what type of television do you play your classic consoles on

Post by **Valkyrie-Favor** » Tue May 14, 2013 9:05 pm

Thanks for all the advice, everyone. I knew most of the safety information, but I didn't know how to adjust the pots. I have no plastic screwdrivers, so I'll keep clear for now.

I turned a 1950s CRT into an oscilloscope/music visualizer for a metal show once, but it didn't survive the night. Too bad. Pumping audio signals into the VSync was pretty cool...

I may just stick with this CRT. It looks awful, but it's good enough for light gun games and I'll use my LCD for everything else.

Post by **Jmustang1968** » Tue May 14, 2013 9:14 pm

High voltage doesn't kill, high current does. You could potentially kill yourself with a car battery.

Post by **Anapan** » Fri May 17, 2013 8:22 am

Jmustang1968 wrote:High voltage doesn't kill, high current does. You could potentially kill yourself with a car battery.

I'm glad for that. I once broke open the VFD OLED display of an old VCR and decided to touch the display while it was runing. Finger got burnt & smelled like a hot-dog and burnt hair. I've seen a car battery melt 1/8th of a combination wrench.
The old trick was to take the noise-eliminator capacitor of a car radio and short it out on the battery terminals while revving the engine a few times and then tell someone to hold it. If they touch the shell and the ground they'll crap their pants. I didn't touch both ends and everyone was dissapointed. Dallyman did. My dad's friends were jerks.

Post by **SNKnicotine** » Fri May 17, 2013 10:11 am

I play my retro consoles on a beast of a 37 inch sony trinitron (I got for $20)

Post by **shallowgamer** » Fri May 24, 2013 9:41 pm

SNKnicotine wrote:I play my retro consoles on a beast of a 37 inch sony trinitron (I got for $20)

That is a beautiful stand! My 36" trinitron came with the matching stand, but it's a particle board beast.

Post by **Zing** » Sat May 25, 2013 8:46 am

The problem with the metal stand is that it only holds a single thing and has no protection from dust.

Retro Achievements · Post by **Jagosaurus** » Thu May 30, 2013 3:15 pm

27" RCA CRT Tru Flat (not bubbled). 4:3 aspect.

Svid, component, composite

Great TV. Colors POP. Bought it in 2005 new right before LCD took off.

Post by **dukenukem** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:41 am

Here's my samsung tx1635 crt which i bring in to living room forsome dc fun:).

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Post by **simonbelmont86** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 5:12 pm

My early 90s sears. Great picture quality and av inputs.

Post by **AppleQueso** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 5:14 pm

Ah the days when TVs were furniture.

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