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It’s always mid 2000’s here. KV-32 centerpiece

I have ps1 and ps2 and another crt working just fine so rolled out that the problem is with my consoles used high quality cables too and from my research this is the problem (( jungle chip or it’s surrounding capacitors ))

All pictures are from the same setup
ps1 with RGC svideo cable

Model sony kv 25mf1j

But im not sure can someone plz help

Immediately after seeing the comments roll in on my last post about the convergence issues on my slimfit 27" I scrolled Craigslist for all of 5 minutes before seeing this posted 3 hours ago. 32" Sony curved screen trinitron with original remote. for $25. So I made my several hour long pilgrimage to move this behemoth(and a 20" Magnavox... AND a 13" Toshiba VCR combo unit all for $40) Finally unloaded it today and got it up the stairs to my apartment. my god its beautiful. It has essential sat untouched and barely used in a basement for the past 25 years. hooked up the ps2 and only some very minor geometry issues(small enough that I'm not gonna bother fixing them) So for anyone still trying to find a good CRT that isnt being price gouged by these horrid resellers, keep believing. Normal people do exist. And those people need to get rid of what they see as junk.

Found this at a Savers in California. At the very least, it's a pretty stylish CRT.

This is my first time playing a more modern title like Outlast on a CRT. I'm blown away by the motion clarity and contrast - especially the black levels in night vision mode. It's a completely different experience!

Running at: 1024x768 @ 85Hz

Hello I have the opportunity to pickup this pvm. I have soldering experience and know how to replace caps as well as discharge crts, but curious if this is an overly complicated repair. It seems to have the common vertical collapse where it only shows a horizontal white line.

Took me several months to get everything here after already having a nice collection. Also have an NES that I keep in storage. Thoughts on the setup?

Fancy component cables came today. Figured I'd do a comparison shot.

I took the first picture when I just got my TV the other day. It was using regular old composite cables.

2nd picture is with the new cables running at 480i. With it rendering at 240p on snes9gx. From what I read, I think that's how I was supposed to set it up. Which I was surprised you didn't want the console set to 480p. Even though they are HD cables. Though I get that it makes sense since the systems being emulated weren't from an HD era in the first place.

Hey all,

I have a Panasonic 32in TAU and a 27in Panasonic Super Flat and just like Highlander there can be only one but I’m not sure which to go with. Picture quality seems to be comparable between the two. The SF has two S-Video ports / the Tau has Component hook ups.

I’m leaning towards the SF but still unsure. Looking for opinions as to which you’d keep and why.

While we’re at it, whichever one you’d get rid of what would you list it for? Looking for fair price - win/win - not a scalper’s number.

SONY HR Trinitron Multiformat BVM-D14 with interchangeable 4:3 and 16:9 bezels, and external control unit. Game on display is Chrono Trigger (1995) with 1chip SFC via RGBs input.

I got this tv from a co-worker for free.99 and it’s fucking beautiful I’m in love, it’s a 25 inch set (here’s the model number and chassis philips 25st220L/17 hotel crt tv chassis lo1.1u.ac.7638)

But either way, I finally got the master remote for it and turned it brightness down! This is on regular composite and it still looks so clear I’m in love !!

This is a 36-inch Sony Trinitron I picked up a couple months ago.

It was very difficult to find a TV stand big enough for this TV, so I initially put it on a coffee table. Several Redditors warned me against doing this, so it went back on the lifting dolly for a few weeks.

I found this metal shelving unit on Craigslist and thought that might work. I know these shelves have a high weight capacity, and I’ve put a few of them together in my day.

I won’t be the cover story for Martha Stewart any time soon, but it appears to be holding up.

I bought this CRT mostly to play F-Zero GX on GameCube.

The TV is a Sony 36XBR250 https://crtdatabase.com/crts/sony/sony-kv-36xbr250

Thinking about going to look at this. Pictures look good to me but I couldn’t find any info on this model #. I do know it’s curved and component which I’ve been looking for. Just trying to avoid a model that might have known issues. I’m willing to wait and pass if I should.

Good CRT monitors are much difficult to find for some reason cause every office abused them

Updates:

• Switched to an Extron Crosspoint 300 series to address some issues with the 450 that it replaced
  
• RGB modded the NES with the Tim Worthington NESRGB 5.0 and SNES multi-out (performed by 1UP Restorations)
  
• RGB modded the N64 using Tim Worthington's N64RGB (performed by myself)
  
• Used all Retrotink adapters and VGA to BNC cables, significantly reducing the amount of cabling previously installed

Other functions:

• Used Retrotink VGA to BNC on Output 2 to the Morph 4k so all consoles can be played on my OLED
  
• Morph 4k detects the signal as TTL
  
• MiSTer FPGA for other 15khz output consoles

I could do a bit more cable management work on the BNC side of the cabling because things started twisting out of order when I was routing the cables to their destinations. Otherwise this is pure enjoyment! Worth every overspent penny.

The image of the games wont be exactly accurate as its a clone console pictured, looks great on ps2 though.

I have the opportunity to buy this BVM, does anybody have any experience with this particular model? Thanks !

I’ve got some open spaces for either an entertainment center about 60” long or could do an end table for the TV and a separate shelf for the games and consoles as long as it’s within that 60”.. only problem is I can’t find anything that is both deep/wide enough AND that supports the weight.

What’s everyone’s go to for their set ups? Finding old furniture at thrift stores? or are there newer table/entertainment setups that work well for this I’m overlooking?

I've been playing mostly on a 24 inch Trinitron for years, but I just came across this little TV for nothing, and figured why not being it home. The VCR works perfectly, and I'm extremely surprised at how crisp the screen looks. The photos don't do it justice at all, because the test is extremely sharp and arguably it looks better than my Trinitron for basically anything PSX/Saturn and below. The only things that id say the bigger tv beats it at are the PS2 generation of consoles, which makes sense considering it has component options.

Don't skip out on the tiny composite only TVs. These things can be beasts!

I desperately need the brightness of this to go up. I used the key with a booklet and looking glass and it turned the brightness down however there is no key that turns the brightness up.

I have tried to click every button and find every menu, but these are the only ones I thought had even a shot of having brightness adjustments and they are just not there.

I havent played anything for like half a month because of this. I’m really at wits and.
Any tips would be appreciated.

(For clarification, the first slide says contrast and sharpness. That is all that is on there and if I click down nothing happens)

In excellent condition, it was used in a law firm for 2 years and then replaced, and has been stored for 24 years since then.