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>>2053881
Yeah, screen door effect, just on a higher resolution display.

>>2053871
Not really a scanline effect, more of a screen door effect.

>>2053482
>Scratch on the Anti-Glare coating
Peel it off
>2 dark horizontal lines
Par for the course on Trinitrons, unless they're something other than the stabilizing wires
>Won't go past 85Hz
Try custom display modes, there was some program out there that let you ignore the EDID limitations for monitors
>Blacks don't look like blacks
Peel off the AG coating

>>2052493
Spend the $50 on a Wii.
If you do get a converter, get one that does HDMI -> Component, and try and get a used Extron unit, not some chinese junk

>>2052498
>99%

>>2052474
>RasPi
>$35 for the base model, without any accessories
>Wii
>$50 for console, cables, controllers, and probably a few games from craigslist

Yeah, Wii would definatley be the better choice. You'd want to throw in ~$7-10 for some component cables but you're still going to get a better experience, plus if you ever want to play gamecube in 480p that's the way you'd do it.

Yeah, i'd see what you can do with magets.
Go to the hardware store and look for "Magnetic Tape", it's a low-strength magnetic sticky-backed strip of tape that'd probably be good for messing with convergence.

>>2052439
A lot of high-end CRT's, especially larger ones get them from the factory to fix convergence issues.

You're probably better off messing when them to fix what convergence issues you're having.

If you're trying to bring in the corners or outer edges, the adjustment rings aren't going to do much.

>>2052423
Seems more or less self explanitory

>Find out how to wiggle convergence rings
>Wiggle until convergence is good

>>2052387
Usually there's some wax or other putty holding the convergence adjustment rings on.

Can you find a service manual for the monitor? It should cover convergence adjustments.

>>2050848
Is...Is that second life?

>>2050089
Make sure the VCR is outputting on the same channel the TV is on.

You should be able to change the VCR to it's composite input. Try tuning it to below channel 1, that's where a lot of AV ins on VCRs are.

>>2047676
You're still trying to use the AG pitch to get TVL.
All you're getting with the math you're doing is how many horizontal lines in your AG you're getting in a set amount of distance.
The two are not closely related. Not completely independent, but as i described not necessarily connected either.

Lets say you have a 14" 800TVL tube and a 20" 800TVL tube. The smaller set will have a smaller AG pitch than the bigger set, but they have the same TVL resolution. This is because TVL isn't dependent on AG Pitch.
Because of this, you can't get TVL resolution just from knowing the screen size and AG Pitch.
More TVL = More details resolved
Finer AG Pitch = sharper picture.

>Are the stripes just thinner or is it something else?
Yeah, they are thinner. Higher TVL = More phosphor stripes = smaller AG pitch = more resolution.

Calculating "Real" resolution in a numerical sense is kind of tricky. You need to know screen size + AG Pitch + TVL resolution, then do some weird math. IIRC, a PVM-14L5 will actually resolve about 1024x768 pixels of data, even though it scans higher than that.

>>2047643
>pitch of 0.5mm
If you're talking about dot pitch/stripe pitch (since it's an Aperture grille), that is different than TVL.

Furthermore, TVL.LoHR is counted over a horizontal distance equal to the vertical dimension of the picture area, not the entire set.

TVL/LoHR is not dependent on AG pitch. For example, a PVM-14M4U, which is an 800TVL set has the same 0.25MM AG Pitch as a PVM-14M2U, even though it has a higher resolution.

TVL/LoHR is referring to the actual size of the phosphor stripes on the phosphor screen.
AG pitch refers to the center-to-center distance of the gaps between the wires in the aperture grille.

I haven't seen any consumer sets advertise specific TVL numbers. And 0.5mm is a pretty coarse AG Pitch if you're getting into pro monitors. I have a 20" 600TVL PVM-20M2MDU, and it has a 0.4MM AG Pitch.

>>2047173
>Only takes VGA/31KHz
Where are you getting this? The specs clearly state that the max rez is 1920 x 1440 / 85 Hz.

>>2047031
Its a very good Sony rebadge set, only odd thing is that the specs seem to indicate that 85hz is the max refresh rate, you can't push it to ~120+ by turning down the resolution.
Of course, that's just what the spec sheet says. you may still be able to get away with it.

>>2043772

If you have an aftermarket video cable that breaks out into Component leads and a Composite lead, you can use that if your monitor will take composite as sync.

You can switch the output from component to RGB in the system menu, no tricks needed.

Among other reasons, it was built in so the PS2 VGA adapter worked properly.

>>2043752
NA PS2 outputs RGB natively. You can change it from component in the settings menu.

>>2043637
Access the service menu and it should be service item #4, H FREQUENCY. You'll also probably want to adjust item #8, H SIZE. Make sure you remember to write the adjustments to memory so you don't lose them after you turn the set off.

To get into the service menu, pull up the normal menu, then hit DEGAUSS and ENTER simultaneously.

To write settings to memory, press DEGAUSS, "WRITE" should appear on the display, press DEGAUSS again and it will save the settings to memory.

>>2039521
It's because of how a CRT 'scans' an image onto the screen. If you slow it down fast enough, only a single point is ever illuminated on the screen, whereas an LCD always has every pixel illuminated.

>>2039316
0/10 troll pls go

>>2038829
Pretty sure, yeah. If it says "Multiformat", then it does 480p. The L5 series is the only PVM's i know of that do 480p, however several BVM's do 480p.

>>2038775
Well yeah, that's the problem of the LCD though, whatever upscaler you use, it'll still look objectively bad vs a tube display.

>>2038648
Yes they do, however all that stuff is built into the driver circuitry of the LCD module.

>>2038228
Should be good for composite as sync.

>>2038086
You can find 4:3 EDTVs, and if the console is natively outputting 480p there shouldn't be any lag

>>2038060
It'll work as long as it's set to 480i