I'd buy that for a $: Retro bargains

Doge · 23-05-2018 11:47pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Bit of an odd request but, has anyone ever seen (or knows where) to get a vintage old piece of art like this with a CRT schematic or explosion diagram on it?

I saw a really cool one posted on the CRT collective and wanted to stick something like that on the wall over my cabs/CRTs.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Schulwandkarte-Rollbild-vintage-Poster-Lehrtafel-retro-TV-Fernsehbildrohre/192535365023?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D0fbfce0f8b9e45469291987df4cba3b1%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D192535365023%26itm%3D192535365023&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A132819e7-5eca-11e8-a4f9-74dbd1802a06%7Cparentrq%3A8ebedd3f1630a99b8e794654fffd0e7a%7Ciid%3A1

Just a get a tattoo of it instead! CRTs 4eva.

CiDeRmAn · 23-05-2018 11:48pm

Can you do an image search on Google and find a high res image, then have it printed for you?

Tom Mann Centuria · 23-05-2018 11:50pm

Am I very tired or very wasted, because I see a Jamaican smoking a giant spliff on that graphic.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.de%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192535365023

o1s1n · 24-05-2018 10:43am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Can you do an image search on Google and find a high res image, then have it printed for you?

Ahhh, I was considering that, but I'm an absolute whore for things being original.

Be that videogames, monitors, cabs, poster prints, original art etc. A reprint just wouldn't be the same.

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Am I very tired or very wasted, because I see a Jamaican smoking a giant spliff on that graphic.

Hahaha! Way to forever ruin that image for me

The Last Bandit · 24-05-2018 11:37am

Some old TV repair manuals should have schematics and diagrams like that but would be small A4 stuff.

CathalDublin · 24-05-2018 3:27pm

you could vectorise something like this and have it printed

Retr0gamer · 26-05-2018 12:52pm

You really have to admire the precision engineering and electronics that went into CRT screens. It's way more fascinating than flat panel tech.

o1s1n · 26-05-2018 1:12pm

One thing that really amazes me is how long we used the technology as our main display screens, from the late 20's right up until the mid 2000s. That's a very long time for something to remain pretty unchanged at it's core.

CiDeRmAn · 27-05-2018 11:19am

There's a NTSC/U Super Nintendo on Adverts at the moment.
And it's only €50, which is pretty good.
http://www.adverts.ie/15505168

I could mention the colour, but you'd be best to see it for yourself, and decide if you can live with it....

CiDeRmAn · 27-05-2018 11:24am

o1s1n wrote: »

One thing that really amazes me is how long we used the technology as our main display screens, from the late 20's right up until the mid 2000s. That's a very long time for something to remain pretty unchanged at it's core.

Like the Internal Combustion Engine and those Soviet era launchers and Soyuz capsules CRTs are ridiculously robust tech.
They just work, and work and then work some more.
To the point that the switch from them to flat panel took longer than it should because of just how reliable they were.
My 29" Trini is 22 years old, the B&W set I have is close to 35 years old and they show no signs of dying, though I suspect they will succumb to capacitor deterioration eventually, like most electronics.

Inviere · 27-05-2018 12:20pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

There's a NTSC/U Super Nintendo on Adverts at the moment.
And it's only €50, which is pretty good.
http://www.adverts.ie/15505168

I could mention the colour, but you'd be best to see it for yourself, and decide if you can live with it....

Ouch. Looks like it took a return trip to the Sun and back...

CiDeRmAn · 27-05-2018 1:08pm

Inviere wrote: »

Ouch. Looks like it took a return trip to the Sun and back...

I wasn't sure if it was extreme sun damage or a curiously lousy custom paint job by someone who can't get enough beige.

The Last Bandit · 27-05-2018 8:17pm

Smuggled back from the US in an ass by the look of it.

o1s1n · 27-05-2018 8:27pm

I didn't know the buttons also changed colour, the maroon looks mad!

eddhorse · 27-05-2018 10:32pm

Would RetroBrite not fix it?

o1s1n · 28-05-2018 10:56am

eddhorse wrote: »

Would RetroBrite not fix it?

It would get the console grey again but would probably just make the buttons pink :eek:

CiDeRmAn · 28-05-2018 11:29am

I thought the user had gone at it with a heritage paint colour range

eddhorse · 05-06-2018 8:05pm

Someone buy this Bentley portable tv for €29 so I don't have to.

http://www.adverts.ie/15110483

LQBJhP

CiDeRmAn · 05-06-2018 8:23pm

eddhorse wrote: »

Someone buy this Bentley portable tv for €29 so I don't have to.

http://www.adverts.ie/15110483

I nearly did but didn't, it's just too many displays for one man!

eddhorse · 05-06-2018 8:32pm

Haha good man Oisin

Now someone buy this retro helmet TV so I don't have to:

http://www.adverts.ie/13694188

05-06-2018 8:36pm

eddhorse wrote: »

Haha good man Oisin

Now someone buy this retro helmet TV so I don't have to:

http://www.adverts.ie/13694188

Any HDMI ????
Some people are thick as fook

o1s1n · 05-06-2018 8:37pm

eddhorse wrote: »

Haha good man Oisin

Now someone buy this retro helmet TV so I don't have to:

http://www.adverts.ie/13694188

Haha jaysus man will ya stop I'm trying to get rid of CRTs!

That Philips is deadly!

Couldn't resist the Bentley, it has RF in so I should be able to get some stuff going on it.

Doge · 05-06-2018 10:50pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Haha jaysus man will ya stop I'm trying to get rid of CRTs!

That Philips is deadly!

Couldn't resist the Bentley, it has RF in so I should be able to get some stuff going on it.

Plus the added bonus that you can say you own a Bentley!

MontgomeryClift · 11-06-2018 10:04am

29" 4:3 Trinitron -

https://www.adverts.ie/tv/sony-trinitron-29-normal-aspect/15594283

This is a nice one - Progressive scan 32" Quintrix. From the manual it looks like it has 4 SCARTS and 100Hz can be turned off -

https://www.adverts.ie/tv/old-panasonic-tv/15356362

The Last Bandit · 11-06-2018 10:17am

MontgomeryClift wrote: »

29" 4:3 Trinitron -

https://www.adverts.ie/tv/sony-trinitron-29-normal-aspect/15594283

This is a nice one - Progressive scan 32" Quintrix. From the manual it looks like it has 4 SCARTS and 100Hz can be turned off -

https://www.adverts.ie/tv/old-panasonic-tv/15356362

Hmm, someone offered €80 for the Sony after free offer accepted... wonder how this pans out..

Doge · 11-06-2018 10:51am

Bit silly offering €80 on:
1. A free ad
2. A TV that takes a while to come on.

CiDeRmAn · 11-06-2018 10:57am

That Panasonic... is it a decent set I wonder?
I might look to retire one of the crappy portables I have, put something like that in instead....

MontgomeryClift · 11-06-2018 11:21am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

That Panasonic... is it a decent set I wonder?
I might look to retire one of the crappy portables I have, put something like that in instead....

I would have loved one back when they were new. With 2 RGB SCARTs and a progressive component input it should suit old consoles and newer ones like the Wii and 360.

If you're going to look at it, bring an old console like the MegaDrive with SCART and see what it looks like in 4:3 mode with 100Hz turned off. Make sure it has the remote, because you won't be able to access the relevant menus without it.

o1s1n · 11-06-2018 12:14pm

Fairly rare to see a later model silver 29 Inch trinitron in Ireland. They tend to all be in 16:9 at that size/model.

Would be a good buy as it probably has loads of hours left in it.

Edit - just saw about it needing to warm up..hmmm

Doge · 19-06-2018 12:57am

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/free-8bitdo-switch-controller-with-retro-gamer-magazine-subscription-26-my-favourite-magazines-2959485

I'd buy that for a $: Retro bargains

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