Just picked this off the side of the road in Barcelona thinking it would be cool to turn into an emulator. Seems I hit the jackpot. Any tips on how to turn it into an cool emulator machine? Thanks

I am scared of testing it, should I open it and clean it first?

Edit: it’s a Grundig

I have a Toshiba 36a42, which is like 155lbs. This trinitron I have on there now is like 89lbs. Do you think this stand would be able to support that? It’s pretty old so I think it’s made for big TVs, I just don’t know how to verify how much weight it can bare.

Static is very patterned, is this a tube issue?

Monday is usually movie night, but I decided I was gonna lay in bed and binge watch this under-appreciated classic.

I need to discharge a sony trinitron 34", is it safe? The screwdriver's blade is 203 mm

Just watched this long form video about the security vulnerabilities in modern LG Smart TV's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA

Honestly, the more I think about the price, the security vulnerabilities, and all the ads and spyware put into these smart TV's, it makes me love my combination CRT/VHS player all the more.
The way I've been thinking about things, I've really been appreciating what my older TV both does and does NOT have. It has perfectly good picture quality, plays my tapes, and isn't constantly trying to harvest my data!

Just something I've been thinking about.

Sorry for the messy photo, don't know how to capture CRTs just yet lol.

Been wanting one for years now, after watching my tapes from an old LCD and it died, it seemed like the time. We moved to a new city, got a bigger apartment and now there's finally room for one.

The seller drove a hard bargain and I believe I overpaid at least 50%, maybe even 60%, but I'm still satisfied with the purchase. It's a cool unit and works flawlessly.

It was 60€ from an 23" 1980s Luxor. The seller drove a hard bargain and wouldn't budge no matter what. Maybe I should have checked his bluff and be patient, but I really wanted a CRT and now one was finally within reach, working too, so I gave in.

I gotta say how much different (better) it is watching tapes from an actual tube instead of LCD flat screen lmao. This is great.

I'm in the procces of designing my own DVD Menu for Amazing Stories Season 2.

If you look closely, it's becoming a bowl

It cleans moldy tapes! This is likely a nightmare inside.

Amazing

sony kv-14v5u

Found this baby on Marketplace. He was selling for $150, but parted with it for $125. 36-inches, about 200 pounds, and overall just *massive*. I've seen smaller models listed on Marketplace and Kijiji for like $300, but maybe that's because a 20" is more moveable.

Anyway, an absolutely amazing find, even if I nearly killed my friends and me as we moved it, and I had to ride in the trunk on the way to my place. Purchasing some retro consoles and games soon, but for now, I'm enjoying classic anime with scan-lines, as God intended.

Edit: Oh, I've got my Firestick plugged into it with an HDMI to S-video downscaler. Hopefully the damn thing doesn't crap out on me.

(Not sure what flair to put this under). I have a bit of fire paranoia and I will unplug every electronic I can before I leave my house. And only plug them up while I’m using them. But I recently got an old 1997 CRTV and I’m wondering will this negatively impact it in any way that’s detrimental? (Crossposted)

I often see PVMs being sold on auction sites with descriptions like "the power turns on but nothing is displayed." Is it normal for nothing to be displayed, or is it broken? I'm not very knowledgeable about this, so I'd appreciate it if someone could tell me.

(Skip to the last mini paragraph if you just want to read the question)

So currently I’m planning to make a flat screen crt, I know currently the problems with flat screen crts is the warping and what I call the “psuedo-flatness”. By pseudo-flatness I mean how it looks flat initially then has a large bump dead center behind the screen.

Don’t get me wrong, I understand why both of these problems exist, the module is still large so it’s gonna still show up physically, and shrinking it to display on a bigger screen is gonna cause warping to the image.

My initial idea is to have 4 small modules display an singular image, each displaying a single corner, hopefully fixing both of these previous issues without extra complications.

Now for the question, I’m not very familiar with crt internals, I just had this idea come to me a couple days ago. I’m not sure about most of this, so can anyone point me to like an expert of crts, pcbs, or electronics in general to help me out please?
(Ofc I am more than willing to pay for their assistance because I know this is a big ask that might go nowhere)
Thank you in advance:)

Just got this Sylvania TV if I unplug it for a while as soon as the power cord hits the outlet I can hear a small click and the TV refuses to power up is there any directions I can go for this I have a multimeter I've done soldering before just new to CRT TVs

Let's cut to the chase.

I don't know about you, but in 2026 I think it's about time we're able to use a Compaq Armada E500 laptop from 2001, running Windows 98 SE and Internet Explorer 5, to control a Spotify instance running on a Fire TV Stick attached to a Fidelity AVS 2000 from 1985, via a Python script hosted on a Dell 7010 PC from 2012 running Linux Mint.

Also required is the ability to power up a Yamaha YST-SW80 subwoofer from around 1997 via a Tapo smart socket and another Python script running on the Linux PC. Keeping the 14-year old Dell even busier are on demand local weather summaries and TomTom API driven traffic reports.

As you were!

This is only partly about crts but I can’t see an lcd sub redit so I’d really appreciate it if anyone here can offer any help.

I was using a widescreen Sony crt until it recently stop working, it was from 1998 and supported 60hz (this is important because I live in a pal country but play a lot of ps1 imports (which all played great on it)). I tried to get another crt but it literally broke the next day so I’m kind of sick of the hassle now (I know this isn’t the right place to say this lol and I do love these TVs but I just can’t be bothered anymore). So as an alternative and since I don’t like new TVs, I was looking at this Sony Bravia KDL-23b4050 lcd tv that’s from 2008 as I liked the look of it, however the back sticker only says 50hz. This has confused me so I looked at a couple of other Sonys from the time and they say the same but why? My tele from 10 years prior supported 60hz so why did they stop was it not standardised yet? Did the change the technology slow / reverse progress or something? Or is it just a misprint?

What’s also strange is I have a 15” lcd from 2006, by a brand I’ve never heard of, which (although doesn’t have a sticker so I can’t see if it advertised it) does support 60hz so why does a top tier brand like Sony not?

Sorry if it's obvious. Just picked up this bad boy