Sony CRT Tv question
So I have a chance to get a Sony kv-40xbr800 with the stand for around $60 or a Sony kv-36hs510 without a stand for $20. Other then a 4inch difference and lack of a stand does anyone have experience with these with retro gaming? I know they would be good but just not sure if I want to hall a 300lbs tv in my basement haha
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In my opinion, no CRT is worth more than $20, even for retro gaming. And I say that because finding one for free shouldn't be that difficult if you are looking. I would only pay the $20 to have it now. The only reason to charge $60 for that is because they have multiple people who want it at the same time which seems unlikely. Keep in mind that Goodwill no longer accepts these types of TVs and most municipalities charge money to get rid of them because they cannot go with your normal garbage/waste. If people want these things out of their house, they should be happy to let them go for nothing or next to nothing. If you have been looking for a while with no luck, than go for it, but if you just started looking, try to find a free one before you impulse buy a $60 TV that is technically worthless.
Yep. Very well said. Just picked up a Sony Trinitron for free......less the Aleve for my back
The TV was also 160 pounds, and my wife and I had to carry it downstairs from the owner's upstairs guest room, and then lug it into our house the next day because just getting it down the stairs was an ordeal as it was. My wife smashed her thumb while we were navigating through an entryway, and actually caused some nerve damage that's going to take months to correct itself.
The point is, for something that weighs, as you said, 300 pounds: you're doing the owner a favor by hauling it away. You should not be paying anything for the work you're doing for him/her. It'll be worth it, assuming the TV checks out to be in good working condition, but it's going to be quite the effort.
Let us know how it goes either way!
KV-36FV310 is the best consumer grade SD CRT sony made. Be on the look out for that model or the 32" version. I gladly paid $20 for mine. It was a $2000 CRT new back in the day. Retro looks amazing on it. Especially with HD retrovision component cables. I also do RGB to a component converter. Same difference.
^^^^ This!
The two best CRT televisions for retro games are the one listed above, and the legendary Kv-32XBR100. Your odds of finding the later is damn near impossible, but the FV310 is a little easier to find.
Also, don't forget, buying your first CRT (since flat screens have become prevailent), may require new cabling for your consoles. This is another cost that will come out of pocket.
If it's hi-def, light guns won't work
I don't think that's necessarily true. I'm pretty sure my old Samsung wide-screen CRT didn't have any kind of image processor and would probably work with a light gun if I had tried it while I still had that CRT.
I returned it and got a Sony wide-screen CRT with the image processor because I didn't want to force Gamecube games into stretch mode.
Oh, it looks great no question about that... just not compatible with light guns, the main reason most people want CRTs just for retro gaming these days.
These TVs have more in common with Sony’s HD BVMs. I know I would try to get that 40XBR800 if it were anywhere near me, though I might try to talk him down. It isn’t just the picture quality: the sound on that thing is amazing!
If it's hi-def, light guns won't work
I don't hunk that's necessarily true. I'm pretty sure my old Samsung wide-screen CRT didn't have any kind of image processor and would probably work with a light gun if I had tried it while I still had that CRT.
I returned it and got there Sony wide-screen CRT with the image processor because I didn't want to force Gamecube games into stretch mode.
Well, that TV did have DVI but it wasn’t processing 480p sources the way it was 480i. An analog-only 4:3 HDTV is more likely to be able to do it. These can sometimes support 16:9 on 4:3 with “vertical compression” instead of an image processor, but supporting 4:3 on a 16:9 hints at an image processor.
Yeah i was looking on reddit also and they all said skip the HD as well. Never knew that the HD on a CRT wouldnt look great. Happy i asked here and there. Thanks guys!
HD on a CRT does look great. The reason they say to skip it is because it has an image processor which comes with other drawbacks (little latency, no light guns, etc). That said, retro games look and sound AMAZING on my HD CRTs. I have three Sony HD Trinitrons with SFP (one HiScan, one XBR, one XS) and they never fail to impress.
are we sure the 40xrb800 won’t work with light guns?
If it's hi-def, light guns won't work
I don't hunk that's necessarily true. I'm pretty sure my old Samsung wide-screen CRT didn't have any kind of image processor and would probably work with a light gun if I had tried it while I still had that CRT.
I returned it and got there Sony wide-screen CRT with the image processor because I didn't want to force Gamecube games into stretch mode.
Well, that TV did have DVI but it wasn’t processing 480p sources the way it was 480i. An analog-only 4:3 HDTV is more likely to be able to do it. These can sometimes support 16:9 on 4:3 with “vertical compression” instead of an image processor, but supporting 4:3 on a 16:9 hints at an image processor.
The Samsung had an unpopulated punch-out spot for a different model to possibly use the same chassis and include DVI (and probably an image processor if such a model was made). The Samsung HD CRT you and I briefly had did not actually have a DVI connector there.
Really I want my light guns to work the most but the xrb sure is tempting
are we sure the 40xrb800 won’t work with light guns?
The XBR910 (widescreen version) definitely didn't.