Share your stash here! How many CRTs do you own, and which are your favorites?

thebobsta, 11 months ago

Hey, I just picked up a WEGA 32FS320 this week! It's my first non-Commodore-1702 CRT.

Now, if only I had anything that output composite or component laying around... gotta dig out my old PS2 or Xbox.

bozo, 11 months ago

Nice, the FS320 is a good one. If you play any newer 16:9 content on it (like certain Wii games), be sure to use the "16:9 enhanced" mode for an improved picture. It's a really cool feature that makes 480i look way better than it has any right to!

Wavebeam, 11 months ago

I’ve got:

• Sony Trinitron KV-32S45 that I’ve RGB modded.
• JVC TM-H1375SU
• Sony PVM-8045Q

I love them all for different purposes! I also have A random Magnavox 27” composite only set that’s sitting in my garage, maybe someday I’ll do something with it, but i can’t be RGB modded sadly.

Phosphor, 11 months ago

I currently have:

• Sony Trinitron KV-27S42
• Inteq IQ3297BT

Do either of you happen to know what the differences are between a Toshiba CX32H60 vs 32A60?

bozo, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago)

I dug up both of their product pages in the Wayback Machine:

CX32H60: http://www.toshiba.com/tacp/tv/CX32H60features.html
32A60: https://web.archive.org/web/20001018024821/http://www.toshiba.com:80/tacp/tv/32A60.html

They seem very similar - the A60 is newer and has a better comb filter. It probably was the direct successor/next revision of the CX32H60 if I had to guess.

(sorry for the multiple replies, this comment isn't showing up for me at all in this thread, only in my 'Comments' tab on my profile)

Phosphor, 11 months ago

Thanks, I somehow didn't find that in my search.

LunarLoony, 11 months ago

Here's my collection:

• Sony Trinitron KV-29X5U
• Philips Hotel TV
• IBM C51 (currently out of commission)
• Radius IntelliColor 20f
• Microvitec Cub

Love my Trinitron for everything up to Xbox 360 / PS3 era. It's a shame some of the arcade releases (looking at you, Daytona USA) don't support 4:3.

Haven't had opportunity to try the Cub out yet. Alongside the BBC Micro I got it with, it takes up a lot of room and I just haven't had the capacity to fire either one of them up.

The Hotel TV is surprisingly good. I use it for monitoring my retro consoles while streaming, and it does a great job! Would be nice to maybe replace it with a PVM in the future, but I'm in no hurry to do that.

bozo, 11 months ago

Awesome sets! I feel your pain with 360 Daytona, it's just begging to be played on a PC CRT @ 1024x768. Xbox 360 in general looks incredible over VGA.