspect ratio option. I set up a Plex media server to host all of my torrents and bam. It only outputs in HDMI or composite, but HD remasters are fucking gorgeous. TNG on Netflix looks amazing. I might buy an HDMI to S-video transcoder and see how much I can bump the image up. I mean, I guess I could do that with any Roku, but then they wouldn't be 4:3 compatible.

>>5469529
>news station
Do you want any CRT or a PVM, specifically? If you just want a CRT, check Craigslist. If you want a PVM, good luck. Some will swear that you can easily get them from TV stations, but I checked every major and minor one within a reasonable driving radius many years back. They all chucked them years ago. People say it "depends where you live" but I think that means that it just "depends" if you happen to live near a TV station that still has a CRT that they are aware of.

I actually got mine from a video/photo editing business. Dude had it in his office for over a decade and as much as he loved it, he never had a reason to use it anymore and gave it away. I've also seen some local craigslist ads from photo editing companies that are liquidating old stock and have CRTs listed, so it seems like a decent option based on my experience. Before that, the original owner was a nearby A/V and communications sales and rental shop. Might also be worth a look if you can find any near you, never know what they have in the back room.