CRT Fetish Thread

joe8

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I had a Sharp 21G SF1 sent over from Japan. Shipping cost more than the TV itself.
How did that go- was it well packed, and arrived safely? was it from ebay? was it sent by sea, air, or both (SAL)?

No matter how well it's packed a crt only has about a 50% survival rate when being shipped. Remember that.
where did you get that percentage from?
 
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How did that go- was it well packed, and arrived safely? was it from ebay? was it sent by sea, air, or both (SAL)?

Packed well enough, arrived safely in 3 days via EMS. Was bought from Yahoo! Auctions Japan.
 

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Who here has a PVM-2950? Have you had any problems with the RGB sync?
 
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GohanX

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where did you get that percentage from?


From the real OGs that were in the first few pages of this thread, not these noobs desperate to drop hundreds on shit.
 
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joe8

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From the real OGs that were in the first few pages of this thread, not these noobs desperate to drop hundreds on shit.
OK. I would agree that PVMs shouldn't cost as much as they do. They are obsolete technology, and are no longer used by TV production studios.
 
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How did that go- was it well packed, and arrived safely? was it from ebay? was it sent by sea, air, or both (SAL)?


where did you get that percentage from?

Gallup. The margin of error was +/- 5%.
 

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Everything in life is 50%. It either happens or it doesn't.
 

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Everything in life is 50%. It either happens or it doesn't.

Yeah but what if it sorta doesn't or sorta does happen? Like when you order a cherry pie and you get that cherry pie except it just says the words 'cherry pie' on a regular apple pie?
 

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Who here has a PVM-2950? Have you had any problems with the RGB sync?
As mentioned above, you need to feed it clean csync. I haven't had sync issues with mine. I use a Sync Strike which strips sync.
 

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Yeah but what if it sorta doesn't or sorta does happen? Like when you order a cherry pie and you get that cherry pie except it just says the words 'cherry pie' on a regular apple pie?
as long as you can eat it without dying i'd consider it a 100% win
 

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As mentioned above, you need to feed it clean csync. I haven't had sync issues with mine. I use a Sync Strike which strips sync.
I have a sync strike for it (Arcade Forge with LM1881). The strike used to work OK with the 2950, and it worked with a PVM with one ext sync connector. The 2950 has two connectors, one for horizontal and one for vertical, so I don't know how it could be composite sync if it's split into two connectors. Maybe the strike worked with the other PVM because it only had one connector.
The 2950 also used to work with RGB output from a PS2, but not anymore.
 
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HSync is used for either HSync, when also used with VSync, or used for CSync. So you just feed CSync into HSync and it should be fine. There's a page in the manual that goes over how this works IIRC.
 
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I have a few professional RGB monitors in my stable. I have a 20" sony pvm for a gamecube and my sons Sega Pico and I have a 29" Sony PGM-200R1U for my retro systems and laserdisc player. I was using bose 201 bookshelf speakers with it but upgraded to a Yamaha YSP-800 w/ 21 tweeters and 2 woofers. It's a bit of an upgrade.
 

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Got a PVM-14M4U recently. It has a cold joint somewhere in the green path that I need to touch up, but luckily for me it seems to work fine after warming up. This is only getting used when I host meetups so I can deal with that for now. I feel like this tube needs a little bit of focus adjustment as well.

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Used the integrated splitter to share the signal with my PVM-14L5, just for fun.


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Those late model Toshibas are sweet. Don't let the secret out.
 

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I always wanted a video wall in my GameRoom. I finally set it up! My 20” PVM, 2 14” PVMs, (and a cheap LCD TV)...

 

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Sorry for the crappy smartphone photos... but I've recently dusted off my Philips CM8833 (good old friend of my Amiga days) to test my jamma boards, and what an absolute joy it still is.

When you get used to LCD screens you kinda forget how vibrant a CRT can look (and this was just a quick test, didn't tinker much with settings). The pics don't make it justice.

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found a little Toshiba 14AF44 the other day...

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I always wanted a video wall in my GameRoom. I finally set it up! My 20” PVM, 2 14” PVMs, (and a cheap LCD TV)...


Sorry for the crappy smartphone photos... but I've recently dusted off my Philips CM8833 (good old friend of my Amiga days) to test my jamma boards, and what an absolute joy it still is.

When you get used to LCD screens you kinda forget how vibrant a CRT can look (and this was just a quick test, didn't tinker much with settings). The pics don't make it justice.

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A big bag of sweetness.
 

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Thanks Razo �� I'll try takin' better pics next time, got a few sweet PCBs to test :D

No matter how many images I see of Vewlix cabs, Ossc and FM setups to newer TVs it just doesnt look the same with retro stuff. CRT will always be king for classics.
 
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