CRT Fetish Thread

[Pretty Amy]

You need something to amplify it, so like computer speakers or run the audio to a receiver. If you hooked the RCA from the SCART breakout straight to speakers you'd get no real volume at all.

PC speakers are probably the easiest way to go. Just get one of these really cheap adapters to go from RCA to 3.5mm. I use these speakers and I'm pretty happy with them, although there are certainly much cheaper options in the $20-30 range too.

 

[Ash Burton]

So I won a bid that was relatively close to me...drove about 8 hours round trip

Lol, relative to Fargo? I am jealous though, I live in an affluent area just north of Miami and have been looking for one of these for over a year. Just snagged a Loewe for my old school games but would still love to have this for my PS3 and Blus. You cant beat the blacks and the color richness in this model, only the Kuro comes close and it still doesn't match it.

 

[3rdStrikeMike]

Lol, relative to Fargo? I am jealous though, I live in an affluent area just north of Miami and have been looking for one of these for over a year. Just snagged a Loewe for my old school games but would still love to have this for my PS3 and Blus. You cant beat the blacks and the color richness in this model, only the Kuro comes close and it still doesn't match it.

Yeah, the Minneapolis area is the nearest decently populated area. Close is a relative term when you live in the middle of nowhere Lol. It's definitely the CRT wasteland in ND. I would haunt Craigslist and eBay if I were you. I randomly was messing around on eBay and though it would be awesome to find one on there. I was shocked as hell it was close enough to actually drive to get it. I got lucky as hell especially considering where I live. I've seen a ton of super nice CRTs sell for next to nothing or not sell at all due to it being local pick up only.

 

[aaronmjr]

Yeah, the Minneapolis area is the nearest decently populated area. Close is a relative term when you live in the middle of nowhere Lol. It's definitely the CRT wasteland in ND. I would haunt Craigslist and eBay if I were you. I randomly was messing around on eBay and though it would be awesome to find one on there. I was shocked as hell it was close enough to actually drive to get it. I got lucky as hell especially considering where I live. I've seen a ton of super nice CRTs sell for next to nothing or not sell at all due to it being local pick up only.

I'm in the minneapolis area and keep a fairly watchful eye on CRT's. If scheduling works out I'd be happy to pick something up you bought on eBay and hold it til you can make it out. Let me know.

 

[3rdStrikeMike]

I'm in the minneapolis area and keep a fairly watchful eye on CRT's. If scheduling works out I'd be happy to pick something up you bought on eBay and hold it til you can make it out. Let me know.

Thanks a ton for offering! I'm definitely good to go for awhile now. I'm still not entirely done searching, but I had some unexpected car problems arise recently. That will be eating up my free money here for a decent chunk of time. I will definitely keep that in mind for the future and I greatly appreciate it!

 

[juci]

love this thread ill have to post some of my own photos when my setup is all done.

 

[tacoguy]

This thread is awesome. I will post some pics of my recently purchased NEC Multisync XP 37 plus and Sony BVM D20f1u. There might also be a third or 4th monitor since there's a bunch of them in LA and I might buy one or two before I leave.

 

[Heinz]

Asked what the difference was between the PVM-20M4A/U/E - Region, duh!

EDIT:
Scratch that, I must be blind. It's an Australian model...

 

[Bancho]

Picked up a PVM 20m4e for £35 the weekend. After sorting the geometry out (Damn service menu's) i got it looking sweet. Picture is sublime and i can see what the fuss is about with 800 TVL Screens. The JVC still gives it a run for its money mind. The Geometry on the JVC stomps on the Sony and the reds are slightly richer. Both screens are excellent though.

Little comparison of the Sony Vs JVC. Super Castlevania IV on a RGB Snes Mini.

Sony

JVC

My Arsenal of screens, 14m2e, 20m4e and JVC BM-H2000PN-K. Total cost of that lot. £46. Bargain!

 

[mookie3three]

Asked what the difference was between the PVM-20M4A/U/E - Region, duh!

EDIT:
Scratch that, I must be blind. It's an Australian model...

You thinking about getting one of the ones off eBay? Great monitors, expensive at $200. I paid $75 for mine last year.

PVM's seem to be going for a lot here at the moment, a 2950QM went for over $500, 6" and 9" going for $50. Think they are starting to get popular.

 

[3rdStrikeMike]

Picked up a PVM 20m4e for £35 the weekend. After sorting the geometry out (Damn service menu's) i got it looking sweet. Picture is sublime and i can see what the fuss is about with 800 TVL Screens. The JVC still gives it a run for its money mind. The Geometry on the JVC stomps on the Sony and the reds are slightly richer. Both screens are excellent though.

Little comparison of the Sony Vs JVC. Super Castlevania IV on a RGB Snes Mini.

Sony

JVC

My Arsenal of screens, 14m2e, 20m4e and JVC BM-H2000PN-K. Total cost of that lot. £46. Bargain!

I'm digging the Castlevania comparison pics! Makes me want to snag an RGB modded SNES mini even more. The "arsenal" pic is great. Cool to see some JVC love

 

[aaronmjr]

Makes me want to snag an RGB modded SNES mini even more.

Someone posted some comparison shots between a standard SNES and an RGB modded Mini recently, and I could not really tell a difference.

 

[3rdStrikeMike]

Someone posted some comparison shots between a standard SNES and an RGB modded Mini recently, and I could not really tell a difference.

I recently got this free from my in-laws. It was my wife's old system from when she was a kid. They still had in the basement in a room with no windows. That must have saved it from any yellowing. I'm just shocked how nice it cleaned up. I have a friend who is going to trade some stuff with me and I should be getting a mini out of it too. I will have to mod it and put some pics up. It would be interesting to see what the difference actually looks like in person. I know the RGB modded 1CHIP and RGB modded mini look almost exactly the same in the comparison pics I've seen. The original SNES through RGB seems to look the worst, but nearly all the pics I've seen are super close up to show the difference between the three. Makes me wonder if they look that much different in larger shots or in person, especially after hearing your opinion.

 

[QXC]

Picked up a PVM 20m4e for £35 the weekend. After sorting the geometry out (Damn service menu's) i got it looking sweet. Picture is sublime and i can see what the fuss is about with 800 TVL Screens. The JVC still gives it a run for its money mind. The Geometry on the JVC stomps on the Sony and the reds are slightly richer. Both screens are excellent though.

That JVC is one of the rebranded panasonics, right? Or the panasonic was a rebranded JVC...

 

[Bancho]

That JVC is one of the rebranded panasonics, right? Or the panasonic was a rebranded JVC...

Yeah it is. I picked it up very cheap. Not seen one for sale here in the UK in over a year i've owned it.

 

[Heinz]

You thinking about getting one of the ones off eBay? Great monitors, expensive at $200. I paid $75 for mine last year.

PVM's seem to be going for a lot here at the moment, a 2950QM went for over $500, 6" and 9" going for $50. Think they are starting to get popular.

You caught me! Yeah I've really been looking for one of a decent size but it's slim pickings and when you do find them on eBay they aren't as cheap as I'd like considering the bargains people score on here. I think you're right about the popularity though.
I picked up the PVM-20M4A yesterday from the guy, paid too much as you know but I really wanted it. They're coming from a image/video editing company and from the sounds of it they have had fairly sheltered lives. Is there a way to find out the hours on these sets? Anyway I got him to test the display out with an SDI input and it's clear as day, no convergence or other obvious issues so I was pleased.

I'm in the process of making an RGBS BNC cable for my Neo (might have some shots for y'all tomorrow) but I got my Dreamcast hooked up via S-Video tonight and snapped some crappy shots!

 

[bbcorvette]

This thread is awesome. I will post some pics of my recently purchased NEC Multisync XP 37 plus and Sony BVM D20f1u. There might also be a third or 4th monitor since there's a bunch of them in LA and I might buy one or two before I leave.

Where are you finding these in LA? I will be going to LA and would love to bring a NEC XP37 home with me to Louisiana! Thank you.

 

[Bancho]

I recently got this free from my in-laws. It was my wife's old system from when she was a kid. They still had in the basement in a room with no windows. That must have saved it from any yellowing. I'm just shocked how nice it cleaned up. I have a friend who is going to trade some stuff with me and I should be getting a mini out of it too. I will have to mod it and put some pics up. It would be interesting to see what the difference actually looks like in person. I know the RGB modded 1CHIP and RGB modded mini look almost exactly the same in the comparison pics I've seen. The original SNES through RGB seems to look the worst, but nearly all the pics I've seen are super close up to show the difference between the three. Makes me wonder if they look that much different in larger shots or in person, especially after hearing your opinion.


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Damn that thing is clean!

 

[capnd77]

Agreed! That snes looks new! Nice grab..

 

[Tempest]

Anyone know anything about the Radius PressView 21 SR? It looks like a PC monitor, but it has actual RGB jacks in the back like this:



I assume that the sync rate won't work for what we want, but I thought I'd check just in case since I can get it very cheap.

 

[Heinz]

Took some RGB shots of the PVM-20M4A last night

 

[mookie3three]

Took some RGB shots of the PVM-20M4A last night

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Nice mate, looks great. I'll still don't have an RGB cable. Arrrghh.

 

[QXC]

Anyone know anything about the Radius PressView 21 SR? It looks like a PC monitor, but it has actual RGB jacks in the back like this:

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I assume that the sync rate won't work for what we want, but I thought I'd check just in case since I can get it very cheap.

A number of PC monitors have RGB inputs but few if any scan down to 15hz (480i/240p). VGA cables send generic RGB+HV signals, so you just get a breakout cable and hook up your PC.

That said, a quick google shows that it was a very nice PC monitor when it was released. I can't find a manual with max res/refresh rates but it was used for color sensitive work back in the day. I'd pick it up for 'very cheap', if it were in good condition.

 

[juci]

i saw that the pvm 2950qm sold for over 500 on ebay, i feel sorry for whoever bought it i just gave away my 2750qm because i was so impressed with my 20l5 i wasnt going to use it again. i managed to get a 20l5 for less than 100 couriered and an amiga 1081 with scart input for 80 just around the corner, but all of a sudden the pvms and bvms are selling for a fortune. i wouldnt wanna pay 200 plus for a 20 inch unless it had really low hours.

 

[Heinz]

i saw that the pvm 2950qm sold for over 500 on ebay, i feel sorry for whoever bought it i just gave away my 2750qm because i was so impressed with my 20l5 i wasnt going to use it again. i managed to get a 20l5 for less than 100 couriered and an amiga 1081 with scart input for 80 just around the corner, but all of a sudden the pvms and bvms are selling for a fortune. i wouldnt wanna pay 200 plus for a 20 inch unless it had really low hours.

That 2950QM looked pretty clean, not $500 clean but very clean. Who knows? it might have been brand new with it's original box being included.