mike99mccarthy Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 1982 Quasar 25” Console tv! I use it for everything(Atari, NES, Genesis, VHS, Laserdisc, HD-DVD & Roku) I've got a Sears Heavy sixer hooked up RF 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Damn, that's one helluva TV! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, mike99mccarthy said: 1982 Quasar 25” Console tv! I use it for everything(Atari, NES, Genesis, VHS, Laserdisc, HD-DVD & Roku) I've got a Sears Heavy sixer hooked up RF Proper? Nice cordless in the background. Edited October 27, 2020 by sramirez2008 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I have not seen a TV like that in years! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Awesome! I love old console TVs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 The last console TV I saw had a late 90s-early 2000s Sony TV inside the cabinets and it looked hideous. Obviously I had no interest in it whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800Knight Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) I use my flatscreen Emerson television for my Atari 7800. @mike99mccarthy That is an amazing set up. I haven't seen a TV like that in years. I remember some of my neighbors in Ridgewood, NY had one of those for their NES. Edited October 31, 2020 by 7800Knight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Darrin9999 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Samsung GX Gaming Tv 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) Crt's. My beloved huge wooden cab 77 27 inch Hitachi conked out 2 years ago. I 've kept any CRT i could get my hands on. I have several, a 14 inch, 2- 27 inch Sanyo's, a 21 inch Memorex TV/VCR combo, great TV it is. And a few more i got at Value Village for real cheap. Edited November 1, 2020 by Rik forgt to add some info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 On 10/8/2020 at 3:33 PM, sramirez2008 said: I like it so much that I have two of these CRT’s. It works fine with light gun games. I just got the same model but really big. Too big, actually. Will keep an eye open for a 14". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skwrl63 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I have too many to choose from..... 1970 Zenith cabinet TV 1976 Zenith Chromacolor II 1978 Sony Trinitron 1979 Sony Trinitron cabinet TV 1982 Sony Trinitron 1984 Zenith Advanced System 3 cabinet TV 1984 Zenith Advanced System 3 cabinet (space phone) TV 1984 Zenith System 3 Cabinet TV I really need to stop picking up old TVs when I see them for free at the curb ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Oltmans Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I have a couple right now.... A GE Portacolor 9" TV from 1983 that is currently busted. Currently trying to get this one fixed. A cheapy GE 13" RF-only TV from 1993 that I picked up from the side of the road the other day in working condition. Other than that, a Commodore 1080 with a cheapy RCA VCR to demodulate the RF signal. I'm going to get rid of one of the GEs. The Portacolor I feel is more period-correct for my Coleco/Atari/Commodore habit, but the '93 set is a better set for the most part. Apart from the immediate problem on the Portacolor (at least a shorted rectifier diode on the AC input), it has some problems with the picture being washed out/too bright on the left 1/3 of the screen. I think it has some value these days, so I'm putting a little bit of effort into resurrecting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Mostly, my Sony Bravia 46" HDTV, using a CyberTech S-Video modded 2600: Recently, I've been borrowing a Sony PVM 14M2U from work to fix a few 2600's: I still have my original 1981 Sharp LinytronPlus 9D18. Unfortunately, it seems to be on its last leg. I'm going to see if I can find someone to repair it though. This was the last time it worked well enough for me to get a photo of it: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Love that LinytronPlus? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 It's an LG Flatron M228WA: 22" LED screen, and the inputs are RF coax, AV composite, component, S-Video, DVI, VGA. No HDMI. It works great with all my old RF systems and the display and sounds were pretty decent, especially for a measly $15! I also use it with my Jaguar S-Video and N64 AV composite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 I use this little guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lendorien Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 (edited) I have a 37" Sony Trinitron from 1990. It weighs 180 lbs. It was fun watching the movers try to get it into the basement the last time we moved. My wife thinks I'm nuts for keeping the beast, but it really has a great picture for retro gaming. It also has svideo inputs for use with SNES, N64 and Playstation. Edited November 14, 2020 by Lendorien 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/10/2020 at 9:55 PM, Nathan Strum said: Mostly, my Sony Bravia 46" HDTV, using a CyberTech S-Video modded 2600: Hi Nathan! Do you ever get a jumping/quivering image on that TV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 (edited) 20" Toshiba CRT TV - This is the TV I usually use. It has composite out making it easy to record RF or composite input from my vintage video game systems and computers. 13" Samsung color TV (manufactured Nov 1984) - I have a Coleco Adam hooked up to this TV. I use an Expansion Module #1 for playing Atari 2600 games. 12" Magnavox B&W TV (manufactured Sept 1987) Here's a video I made a couple years ago playing Donkey Kong for the Coleco Adam with the Magnavox. Edited November 14, 2020 by ed1475 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 3 hours ago, hizzy said: Do you ever get a jumping/quivering image on that TV? Nope. It's rock-solid. (Except for 2600 games that exhibit screen roll, etc. But that would affect all TVs.) With HDTVs, I shut off all of the extra signal processing (noise reduction, frame interpolation, motion smoothing, etc., etc.,), it really helps reduce picture artifacts that shouldn't be there. Not sure if that's what you're referring to, but that stuff can really make a 2600 look bad. If I use RF, the TV will display RF noise. But I've largely mitigated that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedropoole Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) I play my Atari games on my Sony WEGA Trinitron HDTV CRT TV KD-36FS130 36” with progressive scan line doubling. I also built this Atari 7800/Genesis dual stick with a Seagull 78 adapter on the left and Edladdins Easy 78 controller kit on the right. Both are awsome. Edited February 4, 2021 by cedropoole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelStuff Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 On 10/27/2020 at 7:06 AM, mike99mccarthy said: 1982 Quasar 25” Console tv! I use it for everything(Atari, NES, Genesis, VHS, Laserdisc, HD-DVD & Roku) I've got a Sears Heavy sixer hooked up RF Now that brings back some memories! I really do prefer that look to the bland flat screen, but speaking of flatscreen TVs, I use a Samsung that is decent enough for my 2600jr. I want to get a proper crt once space permits. In the meantime, I have a Retron 77 on the way for the flatscreen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad112 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 1994 Magnavox 27 inch CRT. You might as well be using an emulator to play if you aren't using your original consoles on an old CRT. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 On 10/17/2020 at 9:19 AM, Eltigro said: I have a Samsung model TX-R2035. It's a 20" flat CRT with composite, component, and S-Video inputs, but the 2600 is played via RF. Looks really clean and sounds great. Got it for $10 at a thrift store. I finally tracked down a TX-R2035 and am very...very happy with this CRT. Mine cost a bit more than $10 and it looks like it wasn’t used much at all. Love all of the input options. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltigro Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 3 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: I finally tracked down a TX-R2035 and am very...very happy with this CRT. Mine cost a bit more than $10 and it looks like it wasn’t used much at all. Love all of the input options. lol... Glad you like it! My wife complains that mine makes a high pitched noise when I turn it on. I believe her because 1. It's something that can happen on older TVs and 2. She knows when I turn it on even if she's in another room. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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