How to Reuse an old CRT TV with Modern Equipment
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Hi, this video shows you how you can reuse your old CRT television and have new equipment plugged into it like a laptop, Blu-ray player and a Nintendo Switch.
For approx £15-£20 you can set up your old CRT to take the place of a broken flat screen until you save up enough money to fix or replace it.
I show how to connect up HDMI equipment to the CRT TV using Scart and Composite.
Many thanks Vince
This is actually perfect for playing old video games on via an emulator. PS2 and older era games just don't feel the same on modern TV's
@@rap6439 oh? but you can get anti aliasing with emulation, and when you're playing shadow of the colossus (PS2 original) on a CRT you'd still notice the jagged edges.
@@rap6439 play shadow of the colossus on PS2 on a CRT. trust me, you'll see the aliasing.
@@rap6439 oh well if you're seeking out S-video or component, you should be in luck, thankfully the PS3 AV cords are backwards compatible with PS2 so if you find PS3 component or S-video cables they will work on the PS2.
@@rap6439 stick to a CRT with the PS2, seriously DO NOT move to a HD screen, if your CRT supports component just use the component on your CRT. seriously PS2 and HD screens don't quite go together as well as a PS2 with a CRT.
This is especially true for 2d games. Even with HDMI converters and whatnot they still hurt your eyes in comparison to an old CRT (or PVM if you can get hold of one).
I got a crt in my bedroom... but I’m not gonna upgrade to a newer one cuz i like retro gaming
I'm the only one in my family that uses a CRT TV.
Me too, I have 7 at the moment and I’m getting another today.
The only other person ik who uses one is my nan, but even then hers is a rarely used bedroom set.
I wish I still had mine
@@sethhorst6158 and my family ONLY has CRT TVs, one of them was even bought in 2004, also the tv from 2004, was the tv where i played my 1st console playstation 1 on (im 13, and i played on playstation 1, too bad the disc drive died)
@@ivyflow3r hey man,just wanted to let you know they have replacement disc drives on ebay. You just need to know the model of disc drive. It runs normally $20-$30. I know most used game places charge like $20 for a system but I guess its all in how much u have invested in the game console. The amount of games,the value of the games,the nostalgia factor. Its really easy to change just dont damage the ribbon going to it. Hopes this helps
My family still uses a crt in there living room
but its a HD CRT with hdmi
They are lucky
yeah I have an HD CRT
cause fuck those other TVs Cathode Ray Tube Television tech is MUCH better for gaming because the input delay is in the NANO-seconds
also its good for retro games
i forgot to mention the hdmi port is broken but we are thinking of fixing it
U sellin it?
the HD CRT has delay, you need a pure analog CRT for zero delay
You ment to say ' My family still uses a CRT TV in their Living room. ' use proper grammer
I didn't even know there was a SCART input before watching this video! Very educational, thank you!
well i have a tv by goldstar which has scart, i didnt knew it was called SCART until 2018-2019 and that it could that good quality
@@ivyflow3r aka LG
@@Connorplayer123 dman
funny that you speak of the perfect TV
and yet the perfect TV is right there, a CRT TV.
why would one want to replace the True Gaming TV.
Yeah. Modern TVs are trash. UI is un-fancy and the most shitty thing is digital "TV" tuner. I don't want that and I will NEVER buy this type of TV! N E V E R!
Nah
I recently bought a scart to hdmi thingy, and I thought i could watch my fire stick on the crt tv as it had a scart outlet on the back but it didn't work, should this technically work, I was very disappointed, your videos are great, very informative and well done, I trawled through a lot to find that this video included everything., I have to say the crt tv have the best picture, thank you for your videos, and I have subscribed
My CRT will work for me for ages. I like it. I think the TVs and monitors both are workable for the long term. I think the monitors are especially so, given their potential resolutions and the fact they don't need scaling.
I have a 10 or 13 inch, i am not sure. but it is a little tv and its been working wonders with its built in vhs player and rca input jacks. and even a headphone jack.
I wonder if people have unrealistic expectations about how much better modern equipment is compared to older equipment. Honestly, the only time I've ever noticed a significant difference is when comparing an extremely old set ('73 if I remember) to a high end, modern flat-screen.
The black band is actually from your camera shutterspeed- the fps is correct so no flicker, but the shutterspeed is off sync, to capture crystal clear crt make sure to have your shutterspeed at 1/60 if you are capturing 60fps (PAL) or 50fps and 1/50 shutterspeed (NTSC)
Ok
Difference in picture quality between those Scart and Composite to HDMI converters isn't noticeable because that cheap scart converter outputs composite signal. RGB Scart would look a lot better but sadly those cheap converters doesn't output in RGB.
Edit: And Composite is the second worst input on CRT TV's. RF < Composite < S-Video < Component < RGB Scart (or Component if you have an HD CRT) < DVI/HDMI (only on some HD CRT's)
Pasi123 so what adapter to chose for a true rgb output ?
Never seen HDMI. On a crt I know you can get 19 20 x 10 80 on VGA
Hey Vince I don't know if you'll ever reply to this but I was wondering what model crt you use in this video and would it matter if the crt I'm using is 4:3 or 16:9
This is great. I bought a crt tv and one of those clone consoles for some retro fun. The clone console was total crap, but it's nice I can hook up my spare computer to my tv and play emulators and have authentic scanlines :D
At last...clear instructions in real English .. excellent.
Nice video bud, these TV s will be retro in 10 years time!
They alr are
this was the best video you have done yet keep up the hard work my mate VINCE
Ive had a crt from the 60s for almost 7 years and i dont mind the resolution since i grew up around these but try having a lcd for that amount of time plus these crt monitors are built to last unlike the lcd counterpart
I have similiar converter, but it's VGA to Scart. I have very old, 386 Dos computer and I want to connect it to CRT Tv. It works, but the problem is that it's cutting left and right side a little. It has a remote with scaler, I can sqeeze the picture and move it around, but the missing part of screen doesn't appear, only blackness moves around. Do you have any idea how to solve it?
Can you upload megumiau UwU's my funny man from Mr. Bean but in slowed & speed up?
Hi Vince, do you have any idea on how we could produce the same effect but on several CRT TV's (as in like a mosaic wall of CRT TV's displaying as one big screen / or all the same image multiplied) ? Thank you for your video !
bit late but you need a video wall controller / processor. ones that can do more than a 2x2 grid seem to be significantly more expensive though. you would need multiple HDMI to composite converters as well (one for each TV).
@@RWL2012 Thanks man !
@@pelinantoine5811 welcome :)
Great video! This is exactly what i was looking for!
Question though, does this only work on HD TV's or also on older model TV's?
I love these things! They’re amazing for retro gaming!
Never cared for those HD CRT TV from the early-mid 2000s.. Super heavy for the trouble it's worth.. A friend of mine had one manufactured in 2004.. It may have lasted 5 years before it started having problems.. Even the cheapest flat screen TV these days is much better than that... I bought an Emerson flat screen back in 2015 from Walmart, and it was around $120.. It's on all the time, I never shut it off and it still works like a charm.. Most people probably have thrown those out and bought a flat screen by this day in age.. Now on the other hand, I love classic TV sets from the 50s into the 80s..
Your accent is perfect mate ♥️
My uncle has a crt television in his basement but it has an HDMI port and it has like 3 or 4 av cable ports. He uses the the hdmi for his xfinity and has a retro duo and ps2 hooked up to av.
So if you have that kind of tv you really do not need any adapters.
Thank you for the video!!Just recently got a Sony 32 wide screen TV,and i want to connect my Mini PC to use it,for movies or Older games.But wasn't sure if it will work,up until i saw your video with the same converter.I'll go get the HDMI/SCART converter tomorrow :)
PS:I wanted to get a HD CRT with HDMI but i didnt knew they were not available in EU....
Thanks v much for your videos. Very well done, informative and easy to understand. I have a LG smart tv which unfortunately does not have bluetooth function. How do i make a wireless connection between my tv and my wireless bluetooth headphones? Thanks again.
when had the hdmi to scart set up, in order to set up composite rgb phono's all needed to do was a plug in converter that goes from scart to composite, which cost a pound or two.
I wanna connect my MegaDrive Mini to my SONY Trinitron. Is this what I'm looking for? Any links to the exact same one you're using?
I’m jealous of your 16x9 RGB SD CRT TV, they basically didn’t make these here in the states, 90% of the ones I see on marketplace are 4:3 composite only sets that look like garbage compared to what you have purely because they didn’t spend the 30 cents on a scart connector. All the 16x9 CRTs with YPbPr inputs in the USA are HD sets which have input lag and no scanlines 🤢
I would love to be able to play sonic mania in true 240p 16x9 in RGB goodness, but it won’t happen unless I move to Europe. Even if I am willing to pay an ebay scalper hundreds of dollars what’s the point if it’s just going to arrive broken because 90% of ebay sellers pack their CRTs so poorly that they get destroyed in shipping
Whenever i try to do that the aspect ratio is messed up because old TVs are 4:3, how do you manage to get the right aspect ratio on your rig?
And the image usually doesn't fit in the screen. Anyone found a way to fix?
Great video but have noticed that the Blu-Ray player has Composite ports, also that CRT most likely supports NTSC and/or 60Hz alternatively you can use your PlayStation 3 and even modify it to play all Blu-Rays and DVDs, hook it up via either Composite, S-Video, RGB SCART or Component, Retro Gaming Cables sells S-Video, RGB SCART and Component Cables for the PlayStation 2 and 3 with the exception of Component Cables are compatible with the PlayStation 1. RGB SCART and Component Cables do not adhere to video standards as long as the display in question support the refresh rate this being a UK I’d guess 2000s CRT will support 60Hz PAL60 at the least (which the Dreamcast, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Xbox and Xbox 360 all support) while the PlayStation 2 in 60Hz mode supports NTSC 3.58 so if you’re not using RGB or YPBPR (usually Component or D-Terminal) on a 60Hz compatible TV make sure it does support NTSC 3.58 otherwise you’ll get a black and white image, same will be said for any console you choose to import from Japan and/or North America as well as NTSC DVDs and VHS tapes, there is also NTSC 4.43 but not many devices support it. I’m aware that a very few North American CRTs support 50Hz but will need Component Cables to show in full colour depending on the set
Cool. You reckon this would work with firestick and freeview receivers etc with hdmi out? I suspect would.
If it's hdmi, it'll work
Doesn't the Blu-Ray player already have composite (red, white, and yellow) outputs as well as HDMI?
Athough the blu-ray player he has there does have a composite output, Since 2013 Blu-ray players are no longer allowed to have any sort of analogue video output (no composite, no s-video, no component)
Please give me a link where can I buy this. I have European TV with SCART.
Converting HDMI component is also possible. Many CRT TVs have it and and looks much better than composite video if your TV does not have SCART
Well, unfortunately, my scenario is that I really just like how games look on CRT, so I guess none of these tips apply.
I joke.
Badly.
Seriously now, thanks a lot for the straightforward video. I was afraid I'd be much more complicated that this.
The Blu-ray of an old gent driving a supercar is adorable.
Mate if I just need to plug my laptop into my crt that has RCA only (no scart) could I just get the single box with the hmdi to RCA? Or do I need that switch box as well? Thanks
How I watch UA-cam, Huluplus, and Netflix on my CRT TV is that I get an older model of a Roku that's compatible with AV and have it hooked up to my VCR so I still can watch VHS tapes.
Can VCR record via av roku?
powerstuffup I think you could record to a VHS tape from the roku if it was plugged into it
@@powerstuffup Yep, if the Roku has an AV output it will work. I've done it before
@@sethhorst6158 nice!
hii,
very informative video.
do you have a video of connecting VGA (3 rows of pin) to scart port ?
my old laptop have VGA port, which i wanted to connect to my advance LCD tv which have scart port luckily.
i tried to diy connect the wire manually according to the diagram online, but i tried 2 type of different wiring diagram, both does not work, however computer notices that i have plugged in the tv (because it changes resolution when i plugged in. (i believe that means the sync signal is work ? or maybe i am wrong)
but how come no picture at all. LCD tv shows no signal. why ?
i saw 3 type of wiring diagram of vga to scart.. the pins assignment are different. one even requires me to supply 12 v and 5 v to tv thru specific pin of scart..
can you help me ? thanks
andrew
Just bought a 40 inch Vizio smartcast , I love it
I got a 13 inch crt tv american brand I got for free. Its great for playing retro consoles. I do have the hdmi to composite converter for new stuff.
Storing crt in the basement so better 😅 those things are HEAVY! Defo not lifting that up to the attic 😂
Is there any way to convert hdmi to rgb scart (no composite!)? I am not able to find a converter online :/
Yes, i have an adaptor. If you’re in UK search on Amazon
HDMI to SCART adaptor. Mine cost £7
“This tv is a pal”
this tv had a good pal for a short time
Thhis crt tv is 16:9 right?
I see you had an S-video port on that CRT, that would have done much better than Composite especially in text sharpness. HDMI to S-video adapters tend to have Composite ports too since the audio still uses that same RCA connection.
SCART is kind of funny since I've seen models of PAL TV where those 21 pins only do Composite, weird but true. Being from NA you think it's all RGB SCART but I guess it just costed too much to put in all PAL TVs.
@Por Qué? That's what is funny about SCART, internally the hardware can only be Composite rather than RGB by default because it's just a port type. Sure you need the right kind of converter but S-video is superior to Composite especially for text.
1-RGB
2-Component
3-S-Video
4-Composite
5-RF
Does it have a noticable latency for gaming?
Thanks was going to do this for my daughter but wasntvsure about which brand for the converter box
awesome mate, i just got one for free and its a 27 inch panasonic, how do you get ito the adjustment/service menu, i dont have the remote? :(
buy a universal/ ripoff remote from amazon
I use my main monitor as a disgusting VA panel, since I could not figure out how to get the signal right between my Windows 10 machine (which is a Dell OptiPlex 3070 MFF, with an Intel Core i5-900T and 32GB of RAM) and my small CRT monitor right. For now I am using my Dell OptiPlex GX1 500s+ which I have downgraded from Windows 98 to Windows 3.11 running on MS-DOS 6.22 with my little cathode-ray tube monitor.
I like it! I wonder how you could get a light gun working with this and windows 10... Either way thanks!
Thanks, yes I wonder if a light gun would work using emulators on the CRT. Maybe the HDMI to SCART/Composite converters might put a slight delay (display lag) which would mean the light gun wouldn't work. I think the light guns need zero or very low latency to work. Unfortunately I don't have them to test :-)
My Mate VINCE Good point. If you decide to invest in some I'd like to see you try em out!
NathanBrutal p
I have spy camera that connects to vcr recorder through scart am looking for a way to hook it up to record onto a pc instead of vcr.
Does anyone know if there’s a way to use a CRT TV that doesn’t have any RCA inputs? I’m looking to connect a vcr or maybe even a DVD player to an old CRT TV.
RF for the VCR, not sure about the DVD player, you could maybe plug it into the composite on the front of the VCR if it has them.
I'm gonna plug my $3000 gaming PC to a CRT now
I'm gonna use this method to watch classic anime via chromecast this way, also these kind of widescreen crt's are great for wii with scart cables
Thank you for this video mate
I stayed for the accent, amazing voice pal
I guess i am not a videophile(ok off and on) but it is a blast in terms of novelty for blu rays.
What is that handheld device
Fantastic video!!
So, I had a question- I tried the HDMI converter for playing an android based retro emulator box ( emuelec) on old CRT tv. The result was quiet okay,however I did see flickering. Did anyone know a way to reduce the flicker ?
Refresh rate. Depends on what OS you running and if your TV supports at least 75Hz
Is that Clarkson Bluray a show or movie?
Thanks, great video!
will this work with your phone?
aww I have a old european crt TV because I live in Germany now I can't do that, but still great Video
Well explained video thank you
Anyone have a link to where to purchase these devices?
Was he powering it with a micro usb?
Helpful video 👍😊
Excellent, please one video about adapter hdmi to super video.
vince but the y-r-w (yellow red white) connectors in europe are AV not COMPOSITE
xXCoolGamerPro2635Xx AV is short for Analogue Video. Composite is analogue.
amogus
That acer lcd display isn't expensive on the used market, if it breaks down. Any other used lcd on ebay or amazon for a price like the converter can replace it these days.
hbarudi he was saying it as an example
thanks man great video!!!
But mine is "no signal"....i did very well, please explain 😫😫😫😫😫
CRT TVs are ancient
even if you already have a monitor you could use this as a duel monitor setup
That's a nice CRT though.
We can use Android TV box to an wide CRT TV to stream
ANYONE GOT LINKS TO THESE PRODUCTS? THANKS GREAT VIDEO
Perfect to keep a terminal emulator open on, pretend you're a 70's hacker.
I was born in 2008, I grew up with CRT TVs, they're very neat devices! Especially ones released in 1987 - 2007, my family had a (likely 1990s) NEC CRT TV in the living room of our house and it worked great but I don't really get why did they replace it with a fucking LCD. Hopefully we have another small but not portable Toshiba CRT from the 2000s and I'm thinking of hooking it to a CPU for use with a computer, any attempt of breaking a CRT back then also meant a broken hand instead of a broken screen but LCD is a fucking lazy invention.
Same
request from julia gisella: can you upload how to draw charli D' amelio in ShinChan art style?
this is not a temporary replacement for me this is how i want to live
People in this comment section calling CRTs ancient,
Kids in 2060 calling 4k Tvs ancient Trash
How can we connect 1950s tube tv to avi ,?
my family on has CRT TVs, and on monitor side, it's the opposite, basically all LCD monitors, well mostly opposite, my family has 1 CRT monitor that neighbors gave us
would you figure that if you connected a CRT via AV to HDMI upscaler it's the same resolution as if you connected via HDMI only, I'm referring to the few CRT's that actually have the HDMI input...
cool where u get the HDMI Swich at and the HDMI to AV
shop or local buy/sell website
He got it from Amazon, but if you need one, then buy one on Ebay or Amazon
How much is it for that mini laptop ?
730 usd for the new version.
WHAT IN THE- FOR A LITTLE LAPTOP?!🤯🤯🤯
@@mertansprinter might as well get the regular
I just subscribe I love your videos
Not working for me plz help the random colours only shows on my screen
does a ps3 work on a CRT Tv??
Almost all PAL tv sets work perfectly on NTSC
Price????
Who knew PAL crt's are widescreen!
Not all of them are.
My 1977 PAL set is 4:3
How are you Vince ?
I'm good thank you :-)
My Mate VINCE. I subscribed!!
My Mate VINCE. Very good technical videos!
I have 2 crt monitors and 2 crt tvs one of the tvs is an hd 32 in dynaflat the other is 480i 27 in trinitron love crts have ps3 and ps2 with a bunch of games I hook up to them also = have a pc already that I built for emulators using s vid but might get another adapter for the pc for component one of my crt monitors I found brand new last year other monitor I Found at a church and had a blue tint randomly after warming up almost threw it away glad I didnt I PULLED the neck board out from the tube and reinserted it a few times fixed it must of been dirty contacts to the guns and it looks amazing no problems whatsoever actually looks a bit crisper than my new flat screen crt monitor cause of smaller dot pitch would like to learn about tracing boards and fixing and testing capacitors could maybe keep these things going for years to come caps dry out solder cracks gets old only way these things alive would be to fix problems that will inevitably come
well i mean most dvd players already have an av jack on them.
Panasonic quintrix in 16:9? 😮
YEET!!
I a 4k tv but l want a crt