CRT Sets

[+chicgamer]

It was a joke.

 

I know. Mine was, too. Because, obviously, there's no question about whether I'm hot . . . right? *cough*

 

[Asaki]

Because, obviously, there's no question about whether I'm hot . . . right? *cough*

The giant pixels do a great job of covering up your acne. *cough*

[+chicgamer]

The giant pixels do a great job of covering up your acne. *cough*

 

Awesome. So it's all working out as planned . . .

[Andromeda Stardust]

Is that a pimple, or a dead pixel on my screen?

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[+Darrin9999]

I use a Samsung GX-Tv for all classic gaming. I have 3 total in the house all hooked up for for classic computers, the one in the pic and another with all classic systems. Great sound, Great colors a nice crt for classic gaming..

[NinjaWarrior]

Wait, does that mean I'm not hot? Because I'm certainly not a balding, overweight manchild.

 

I picked up a Sony Trinitron tonight, and I'm excited. I'll finally be able to play light gun games again and use those Master System 3-D glasses I bought years ago.

 

Do you have a pic of the TV?

[vidak]

I'm probably going to invest in a broadcast monitor when I am rich and famous. Like a 600 or 700 line monitor.

[+chicgamer]

 

Do you have a pic of the TV?

 

I only have the pics from the listing, as I'm storing the TV at a friend's house now until I move. Anyway the pics are attached.

[+GoldenWheels]

That a 27 or a 32? Pretty sure I have the same tv. If it's a 32....eat your wheaties the morning you move it. Damn those things are heavy.

[+chicgamer]

I actually think it's a 24 inch. But, yes, it's really heavy. I can't imagine trying to lift a 32 inch.

[NinjaWarrior]

I don't do big TV's

 

I only go up to 19'

 

I'm having troule with my lower back

[+GoldenWheels]

I actually think it's a 24 inch. But, yes, it's really heavy. I can't imagine trying to lift a 32 inch.

haha...I have one of those also. Any time I see the silver glint of a Wega on a curb I'm on it. 3 so far!

[Keatah]

Too bad there isn't a match service or rescue association. The amount of CRTs thrown out in our sub division is ridiculous. And it doesn't seem to stop.

 

A garbage-cruise often yields 1 - 2 per week. For the past several years running.

[Asaki]

Damn those things are heavy.

What is it that makes them so heavy?

 

I have a 32-inch (I think) TV from some off-brand and it's pretty light, but my nice 22-inch IBM monitor must weigh at least 75 lbs.

[CatPix]

The flat screen.

A CRT work by moving a beam of X rays (wooo, Superman vision) to the front of the TV, coated with phosphors that glows from the X rays. That's the first reason why TV are so front-heavy : leaded glass to stop the X-rays. It's also thicker to avoid the front screen shattering in case of implosion or other failure.

But the nail in the coffin is the flat screen.

Because the cannons are on a fixed point. And the simplest, cheapest way to have the picture focused at all times is to have a curvated surface. It's why older tubes are rounded.

(no coating in the tube = enjoy the inner side of things)

So, to get a flat screen, you add more glass. and more glass. You could also change the ray focus to get a flatter picture, but it's more complex and a tube have no "feedback" making it hard to do that. Some late TV had it, notably the Slimfit tube by Samsung, but you'll see several people complaining of picture getting warped and out of focus on the edges of the tubes.

[Asaki]

Both of the screens in my example are curved, though. I don't think we've ever owned a flat screen CRT.

[CatPix]

Yep, but tube since the 60's aren't as curved as they should be. So even those add "front weight". You can see on the picture I posted how almost spherical the tube is. Now compare with your own TV and you'll see that the curvature is much less important.

 

 

Getting "square tubes" also seems to have added some weight to the tubes, but not as much as getting them flatter.

Funnily, you can see on modern TV how further away the end of the tube goes, as obviously, the further away the cannons are, the less curved your projecting surface need to be. Comparing a color TV from 1980 to one form 2000 is impressive, as the 1980's TV will be much thinner than the 2000's one, but with a less flat tube.

Edited July 28, 2017 by CatPix

[accousticguitar]

Wait, does that mean I'm not hot? Because I'm certainly not a balding, overweight manchild.

 

I picked up a Sony Trinitron tonight, and I'm excited. I'll finally be able to play light gun games again and use those Master System 3-D glasses I bought years ago.

When the hairline stops receding at the back of the head it's no longer "balding," right?

[CRTGAMER]

 

I picked up a Sony Trinitron tonight, and I'm excited. I'll finally be able to play light gun games again and use those Master System 3-D glasses I bought years ago. I only have the pics from the listing, as I'm storing the TV at a friend's house now until I move. Anyway the pics are attached.

 

 

I see Sony Memory card slot indicating possibly an HD WEGA CRT? I own two of the Sony KV-32HS500 TVs. The HS series are superb TVs that support SD and HD with no issues of upscale. Component input works beautiful in 480i, 480p and even 1080i if you do not mind wide screen black bars on the 4:3 HD CRT. The DVI connector in the back can be used with a simple HDMI adapter though ausio still need to go thru the RCA inputs. Unfortunately retro lightguns will not work, but the flat tube so much better then the older curved tubes that get glare from lights or windows. No worries on concerns of focus at the edges, so tiny an issue I do not see it on my Trinitron.

Edited July 28, 2017 by CRTGAMER

[Austin]

I actually think it's a 24 inch. But, yes, it's really heavy. I can't imagine trying to lift a 32 inch.

That might be the exact same model I picked up from a friend a couple of months ago. Did you by chance catch if it has component on the back?

[+chicgamer]

When the hairline stops receding at the back of the head it's no longer "balding," right?

 

Yeah, I think the process is officially done at that point. At that point, though, you get to put all that haircut money into gaming.

 

 

I see Sony Memory card slot indicating possibly an HD WEGA CRT? I own two of the Sony KV-32HS500 TVs. The HS series are superb TVs that support SD and HD with no issues of upscale. Component input works beautiful in 480i, 480p and even 1080i if you do not mind wide screen black bars on the 4:3 HD CRT. The DVI connector in the back can be used with a simple HDMI adapter though ausio still need to go thru the RCA inputs. Unfortunately retro lightguns will not work, but the flat tube so much better then the older curved tubes that get glare from lights or windows. No worries on concerns of focus at the edges, so tiny an issue I do not see it on my Trinitron.

 

Is there a memory card slot? If so, I missed it. I don't think the highest resolution this TV has is 480i.

 

That might be the exact same model I picked up from a friend a couple of months ago. Did you by chance catch if it has component on the back?

 

It has component, s-video, and composite. The model number is KV-24FS120.

[accousticguitar]

Yeah, I think the process is officially done at that point. At that point, though, you get to put all that haircut money into gaming.

Unfortunately barbers still charge full price for a haircut.

[Keatah]

It's that CRT radiation. It blows your hair back. Then it falls out.

[Asaki]

Comparing a color TV from 1980 to one form 2000 is impressive, as the 1980's TV will be much thinner than the 2000's one, but with a less flat tube.

Idunno, still seems like a lot of weight difference. The bigger, lighter TV is from 2008, and I think the heavy monitor is from 1993.

[Oldschool80skid]

I picked up the same model KV-24FS120 last year for $20.00. Great set for retrogaming.

Edited July 29, 2017 by Oldschool80skid