r/crtgaming

I've been reading the posts here for a long time and it really motivated me to buy this monitor, I'm loving it!

Since I'm new to this, I wanted to ask a question about CRO. I understand how to change the resolution and play around with it to the limit of my monitor's capabilities, but my question is whether the screen goes out of frame every time I change the resolution. Is there a way to fix this through the CRO, or do I always have to adjust it manually using the monitor's buttons? Because it's an older device, I'm worried about damaging it by pressing the buttons too hard every time I change a video option.

Hey everyone, just wanted to share a quick mod I did to my low-res PC + Batocera setup.

I added a real arcade coin door to my rig, so now when I play MAME games, I drop a coin just like I would on a real cabinet. It’s such a small thing, but it completely changes the vibe.

Playing shmups on my Fujitsu FM Towns CRT with actual physical coins hitting the mechanism hits different. Even the sound of the coin dropping makes the experience feel way more authentic than just pressing a button.

Super happy with how it turned out!

P.S. My English isn’t great, so I used AI to help me write this post. If anything sounds off, please forgive me!

Huge haul of CRT units at work this week. I was hoping somebody could help me out. 😫

I am unable to remove the green text overlay from the screen. I do not have the remote control.

Does anybody have the manual for this TV? Could somebody tell me which remote control goes with this TV?

Any suggestions appreciated. 😓

My beloved KX-27PS1 has had colour issues for a while now, specifically discolouration the top corners. This issue wasn’t there when I first picked up the unit, it’s develops slowly.

I’ve taken it to a local technician and he wasn’t able to do much. I’ve been attempting to mitigate the issue with a degaussing wand but whenever I make a dent it the problem it seems to reset after power cycling.

I’m open to suggestions.

It’s worth noting that the discolouration shifts based on if there’s a speaker or power supply unit near the discoloured area. Although it doesn’t really go away even when there’s nothing around.

Not expecting any miracles, don’t mind a CRT with character. But it’s pretty intense at the moment.

One of my favorite adventure games from my youth.

So maybe I'm an idiot but was thinking of using this unit as a giant svideo switcher, but the audio does not seem output directly to the television like the svideo signal, maybe that's not how they work? Ps I know the current hookups don't lineup was simply testing all the video output channels

My brother picked this up at Goodwill for $2, and after picking up an RF modulator and coax-to-3.5mm adapter, it's alive! I tried some SNES and even PS1 too, though I only recorded this play through of Heatman's stage.

I have luma cable directly plugged into the RF modulator and it produces a spectacularly sharp image, I was really surprised. The driver is a MiSTer outputting Y/C directly with no adapters.

I don't know how often this kind of thing sails through the subreddit, but if anyone knows anything (fun facts or otherwise) about sets like this I'd be super interested to hear. It's a really cool piece of history.

Hi everyone.

I recently picked up this Beovision MX5500 for free. It had been sitting outside exposed to the elements for who knows how long, covered in dirt and dust. I haven’t opened it up yet. I cleaned the exterior thoroughly and powered it on.

The TV turns on, and after a few seconds the static/snow effect appears normally. I then tested a PS1 on both SCART inputs, and both behave the same way.

The picture looks quite washed out overall: blacks are more grey than black, although colors are still present and whites seem okay. The biggest issue is the diagonal lines visible across the image/photos.

Does anyone recognize these symptoms? Is this set likely beyond saving, or could it still be recoverable with some servicing/work?

Thanks

Found this monitor in my parents garage from the old owner of the house and I was curious to hooking it up to my PC for some retro gaming or anime but i want to see if it works frist before buying a dac. I tried to quickly hook it up to my work pc since that was the only pc I know that has a VGA (HD15) using an adapter to go from the Apple DB15. The computer seems to pick it up and I can change the resolution but the monitor doesn't want to fully turn on, just sits in idle. Apologies im an amateur to pc/apple monitors, any help would be much appreciated. Also the Mac pictured next to it doesn't fully boot and only has VGA and DVI outputs.

This is a Panasonic CT-32D30B. Curious if this can be fixed?

So guys, I recently started researching various monitors in my area, and today I ended up buying my first CRT, it's a Nokia 447Pro, the "best I could find around here" (€35), I bought it from an elderly gentleman, who claimed to be the first owner and that he used and cared for the monitor well.

The problem is that after work, when I plugged the monitor into the socket, after about 20 seconds this started happening and I didn't want to force it anymore and I turned it off completely. I haven't tried plugging anything in to get video because I'm afraid of damaging it due to these small crackling noises and the screen resetting.

I would like to know if anyone knows if this is normal, or the causes. Please give your opinion on what you think of this monitor; its condition seems to be very well cared for!

I have a sizeable retro game collection but I turfed my CRT when I moved years ago.

My friends were insisting I needed a CRT to play the old games and I relented and started looking for one.

On a local subreddit somebody tipped me off a woman was getting rid of hers for free on Facebook! I even offered money and she turned it down.

I set it up and it’s working like a charm. Looks like this set has mixed reviews, what are your thoughts? Options are definitely limited in my area, though someone was selling a PCM monitor for $700 150km away 😅

Hi all. I would appreciate some community input on this. I picked up a free Panasonic 32PW9308/05. There's some vertical smearing that occasionally snaps sharp. Where would be the best place to start? Cold solder joints on the vertical IC?

So, recently I got a CRT from a lady who had chopped off the vga cable. I was excited to try and fix it because it seems like a decently simple fix, and I wanted to try using this solderless VGA port I found online. After doing some research and exposing the cables I realized I don’t really have any idea how to know which of these wires connects to which pins on the solderless port. How exactly do I decipher this and find out what goes where?? I’ll post an update if I can get it working tonight!!