Probably doesn’t have much place for a hardware community, but shaders? I specifically like the offset pattern (triangular filter, lottes w/shadow mask type 4, or consumer-1 for the hardware upscaler) aesthetic.
I also wonder if anyone makes ‘fantasy’ (like fantasy consoles) CRT shaders. For instance, imagine triangular filter where the RGB pixels can also double as MYC pixels respectively (for brighter colors like white, though I would still prefer that to be used sparingly). Probably other things like leaning into hexagon aesthetic or visible grille stuff, though that probably isn’t too viable for 1080p displays (I can’t find good 4K screenshots of the existing shaders to see if they actually have dots for the shadow-mask/triad unlike the 1080p version which is pure pixels).
You can also join us here https://lemmy.world/c/crtgaming i’m not sure if you hadn’t come across this or yours has a different angle 🙂
Yet another reminder I gotta find a decent CRT near me before it’s too late
if you want to get one, a suggestion that I heard of is to volenteer at a salvation army/thrift store because apperently they get them all the time and unfotunetly they cant accept them.
None of the thrift stores I have been to in the last decade accept CRTs anymore that I have seen, the same with record players and other vintage electronics like classic computers. It is still worth verifying locally of course.
Last summer I made a few local community posts in a few places about “large/heavy TV removal services” where I basically offered to haul people’s large tvs away so they don’t have to figure out what to do with them. I was looking for a specific size and type of crt for a friend and managed to find a working one within a week.
Worth a try?
Not a bad idea, thanks!
I ended up having to give my old 43" Hitachi away. I posted on reddit, posted some comments here to people I knew and the crt savers discord. No luck.
thats huge
It was nice. I was happy that someone else could use it.
That’s pretty big. I’m looking for something closer to 24 inches
I have a Sony Trinitron. It’s a classic consumer one, but old games look fantastic on it.
I had one of those back in the day until it went pzzzt.
Weighed so much…
Joined. I have a 32" JVC D-Series. It’s in pretty good shape, but does need a little work to restore it to its former glory. I intend to do that work myself, but maybe I will document it and share it here as I go.
The sound of these was always just barely bearable for me. I guess I wouldn’t be able to hear such a high pitch now that I’m older.
Still hearing it at 30+, but it definitely depends on the tv how loud it is
yeah same, it does hurt to hear them
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Wow! I used to have one just like that in the kitchen sitting on top of the fridge. It was tan instead of grey tho. Had a carry handle and a manual tuning knob, black and white only.
Was for watching Saturday morning cartoons while having breakfast or watching cooking shows while mom cooked.
I love this
I still have my 27" Magnavox I got in high school. Great tv!
Jealous
I saw that and yours is nice. I don’t have a crt anymore. Luckily my modern tv still has an av port!
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I love this idea, can’t wait to see what you all share :)
