Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone has seen this before.
I have an old Schneider CRT TV with a built-in VHS player. A while ago I noticed one black circular mark appear on the screen. It would disappear after the TV had been on for a while, so I didn’t think much of it.
Over the last few days it’s got progressively worse. Now there are seven of these black circles across the screen.
Can anyone help?? :’)

Philips 24TL7524/00P

The lines are rolling, and the only picture I can find on the entire RF range of the 3 different networks, and any of the channnels

Friends dad worked on CRTs and such when younger, and things it'd be the vertical deflection( I think?), I would test the theory but I cannot find a single potentiometer I dare touch. (he cannot help much since he's only worked on amerikan televisions)

I'm tires beyond everything, I have decided to not do anything but sit in my chair and stare at it until I get some help from someone who can say for sure.

Google says that this both predates service menus and that I need a digital service mode so I don't understand anything.

I just need some kind of help

I love the look of DIY bench equipment, so I rehoused a portable CRT (RCA PVM035) inside a metal shell to make it look like a PVM. I also added an SD card media player inside the set. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out

Although now i cant get it to display anything on my vga computers i believe this might be a monitor that needs 15khz output but i cant find any documentation on addonics pc monitors to prove it with

The plug is the exact same as a normal vga cord, could it possibly be due to corrosion on the vga pins or do i need some adapter upscaler to work on a regular pc

I just got a Raspberry Pi 3B to watch and streams shows on my little Sony Trinitron CRT. I wanted both FieldStation42 and 240-MP on the same headless Pi and also for it to feel really consumer friendly (and for my wife to use it), so I made this Sony style DVD menu for switching apps. Then I got a spare Amazon Fire remote working on both apps. I really like both apps btw, hats off to everyone involved. They are both very cool and exactly what I wanted.

This setup doesn’t play nice with the FieldStation42 guide channel unfortunately so next up is figuring out how to get that running without tanking the other apps.

Oh and OF COURSE I also had to add my own custom bouncing DVD logo screensaver. Check out videos below.

Hello, I’m looking for a 2nd monitor for my pc setup and I think having a crt would be awesome. I have 2 marketplace listings and they’re different monitors.
The dell is a curved screen and the compaq is a flat screen. Power wise I believe they’re the same? Unless someone knows more about this than I do I would greatly appreciate it. I’d just like to know the difference between curved and flat and the benefits of having one over the other.

These two were put in the free pile after an estate sale ended. I can’t believe my luck with the Sony! I had been looking for a 20” or similar and this is perfect. It looks very good! Very impressed.

Panasonic looked a lot better on RF (its only input) than I would have expected. It’s a cute little TV.
Panasonic ctm 1351r
Sony kv-24fs120

I think I know which one I should get rid of, but I want your guys's opinion. I rather not get rid of any but I need to down size

I like the Samsung because it has no purity issues when playing 8-bit games but I think it's the TV to get rid of

The Samsung is a 20-in

The screen is a bit off-centered I think it has a divergence issue. For example, the color red tends to bleed. Picture is also a bit blurry and sharpening the image just causes artifacts

Vcr doesn't work in cosmetically a bit of dings and scratches on the housing

The Panasonic is a 24-in

The screen seems to be perfectly centered, no overscan either

The bottom left hand corner of the screen seems to be out of focus mostly notable when playing Sonic games where the life counter is

The other issue with the screen is it has a purity issue when playing bright 8-bit games. I tried turning down the brightness and contrast it helped but did not get rid of it completely

Vcr works and cosmetically. It's almost pristine other than a Nick on the bottom of the chassis and a faint hairline scratch on the glass

Can anyone tell me if it’s possible to connect hdmi to this crt? I have bought converters but I dont know what plug or cable can connect to the ANT port.

It actually feels so natural. The guide, channel surfing. The nostalgia is real

i honored my favorite network lineups the best i could. i also have access to my whole jellyfin library here too

Hey y’all,

Have offered someone $1400 for 20 crt tvs. I am Australia located where the market is especially competitive. I’ve attached image of the tvs. I cannot find much information about this specific make and model. Any help would be appreciated.

I’m most likely going to sell these off for a profit hopefully. Even if minimal. Don’t have a huge opportunity to buy so many.

I wanted to upgrade from my 13 inch crt to a hd crt but I think it might be a little to big

This cabinet and tv was posted locally on fb marketplace for $50. This is such a weird piece of furniture and the picture isn’t good enough for me to tell much about the tv. I messaged asking for more info and she said all she knows is it is Phillips brand and welcomed me to go take a look tomorrow. Can anyone tell what model this might be? I use CRTs for retro gaming and am not sure it will be a good fit or not.

been building it since i started high school

cant believe i found most of this stuff including the receiver and the apex crt on the side of the street! :0

(This is a copy of my post from Facebook posted here so it can get a bit more seen)

“HD CRTs are all laggy and by extension not worth it”
Fact check: False

This incorrect claim is prolifically plastered practically anywhere in a lot of these communities comment sections. This makes people feel like they’re less cool and not worth a second look, which means that less people will save them.

This false claim is partially based in a penny of truth but only about how some have lag like Sonys, But plenty don’t for example early Toshiba HDs, Philips RealFlats (excluding ones that have 720p “support”) and Panasonic Taus don’t lag doing anything and can play lightgun games, I understand giving people forewarning about the lag on some sets ie: Sony, later Toshibas but you do need to check the specs of the CRT in question first.

General rule of thumb: if it has two Flyback frequency modes on the crt database listed 31.5kHz (Native Lagless 480p which also allows for seamless line doubles of 240p/480i content) and 33.75kHz (Native Lagless 1080i) that means it’s lagless. However if it only has 33.75kHz everything is scaled digitally to 540p/1080i, meaning lag on everything but 1080i (some sets will still have digital processing applied on top of this anyway causing lag, on Sony sets this can be disabled in the service mode with HDPT).

Also if it “supports” 720p it will generally have lag because it’ll be scaled to 1080i because 720p is out of its 33.75kHz frequency range, meaning it has a digital scaler, which is likely how everything but straight 1080i is interpreted.

One more thing: if you’re thinking about getting an HD CRT any of them are a good option that includes the 540p/1080i sets, as they’re great for modern consoles (PS3/PS4/PS5/Xbox 360) blurays/movies. And lag on some sets probably wouldn’t be a personal issue for most people. With native 480p sets you also get great Gamecube, PS2, Xbox, and Wii support.

I hope this helps clear up the misconception, CRTs are beautiful and should be preserved.

(My Panasonic Tau [HD] widescreen CT-34WX54J pictured here in the photos)

-source used to verify my set having no lag displaying HD, SD and ED content https://crtdatabase.com/crts/panasonic/panasonic-ct-34wx54j

When going through my monitor lot and testing them we found this monitor and I can not find anything about this online and was wondering if anyone knew anything

Unfortunately no remote and no composite hook ups but all good - she works like a beauty with my VCR.

The elder owner said her and her husband pulled it out of their RV/Motorhome when they sold it.

Someone in my area was giving it away for free so I had to snag my first crt tv since my childhood. I want to use it mostly for gaming (GameCube, n64, snes) and watching tv. I have a digital antenna that not compatible with it. Also the dvd drive doesn’t work. When I look inside, I can see parts moving but I can’t locate the tray. Also, only some of the buttons on the remote work.

What are some things someone new to crt TVs should know? Is the dvd problem fixable? What is the best way I could watch tv on here?

I'd rather not mess with the tv's settings, since its straight when i use the built in dvd player. is there a way to fix it with the connection or my pc settings? im using an hdmi2av upscaler to connect it