CRT Fetish Thread

mr.2jz · Jan 3, 2015

deltaspirit said:
Nice pics. Mind sharing where in Ontario you found them?

Hi deltaspirit,

Sorry for the delay. I was lucky enough to find these at my workplace. We have a lot of broadcast gear, AV gear, and computer stuff, so a lot of the old stuff, that can't be re-used for newer HD content, gets recycled or goes back on lease return. These items were destined for the recycler/bin, but I salvaged them.

It's hard enough to find this stuff locally, and while you can find it on eBay or AV companies online, it's the shipping that usually kills the deal.

While I recognize the 2950Q, and 4PG are heavy, those 20M2U's are no lightweight either. Deceptively heavy, those little buggers. :lolz:

3rdStrikeMike · Jan 3, 2015

mr.2jz said:
I don't think it's bad, given it's age, and that it's been in storage for years and never used. I think I will most likely need to get it calibrated/given a once over on the inside.

As for the NEC 4PG, and the Sony 20M2U, I hope to get some pics of that tomorrow, or early next week.

Thanks

Nice to finally see the pics! Love the Turtles in Time shots. Interested to see the rest

Wachenroder · Jan 3, 2015

Skullz said:
very good buy for $10 ! Gz

thrift stores no longer accept crts around here.. and i am sad.

Ah that sucks. I hope that doesn't catch on here in LA. I still need to get a better one.

wataru330 · Jan 4, 2015

broken said:
Anyone with experience with the Makvision trisync arcade CRTs?

Thinking of ordering one of the 27/29 inch ones and building a frame to support it. Use it as my main RGB crt. The trisync would be vary handy.

What's the quality like on them? Both picture quality and build quality.

Roger has the 411 on this. Shoot him a PM, or catch up in chat.

bulbousbeard · Jan 4, 2015

From what I've seen, the Makvisions don't look as good as Wells Gardner, Nanao, or Kortek monitors at standard resolutions. They seem to have thick scanlines and a softer picture. When you run them at 800x600, the corners of the screen get noticeably blurry. They're mediocre basically. They'll work, but they're not going to blow the wig off your scalp.

Pasky · Jan 5, 2015

Got my new TMNT and BVM 20D1FU in, however I'm having sync issues with some jamma boards. CPS1 and CPS2 syncs fine, but TMNT and sunset riders are acting up:

Looks like one of the sync holds needs adjusting. Anyone have a BVM with these working? What am I doing wrong? I got it set to RGB and external sync.

skate323k137 · Jan 5, 2015

throw 220ohm resistors on R G B and Sync if you haven't. That may clear it up. I've never had a JAMMA board not work on my PVMs with resistors in line, same with my NEC's that are super picky about sync.

Pasky · Jan 5, 2015

I'll give it a shot later perhaps, wanna hear from others first as you're describing a PVM. Heard they're less picky but unsure =/.

skate323k137 · Jan 5, 2015

Yeah PVMs are probably less picky than BVMs, however, My NECs are picky as fuck. You need some resistors in line. JAMMA video is much higher Vpp than the normal signals expected by PVM/BVM/SCART displays. If you don't have any resistors in line at all you're sending way too hot of a signal to the display.

Pasky · Jan 5, 2015

They're terminated to 75 ohm's and 220uF caps. I also have them going through pots to adjust the signal strength. I have sync going to a lm1881 but tried without it and same deal =/.

skate323k137 · Jan 5, 2015

Gotcha, pots in-line should definitely help, you have them only on the colors or do you have one on sync as well? I never use caps from jamma boards, only in some scart cables for consoles like the playstation 1.

The out from the lm1881 should work fine though :/ Hope someone else has more ideas for you.

Wachenroder · Jan 5, 2015

I'm shopping for a PVM at an affordable price and found a PVM-8041.

I don't know shit about PVMs. Is this a good one?

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/ele/4831538989.html

Pasky · Jan 5, 2015

I think that's an 8 Inch? I doubt you'd want something that small.

I dunno what's up, CPS1 is syncing up fine.

Can't find shit on the net about this issue either which is really annoying me.

Wachenroder · Jan 5, 2015

Pasky said:
I think that's an 8 Inch? I doubt you'd want something that small.

Wow that's tiny. I think i'll keep looking

ballzdeepx · Jan 5, 2015

Pasky,

Not sure if this matters or not but from here
http://gamesdbase.com/Media/SYSTEM/Arcade//Manual/formated/Sunset_Riders_-_1991_-_Konami.pdf

Looks like H & V are "complexed" so I'm not sure if that means they are combined or what. Is there a way to combine them before they hit the PVM?

Pasky · Jan 5, 2015

Ya pretty sure they're saying it's composite sync, meaning H and V sync combined, which is normal.

ballzdeepx · Jan 5, 2015

Pasky,
Try putting taking everything off the Sync line, and only putting on a 220ohm resistor. Run it through the lm1881 as well.

Pasky · Jan 5, 2015

Alright, when I get some time this weekend I'll breadboard this up and test some stuff out. Thanks.

Pasky · Jan 6, 2015

Skates, Ballz, thanks! 220 Ohm on the sync line fixed it! Still got a little skew, gonna find the right resistance! Sweeeeet

Spartan21 · Jan 7, 2015

Here is my Sony BVM-20F1U. The BVM is calibrated. The game is Ninja Gaiden 2 on my NES top loader modded with a multi-out connector to rgb with Viletim's RGB board installed in the NES. Hope you guys like it

max 330 mega · Jan 7, 2015

sick. and welcome to the forums!

2050-Z · Jan 7, 2015

Wachenroder said:
I'm shopping for a PVM at an affordable price and found a PVM-8041.

I don't know shit about PVMs. Is this a good one?

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/ele/4831538989.html

8" PVMs are really fun. Perfect for a small apartment, desk, or side-game next to your other TV.

I'd pick it up for $20 just to have an easy and portable testbed for RGB.

2050-Z · Jan 7, 2015

What's the state of the art with RGB NES these days? Is anything in production without waitlists or weird forum buys, somewhat affordable, and an easy mod for a toploader?

Skips · Jan 7, 2015

2050-Z said:
What's the state of the art with RGB NES these days? Is anything in production without waitlists or weird forum buys, somewhat affordable, and an easy mod for a toploader?

Tim Worthington's RGBNES kits are still the best RGB mod out there for all variants of the NES/Famicom. It costs nearly $100 though but that is still heaps cheaper than the old PC10 RGB mods. The only "hard" part about it is removing the PPU. Other than that it is pretty easy to do.

Gentlegamer · Jan 7, 2015

I've been browsing craigslist, are there any recommended Trinitron or Wega model numbers to look for?

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