I went to a store one time where in the back was a point of sale system with a CRT monitor, and the back of the monitor had a manufacture date of 2013 too.

@LGRBlerbs

2 жыл бұрын

Neat! Yeah before this monitor, the newest CRTs I've come across have been POS terminals, usually black and white 9-inch kinda things. This is the freshest one I've seen in color though.

@kbhasi

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, and I have an IBM 4820-1WD point of sale monitor with a manufacturing date of November 2010!

I'd love to see a company that resumes production of CRTs in the future. I've always wanted to put together an arcade cabinet and having an LED in there just wouldn't feel right.

@wryyyy

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldnt be surprised when old CRTs become too scarce and overpriced, that some chinese factory would start rolling out some basic tubes again catering for the retrogaming market. Gonna take a while though, as tube TVs are very inefficient for transportation. You can fit so many more flatscreens in same size container than tubes. So the demand for product needs to be high enough to make it profitable.

@DeaseNootz

2 жыл бұрын

Just find an old crt now? 🤣

@Bill-lt5qf

2 жыл бұрын

Same, but for latency reasons. Nothing beats a CRT, as far as i know.

@wryyyy

2 жыл бұрын

@@DeaseNootz Old CRTs, while still fairly cheap, are still a limited resource, and they're bound to fail at some point. Replacing caps is lot of work, but still doable, but if anything worse fails, then it becomes pretty problematic. So I can see why some would prefer if there were brand new CRTs to choose from. Not that I trust modern tech being any more reliable than old tube TVs.

@Kannamoris

2 жыл бұрын

I can't remember where I read it, but it was an article about a company that was one of the last ones still making the tubes for certain TVs. Even there was some niche demand for decent quality CRT screens, it would still not be enough for the company to manufacture them for a decent price.

Remember the days of early "LGR Thrifts" when there were literally *dozens* of CRT monitors and televisions selling for extremely cheap at every single Goodwill? Man, I wish I had gotten around to picking some up from back then. Thankfully, I have one amazing (and GIANT) CRT monitor from my old Dell Dimension. It's held up extremely well, especially for being a monitor used on a weekly basis for decades. They built them to last.

@CoconutCreampi3

2 жыл бұрын

Still rocking my Compaq FS7600! wooo

@squirlmy

2 жыл бұрын

One discouragement was/is paying recycling fees, and also possibly the necessity of transporting it to a recycling facility, or arranging for a pickup($). It's not only the electronics, but the glass itself has lots of lead. The ability for manufacturers to used leaded glass was grandfathered in, they were a special exception. I saw way too many on the sidewalk/front yard with big "FREE" signs. Actually, local Goodwills in Massachusetts refused to accept CRTs in the early 2000's. I'm not sure where you live where they did accept them. Maybe they were getting several other states' garbage?

@lightly-red-huedmaleindivi6266

2 жыл бұрын

@@squirlmy And a big problem with those CRT televisions left on the sidewalk is that scrappers would bust into the televisions and take every bit of copper within the television and leave everything else.

@willsofer3679

2 жыл бұрын

@@squirlmy I live in Ohio. But I was talking more about LGR finding them absolutely everywhere for years in North Carolina, long after the supply had basically atrophied everywhere else. But I did walk into places here as well into the 2000s, and they had them. But not as long as in North Carolina. They were selling them until like 2016 where Clint was going.

@rjsmith2007

Жыл бұрын

I carried out hundreds of monitors in college into a big pile when we were upgrading all of the computer labs on campus.

I found me a 14inch rca tube from 2006 "in the garbage" has svideo,rgb,dual component,dual composite and vga. Best find ever. The thing must of been kept somewhere immaculate because it was absolutely spotless inside

Starting the day with a blerb and one about a gorgeous monitor, too! Have a good morning all and if you've already had a morning, have a good rest of your day.

@wokeupthismornin1056

2 жыл бұрын

yesss sir

@gcr1

Жыл бұрын

Well said, my friend, well said!

Any CRT monitors like that from the early 2010's really should be cherished, it's rare to see a CRT in that good of condition.

As a 40 year old I keep pining for the days of CRTs again. Luckily we have a few CRTs kicking around the house but man oh man do I wish I still had my original Sony Trinitron CRT from the 80's!

@godslayer1415

2 жыл бұрын

Still have my Sony G520 AG screen...

The gentle Clint sniffs are always my favorite part

Looks neat. Reminds me of the sharpness of a pretty average 90s TV of the size, which is honestly kinda more fitting to the purpose of playing on a CRT than some crazy high end monitor nobody actually ever played games on.

its a blast to see still packaged CRTs, this is awesome!

Wow! I didn't know of a CRT manufactured that late. Who would have thought of such being made in 2013!

@mielthesquid6536

2 жыл бұрын

most of the domestic ones stopped being produced around 2010, a lot of cheaper ones were made later but not available through retail. India was a country that used them later as well.

@squirlmy

2 жыл бұрын

a lot of "security" for buildings didn't care much, even if cameras got broken altogether. The whole set-up would be for lowered insurance rates only. As long as it was cheaper than LCD, they'd get CRT. I did security at an office park not far outside of Boston in 2013, where 90% of cameras were fake; didn't function at all. A dozen buildings, almost all were 4 stories, and only one had real videocameras, B&W monitors, and it was basically just for the multistory parking. It also gave an indication about how much they cared about us patrol persons. Not a good feeling.

And the best part...that retro aroma!

Love new old stock. I miss working in the old IT warehouse.

Just by sheer coincidence, I got a much older version of this same monitor from Computer Reset late last year. Mine was manufactured in 1982 IIRC (under a different brand name and beige) and it has normal RCA jacks on the back, both audio and video. When I tested it, the audio worked perfectly, but there wasn't any 15KHz whine, no heater warming up, nada. I hope that I can get it working some time. Yes, mine has the exact same chassis and it's 30 years older. Who would've thought of that?

@Deadguy2322forreal

Жыл бұрын

The chasis dimensions were a standard for CCTV control room installations.

Definitely would be a neat RGB mod project if it has the hardware inside for it, given it has OSD it probably does have the circuitry that just needs tapping into (akin to Adrian Black's CRT he found at the side of the road and RGB-modded using the OSD's wiring)... :)

@HKT-4300

2 жыл бұрын

That would make for a real cool video if Clint is comfortable with opening it up lol

@kyle8952

2 жыл бұрын

All colour TVs can be RGB modded. The problem is that most people don't know how a TV works and are just blindly copying other people's mods

@Oldgamingfart

2 жыл бұрын

​@@kyle8952 Indeed, most CRT TV's without any form of A/V input often have a live chassis design, and it's therefore extremely dangerous to mod these with a direct feed! ⚠

@martinweizenacker7129

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oldgamingfart How come the RF in is not affected by this? RF does have ground like any other connection. Just wondering how that works with a live chassis. It's a shame live chassis can't be modded because RF only sets are in my opinion basically useless. I can't stand the static introduced by the RF modulation.

@kyle8952

2 жыл бұрын

@@martinweizenacker7129 Live chassis RF connector is isolated by using a capacitor of a special size. Below a certain frequency, the capacitor blocks it. Above the frequency, it passes through. So the 50 or 60hz mains power is blocked from reaching the antenna connector. In the past, some people would try to convert old 300-ohm tv to coaxial RF connector by cutting the old one off inside and wire a new one on. Then they would give themselves big electric shock and not know why.

It's such a joy to fire these things up for the first time! I opened a new in box 14" Bush CRT TV from 2002(ish) that my local minimart owner had on top of his fridges since new a while back, it's the only logical way for me to be rubbish at BASIC on my C64! haha Great video as always Clint, cheers!

He got so excited about how clicky the power button was.

@LGRBlerbs

2 жыл бұрын

it's a _good_ button

@eDoc2020

2 жыл бұрын

IMO the best buttons I've found on a TV were the mechanical channel selection buttons on a 1984 Trinitron TV. It was a KV-1918 if I'm not mistaken.

The noises of joy when he realized the power switch was satisfying were just *chef’s kiss*

Ah Clint. The only man who describes a new CRT as “ribbed for your pleasure” 😂.

@Taisen_Des

2 жыл бұрын

... and the only one who thinks that a new perfume should be created (with the aroma of freshly unpacked electronics). 😅 ... although the idea could be successful. (Worse things have been seen in the market). 🙃

@retro_gamer_uk

2 жыл бұрын

@@Taisen_Des 😂

Hell yes! Definitely film a video if you decide to mod it. I'd love to see this little monitor shine

Learn something new every day. Had know idea that CRT TV's were still being made in 2013.

I picked up several new old stock 13 to 15 inch security/cctv/"video monitors" on ebay in the last couple years. They used to be shockingly cheap, shipping included I've gotten some for as low as $90 USD shipped into Canada. The ones I have all come with s-video which helps the quality a lot but yeah the low 350 to 400 TVL screens are really nice even with composite -- it's the appropriate look for a lot of old games.

It looks great and makes me realize how sub-par many CRTs I used growing up were.

Also always loved the aesthetic of CCT sets for some reason. This one reminds me of the ones in the batcave in the 1989 Batman.

CRTs are just cool. I picked up one in nice shape at Goodwill for literally $1, a Sony 27". Works great to play my old PS2/N64 games and watch old VHS. :D

@LGRBlerbs

2 жыл бұрын

Very nice. Anything over 25 inches is becoming increasingly hard to find for that price.

@somerandomguy5977

2 жыл бұрын

So if I got 2$ I should be good buying a 24" lol

@nospacesWFT

2 жыл бұрын

@@LGRBlerbs This may be true for just my area, but in local classifieds, CRT prices tend to be inversely proportional to their size. The smaller ones are presumably more sought out by the fighting game community and weigh less. You may also see low prices for rear projection TVs (not the same tech, of course, but still heavy).

@stan2961

2 жыл бұрын

I got mine for free a couple of weeks ago. My grandpa had a crt upstairs and was ok with me keeping it.

That is one heck of a CRT. Definitely agree the aesthetic is kinda timeless.

Beautiful! Wish I could see it in person

Oooh, this is fun! I work for the company that this CRT was purchased from (I do the eBay listings). Gotta send the link to this video on over to my boss, he's gonna love it! :)

Hell yah congratss!!! I just got a brand new in box Toshiba 27 inch crt tv and the picture looks amazing on it. I already replaced it tho with a 35 inch Sony Trinitron crt from 1996 so now it's just sitting brand new in its box in my closet.. lol

This thing is *begging* for a mod. What a perfect platform for it! Both RGB and audio -- it's got to be a fairly modular system inside there. I'd bet you could totally add both of those features to it easily.

That packaging has done its job well, taking it for the team and sacrificing itself to protect the product. That NTSC/PAL versatility would have sold me on buying it. That CRT looks like a keeper.

@amitsandler2262

2 жыл бұрын

I think NTSC/PAL compatibility depends on region. I think most PAL regions typically have widespread NTSC support in CRTs - I have not seen a single CRT here which doesn't have NTSC

@kyle8952

2 жыл бұрын

@@amitsandler2262 Then you haven't seen many CRT TVs. I wouldn't expect 60hz support on anything older than the mid 90s, and even after that point NTSC colour decoding usually doesn't work even if the TV uses a chip that could support it. Detection logic costs money.

@amitsandler2262

2 жыл бұрын

@@kyle8952 My 1990 CRT had NTSC color support, 60hz, and everything. Most CRTs didn't even have OSDs, yet they supported NTSC color fine. I don't think it's exactly rare at least where I am.

I'm jealous LGR! Awesome find, good for you!

YES, those CCTV and even Comodore Amiga composite/RGB monitors where always my go to for DVD and VCR movie playback

Interesting find, I got this exact monitor used at RePC in Seattle a couple months ago for $100. I asked about it in the crtgaming subreddit and no one has ever heard of them before. I never expected anyone else to ever pick one up let alone LGR

SonicCD was one of my favorites growing up. It was so different yet similar to the others and so much fun!

Nothing like cardboard noises with a coffee at this time of the morning... Greetings from Argentina Clint

Great way to start my day at work

75 Ohm Terminator My all time favorite James Cameron movie

You read my mind Clint. As soon I saw the screen out of the package I thought ohh I'd love to see Sonic in this

That's an adorable little box

Omg when you touched the screen and I heard the static I totally forgot those old crt's did that so cool

Reminds me of playing Wii at my friend's house hooked up to a giant old Sony CRT. He had that setup until maybe 2 years ago!

The two speakers pushed together beside the lamp, just too good

Loooool that European office of Videology is just around the corner from where I live today! Gonna take a look one of these days...

Just got myself an old dell crt monitor today in the mail. Made it safe 🙏

You had me at phenomenal aroma! Mmm i can smell it from here! Thanks for being wholesome man!

Nice monitor, I got a new old stock 14" Pelco CRT CCTV too one year ago, is so similar.

Simply a beautiful moment for NOS

Beautiful little monitor 👍

Love some main channel hood on the side channel! Thanks LGR

Battle Toads...holy terrible flashbacks of frustration Batman!

Very cool little monitor. It looks like's it's right out of a security desk somewhere, setup to watch security cameras.

I love how industrial and chunky this is.

"New Old Stock" - the new fragrance from Clint Basinger

The ideal video to watch while a feller is doing a factory install on his ThinkPad A31

Always nice to see new old stock CRTs used for the very first time. Even as a composite tube, this one looks pretty darn good! And from 2013, no less. If it could easily be modifed to accept Scart, that would be quite something!

@elektronikadlapoczatkujacy2111

2 жыл бұрын

There was no SCART in the USA tho

@datassetteuser356

2 жыл бұрын

@@elektronikadlapoczatkujacy2111 Yes, obviously, but that was not my point.

@chucku00

2 жыл бұрын

It's always fun to see a French acronym (Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs) used everywhere for this connector, except in France where it's called "Prise Péritel(évision)".

@datassetteuser356

2 жыл бұрын

@@chucku00 Come to think about it, that is indeed pretty strange and funny.

One of the most interesting things I came across over the years was the "crt apocalypse " that was warned about within the FIGHTING GAME scene. CRT technology is unique in that the refresh rate is "nearly infinite" insofar that the input lag relative to the actual responsiveness is incomparable to any of the lcd or plasma based technology of today. I definitely feel like "weight and aesthetic being the only reason" CRT is still a relevant technology that has real applications outside of the industrial sector. I can only hope they wont entirely disappear. It is of no surprise some games today emulate it with a layer to give people that same feeling, but it just isnt the same because even 144hz or greater screens dont have the same FEELING as using an original crt.

@BJtheBassist

Жыл бұрын

@Stezika15 you need a 240hz monitor to even come close to a CRT! Still won’t be the same feel at 300hz. But we won’t let them die.

God, the 90s kid in me could smell the static coming off the screen. Seeing and hearing a CRT turn on again unlocked some memories.

That glorious barrel distortion....!

Very nice NOS monitor! At least the packaging material did it's job... Also, an RGB mod will be possible I'm sure. Looks great as is, even on camera!

My favorite type of content. Awesome.

I had one similar to this in the 90's, call Matsui, great little picture.

LGR love you man! Have a great day!

"I don't think I will need any Terminator." * Sad Arnold Noises *

I saw that post on reddit, was very curious as well so thanks for doing this blerb. Would love to see if there is RGB possibility for it, those mods are very fun and interesting.

The CCTV I have has a speaker and a volume control. The only issue is visual problems. 1 inch of the bottom of the screen has everything squished upward. Theres no adjustment knobs for it either. I even took it apart and adjusted the ones inside. My guess is it needs some compositors replaced but I wouldn't know what kind to buy. I like that we think alike on what we tested both our monitors with. A model 1 Genesis. Only for me the games were Sonic 2 Mortal Kombat and Columns.

Man I have fond memories of those old generic boxes.

I love seeing you nerd out over simple things like a good clicky button XD

Nice CRT, with a RGB and sound mod will be great.

CRT's like this were used in CCTV systems in shops. As a kid I would walk into the shop and hear the whining of the flyback xformers, remember that well.

Had a 6" Sony Trinitron TV in 1981 that I modded to take RGB directly from a Matrox Multibus card connected to a pair of Intel microcontroller cards in a Multibus chassis. What a glorious display! (Certainly nothing to compare with a Retina monitor, but hey, this was 41 years ago!)

I have a generic (beige) composite monitor from the 1980s that I think uses the same metal shell and handles lol.

@LGRBlerbs

2 жыл бұрын

Heh, I would not be surprised. It has a distinctly vintage look that's incongruous with its 2013 manufacture date.

@startedtech

2 жыл бұрын

@@LGRBlerbs looked at some photos I have (don't have the monitor here rn) and the only difference I can see in the shell apart from the front is the amount of vent rows. Screw location/indents, handles and the rear protrusion all seem identical. Guess it was a simple and effective design! Edit: random neat thing about it- has a green monochrome mode switch.

With the black case, this would fit nicely with a Spectrum or a CPC

Snagged the last one off eBay a couple of months ago also got an hitachi ct1342 aswell. So glad I stumbled across this video, this crt is so unique in its looks I love it!

@shhhvcnear

Жыл бұрын

I also managed to grab one of these from that Ebay (I might have been the first - there were 6 left at the time) and I have to ask if you have played any 240p games - I've been having an issue with resolution changes causing the screen to flash bright blue for a minute. Sorry, you and LGR are the only 2 people I know who share this monitor with me lol

@Ace01010

Жыл бұрын

@@shhhvcnear do you remember the sellers name?

@Ace01010

Жыл бұрын

@@shhhvcnear We bought from the same exact seller, that so cool! I tested the crt out a few days ago and it had no issues whatsoever only thing was it had no audio just like in the video. And yeah I was think about buying another off eBay and I saw the same listing for $400 and was like yeah no thanks! Bought mine for around $200 and some change so already expensive asf but $400 is even worst.

@Ace01010

Жыл бұрын

@@shhhvcnear I wouldn’t even know, I haven’t experienced any issues myself and if anything your best bet would be to go on a forum or search it on KZread

This was good, but now I seriously need the modding video follow up.

"i would wear that as a cologone dude" - a business idea there LGR!

WOW! This is amazing, and I really want one! 🤓

Loving the typos in that manual. Almost as cute as the monitor itself! And poor Arnie. No one wants the Terminator any more.

I used to work at a video store and we had a monitor for the "adult" room. It seemed to just use BNC but we could somehow hear (and talk) to the people in that room.

Very cool, I totally want one

modern analog CCTV systems can do 1080p and audio over coax. So if the monitor has a speaker then something like an RF modulator might work. Or the monitor manufacturer has another "higher" model that has audio and to keep the cost down a bit they just leave out the speaker and RCA jacks on the lesser model.

this so reminds me of hooking up my pioneer laserdisc player to my commodore monitor because it was higher resolution than my 13" tv.

I'm so accustomed to the later Sega CD BIOS music, and the Japanese Sonic CD soundtrack, it kinda blew my mind I barely recognized any of the music as you play Sonic CD.

Don't really care much about a generic crt monitor, but the sonic brought back a lot of memories of my college roommate and I playing sonic on my sega genesis in '93. So many late nights!

At 9:50, that static discharge when he touches the tube... LGR ASMR

Such a beauty!

Nice find!

Clint, I think this video needs an NSFW tag. I don't think I have ever seen a man enjoy unboxing a new CRT quite so much. Also, really nice picture on that monitor.

The nostalgia of that static feel when you touch the screen.

Audio would come through a signal over the coax usually for a monitor like this. There are ways to combine RCA outs with audio into a single format through broadcast coax, though easier with modern SDI nowadays.

lovely wee television

Looking forward for a teardown of this puppy

I still think that Genesis games can look amazing on a good shadow mask composite CRT. That's how I grew up with it and this is a wonderful example of it.

Please do a follow-up video where you find out what's with the mysterious volume control and speaker grill! 🔈

Getting real wall of monitors vibe from the Bat Computer in Batman '89.

Look at that beauty

I'd be lying if I said that I don't miss monitors like this. I had a similar one for my C64. Curves suck, I want a square box for my screen.

That's flat gorgeous

thats why i still keep my CRT tv anything that has CRT is always good to own

Nice of Owen Wilson to make a guest appearance at 3:43 😅