/vr/ - Retro Games

Source on why grief counselling is open :
https://www.twitch DOT tv/videos/135854774?t=03h45m11s

Jump at 03h45m11s if the link doesn't do it

Since this is basically Sony The Thread, have you ever owned something more exotic? I remember our family had a Nokia crt, and it didnt look that bad.

Is it possible to connect either a GTX 1070 or R9 270x to a CRT by converting DVI-D to VGA, then getting one of those $50 boxes off Amazon or eBay to convert VGA to Component, and have my PC output 320x240@60hz to said CRT without it catastrophically fucking up?

>>3926912
There isn't any obvious reason you couldn't. DVI-D output to active DVI->VGA converter, active VGA to component converter. passive cable adapters will not work unless you use a DVI-A output, which your cards might not support

>>3926903
I've got a B&O Beovision 8902 at my parents' place.

Non-Sony CRTs in my immediate possession include an Amstrad CTM-644, IBM P260 (admittedly this is a rebadged Trinitron) JVC VM-R150E-K and Viewsonic G90f.

Sony-wise I have 2x BVM-20F1E, 1x BVM-20G1E, 1x BVM-20G1A, PVM-2950QM and a KX-27PS1 Profeel.

I should really look to thinning out my collection.

How common are sets with native 21 pin RGB input? I'm looking to import one to the states. Any good models?

>>3927048
In europe?

You'd be hard pushed to find an SD set which DOESN'T have it tbqh.

http://www.arcaderepairtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/guide_setup_adjust_arcade_monitors_v1.2.0.pdf

Threadly reminder this needs to go in the OP. Fantastic resource.

Does anyone have a sort of compatibility list of the different PVM/BVM expansion cards and what they provide?

>>3926897
youtube capture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWVmPtr9O0g

>>3927291
For which particular line of monitor?

Broadcaststore.com has loads of brochures available for download which contain the information you seek.

>>3926903
i had a esa and a apex but they both had really bad color bleed and geometry
the picture on the esa was ass too

In response to the guy who asked about 6th gen gaming. >>3926832

Get any trinitron that has a component output and then just get a switch that you can run all your 6th gen component cables into. It's pretty tough/impossible to find a set with more than 1 component input so the switch is your best option.

I would say avoid professional monitors entirely unless you can get a hold of a multiformat set. If it's not multiformat then just go the consumer route and get a nice 27+ inch tv. The picture will be spectacular and if one day you ever happen across a multiformat monitor scoop it up and enjoy your 480p.

>>3927857
And I responded to the wrong guy, great.

How do you get component video into a crosspoint? I thought they needed a clean sync, does having the sync on green work and you don't need to plug in anything else?

hey guys, I recently broke out my shitbox component transcoder after a year (pic related) and it's fucked. The white balance shifts radically toward yellow.

Is it worth opening it up to mess with the pots, or will my greasy fingers just make it worse? It's not like I have the equipment to calibrate. Maybe something is wrong with cable seating or something of that nature?

t. retarded burger who just wants to play 4th gen + n64 in component video again.

>>3928019
If it's already not worth using, you can't lose anything by fucking with it further

>>3928019
Try to fuck around with the pots, see if any of them have broken. The values are printed on the board, replace it if everything else fails.

>>3928019
these things are never configured properly.
Find something that will display pure white and use that to fix the color balance.

I have one, and I needed pot adjustments.

>>3927220
21pin RGB =/= SCART

>>3928024
yeah, that's true
>>3928031
>>3928037
thanks dudes

>>3927220
>>3928057
So you want to import a heavy CRT across from Japan and then scrabble around for vanishingly rare cables?

Yeah, good luck with that...

>>3927934
You just plug it in. as long as the input matches the output it works, so make sure you keep the cables in the same order. You can even pass composite video through it if you want. Just make sure yellow input matches yellow output.

if you aren't using sync it just ignores it. but the big thing to keep in mind is that it doesn't convert shit. the output only works if it matches

>>3926912
>>3926921
Alright, so a whole day of searching has led me to find only one VGA to YPbPr converter, and it doesn't output anything lower than 480p (my CRT only goes up to 480i, despite having Component inputs)

https://www.radioshack.com/products/radioshack-hdmi-to-component-converter?variant=5717010885

How do you guys feel about an HDMI to Component converter like this?

>>3928797
they're typically not great quality, but that's not particularly expensive. you're going to want to make sure your PC is willing to play along and actually output 240p.

http://mame.3feetunder.com/windows-ati-crt-emudriver/

>>3928819
Apparently, a GTX 970 can output 240p with only the stock drivers, so I feel like my 1070 is good to go. If not though, I have some ancient AMD/ATI cards in my closet I can dig out

Ty for the heads up though. Guess I'll bite the bullet and see what happens.

>>3928827
I recently switched back to nvidia, so if you find a solution do post an update

>>3928827
>>3928830
googling gtx 970 240p got me this
https://www.reddit.com/r/crtgaming/comments/4y894w/vga_rgb_cable_240p_output_resolution_to_pvm/
i'm guessing it'll work with all modern nvidia cards and hopefully not just the 970

>tfw have to learn how to fix up my own shit because finding someone to do it for me is impossible in 2017

oh god i have no idea what the fuck im doing and all im hoping is that i dont break something or accidentally kill myself

>>3929065
These are exactly the same feelings I have.

Somebody tell me what the fuck is going on.

I opened up my CRT to have a look at that, and found this shit on the side of the flyback transformer. It looks like some kind of goo? Is this normal?

>>3929065
>not looking forward to learning something new

>>3929157
With no context about what your CRT is doing, we have no idea how to help you.

>>3929297
>Looking forward to learning something new where if you fuck up it'll kill you instantly

>>3929332
That's a bit of a stretch. It might sting like hell, but unless you have a weak heart it's unlikely to kill you.

>>3929341
Would wearing rubber gloves help?

>>3929345
It certainly should.

>>3929157
Just wax, totally normal left there from factory to keep stuff in place, don't remove it.

>>3929109
>>3929065
>>3929332

Just so you know people that Trillion of volt that can kill on a crt is 99% a myth. Just unplug the electric cord and dont even bother more than that.
It can sting you maybe a millisecond but more then that you are safe.

>>3929392
Is there any way to completely discharge them first?

>>3929393
Some have an build in discharge system. (some also recharge after sometime)
But really removing the anode cap is not going to kill you. Shock you, make you fall or anything.

>>3929303

s-sorry

There's a piercing whining coming from my CRT and I know it's not the usual 15khz noise. I have other CRTs and none of them sound as bad as my PVM. I've heard that maybe it's a capacitor that's fucked or the flyback transformer that's fucked, and i'm trying to figure out what's going on.

>>3929409
It's probably not something that isn't visible. Turn it on while it's open, and try to listen for exactly where the sound is coming from. It might be an extremely whiny coil.

>>3929409
It's probably not something that is visible. Turn it on while it's open, and try to listen for exactly where the sound is coming from. It might be an extremely whiny coil.

>>3929421

I see. Any kind of guide that can tell me how to fix that if it is the problem?

>>3929409
That is the exactly same problem I'm having. Please, If you survive, tell me what did you do to fix it.

>>3929427
If you find that it is just a coil, either some capacitors nearby need replacing, or you could try fucking with the coil in some way to make it stop. Lightly poke suspected coils with a plastic stick or something and see if the pitch changes.

>>3929440

Okay, I might as well keep /crt/ updated.

>>3929440
>>3929427
Whining = buzzing ?

>>3929446

Yeah. Just a high-pitched noise.

It is the year 2017 ans I'm going to die from an electric shock from a CRT.

>>3929463
You would be the first

>>3929440
>>3929442

Well shit, i'm not very good at trying pinpoint where the fuck the noise is coming from. It's also really fucking hard to listen to especially because i have tinnitus and i dont want to fuck up my hearing even more

I'm thinking maybe it's the flyback transformer. Is there any way to test that out? Should I just say fuck it and replace it anyway to see if that works? Any good links on how to replace this shit?

If that doesn't work I guess I gotta replace capacitors. I know there's a way to test those, but does that work if they're already in the board? Can I just take some kinda device and keep testing caps until I find one that's fucked?

>>3929498

also does this look normal? i just noticed how some of the coils were horizontal and was wondering if it's supposed to be like that.

>>3929157
>>3929543
A PVM that clean is clearly wasted on you.

Please do us all a favour and apply the anode lead to your anus.

>>3929591
>>3929543

Hey now, he's just trying to learn.

Yeah dude, it's normal. The gooey stuff is just to keep components from shifting and adjustments locked. If you aren't having any issues with the set, you should be fine.

got a pvmeme in the mail and it has this green and red splotch at the top
this is the kind of thing that can fix itself if i turn it off for awhile and turn it back on right? other than that i love the picture so i hope it sorts itself out

>>3929778
Sometimes that problem goes away. But if it's still there after a week of turning the monitor on and off 2 times a day then you should look into getting a degaussing coil. Or move the position the set is facing

>>3929778
Looks like what happens when you place a magnet near the set.

My CRT is mono. What device would you use to get stereo sound?

>>3930103
Some speakers maybe?

>>3930103
External speakers

>>3929778
keep any magnetic devices away from your monitor. open it up and check the boards and check if there's any dry solder joints especially by the degaussing probe.

>>3930153
>and check if there's any dry solder joints especially by the degaussing probe.
It's a degaussing coil.

>>3929778
It's a purity issue, either from getting bounced around a bit in shipping or just the change in location.

You should be able to open it up and clear the issue up by adjusting the purity rings on the yoke; What model is it?

>>3930172
you're a degaussing probe.

How can I tell the number of lines a CRT has?

>>3928837
don't pascal cards lack a ramdac?

>>3930179
If you have a few numbers regarding the dot pitch of the tube and size, you can math out a theoretical TVL, but it is also dependent on how precisely the gun can focus in on a point of the screen.

There are test images out there for testing and finding said number, but it's not going to be 100% accurate; Also not as straight forward with TVs, since you can't as easily throw a full-screened pdf file up on them.

>>3930186
thanks

I'm expecting an Ikegami HTM-1700RA soon. My first flat screen CRT since I had the misfortune of putting up with an HD Sony Wega with HDMI. I have the Component option board, so I'm excited to see how a later run 2004 CRT handles 240p.

>>3930220
There's not much bullshit with computer monitors compared to TVs and their composite/rgb/aperture grille/etc drama right? I had a 17'' Samsung Syncmaster circa 2008 and found the exact same model for some pocket change

>>3930221
31khz vga monitors are pretty clean cut, rgb, no 480i/240p natively, rgbhv, limiting in a sense but the quality is great.

Aperture grille pc monitors are pretty common, sony made them and the trinitron tech was licensed to a few manufacturers and they usually used the -tron suffix.

I think they are great and handle a lot of arbitrary resolutions but you do need to do some work arounds when sending a consoles 15khz signal to them.

That said, perhaps a 15khz crt would conpliment it well.

>>3930237
I see thanks.

HOLY FUCK

Do i pull the trigger?

I've only ever messed with PC CRTs though

>>3930248
without hesitation

>>3929819
>>3929778
If you degauss it a few times when power cycling (on/off two times a day) and it doesn't go away, it's probably not going to be fixed with a degaussing coil. It's a purity issue. This means the set has been rotated from where it was, and the Earth's magnetic field is different around it. That sort of thing can kinda get locked in if you rotate a set while it's on, or tate it and turn it on straight away, rather than leaving it a day or two. East/west/pitch/tate can all have this effect. It can be a pain setting up an arcade monitor on your bench, then putting it into a cab where it's laying back a bit and watching the purity go to shit.


The proper fix is to re-do the purity. This is the first step in the convergence process - you loosen the yoke and... see this video, that's easier than me typing it out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmrrf5hiYQI

A ghetto fix is to use a magnet or two on top of the set. Use the weakest magnet you can, that still does the job. Fridge magnets first. Most electronics stores (radio shack is dead, but Jaycar, if you're in Aus) will sell rare earth magnets, if you need more oomph. I got some from Officeworks. Remember to turn the magnets over and stuff, to find the best position. And to use something like 240p test suite so you can get a white mage up, and also the grid because the magnets might move the convergence just slightly - which is normally manageable.

Compaq V720 for 20USD, good deal or not?

>>3930329
>>3929778
can also meant deformed/damaged grille

Are my coils OK?

>>3930736
BUSTER WOLF

>>3930743
I like SNK too!

>>3930736
Well, do they work?
Anyways, the cracked 'glue' would result in louder whine.

>>3930791
My tv works, but it does whine.

>>3930824
Cover it in hot glue

>>3930828
Sounds dangerous.

>>3930831
Don't actually, but it can fix coil whine depending on the situation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENXKpRdQQnA

>>3930248
>$50 for a # Series
Maybe the medical warehouse spoiled me.

>>3930848
It was already sold, ended up not turning on anyways ;_;

>>3930850
Well at least you dodged a bullet my man.

Say, do any /vr/ posters have any interest in the PVMs I have at my disposal? I can give you guys a good price + shipping if so.

Is there any difference between using a universal remote on a modern tv and a crt? I have one, and I just tried to get it working on my crt, but it didn't work. It did work on my modern tv though.

>>3930908
No, there's no difference

t. Logitech Harmony / Sony KX-27PS1 user

>>3930913
KV-25C5E here. Can't get it to work. Any tips.

What do you guys think of this crt filter I just made for shits and giggles?

>>3930921
I presume you've tried all the available Sony codes?

There was a major protocol shift right around the release of the Bravia range. Most basic functions previous to this date back to the early 80s.

>>3930928
Shouldn't there be some kind of sign when the remote and tv contact? Like the "mute" picture showing up in the screen or the tv turning off? I can't even get that.

Universal remote guy here. Never mind, found the real remote for 5€ literally 100 meters away.

>>3930969
If you're having difficulty you may be better off just looking for an OEM Sony remote, they're basically universal within the brand. My PVM's remote works on my WEGA, and the remote for my WEGA can also work the PVM.

>>3931059
>PVM's remote
Is that the RM-854 by any chance? Been looking for one of those for ages.

Granted I have all functionality covered by my harmony but it's a bit of a pain to use for service menu navigation.

>>3931087
Forgot pic

>>3930838
Anyone have any recommendations for a general purpose RGB to component circuit? I'd like to integrate one into my Dreamcaat (15khz scart mode) and one into my N64 (after the rgb amp).

>>3931087
>>3931091
Negative, RM-739. It's an older PVM, remote's p. bare-bones.

>>3930871
Sure, post some details on the models you own and pricing. My Toshiba 27 inch is starting to get really bad phosphor decay.

Is it a good idea to open my CRTV and use compressed air to spray away the dust especially on the capacitors to protect them from overheating and drying out or is this pointless?

>>3931405
Don't know, but I did that. Dust and electronics are never a good duo I guess.

>>3931193
you can copy paste the conversion circuit from here

http://retrotink.com/

or you can go with a cheaper, probably worse quality solution from here

http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13231.315
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?28932-Universal-RGB-to-Component-Design/

>>3931238
Well I've got no fucking clue what the shipping is like on these babies. Also never bought one online where I've seen them sell for $200 plus, so I really don't know what they're worth on the open market; All of mine were either free, from people desperate to rid themselves of it or simply bought when they weren't hugely sought after by retro gamers.

List of models is something like:
20L2 with BKM129x
20L2 with BKM28X
20M2
14M2
Olympus 203, 142 and 143
2030
1953
1943
8040

>>3931440
It's exciting to see that someone else is using this, because that circuit is in the image I posted.
Thank you for the reassurance.

kitty on monitor, cute and harmless or cute and deadly? what's the consensus?

>>3931514
adorable, cats did that for decades prior to lcd displays

>>3931415
Is it possible I might make things worse by spraying the dust into a sensitive part of the CRTV?

Pvm-14n6u checking in. When I find the tripod I might take some shots with a real camera

>>3931514
fine as long as you don't turn off the antigrav

Would a PVM-8042Q be worth getting for $20 or is it too small to really get that much use out of?

>>3931570
I'd say if you have the room and the 20 bucks to spare then why not? If it works fine then it's a neat novelty item to have and it's still a PVM, right?

>>3931570
$20 for RGB? Absolutely.
Only you can decide whether it's too small for you, it most certainly wouldn't be useful for large space situations.
At such a trivial price, it's a good starting point.

>>3931592

Yeah I got it\. It's a cheap starting point for me to see if i wanna start on the full rgb route.

At the very least it'll be a nice little desktop monitor I can use for gba/gb games

someone's put a 0.7 inch crt on ebay and put it together so you can plug in composite video, tempted to get it

>>3931642
how much is it?

>>3931642
like one of those camera viewfinders?

>>3931642
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY7olqQF8iM

>>3931652
bidding is at £31 at the moment, got 2 days left.
>>3931656
yeah

Raspberry Pi throwing out 240p mame.

So, wanting to feel nostalgic with some old shows.

Whats the best way to get some older anime on my PVM that I can load off USB or SD?

I know PS2 will play DVDs but I want a faster solution than burning to DVD. Would PS3 display in proper resolutions? that can do MKVs even right?

>>3931857
really interested in getting one of these rpi 240p boards for this reason exactly. How is it working out for you?

>>3931479
I'm interested as fuck for a good price. I know I'd get absolutely fucked on shipping though thanks to living in Canada.

>>3931923
Wii with a homebrew video program. Forgot what it's called but it works pretty nice.

>>3931923
PS3 will do 480i, if that's what you're asking.

I want to say it's a bit picky with exactly what files it will play outright, but transcoding on a PC and streaming it to a PS3 is really simple and clears up pretty much any issues you could run into.

>>3931954
Wii is okay if you're dealing with old divx encodes, but chokes pretty easily otherwise.

>>3931954
WiiMC or MPlayer CE would be my picks.

>>3931980

got a keyword for me to google for the type of PC to PS3 streaming I should be using? this sounds like a good solution cause then I can run all the codecs...

>>3931992
PS3 Media Server, or Universal Media Server if you're looking for something still seeing updates.

I'm sure there are other options, but those are what I'm using.

http://www.universalmediaserver.com/

>>3932002

will try these, thanks

ive got a 14m2u and whenever i turn a console on while the pvm is on the screen goes into a full red tinge
turning it off and on or turning it on after the system fixes it but does anyone know why it would do this?

>>3929065
There is are two TV repair shops minutes away from me lol.
One of them even makes house calls,that way I dont have to carry anything.

>>3932230
just tried out a svideo switcher box and if im not on the systems slot when i power it on and then switch to it afterwards it works fine
really tinkers my thinker

>>3931479

never ship a CRT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFGGHGwAjLY

altough if the tube itself wasnt broken inside(neck), then Im sure he couldve gotten it working again, but still

What adjustments are there actually inside the crt. I only found one screw inside my trinitron on the flyback transformer.

>>3931925
It's working great. It does take a little bit of tweaking the overscan for it to be just right but once it's set you're golden. I'd recommend buying a rpi 3 then buying a set of zune composite cables. You can have the whole set up for under 50 dollars.

I got a 19" JVC monitor with a broken remote board so I can't really use it. I know it works otherwise but without controls I can't do much except send an SDI signal and power it on - not very useful. The board was broken in half so I was wondering are there any services where I can get a board printed and just solder on the buttons and everything?

How much would you pay for a working VCR? I remember you got that shit for free few years ago. Now when I look at the local "craiglist" the prices are between 20-80€. Wtf. There's no fucking way I'm going to pay +10€ for a god damn VCR.

>>3932493
No more than $30 and for $30 it had better be a damn nice JVC Super VHS deck.

This is the supply of my city, and the neighboring (close) cities. Why.

>>3932508
mee kirpparil jonne

>>3932519
En oo vielä löytäny.

Lacie Electron 19 Blue IV displaying at 320x240 120fps (in order to achieve min 31khz)

RIP PVM?

>>3931939
Well what model would you be looking at?

>>3931857
Oh shit, i have one of these on my desk at work. What condition is yours in?

Finally got my first pvm: a 20L2MD new in box, delivered all the way to my turd world country, they tore me a new anus with the shipping cost.

Will post some sexy pics in some hours.

>>3932901
>>3931857
C-C-Can I join the club?

Want to play Mega Man and the NES disney games on my Xbox One but on a CRT.

I mean i'll have other games too but thats not /vr/ related; my situation requires me to be at a place now and then that only has a CRT.

How good do these HDMI to RCA converters work? I see some videos on youtube of them in use but not many. Is there one that converts HDMI to s-video? Is there an importance in getting one that has to be powered or is it okay to get one like the radioshack converter that is pictures?

>>3932997
If it's not powered then it's not going to work in most cases. You're taking a digital signal and putting it into an analogue socket. Without a powered converter it's still just a digital signal which composite isn't.

>>3933000
nice

>>3933000
Doesn't power go through HDMI? I am assuming that's how it works for the one pictured.

>>3932997
Going to look worse than trash. There is no reason to use a CRT unless you're going to actually give it the correct resolutions for the games you're playing.

>>3932901
>>3932993
I would hate VHS tapes less if I had one of those beauties.

>>3933004
You can set the system output to 480i

>>3933004
Homeboy said sometimes he has no option BUT a CRT. In that case, anything is better than no video games at all.
>>3932997
Just get one of the cheap HDMI2AV adapters on Amazon. They're USB powered, and there's a few videos up on YouTube about how they work (which it sounds like you've seen). They're functional, and when you're in a situation with no other option but a CRT and an HD console, they should get the job done.

>>3933009
That is not the correct resolution.

>>3933001
>Doesn't power go through HDMI? I am assuming that's how it works for the one pictured.
No, unless HDMI started supplying 5v in recent iterations. That's a passive converter, similar to a DVI to VGA converter. The other anon is right though, it's going to look like shit even if you do get it working, unless you've got an HD CRT that can do 1080i.

>>3933013
What? If you're trying to downscale something from HD to SD, how is that not the right resolution? Especially since the Xbone can do 480i natively.

>>3933015
>unless HDMI started supplying 5v
(ツ)

>>3933017
I think he means the NES isn't 480i, but since it's a port for the Xbone it doesn't matter.

What TV do you have?

>>3933020
Oh shit. Shows what I know. Still a shitty connection though.

>>3933024
I'm not the downscaler guy; I just knew what he was asking would be at least playable with the right adapter, in the specific circumstance he mentioned so I didn't get all the shitting going on.

>>3926940
do you have any knowledge of the pvm-14L2 I am new to this general and have little knowledge. basically, is it a good one for using RGB?

>>3933123
Absolutely.

P22 phosphors and 600tvl makes it more like a really, really nice consumer set but with all the relevant inputs. 480i content will have far less flicker than on supposedly "better" monitors which generally use reference-grade high-decay SMPTE or EBU phosphors depending on region of sale.

>>3932784
One of the 20L2s or 20M2s

>>3933020
>max 50 mA

>>3933260
That's not enough to power a dac?

>>3933260
more than enough.
Some devices are deliberatelly underpowered like the ps4.

>>3933006
Don't get too enthralled, they're from the late 80s, and some rubber rings in the VCR tend to rot away. I had to replace something in mine just so it would play properly, and it still doesn't fast forward/rewind, just manual forward/back. Not a bad unit, though. All the controls are easily accessible, and it's not hard to make it look decent

>>3933256
Alright, what's it worth to you? As I said I have no inkling of general prices and such. Would $60 USD+shipping be excessive?

>>3933701
60 USD plus shipping is fine. I'd prefer the L2 though.

>>3933701
I'm in Toronto by the way.

>>3932352
>via USPS, UPS, DHL, FedEx, etc.

Agreed.

However, there are other options. One is freight shipping, ideally strapping the CRT to a wooden palette. Another, more expensive option is hiring a white glove courier using uShip.com. Don't do either until you have completely exhausted all local options, and only then for your dream CRT.

>>3926882
>I will never EVER own a BVM or PVM
It hurts bros

>>3933828
Why not?

>>3933828
Why not?

>>3933786
I'll address this later on

>>3933832
>>3933834
they are neither readily available, nor affordable in australia. Even if i could get one, it's probably gonna be close to dying

I am fed up with my YPbPr input WEGA and its shit flat screen geometry.

Are bowl screens always better in the geometry department? I want to pick up a 30+ inch CRT and hack in RGB like so

http://mikejmoffitt.com/articles/0032-tvrgb.html

but I've also never opened a CRT before and I understand they can be very dangerous. Are there any precautions to take while doing the work? Is there any suggestions for quality, large, bowl screened aperture grille tubes?

>>3933786
Even palettes can be improperly handled, especially if the seller doesn't know how to properly brace things.

That said, if properly packaged, a CRT can safely make the journey, even with UPS. That's how my Ikegami ended up getting here.

This is the outer layer of the cocoon that it showed up in; The inner layer was 3 or so layers of heavy duty bubble wrap completely engulfing the monitor to the point where you couldn't see anything of what was inside. The box itself was 3-4 times larger than the CRT itself.

>>3932997
You'd need an active converter and they're expensive

>>3932997
Just emulate them on a PC

>>3933864
>no one has decent crt monitors locally
>shipping understandably is hundreds of dollars from ebay.

Fug. This hobby is killin me.

>>3933859
If you're willing to RGB mod a fishbowl, I would recommend attempting to adjust the geometry issues which your WEGA is presenting first. If you have not yet manually adjusted the yoke, you may be surprised by how easy it is to do.

Convex can still have geometry issues, and they typically don't have as many options to fix them in the service menu either. Which will leave you in the same situation you're in currently.

If you still would rather RGB-mod a convex CRT, read through the thread over at the shmups hardware forum to get a better grasp of what that entails. Many success stories and dudes willing to help there.

Does anybody have a good picture of a mega drive/genesis game showing on a shadow mask TV via composite?

>>3933978
The yoke? I have a lot to learn I see.
I have accessed the service menu on my set, but I've been unable to correct this issue. See pic, notice the lower middle horizontal lines pull in into the center.

It also has a really slight flicker to it, in that all the vertical lines twitch left and right to a small degree.

>>3933982
Dude, that"s just the PAMP (Pin Amp) setting in the service menu.

Do yourself a favor and search for a service manual at manualslib.com. If your model number is not listed, find a similar model which used the same chassis. It will help a lot.

>>3933982
>>3933995
Whoops, upon closer inspection, that is not necessarily PAMP. You might be able to remedy that by adjusting UPIN (Upper Pin) by a smidge.

>>3933980
I have this photo and this video to offer; Still haven't fixed the GXTV, otherwise I'd take something new and fresh for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5wBFnfrAIg

These are both from a Model 3; Audio buzzing is mainly from using a cheap SCART cable as my composite cable; Don't actually own a standard AV cable for the Model 2 style connector.

>>3934004
I've played with UPIN, but look at the fourth horizontal white line from the bottom. It bows upwards in the middle. What do I do there?

>>3934030
Thanks, this is useful

>>3934041
Yeah, looking harder at your image, I don't know what the heck that non-linear distortion is. You might need some magnets to fix that wavy geometry. I only had to fix tilt and bow on my sets. Good luck man.

>>3933006
They're cool, but they're small, and only have mono sound.

VHS tapes are also terrible video and audio quality. DVD's are better across the board.

>>3934083
>DVD's are better across the board.
No love for Laser Discs audio quality?

>>3934083
But what about VHS cameras? Nothing like lugging around one of those giant things and taking some family home movies.

>>3934158
All I want are high quality boxing matches on something like a laser disc

>>3934158
LD audio quality was completely unmatched until BluRay came along, and that's pretty wild.

>>3926882
hello crt anons

I have a nice one that I saved from being trashed at a university I used to work at, but it's specs I remember are

>1900x1440 @ 72hz
>1600x1200 @ 85hz
>1024x768 @ 100hz

I currently haven't been able to play anything on it since my desk is actually too weak to support it at the moment (lel I know) but I have a dilemma: my current GPU is a 980ti which has DVI-I output (and comes with a vga adapter in the box) but I'm afraid about wanting to upgrade to a new GPU because analog output is dead

bottom line is I want to know how you guys have faired with Displayport-VGA adapters for gaming. Almost everyone I see seems to say they only support up to 1920x1200 @ 60hz and that kind of pisses me off. I don't want to have to be locked to a 980ti fucking forever because I'll lose high quality analog output. Can anybody here confirm they use high refresh rates and decent resolutions from a Displayport adapter?

>>3934537
How is that possible?

Isn't LD audio just Redbook (same as CD)?

Are you saying that DVD has compressed audio and that Bluray has enough space for uncompressed audio?

How much radius does the the audio take on LDs compared to the video?
Are the audio tracks on the center of the disc or on the edge?

My understanding is that for video quality:

VHS=shit
VCD=shit like VHS but with digital dirt on the screen instead of analog dirt, also can have several subtitle tracks unlike VHS
Betamax=1.5x as good as VHS
LD=2x as good as VHS
DVD=4x as good as VHS
BD=??x as good as VHS

But I don't know how that list goes for audio quality.

Do B&W VHS have better picture quality than color tapes because such video requires less bandwidth?

Do B&W VCD have better picture quality than color discs because such video requires less bandwidth?

>>3934714
Yeah, exactly. LDs have straight-up, uncompressed Redbook CD audio which is way higher quality than the heavily compressed, lossy audio that a DVD uses. Video quality is technically better on a DVD over an LD, but audio is far inferior. BDs have uncompressed hi-res audio, which, finally, is even better than Redbook.

As far as video goes, LDs have analog video, so while DVDs have a higher theoretical TVL resolution, they still suffer from MPEG artifacts during high motion scenes, etc. LDs have their own issues (Laser Rot is a bitch), but since it's analog video, some purists will argue that the picture is more 'film like' than digital video can provide. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Based on the digital vs. analog argument, it's hard to really draw direct, accurate comparisons between formats like you're doing, but you're roughly accurate. Sorry for the reddit spacing, I don't usually type this much and wanted it to be readable.

>>3934746
DVD has LPCM in the specs, it's just that it makes more sense to have multiples AC3s.
Musical DVDs typically use LPCM.

>>3934749
You are correct, but DVD-Audio is a different format and incompatible with most DVD players so I didn't mention it. Steely Dan's Gaucho in DVD-Audio at 24/96 though? Bliss.

>>3934763
no, regular dvd. 48khz/16b stereo is in dvd video specs. It is sometimes also used for the stereo track in movies.

I got it.

>>3934779
Interesting, thanks. I've never seen a video DVD with audio quality that high.

>>3934791
good thing my crt has built in VHS player

This discussion is now getting way off topic but I will say that VHS Hi-Fi and the Betamax equivalent were renowned for being truly excellent audio formats back in the 80's and 90's - rivalling DAT for professional usage.

If you wanted digital tape then, you could do a LOT worse than pick up a digital processor/encoder from Sony or Matsushita. I have pic related, bought from an auction of Alan Wilder's excess inventory (Depeche Mode, Recoil and successful producer in his own right).

>>3934626
bumping this, and tldr:
>Can anybody here confirm they use high refresh rates and decent resolutions from a Displayport adapter?

>>3934805
That's super ill. It takes analog audio, converts it to digital so you can output to a Beta or VHS deck?

>>3934746
>LDs have straight-up, uncompressed Redbook CD audio which is way higher quality than the heavily compressed, lossy audio that a DVD uses.

Interesting.
How does DVD audio quality compare to that of VHS tapes (HiFi stereo, not the early Linear mono)?

I have heard that some garage bands and other artists short on cash used VHS tapes to record their master version of their songs.

What if I use this to record live game music?
Will a cheap VCR record better audio quality than a good quality tape deck?
Does it matter what quality of tape I use?
Will it sound better than Youtube?

>>3934819
Indeed. Using the full bandwidth of the tape which is pretty enormous.

So there's these indie games I've been looking to play but if I play them on anything other than a CRT I feel like i'm missing the aesthetics factor.
Is there some way I can hook up my PC to my CRT TV and pretend it's actual retro shit? Help me out bros yes i have a crt monitor already but i want that garbage composite feel if you know what i mean

>>3934923
get an old mid-2000s graphics card with composite output.

>>3934825
wew, lots to unpack here; I'll do my best:

>How does DVD audio quality compare to that of VHS tapes (HiFi stereo, not the early Linear mono)
You can't directly compare analog and digital audio, it really needs to be heard. A clean, new tape on a clean new deck would arguably sound better than a lossy DVD audio track. Very subjective.

>I have heard that some garage bands and other artists short on cash used VHS tapes to record their master version of their songs.
My band did this as late as 2014, it was a very common practice, and is still done.

>What if I use this to record live game music?
I'm not sure I understand this question.

>Will a cheap VCR record better audio quality than a good quality tape deck?
This ties in to my answer above and the answer is no. A regular VCR does NOT use the whole tape for audio, it uses a tiny portion of it and the rest for your non-existent video track. On top of that, most VCRs compress the SHIT out of whatever you pipe into them for recording, like it's a very, very severe compressor. Some VHS decks have special audio recording modes for using the whole tape, though it was way more common (at the consumer level) on Betamax decks.

>Does it matter what quality of tape I use?
If you are going to do it, you need to use good quality tapes on SP mode, or whatever the shortest recording time is. Longer modes equals slower tape, which equals poorer sound. Longer tapes means thinner, poorer quality tapes.

>Will it sound better than Youtube?
Again, way too many variables. Will a 1080p YouTube video have better sound than a random Goodwill VHS tape? Probably. Will a 240p YouTube video? No.

>>3934842
That's super rad, if I had space for more gear I would be looking into one of those.

So my extron came in along with the RCA cables I ordered. I know I'm going to have to strip the tips of the cables and feed them into the phoenix 5 pin connectors but I'm not sure what else.

I get that the second slot is for left audio and the fourth is for right but could anyone help me out with what the tip ring and sleeve are? I tried looking up the words in relation to wiring but got some stuff that seemed irrelevant to what I want to do.

Never really wired my own audio stuff before but one anon said it wasn't too difficult but even he had something else running into the empty slots of his connector.

>>3934926
Do you have any recommendations?

>>3934931
it's literally this. to use that with unbalanced audio I think you can just wire ring to sleeve.

>>3934812
>>3934626
please

I know that most of you could answer this question

>>3934936
right so I'm using these. So I would be wiring ring to sleeve(center)?

>>3934959
with rca plugs, "tip" would be the center pin, and "ring/sleeve" the surrounding ring.

Is this tv worth $25? It's the 27" version and in "perfect condition" according to the listing. It only has s-video but I don't intend to use it for anything newer than an n64.

>>3934951
I wish I could, but I have no experience with those adapters. Still stuck on gtx780 myself.

1440p at 72Hz is like 200MHz pixel clock though? That doesn't seem too high, maybe some adapters would support that.

>>3934626
just fyi, if you can reach 72Hz at 1440p you should be able to push ~135hz at 768p.

>>3934964
Alright that helps, will there be any distinction between all that when I end up cutting it?

>>3934931
That was possibly me - I posted a pic of the leads I made up.

For a start you'll want to be using unbalanced wiring. Balanced is for XLR connectors.

Use pic related and >>3934936
as a guide and simply run jumpers between the grounds as shown.

Speaking of DVDs, ive been wanting to watch some on my trinitron seeing as my sister has amassed a gigantic DVD library, what is a top tier dvd player I can buy?

They should be cheap now that blu-ray is the standard right?

>>3929345
Want to insulate yourself against electric shock?
Follow these steps:

1) Dont ground yourself. Wear rubber-soled boots and consider using a non-conductive floor mat (like a neoprene foam mat).
2) Use rubber or plastic tools to touch suspected High Voltage components and move things out of your way
3) Keep your non-working hand in your damn pocket to prevent yourself from grabbing anything, and try to prevent your body from touching anything that has a path to ground.

A CRT TV is unlikely to outright kill you unless it's huge (like 42+ inches might do it), you have a heart problem, or you leave it plugged in. You WILL get a shock, and it will be painful, and you might get knocked back, but it's unlikely to kill you.

Stun guns usually deliver more voltage, and they pulse it several times a second.

>>3935008
any pc can do the job beating most hardware, plug it into it.

>>3935008
Just use your ps2.

>>3934973
Those are nice sets, a lot of my wealthier friends had them growing up. If it works 'perfectly' as they say, $25 is totally reasonable for a 27" Hell I paid $20 for a 13" Trini recently just because I thought it looked cool.

>>3935024
You risk making the laser die sooner by playing dvds 24/7.

>>3935008
PS3 or X360 are great DVD players. PS3 and 360 have more media options as well, flash drives, PLEX streaming etc.

>>3934992
yea pretty sure that was you, it didn't look crazy tough so I was hoping to mimic it.

So for output I would use the tip(center pin) on the first and fourth slots then use the sleeve(outter ring) on the third slot.

And for input I would use the tip on the first and fourth slots. Then sleeve on second and fifth. And finally have a jumper go into the sleeves and empty slot. Not entirely sure what a jumper is but I'll look it up.

When using the sleeve or tip for multiple slots is it difficult? Like will I run out of sleeve or something? Sorry if this sounds dumb

>>3935028
Why would the PS2 laser die sooner?
Aren't DVD movies easier on the laser assembly because they simply read it sequentially instead of rapidly moving all over the disc to load different parts of the game into memory while streaming audio and FMV?

>>3933864
Oh, very nice.
I got my PVM from a medical supply place in Oregon, and they shipped it similarly with those self-fitting foam packs.

they double boxed it, too. Smaller box for the TV with lots of bubble wrap, then they put down a foam pack inside a larger box, put the smaller box in, and put 4 foam packs on each side, and a final one on top before sealing it.

UPS managed to punch a hole through the box, but due to the superb packing, it didn't penetrate the second box.

>>3935038
The toughest thing was remembering to slide the heatshrink on BEFORE connecting everything. That's totally optional though so don't sweat it if you don't have / can't get any.

Pretty sure you've got the TRS to slot configurations right. I just used a multimeter to trace continuity between the different sections of the connector to the bare wires but again this is just because I had the tool to hand.

A jumper is simply a short piece of wire. I used wire from a freezer bag wrap with the plastic burned off, believe it or not.

>>3935042
I still wouldn't risk it as someone that has had their PS2 laser die.

>>3935082
Yea i figured i'd get the heatshrink from home depot or radio shack possibly. Although I don't have a heat gun so I may throw that idea out the window.

I'll for sure be posting more questions once I find the time to start doing it. I guess my first question would be where do I cut on the cable to start off? or is that not what I should be doing?

hmm any other household items that can be turned into a jumper?

thanks for the help btw!

>>3934985
yeah I'm remembering the specs wrong im sure, but it's mostly spot on

I just need to be able to break 60hz at 1900x1440 and at least 80hz for 1600x1200. I just don't wanna fucking buy a displayport adapter that's shit; I need to know where to get a good one to hold onto for future GPUs

>>3935087
>>3935042
better idea: play PS2 games off of an external HDD and only use the disc drive for dvds

>>3935107
you still rely on the laser to boot into the HD loader. laser dead, cant run games off HD.

>>3935115
Why do you need a laser? I thought FreeMCBoot was the standard PS2 exploit.

>>3934626
I think you can just use two graphics cards, with the old one just for video output.

>>3935126
The exploit works by reading a ps1 disc.

>>3935096
I don't have a heat gun either, I used a cigarette lighter at a sensible distance.

Cut the cable wherever suits you. Stripping the insulation...there are recommended lengths in the extron guide sheet.

>>3935130
Now you're just clutching at straws.

Only to get it loaded onto the memory card / hdd in the first place. Once that's done you literally don't need the optical drive ever again. Heck, you could buy a memory card with FMCB already loaded if your drive is stuffed.

>>3935146
i guess you dont actually own one of these things? without the disc and files on the memory card the exploit doesn't work. it won't boot with just the files on the memory card, period.

>>3935146
If you have a phat, you can install it with only a harddrive.
http://psx-scene.com/forums/f153/softmodding-fat-ps2-hard-disk-drive-%5Btutorial%5D-116178/

>>3935147
You probably have an old version or are using a different method. FMCB works without a disc on two separate PS2s.

>>3935147
once fmcb is installed you don't need any disc.
and fcmb can be installed on another console altogether

>>3935147
I do actually own one of these things you dunce. I've had it set up over 3 years and use it pretty much every day.

NO. OPTICAL. DRIVE. IS. REQUIRED.

>>3935152
*for me. Not just two specific models.

>>3935154
i see the ps2 scene has progressed beyond using the independence exploit all the time, my bad.

>>3935159
>independence exploit

Fuck man, have you been living in a cave? You know that we've had a black PUSA and now it's some guy off tv who used to say "You're fired" a lot.

>>3934927
>On top of that, most VCRs compress the SHIT out of whatever you pipe into them for recording, like it's a very, very severe compressor.

It it worth recording gameplay to regular VHS tape on a basic cheapo brand VCR or will the quality be shit (worse than commercial Hollywood movies VHS tapes)?

This guy managed to record higher quality video on VHS than commercial tapes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00QS3lXJeI

>>3934973
Buy it now without hesitation.

These are the best curved CRTVs, don't let trolls tell you otherwise.

Their curve is very gentle and makes other brands look like fishbowls.

>>3935301
The fact that they're only curved in one plane is obviously a factor.

It is worth saying though that spherical section tubes are still better from a purely technical standpoint. Ikegami's best regarded models are a case in point.

>>3935295
I was referring specifically to audio compression with that quote. I mean if you want to tape your gameplay, go for it. It's easy, and if you did it in your youth it might be nostalgic or whatever. I don't see the point with USB capture cards costing about $3, but that's just me, you do you anon-kun.

>>3935096
this might be a bit much to ask, but when you get round to doing this would you mind making a video of it? I'm gonna get an extron at some point and I just can't get my head around how stripping these wires and where to wire them all in works.

>>3934746
>BDs have uncompressed hi-res audio
Most only support PCM up to 5.1 channels
There's very few 7.1 PCM encodes(most being DTS)

Either way neither of those are uncompressed. They're still compressed compared to the analog master audio

>>3935503
DTS-MA and Dolby TrueHD are lossless.

>>3935503
yeah >>3935503 is what I'm referring to

>>3935295
>It it worth recording gameplay to regular VHS tape
Well, it will retain the smoothness of your CRT monitor's Motion Clarity at least unlike digital capture cards

>>3935513
lossless=/=uncompressed

>>3935523
We're talking about things you hear, so it's going to be subjective at any rate. Lossless vs uncompressed is pretty negligible, as is the whole point of lossless. All I was trying to say in my original post >>3934746 is that BD was the first format to meet or exceed LD in basic audio quality.

>>3935532
>>3934746

What the fuck are you going on about? Digital audio on LD is practically identical to CD Audio, and DVD audio tracks are more or less within the capability of CD-A. LD is certainly a step up from VHS, but you have to be ignorant to claim it's objectively better than DVD

>>3935550
It's not 'practically identical' it is literally CD audio on an LD. DVD audio on the vast majority of commercial video releases is compressed, low bit-rate junk. It's not ignorance, LD audio is actually, objectively better from a pure 'audio quality' standpoint. There's no two ways around it. DVDs have some advantages like digital surround, which LDs do not have, but the stereo audio quality is, simply, better.

>>3935568
I stand corrected, NTSC LDs actually have marginally better than CD quality sound, PAL LDs have CD quality. Laserdiscs can support AC-3 audio for digital surround but it was late in the formats life. DVDs, while technically capable of higer quality audio than LD, by and large used AC-3 which is lossy by definition, with the big exception of DVD-A discs as other anon and I discussed earlier.

>>3935568
do you listen to music from laserdisc

>>3935583
dude you are fucking dumb

>>3935610
>knows literally nothing about digital audio
>posts the back of a dvd box
>dude lmao

>>3935609

>>3935670
the fucking point was regular DVD (video) can use PCM, it's decently common in musical themed DVDs (NOT DVD-A) because musical material is already PCM.
it was also fairly common at DVD launch. It's also used by small studios because no dolby royalties.

Also, what part of L-PCM Stereo or PCM Stereo did you not see on pic.

>>3935685
sorry for being a dick, I know what you're saying and I don't wholly disagree. DVD is a much more flexible format so direct comparisons are difficult due to the breadth of audio formats theoretically available on any given disc.

>>3935670
You've admitted it yourself that DVD is just as capable with audio as CD or LD in the form of LPCM. How are they not functionally equivalent in that respect? Just because AC-3 is available doesn't make DVD a lesser format, and you've presented no evidence that these forms of lossy compression are audibly worse anyway, bad masters or otherwise. LD was no more immune to bad sound mastering than any other format. On the same grounds, you might as well accuse LD of being an inferior format because it had the option of analog audio. DVD's sound like shit? Get DVDs that weren't produced like shit.

>>3935140
ok so i stripped both left and right. I see that there is wiring within insulation and outside of it. I twisted them so I could easily identify which is in and which is out.

Now I'm not sure what really to do from here... is the wiring inside the insulation the tip or sleeve?

>>3935473
Also I could definitely do a video about this once I've done it a few times. Maybe I'll make a webm out of it. I'm probably going to make six or seven. So i'm sure I'll start pumping them out quickly once I get a handle on how to do it.

DOES ANYBODY USE A DISPLAYPORT TO VGA ADAPTER

Y/N?????

>>3934746
Rank the following formats by sound quality measured in SNESes:

VHS (linear mono)
VHS (HiFi Stereo)
VCD
Betamax
LD
DVD
Bluray
CD (redbook)
Minidisc
Vinyl
128bitrate MP3
Youtube music vid at 480p
Type I cassette tape with Dolby switch on

With the assumption that:
CD (redbook) = 4 SNESes in sound quality

>>3935783
you made this way too complicated

>>3935783
SNES sound quality is determined by the quality of its sound sampled.

One could, theoretically, make an SNES cart with a 4MB high quality sample set and have a custom decoder to have the game data addressable as needed, and have redbook quality music.

>>3935748
along with this, What should i try making my jumper cables out of? I'm trying to look it up online but for the most part i only see the clamps called jumper cables. Would love some help so i can test out my extron tonight

Rip /CRT/. Welcome /VHS/LD/.

To the anons attempting to make Extron audio patchcords:

First off, I have neither the facilities nor time to make a tutorial video at the present moment. Sorry.

Second, nobody has specified which type of connectors they are intending to hook up. RCA? 3.5mm jack? Something else? Stereo? Mono pairs The following link may be of some further help:
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.vandenhul.com/download/CAwdEAwUUkNEW0I%3D&ved=0ahUKEwjajJa54bTTAhUiLcAKHYiMB5sQFggaMAA&usg=AFQjCNHycQSwSYPzzerupI1spKOjXiWUaA&sig2=3jl7G4KztkNz4HJ2GViH8w

Third, jumpers can be ANY conductive material which physically fits into the connector and will reach between the points you wish to bridge. Paperclips would work in a pinch.

Lastly, I can see why everything has moulded plugs these days and people are no longer advised to wire their own appliances...

>>3935830
I would use cat5 cables, but i have alot of it hanging around the house. use blue for left+, white/blue for left-. Orange for right+, white/orange for right-. The wires in cat5 are paired, and twisted, the twist reduces crosstalk and interference like a shield does with rca cables.

Or any shielded cable you could find, like a good rca cable. Just cut the end off, strip the jacket and shove the shield in the channels- pin, and the center into the +.

>>3935830
Oh, you just want a jumper between Pins.

Like anon said earlier, literally anything conductive. You could just cut a piece of scrap off the wire you're working on and use that.

>Browsing every thrift store, big and small in my area
>None of them carry CRTs anymore (Over half of them won't even accept one)
>Check Craigslist in my area, nothing but shit tier, poorly kept tubes for 150-200 bucks

What the fuck, I thought you guys said people would practically -pay- me to take CRTs off of them

>>3935775
Yes, I use one with one of my pc crt monitors. Ya gotta question?

>>3935775
Wikipedia indicates display port doesnt have real vga pins. It's sending a signal and the adapter has to do the dac shit.

Don't cheap out on your dac obviously, but I have no recommendations.

>>3930248
I want to kill you right now

>>3936035
Thank hipsters and retards for fucking up the retro gaming market

>>3936098
It ended up not turning on, someone else had bought it

>>3936000
>>3936013
I ended up testing it out without the jumper and it worked fine. Although I'm sure the jumper is needed for better sound quality or something else important.

But so basically I can just run anything so long as it fits

Anyone have any experience with Panasonic BT models? How are they compared to their PVM counter parts?

>>3936186
panasonic = jvc basically
BT-H are multiformat, flat, aperture, but they have no stock inputs and RGB input card is rare and expensive.

>>3936041
resolution and framerate you run at? have you maxed it out?
>>3936070
thanks, this helps a bit

>>3936141
Yeah you might be at risk of a ground loop if you run without the jumper.

Listen for 50/60hz hum in the output. If you get some, install the jumpers.

>>3936035
I got my crt which I've used the most from a exchange student neighbor who was moving away. Think out of the box anon, CRTs are so shit that people wont even try to sell them on fleamarkets anymore. You need to go to the source, not the middleman.

>>3936568

Continuing on this theme, this is why if you are persistent you can get really nice sets for cheap. To the vast majority of people, even a PVM/BVM just looks like worthless old junk. Keep at it. I got two matching PVM-20n5u (admittedly non-RGB but still) by posting a picture of one on Facebook and asking if any of my friends had seen something that looked like that lying around their offices or schools. The response was "yeah but why would anyone want a shitty old beige TV". People don't know.

>>3935795
people have been doing this with NES

>tfw I wasn't quick enough
https://www.bblist.co.uk/item.php?item=60616

>>3936708

A matched pair with cases and they're only 50 Good Boy Points?

I'd think monitors would be cheaper in the UK since your normal CRTs have SCART. Eliminates one of the big reasons to buy one that we have here in the US. Is that the case?

>>3936035
I see some for retard prices on craigslist, and a few are reasonable, but I see far more tubes for free on the side of the road.

At this point, all the rich and middle income people alhave already upgraded so it's in the poor neighborhoods.

>>3936567
I'll run some paper clips as a jumper, or maybe cut up some old shitty earbuds. Would the earbuds wire work?

>>3936708
That's fucking tragic. I once missed out on a XP37 Xtra (for $100 locally). I was even in contact with the seller, but then they took money from somebody out of state.

I couldn't bring myself to look for CRTs for over a year after that.

>>3936991
If the conduct electricity they will work.

Are you hard of hearing or did you simply not believe me the first three times I told you this?

>>3937062
It's not like I'm lacking large CRTs (have a 27" Profeel and 29" Profeel Pro "cube" already) but having a pair of big ol' multisyncs for next to nothing would have been the icing on the cake.

Guess I'll have to keep looking...

>>3937064
Yea I heard you, I'm just super paranoid when it comes to things like this so I always try to triple check with people. Bad habit I suppose

>>3935082
i couldn't source 5POS connectors cheaply and happened to already have 3POS...

i chopped off one and glued it to an unaltered one to get my five bangers.

such a pain.

>>3932997
I have one of these and IMO with the right desktop config settings the games will look about exactly like they seem with a wii doing 480i composite, but with some color bleeding here and there but nothing too terrible. I still prefer it to letterboxing on an lcd sometimes but if you're like me it won't take you long to want the real deal

was going to go in and mess with the rings to see if i could fix this purity issue so i open my pvm up
and it looks like all the rings are glued together

>>3937590
gotta break the seal, that's standard issue.

>>3937681
can you put a lot of pressure on it without the whole thing breaking? when i first tried to move them it made a bunch of creaking noises i didnt wanna put anymore force into it

>>3937686
cut the glue between the rings

>>3937686
>>3937687 has it right, razor blade the glue

>>3937590
well dicking with the rings didnt affect my purity issue so maybe its just really really magnetized and my degauss wont fix it
i dont want to spend 60 bucks on a degauss ring

>>3936708
mate, i saw those before they were sold but couldn't afford them at the time.

>>3937778
see if you can put a magnet somewhere that fixes it.

>>3931091

Fucking sexy "RGB" and "Y/C" buttons

If I get one of those will it also work with my WEGA flatscreen?

>>3938028
Your basic stuff like power, volume, channel select etc will but most likely not some of the more specific functions.

I'd much rather you sent it to me to use with my 2950QM though...

>>3937480
I also want to split an HDMI signal, and have one go to a composite capture card I have because I am a cheap bastard; I know that this isn't /vr/ related though.

You have the radioshack one? Does it need any powering? How does it handle things like emulated NES or GBA games?

My pvm 20L2 does this sort of intermittent horizontal waving at the edges of the screen, Is it a voltage problem?

>>3937778
>found out about using a magnet and a drill to fix the issue
>did this until it looked pretty much perfect like on the left
>turned pvm off and turned it on 20 mins later to degauss just to be safe
>most of the patches of impurity came back
reee?

>>3938703
Turn it so the screen faces either east or west.

Shortbof opening 'er up and messing with the yoke it's the only way to effect a permanent fix.

>>3938719
Short of*

>>3938719
i dunno ive been magnetting it and resetting it for the last 30 mins and it seems to get a little better each time its getting my hope up

>>3938723
Believe me you're not going to beat the earth's magnetic field but feel free to keep trying.

>>3938703
The magic of a CRT.

Aunt came into some old stuff and among it was this, managed to get it from her

It says it's a Hitachi Instavision RGB computer display but aside from that i cant find a model number?

I'm quite new to CRTs and can't find much on it, anyone got an idea on pricing and if it's considered a good CRT?

It's in near mint condition I'd say

>>3938783
considering that really high end brands like barco used hitachi tubes my guess would be that it could be quite decent. If it says RGB - what connectors are on the back? If it has RGB go for it and send some pics

>>3938807
It's only got rf i think and that other connector for monitor mode

Either way I'm gonna use it for my consoles, just wanted to try and find out if it was worth much/any good

>>3938783
>>3938816
>ITV2
Must be pre-1982 then.

I've heard bad things about the Instavision tubes in terms of reliability. That said if it's still ticking they must have replaced it back in the day or it was a good 'un straight from the factory. Not had much luck turning up a pinout for that DIN connector or a service manual in general.

Please don't mention pricing if you intend to keep it, or at all for that matter. All you'll do is rustle the anti-scalper brigade...

>>3938843
Much older than i thought then, my aunt bought a house and the previous owner died but they didn't remove his stuff, he was into radios and electrical engineering and had about 900 radio valves so it's possible he replaced the tube in it

whats the best way of cleaning a Cathode Rays monitor ? theres some annoying stuff

Anyone have that picture that showed how pixel art in the day took advantage of how CRT's displayed stuff? It was some dark blue scene and the shadows looked weird until you displayed it on a CRT.

>>3939310
You mean the face one where RGB has grey shadows and composite blends them?

It has nothing to do with CRTs as such but rather composite false color artifacts. Much like the old CGA over composite tricks used back in the early 80s.

>>3939326
The filename is reversed btw. RGB is on the left, composite on the right.

https://youtu.be/niKblgZupOc

>>3938783
Found the model number, it's a cpt 1644

Can't find anything online about it tho, would like an age estimate

>>3939350
Looks like it was still actively supported through 1985 though its origins clearly predate Channel 4.

Are N64's able to display RGB on Sony PVM's without modding the console? If not is it possible for the PVM to allow both RGB and RCA cables simutaneously?

>>3939573
>Are N64's able to display RGB... without modding the console
No

>If not is it possible for the PVM to allow both RGB and RCA cables simutaneously?
Assuming you mean plug in one console with RGB and one with composite* (it's not called RCA), then yes.
Additionally, you could use s-video with the N64. there will be no problems with this setup, either.

I have this absolute dinosaur of a TV set which was my fathers.

>>3939683
These were the only connections on the back of the set.

>>3939687
The uhf vhf plugs into this tuner pcb which then plugs into the main pcb on the bottom of the set. It appears to be an composite type cable, but I'm confused as to why they wouldn't have it as an option on the back?

>>3939683
>>3939687
Old 80s trinitrons are so sexy. Enjoy games in RF as the developers intended.

>>3939697
This was high tech in the 60's.

>>3939698
No, RF is garbage. I think this predates the 80's although I could be wrong. Sony KV 1515 is the model. I was going to use it for a MAME cabinet.

>>3939698
I guess you're right, it's from 81. I could have sworn it was older than that. It's strange the had the composite jack internally, but not external.

>>3939683
The way the screen curves is so sexy.

>>3939697
I think it may be just an RCA style plug, but the signal is not composite. You could try plugging a composite video cable into it but I highly doubt you'll get anything out of it.

How do I replace electrolytic capacitors? How do I know which ones I need to replace?

>>3939725
Okay that sucks. The jack that goes to the main PCB is an L shaped to accommodate the tube. I'm going to pick up a female / female composite adapter anyway just to be sure.

>>3939754
I wouldn't mess around with the capacitors on a TV set unless you know what you're doing. It's a good way to kill yourself.

>>3939768
So other than messing around with the capacitors, how can I fix pic related?
The top half of the screen is shifted slightly to the left right above where it says shuffle and the top part is all fucked up.
The service menu didn't help for this.

Attempting a MikeJMoffit style OSD hack on my trinitron to get RGB inputs. Anyone here know how to read a datasheet? I can tell that pins 59, 58 and 57 are my R G and B but what controls the OSD blanking signal?

>>3939935
Oh yeah, the data sheet would help:

http://www.littlediode.com/datasheets/pdf/Datasheets-M65/M65582AMF-105FP.PDF

>>3939781
was there a setting called "sexy"? might fix the middle.

>>3939935
>>3939936
Pin 60, from the looks of it.

Apply a high enough voltage and you -should- get full screen blanking for your RGB input.

>>3939997
Ah, this was the one I suspected as well. For voltage, would you guess 3.3V?

>>3940006
I've never done an OSD hack of any sort, so I can't say, but if unsure, I'd start lower than higher. Since 3.3v is listed in the diagram, it'd be the safe point to start at.

Not gonna pretend I'm terribly good at reading schematics like these either, but it seems 57-60 are located in the MCU portion of the die, so they might be expecting 5V instead

man n64 rgb is sharp

>>3940096
One step closer to a 0 A press run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b_U9xQlDnc&t=0s

>>3926882
Would a Sony KV-32V65 tube be good for nes - psx era games?

>>3940043
Welp, its dead now anyways. I must have bridged two connections that shouldn't get bridged or something cause it never displays video, just blinks the power light in an error code.

Feels bad man. I won't be trying this again.

>>3939683
>>3939697
>>3939718
>>3939725
>>3939762
It probably IS composite tbqh.

You need to remember that back in '81 very few pieces of AV kit in the home actually used it though. That is, if you were wealthy enough to have anything beyond the TV receiver itself.

VCRs would use RF loop-through.
Games consoles and home computers were RF.
Errr...that's about it.

I have the opportunity to get pic related (but with grey casing) for next to nothing.

Bad idea y/n?

>>3940345
Find information on if they use proprietary apple connectors. You might need an adapter or special cord.

>>3940345
Pretty good Diamontron tubes in those to my knowledge; Upset that I missed out on two of them a year or so ago.

Literally nothing in my area CRT related anymore.

can anyone identify pic related?

>>3940375

>>3940378
right its a sony trinitron but why type?

>>3940362
The one I'm looking at comes with the DVI to ADC adaptor box.

>>3940365
The info I've seen suggests it's a Trinitron and only the 17" models had a Mitsubishi tube.

>>3940379
An FD one.

>>3940375
32FS13/17 or maybe a 36'' of the same model.

>>3940383
Perhaps you're right. It'd make for a good monitor either way.

>>3940384
thank you

>>3940389
thanks

Would there be any problems with using one of these s-video splitters with two RCA splitters for the audio to hook two consoles into a single s-video port? Any loss in quality or gain in input delay or anything like that?

>>3940525
What are you trying to accomplish?

>>3940621

Hooking two consoles into a single s-video port so that I don't have to pull my TV out and switch the cables every time I want to change consoles.

>>3936501
The one I'm looking at has RGB.

>>3940275
Thanks for the encouraging words. I ordered ten composite couplers on Amazon for the price of one at RadioShack. I'm conflicted about ripping the tube out of this thing to use for my MAME project, but it's been sitting in the garage collecting dust and all of the arcade trinitrons on ebay are so damn expensive. I really need a 15" reinforced metal frame to hold this thing in place and I don't know if they make frames to retrofit TV CRTs in arcade cabinets. I don't trust wood to hold this thing in place. If anyone knows of a place where I could buy such a thing, this would help make my decision for me.

>>3940770
Why not talk to a metal fabrication company?

Im sure if you got the measurements they would make you something.

Would a degauss coil have any effect on a CRT metal shell? I only get purity issues when the shell is on but every time I take it off to adjust the purity rings it looks fine.
is my only option magnet strips?

>>3940770
>arcade trinitrons
Can't say I've ever seen one of those

>>3940525
I've tried that one and I get a staticy image. I use this one
www.ebay.com/itm/231395370274
no static. Better grounding maybe?

Rereading your post you'd actually be better off with a basic mechanical switch:
www.ebay.com/itm/272612213386
No loss of quality or input delay, and this will let you hook up to 4 consoles.

Hey fellas, quick question. Is a flat screen crt worth getting? its 40 bucks

>>3941179
>paying for a CRT

>>3941179
Not for $40 considering how plentiful those late-models are at Goodwill and the like. Unless it's one of the Panasonic TAU models.
Maybe $25 is as much as I'd pay for a WEGA.

I'm having a weird problem with hooking up my PAL Wii to my sony PVM over RGB.

I'm using a 3rd party scart cable to hook it up, this one exactly: https://www.amazon.de/RGB-Scartkabel-f%C3%BCr-Nintendo-Wii-Mini/dp/B016F3UBN6/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_63_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=E002NTEXHA4QDS5AKXJV

Anyway when I plug it in the video comes out like pic related.
In the thread that image came from (i can't take my own right now so i just google searched for something) that guy said he found out the problem came from the RGB connections soldered incorrectly inside his cable. I don't know anything about soldering, but shouldn't swapping around the RGB inputs on my monitor do the same? I tried this a bunch but no dice. I got a whole bunch of other trippy colour set-ups but couldn't get the colours to be normal.

Does anyone have any ideas?

I also heard some people on the net saying they had a similar problem with differences in NTSC and PAL mode... but mine is a PAL system, running on a PAL monitor. I also get no difference by launching PAL or NTSC ROMs.
Btw, my PS2 runs fine on this... so it's not the monitor.

>>3941276
I wouldn't pay shit for WEGA. You get those for free.

>>3941370

Ah, there was one combination of the cables I hadn't tried. Found it and got perfect colours. I guess the shitty cable is in fact wired incorrectly.

Bought a WEGA KV-27FS100 27", everything seems fine except the component cable jack isn't displaying properly at all on my consoles. How dangerous/complicated would it be to just fix that myself? Can anyone who is knowledgeable point me in the right direction?

>>3941543
>component cable jack isn't displaying properly at all on my consoles.
Can you explain exactly what is happening, and with which consoles?

>>3941637
>plug in composite everything is fine
>plug in ps2 component cable
>very dull colors picture zig zags and degrades until nothing

picture of system configuration screen on ps2

>>3941708
from the main ps2 menu you press down then x then down 3 times then x then left then X. that should work. Also check the multi-out connector on the ps2's side, unseat and reseat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDvi-GlKdng

>>3941898
>Björk is over 50-years old.

>>3941818
made it worse, component works on a different tv correctly

so it's the crts jack right?

Is there a good compromise between the picture quality of a PVM and the size of a large set?

Does anyone here have experience with extron matrix switchers? I'm thinking of picking one up, but can this particular one for Component also do S-Video and Composite provided all of the cables for the inputs and outputs are in correctly?

>>3942489
presentation monitors.

>>3942489
go large or go home

>>3942489
large pvm
joking aside, >>3942598 is right

What models/brands of professional monitor support sync on green?

What models/brands of professional monitor have passive cooling (no fans)?

>>3942713
sync on green for 240p/480i or sync on green for 480p+?

>>3942458
Must be. If the component cable works on another set, the PS2 is not stuck in RGB-display mode, and the connector is seated correctly, then the issue is likely the tv or its jacks.

If you have a Wii or Xbox with component cables try connecting those to the tv and see if they display like the ps2.

>>3942606
Projectors are fucking terrible.

They're like rear-projection. You need perfect viewing conditions for it to look good, and when it's good it's barely better than a normal. Then you have way harsher maintenance costs since bulbs are fucking expensive.

Don't even consider a projector.

>>3942489
http://mikejmoffitt.com/articles/0032-tvrgb.html

>>3942815
CRT projector dude. Needs to be dark, and yeah setup and maintenance is a pain, but a good CRT projector looks better than pretty much anything on the market today. At higher resolutions, the picture is very smooth and natural, since you don't have any sort of pixels or aperture grilles, shadowmasks, etc. between the image and the screen.

>>3942514
Anything that does component can probably do anything else. If it's only SD though, it will probably only handle SD, but HD will probably do SD fine.

>>3942489
Later consumer Trinitrons with flat screens have more tv lines of resolution than early PVMs. They are very sharp when calibrated correctly, and dirt cheap.