CRT Enjoyer Thread - CRTs >>>>> Everything else.

[Sayer of the N-Word]

I used a chain of adapters to connect a portable B&W CRT connected to my PC, where is functions as a second monitor. It is immensely useful when I want to watch Star Trek while playing fullscreen video games, which is exactly as often as you imagine.

 

[Kalsarikännit]

I used a chain of adapters to connect a portable B&W CRT connected to my PC, where is functions as a second monitor. It is immensely useful when I want to watch Star Trek while playing fullscreen video games, which is exactly as often as you imagine.

HDMI to RCA adapters have become a lot more accessible than they used to be and I use them to do a similar thing.

 

[Never Scored]

It's been a bitch of a time finding a CRT in my patch of frozen canuck shithole. Maybe I'd have better luck on facebook marketplace, but years ago my account got "hacked", and now I need to scan an ID to make a new facebook or get my old one back.
I've checked everywhere, pawn shops, thrift stores, used electronics places. I'd really rather not go to another city just to get a CRT TV I did manage to snag a 3:4 small flatscreen, but it's just not the same.

Try kijiji

You can also sometimes still find 9" CRTs on ebay in really good shape, but shipping ends up being over $100.

 

[PhoBingas]

Try kijiji

You can also sometimes still find 9" CRTs on ebay in really good shape, but shipping ends up being over $100.

I've been checking Kijiji on and off without much luck. I've also had horrible luck getting CRT's shipped to me. One showed up with a broken screen, and one didn't show up at all. The season for them's almost over, but I haven't even had luck at yard sales, usually if they're selling at TV it's a 10 to 15 year old flat screen.

 

[Buffalo Chicken Sandwich]

YouTuber Shank Mods has acquired one of the largest CRTs ever produced. The video is really pretty excellent from start to finish.

 

[Shoresy]

YouTuber Shank Mods has acquired one of the largest CRTs ever produced. The video is really pretty excellent from start to finish.

I just saw this pop up in my recommended feed earlier while scrolling and passed it by as it didn't seem too interesting. But now that I've seen the community happenings post about this mentioning how expensive it was, I have to check this video out. Yeah it's a big CRT TV but what piques my curiosity is why it cost so much.

 

[des Pudels Kern]

Holy noises

 

[Toji Suzuhara]

YouTuber Shank Mods has acquired one of the largest CRTs ever produced. The video is really pretty excellent from start to finish.

Just saw like half the video. The fact that he was able to find someone able to move it all the way from Osaka to the US must make this guy one of the luckiest motherfuckers on earth

 

[neger psykolog]

YouTuber Shank Mods has acquired one of the largest CRTs ever produced. The video is really pretty excellent from start to finish.

I appreciate the authentic autistic lips sort of voice on this video.

I was at a relatives house recently and they're not grandparent age and not poor but was super surprised to see them still have a CRT in their main lounge area. Maybe they just don't watch TV that much.

 

[Raiken]

I just saw this pop up in my recommended feed earlier while scrolling and passed it by as it didn't seem too interesting. But now that I've seen the community happenings post about this mentioning how expensive it was, I have to check this video out. Yeah it's a big CRT TV but what piques my curiosity is why it cost so much.

if i have to guess; it's because of the heft, modern tv's are flat and can be moved with relative ease, but these things are as wide as they are deep.
a small crt tv is heavy, so imagine the heft of the tube inside of this thing.

 

[Kendall Motor Oil]

The video would be better if it wasn't the narrative style mixed with the autism lisp.

 

[neger psykolog]

The video would be better if it wasn't the narrative style mixed with the autism lisp.

Autism lisp means it's a video made by autists for autists and people who are actually passionate about this shit.

I know the autism lisp may be grating for some but I'll take this any day over a Linus tech tips slop video.

 

[Spruce Supremacist]

Autism lisp means it's a video made by autists for autists and people who are actionally passionate about this shit.

I know the autism lisp may be grating for some but I'll take this any day over a Linus tech tips slop video.

These are the type of feats autists/nerds are capable of achieving when they don't have their mind hijacked by the troon virus.

Thread tax: Acquired this Philips Cineos widescreen HD CRT few years ago. The guy gave it away for free and it's the first time I encountered a widescreen CRT. The thing even has an HDMI socket, which is something I never thought I'd see on a CRT TV. The thing can supposedly display 1080i at 100Hz. Still have no good place for it as it's bulky as all hell and weighs around 40kg, but hey, maybe one day.

 

[neger psykolog]

Thread tax: Acquired this Philips Cineos widescreen HD CRT few years ago. The guy gave it away for free and it's the first time I encountered a widescreen CRT. The thing even has an HDMI socket, which is something I never thought I'd see on a CRT TV. The thing can supposedly display 1080i at 100Hz. Still have no good place for it as it's bulky as all hell and weighs around 40kg, but hey, maybe one day.

I would consider getting a CRT but only a tiny monitor one purely because of how fucking giant they are. I know they offer a lot of benefits compared to modern displays but I was way more hype to get a proper OLED screen for years - the only real large PC OLED screen for a long time was made by Dell and cost $5000 and they stopped making it shortly after launching it.

I finally got an OLED thats both good and fairly cheap and honestly don't find myself very attracted to getting a CRT ever again. The only reason I may consider getting one would be to fuck around with it for filming shit.

 

[Oliver Onions]

if i have to guess; it's because of the heft, modern tv's are flat and can be moved with relative ease, but these things are as wide as they are deep.
a small crt tv is heavy, so imagine the heft of the tube inside of this thing.

CRTs are basically Atlas stones from World's Strongest Man: it's not just the weight that's a problem, but the fact there's nowhere comfortable to get a grip.

I remember the last CRT I owned (which I wish I had kept), me and my roommate were moving places and were too cheap to hire a van, but the CRT was 32-inch and we couldn't carry it for more than 20 seconds; you had to hook your fingers under the bottom and enjoy the comfort of sharp plastic digging into your fingers, all while trying to balance the TV.

In the end we sat it on a couple of bedsheets and carried it that way. Made the process so much easier until we had to take it up four flights of stairs.

 

[Burd Turglar]

Ages ago, I worked at a second hand store and the sheer amount of CRTs that I had to move is what I attribute half my back pain to. I wish I would have kept one of the better ones. It was a truly magic time when your TV was also a functional piece of high quality wood furniture. I've considered getting one again for my retro gaming collection but who knows.

 

[S1apSh0es]

if i have to guess; it's because of the heft, modern tv's are flat and can be moved with relative ease, but these things are as wide as they are deep.
a small crt tv is heavy, so imagine the heft of the tube inside of this thing.

In the video they show the user manual that has a big warning that literally says "Please ensure your floor is able to support the weight of this tv

 

[shekelshoah666]

CRTs are basically Atlas stones from World's Strongest Man: it's not just the weight that's a problem, but the fact there's nowhere comfortable to get a grip.

I remember the last CRT I owned (which I wish I had kept), me and my roommate were moving places and were too cheap to hire a van, but the CRT was 32-inch and we couldn't carry it for more than 20 seconds; you had to hook your fingers under the bottom and enjoy the comfort of sharp plastic digging into your fingers, all while trying to balance the TV.

In the end we sat it on a couple of bedsheets and carried it that way. Made the process so much easier until we had to take it up four flights of stairs.

My Dad had one of those 34 or 37 inch CRT's and that thing legit was impossible to solo lift and even 2 people it was incredibly hard. Wish I kept it because the picture was fantastic but we just didn't think about that shit at the time. Once you had to move it once or twice you were fucking done and ready for LCD's when they got reasonable priced.

I still get pissed remembering I trashed the huge CRT I used to use for my dual monitor setup on my PC in the early 2000's. Shit was at least 80 lbs but man it made it so I could never go back to single monitor setups.

 

[General Emílio Médici]

Huge fan of his shitpost of pretending to be a complete normie who manages to get the white whale of CRTs. Wish he had gone a bit further on it and played it dumb like "I just asked my local CRT repair shop they knew a guy who knew a guy" for maximum lols.

 

[Smaug's Smokey Hole 2]

CRTs are basically Atlas stones from World's Strongest Man: it's not just the weight that's a problem, but the fact there's nowhere comfortable to get a grip.

I remember the last CRT I owned (which I wish I had kept), me and my roommate were moving places and were too cheap to hire a van, but the CRT was 32-inch and we couldn't carry it for more than 20 seconds; you had to hook your fingers under the bottom and enjoy the comfort of sharp plastic digging into your fingers, all while trying to balance the TV.

In the end we sat it on a couple of bedsheets and carried it that way. Made the process so much easier until we had to take it up four flights of stairs.

I had a 16:9 34" Sony Wega and it weighed 200lbs. It really hurt to move it around, the plastic is so sharp. It supported up to 1080i and I played a lot of (at the time) new 360 games on it. Very nice set. Then I replaced it with a 42" LCD TV and that thing had a handle on the box so one person could carry it easily.