Modding a Consumer CRT TV for RGB - Game Sack

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  • Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
  • Episode 273 - RGB is generally the best video quality for older game consoles. But such inputs were rarely ever offered on consumer TV sets in North America, and professional monitors with RGB inputs can be expensive and hard to come by! Guest Nick McCraken takes a composite video-only Sony TV found in a thrift store and mods it to accept an RGB signal for immensely improved video quality for your retro consoles, and the result is fantastic! Want to contact Nick? Search for Nick McCracken from Canton, SD on Facebook
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  • @electronash
    @electronash 4 роки тому +440

    Sorry, I have to do my usual Publc Safety Announcement again....
    If you have a TV which has an insulating block between the RF tuner and aerial socket DON'T mod it for RGB!
    Those sets have a so called "hot chassis", where the entire PCB is floating a mains potential.
    It was a way for the manufacturers to make the TV more cheaply, without the need for a properly isolated power supply.
    But the only thing between you and electrocution is the insulator on the RF socket.
    Usually those TVs don't have anything else metal (like buttons) that are exposed to the outside of the case.
    If somebody were to RGB-mod those sets without realizing, it would pose a serious risk of electric shock when they go to plug in the RGB or audio cables, or even just touching the connectors.
    The TV in the video clearly has a metal extension from the RF tuner, a proper isolated switched-mode PSU, so should have proper isolation for the RGB signals (and the Ground taken from the secondary side of the PSU).

    • @electronash
      @electronash 4 роки тому +57

      Even if you warn people not to do this mod unless they know what they're doing, the problem is that most of the guides never mention the "hot chassis" thing.
      It's a particularly insidious problem, because you could in theory even test the RGB input OK when hooking up to a console (since the console's often have a "floating" DC power supply too), but get a serious shock if you touch the cable/connectors, or other cables hooked up to the console at the same time as something grounded (like a cable box, other cables, radiators, taps, pipes, other devices, kittens, etc.)
      And people WILL unfortunately try this mod regardless of the usual warnings about discharging the tube etc.
      The mod can obviously be done safely (like on the TV in this vid), but definitely something to watch out for.
      Stay safe. ;)

    • @GameSack
      @GameSack  4 роки тому +51

      Good info. Pinned!

    • @duffman18
      @duffman18 4 роки тому +12

      Yeah some old technology can be crazy dangerous. There's a reason we used to have electronics repair shops everywhere back in the day, you couldn't just do it yourself like building a computer today. Another one is guitar tube amps. Don't mess around with the tubes yourself, trying to replace them or whatnot. You can get shocked doing that too even when the amp is off and not plugged in with a kettle lead.
      Nowadays it seems there's more regulation to try and make electronics safer, like it's easy enough to replace a phone battery or fix a gamepad by opening it up. That's a good thing. They're still probably making CRTs in China somewhere with no regulation at all though, with this unsafe factor. I've heard some people import newly made CRTs from China off Ali express or whatever to play old consoles with. I dunno if I'd risk it. Just get an old one off ebay.

    • @electronash
      @electronash 4 роки тому +5

      Oh yeah, guitar amps. That's another one. lol
      I just stumbled on a thread about that, too, while looking for CRT "hot chassis" stuff.
      All those stories of musicians getting zapped on stage are probably due to that, like in "Almost Famous", or "The Commitments".

    • @gf-zi5hr
      @gf-zi5hr 4 роки тому +4

      @@electronash thanks for the Pubic Safety Announcement

  • @Astfgl
    @Astfgl 4 роки тому +78

    The silly thing about RGB support on European televisions, despite it being a commonplace feature since the early 90s, it wasn't really all that well-known or advertised among the general populace. Most devices would still hook up to a television through RF or Composite, and games consoles too all came with RF or Composite cables out of the box. RGB SCART cables needed to be purchased separately and unless you knew specifically what they were and what they did, it was very easy to just pass them up in ignorance. I didn't learn about RGB until the early 2000s well into the PS2 era, after which I immediately upgraded everything I could to RGB SCART because ohmygod it looked sooooo much better.

    • @Astfgl
      @Astfgl 4 роки тому +22

      Additionally, it was very easy to get confused by the difference between signal and plug. A lot of people thought the SCART adapters included in the box with most consoles was RGB, because SCART is RGB right? Well no, SCART can carry Composite, S-Video and RGB signals. That adapter is just there for televisions that don't have separate Composite plugs on them. To get RGB you needed to get a fully integrated RGB SCART cable, but without that particular knowledge it was easy to think that an RGB SCART cable was the same as Composite plugs + a SCART adapter.

    • @det.bullock4461
      @det.bullock4461 4 роки тому +6

      @@Astfgl I didn't know about RGB until I got my Mega Drive 2 out of the garage and I found out how much of a pain was to use the R/F connection, fortunately my LCD still has SCART RGB so I thought to look on ebay for scart cables and it was pretty easy to find a good scart RGB one for cheap. The jump in quality was fenomenal, even if it's not perfect because of the LCD screen it was still light years better from what I was used to.

    • @kaisersoymilk6912
      @kaisersoymilk6912 4 роки тому

      Back in the days I used my SNES with RF (it even came with a cable splitter so that you didn't have to unplug the antenna from the TV). Only recently I tried a SNES with RGB SCART and the difference is huge. Although I must say that it's more noticeable on 2D consoles rather than on newer consoles like the PS2.

    • @revengenerd1
      @revengenerd1 4 роки тому +2

      @@Astfgl I know this as I knew people even in the HD era use composite with HD tvs and if you told them they said "it must be hd as its a HDtv" I used to change my parents tv to RGB in the early 2000's and my dad would change it back saying it was worse, to be fair it was the saturation was higher on composite rather than the sharpness, I have been RGB since 1997 most recent was in 2016 I was staying for a few weeks as someones lodger who used a original xbox via rgb and I could tell it was set to AV and not RGB in the menu as soon as I did it they thanked me and saw a huge difference. As a final note I found it hilarious how people who badmouthed CRT's in the HD era were the ones using RF and Composite and assuming the "bad" picture was due to it being SD.

    • @acertainshape
      @acertainshape 4 роки тому +1

      Here in Elbonia we used BGR.

  • @user-dk2og7oi3x
    @user-dk2og7oi3x 4 роки тому +64

    Jumpscares at:
    1:54 - Screwdriver (Even Joe jumped)
    4:15 - Jungle Chip
    4:51 - Jungle Chip: Part 2
    10:28 - Joe is dead
    21:08 - Joe is dead: Part 2

    • @limmynade
      @limmynade 4 роки тому

      chuckled at "Joe is Dead: Part 2"

  • @entretienrgt514
    @entretienrgt514 4 роки тому +185

    Who knew that Matt Damon's brother modded tvs?

    • @NetConsole
      @NetConsole 4 роки тому +1

      They don't look that much alike >_>

  • @nextlevelgamez9243
    @nextlevelgamez9243 4 роки тому +15

    Customer: So, whats wrong with my TV?
    Technician: It needs a new JUNGLE CHIP!!!

  • @Sparkys_World-0
    @Sparkys_World-0 4 роки тому +149

    Seeing Joe next to a real human man (that isn’t Dave) reminds me that he’s not a cartoon character and is in fact really alive somewhere. It’s surreal 🤯

  • @BatCritic21
    @BatCritic21 4 роки тому +77

    Joe: this is NOT a tutorial!
    Me: *standing in front of broken TV* well, shit...

  • @jkemp6791
    @jkemp6791 4 роки тому +66

    I just tried this at home and died. Thanks a lot, Joe.

    • @sohatyi
      @sohatyi 4 роки тому +6

      RIP

    • @sic6664
      @sic6664 4 роки тому +3

      F

    • @thaddeusmcgrath
      @thaddeusmcgrath 4 роки тому +13

      Instructions unclear, now my microwave only plays Pal region games

    • @MotionRideVideos
      @MotionRideVideos 4 роки тому +3

      You got the RIP mod instead of RGB. ;)

  • @dutchdykefinger
    @dutchdykefinger 4 роки тому +110

    *laughs in european SCART*
    but also
    *cries in PAL games*

    • @kevboard
      @kevboard 4 роки тому +2

      laughs in PAL 60 SCART

    • @hellbillymods45
      @hellbillymods45 4 роки тому +14

      @@kevboard There were no PAL60 games all the way up until the Dreamcast as far as I'm aware, and even then, there are near 50 games that are 50hz only. That's a lot of letterboxed, slow games up until then - and now, if you still play them, unless you mod your PAL console or just use an NTSC console on SCART, which works fine. Or enjoy a few PAL optimized games, such as Crash Bandicoot. I just use NTSC consoles and avoid PAL entirely all the way up to HDMI consoles, when it stopped being an issue. Too bad they didn't bother optimizing most games back in the day, the color and resolution are clearly superior. But retro gaming in PAL is a really shitty deal for the most part.

    • @sdekaar
      @sdekaar 4 роки тому

      that's not european scart. thanks the french norm :p

    • @CaseTheCorvetteMan
      @CaseTheCorvetteMan 4 роки тому +4

      There is no such thing as PAL in RGB anyway, it is a colour encoding method used for video signals like composite etc.
      RGB is RGB and there is no PAL or NTSC encoding, hence why it is so sharp and clear.
      It wont matter which region the console is from, it will be in full colour on RGB inputs regardless of the burst crystal hooked up to the encoder.

  • @RetroTechUSA
    @RetroTechUSA 4 роки тому +5

    Cool video and great CRT work. Love seeing other people work on CRTs.

  • @koolmissionary7612
    @koolmissionary7612 4 роки тому +8

    Maybe it is just me, but sometime I truly feel GameSack and AVGN videos make me love this world a little bit more.

  • @GuestZer0
    @GuestZer0 4 роки тому +53

    "Don't try this at home!" He points out before refusing to take his own advice. 😁

    • @ALTDOK667
      @ALTDOK667 4 роки тому +3

      He didn't try it, he got Nick to do it!

    • @BoozeAholic
      @BoozeAholic 4 роки тому

      @@ALTDOK667 I saw Joe getting electrocuted & his head fell off when he tried to mod the black & white 9 inch screen tv that his mommy gave him.

  • @graphicsgod
    @graphicsgod 4 роки тому +24

    Came for the mod, left with a good "Zelda story." 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @FanOfSome
    @FanOfSome 4 роки тому +10

    One of the most hilarious and honest stories I’ve ever heard... 3rd Grade and Zelda. This is a great episode. Not to mention super informative.

  • @611_hornet5
    @611_hornet5 4 роки тому +1

    That random Jungle Chip cutaway is the reason why we still subscribe to Game Sack.

  • @sohatyi
    @sohatyi 4 роки тому +49

    Now every time I see Green Dog, I say to myself "Ghreeeen Dawwwwgggg" in Joe's voice. It's a problem.

    • @SylverstoneKhandr
      @SylverstoneKhandr 4 роки тому +1

      Pavlov strikes again!

    • @NesrocksGamingVideos
      @NesrocksGamingVideos 4 роки тому +1

      Same!

    • @nomadicmonkey3186
      @nomadicmonkey3186 4 роки тому +2

      Apparently this happens to quite a lot of folks. I've also got imaginary Joe telling me to notice how sweet parallax scrolling is every time I see one.

    • @RastaJediX
      @RastaJediX 3 роки тому

      @@SylverstoneKhandr how often do you see Green Dog?

  • @MrMegaManFan
    @MrMegaManFan 4 роки тому +5

    Nick McCracken already has one of my friends drooling for a RGB mod thanks to this episode!

  • @juiceala
    @juiceala 4 роки тому +24

    Genesis and Dreamcast boy, my kind of guy, I don’t know this man but I already like him!

    • @deprecated8036
      @deprecated8036 4 роки тому

      I have a pet peeve where people would call the Mega Drive the Genesis. I like Mega Drive more, but America had to change the console name to Genesis I guess...

    • @televisionandcheese
      @televisionandcheese 4 роки тому

      What about the Saturn (

  • @dahjord
    @dahjord Місяць тому

    modding guy has some pretty awesome storys glad to see a bright shining light keeping the retro gaming alive and healthy

  • @chriskaprys
    @chriskaprys Місяць тому

    That Zelda story was so endearing. Nerdy, cool, funny and sweet. Thanks for sharing!
    Knowing people at that age who you could chat with about a game like it was an adventure you were each individually embarking on, and discussing strats etc., really just made my day. Plus the whole arc of trying to impress a girl, putting in the hours to avoid your bluff being called, and the dream of getting to play the game together all night being squashed by the other mom .. straight out of a coming-of-age sitcom or subplot in a film.

  • @martinrc80
    @martinrc80 4 роки тому +33

    Majestic cow. King of the jungle.

    • @Dorelaxen
      @Dorelaxen 4 роки тому +3

      Jungle penguins, too. Guess they'd be a...prince?

    • @TheJadeFist
      @TheJadeFist 4 роки тому +2

      @@Dorelaxen No they're an Emperor.

  • @GeografiaDasCoisas
    @GeografiaDasCoisas 4 роки тому +22

    This girl story could be an episode of The Goldbergs!

  • @zachcouch8654
    @zachcouch8654 4 роки тому +22

    19:37
    NOT RUDE!
    I SAID "PLEASE"!

  • @turron83
    @turron83 4 роки тому +2

    Today is my sister birthday, so the first thing i do when i wake up is watch the new GameSack video, priorities are priorities!

  • @pinkace
    @pinkace 4 роки тому +10

    ‘Learned a game to impress a girl’ - file under things that will only happen in grade school

  • @dragom3417
    @dragom3417 4 роки тому +5

    The "Jungle Chip Screen" and "Electrocution Scene" were funny, more of that please lol

  • @retrodude6215
    @retrodude6215 Рік тому +3

    CRT televisions here in Europe are getting rare because they had RGB SCART built in from the get-go. I’m a proud owner of one.

    • @stunnastream11
      @stunnastream11 9 місяців тому

      I've owned like four of them over the past years.

  • @gooniesneversaydie8350
    @gooniesneversaydie8350 4 роки тому +2

    Great episode Joe, I really enjoyed this episode and would love to see more of these technical showcases. Thanks!

  • @codygratias9780
    @codygratias9780 4 роки тому +3

    Hoping to see more of Nick in the future, great episode!

  • @mdqp2
    @mdqp2 4 роки тому +57

    To be honest, I was more interested in his stories than the mod... XD

    • @skins4thewin
      @skins4thewin 4 роки тому

      Lol true that. Perhaps Joe has found his new sidekick??

  • @MechaFenris
    @MechaFenris 4 роки тому +1

    Joe can always announce Monster Truck Rallies if Gamesack ever fizzles out. ;) As for black and white, my first TV was a 13" color set I bought used for my Atari 800xl. It worked until I retired it in 1989. Then my dad took it and put it in his shop and used it until 2002 when he wanted a bigger set. :) THAT is quality.

  • @7utas23
    @7utas23 4 роки тому +2

    That Zelda story was too good!

  • @riggel8804
    @riggel8804 4 роки тому +6

    This is super cool. Love to see a curved Sony crt with RGB. I want to let everyone know that there is a plug and play solution to getting RGB out of consumer grade North American CRTs. You need a CRT that has component (not composite) inputs. All you need is a RGB to component transcoder. And there you have it. RGB quality video on a consumer grade tv. No input lag. no video quality loss. no need to mod your tv. I can verify that the shinybo transcoder and the retrotink transcoder work great. Costs like 70 bucks.

    • @JeffYPbPr
      @JeffYPbPr 4 роки тому +1

      I cant love this comment enough. It literally is that good. The shinybow sb2840 is one of the best rgb to component converters out there. Just make sure you use a good quality component cable and you are golden.

    • @RetroDoneRight
      @RetroDoneRight 4 роки тому

      The issue is that a huge majority of crts that accept component are flat screen, which means they don't display 240p content correctly.

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 4 роки тому +1

      @@RetroDoneRight I tell people keep their eye out for Panasonic TV's from the early - mid 00's as they still used curved glass on their sets, and the picture quality is really good, and for the most part they do include component inputs, and stereo inputs/outputs. I have a 27 Panasonic with everything going threw component, but will for sure be upgrading now I know about the cable, and I use the stereo output to pump it into my 5.1 Dolby surround sound setup., and let's just say when I was playing Vigilante 8 on the N64 a while back with some friends on a game night the windows rattled lol.

    • @riggel8804
      @riggel8804 4 роки тому +1

      @@RetroDoneRight most flat screen crt tvs are sd tvs and support 240p perfectly. I have 6 sony flatscreens and 1 jvc flatscreen. They all work fine. There are hd flatscreens that upscale 240p to 480p. I had one and it did indeed suck for 240p. Hd sets are easy to spot. They say"hd" all over them.

    • @riggel8804
      @riggel8804 4 роки тому

      @@JeffYPbPr can you recommend a good cable? I started to notice a diagonal lines artifact. It's really faint but annoying.
      By the way. I have a shinybo transcoder. It works flawlessly.

  • @57Rye
    @57Rye 4 роки тому +36

    Please remember to be safe if you are going to attempt this. Not all CRT's were built the same so you should really not go into this with half an idea or without the right tools.

    • @57Rye
      @57Rye 4 роки тому +7

      Nobody wants to be the person that died from a tv and shat their pants.

    • @jong2359
      @jong2359 4 роки тому

      The hilarious skeleton jump cuts do convey the air of danger surrounding slapping your hands around the guts of a TV if you are a dumb ape... but good mention.

    • @Noobsaibot21
      @Noobsaibot21 4 роки тому +2

      Seconded. Amusing visual gags aside, this can straight up kill you.
      I touched (no, grazed) the neckboard of my PVM once and let me tell you..... it wasn't especially fun.

  • @Chicomite
    @Chicomite 4 роки тому +1

    I went through a really rough time and had to move a couple years ago and hastily got rid of some CRT's I found around town.
    Even though it wouldn't turn on, I found this crazy widescreen flatscreen CRT(about 25"-27"), it was a Samsung and it had HD ports, component, fiber optic sound port, s-video, the works. I nvr took it to a shop to get fixed, so mad I got rid of it. I wish I could've seen it in action, I looked it up back when I had it and apparently it was an expensive TV. Oh well, I still have a cool Panasonic 30" bubble CRT with component ports, I got my PS3 to get up to 480p on it. I wish I had that Samsung working now that the Mega Man Zero/ZX collection came out, would've been awesome to hook up my PS4 to play those games on a more appropriate screen.

    • @Jumper-mobile-gaming
      @Jumper-mobile-gaming 2 роки тому +2

      They where terrible for gaming it's called an HD crt and they have terrible input lag

    • @Chicomite
      @Chicomite 2 роки тому +1

      @Jumper: mobile gaming OH really, I didn't even think about that, makes sense, it was the beginning of HD at home. So input lag definitely had to be a factor, I feel a little better. I guess a PVM is still the #1 option for hardcore collectors/retro enthusiasts.

  • @madfinntech
    @madfinntech 4 роки тому +2

    It was really perplexing when I first learned that you guys didn't have an RGB in your TVs back then. It was a very common practice in Europe where we had to get RGB cables to play imports with color on our TVs because we were the ones who got usually shafted pretty hard by the gaming industry. All the 50Hz bullshit and for some reason they decided not to release most of the good games here. So, we had to import them and naturally mod our consoles and get those RGB cables. Missing those times somewhat. Not all the hassle and the cost of importing stuff all the time but the gaming itself.

  • @medeyer
    @medeyer 4 роки тому +26

    4:15 JUNGLE CHIP!!!

  • @Casanuda
    @Casanuda 4 роки тому +3

    CRTs are really easy to find in my region for cheap. I might try this with a guide.

  • @twamperfi
    @twamperfi 4 роки тому +1

    I really liked this. Super interesting and in game sack style. I also really liked the live feed / chat. Game sack has been a part of my viewing life for a long time, so it was really cool to understand you on a new level. Appreciate all the work you do.

  • @eireian4939
    @eireian4939 4 роки тому +1

    Black and white. I remember it well. Man I is getting old.. :( Nick is a very cool guy great stories..:)

  • @TheMetalIsNeon
    @TheMetalIsNeon 4 роки тому +9

    This is the first time I've ever seen someone demonstrate how to discharge a CRT with it actually popping. Nice

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 4 роки тому

      It's because most people when they show them off on camera have let them sit for so long before modding, that they have already discharged.

  • @anavash
    @anavash 4 роки тому +3

    Joe this is incredible! I've never seen anyone mod anything before and this is fascinating. Want to see more of Nick he's brilliant. . Thank you again! (Also I hope Dave clobbers you for the last skit.)

  • @ketxxx1
    @ketxxx1 Рік тому

    99 more episodes to go and I've officially binge watched every GS episode ever made... will I become an internet hero I wonder at that point?

  • @ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx
    @ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx 4 роки тому +1

    I love Nick now please have him as a guest

  • @JamesSmith-rf8wo
    @JamesSmith-rf8wo 4 роки тому +23

    I guess we got lucky in Europe, almost all TVs from the mid 90s and on accepted RGB through scart.

  • @videogameobsession
    @videogameobsession 4 роки тому +18

    12:10 diehard Nintendo Power / Zelda fans will know his 2nd quest predicament right away. :) ouch!

  • @cloudair4154
    @cloudair4154 4 роки тому +1

    that 75 ohms part was hilarious lol

  • @cardsharpHS
    @cardsharpHS 3 роки тому +2

    Yeah, as an English gamer I was watching this for a good while thinking "what are they talking about?! Most TVs were RGB compatible. Never realised the US was completely different in that regard. Thinking about this I also recalled the early name that was used for RGB scart - the fabled 'Euroconnector'

    • @jonniefast
      @jonniefast 2 роки тому

      usa did have rgb monitors but they were not typically consumer-grade (medical imaging monitors, security camera monitors, broadcast, etc) / also another workaround would be to use a quality vcr (good sony ones will let you watch PAL tapes & modulate pal signals)

  • @ChadWSmith
    @ChadWSmith 4 роки тому +4

    I love the synthwave music on this video.

  • @electronash
    @electronash 4 роки тому +44

    "JUNGLE CHIP!!!"

    • @MattSeremet
      @MattSeremet 4 роки тому +1

      oo ooo aa aaah ahh!

    • @CrossoverGameReviews
      @CrossoverGameReviews 4 роки тому +8

      *75 OHMS Ω!!!!!*

    • @FindecanorNotGmail
      @FindecanorNotGmail 4 роки тому +5

      I love how a penguin and a cow live in the jungle

    • @craigjuan5744
      @craigjuan5744 4 роки тому

      🐒🐯🐺🐻🦁🦍🦎🦒🦓🐘🐍 🐨

    • @poble
      @poble 4 роки тому

      @@CrossoverGameReviews AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • @LeoVaderBR
    @LeoVaderBR 4 роки тому +1

    Great episode, Joe! I never knew this was possible. And I just love that Super Adventure Island at the end. Thank you

  • @jw6588
    @jw6588 Рік тому

    That face reflection during the credits is a nice touch lol

  • @Michael.Hunt.14-52
    @Michael.Hunt.14-52 4 роки тому +6

    this was an entertaining change of pace! Great work guys

  • @whataboutbob1192
    @whataboutbob1192 4 роки тому +5

    that was kind of mean at the end Joe "Please go away" lol

  • @thaddeusmcgrath
    @thaddeusmcgrath 4 роки тому

    I have a 1992 Sony Trintron I use composite for old school gaming. I am glad someone is modding CRTs to repurpose for gaming. So many nice CRTs in at Goodwills in my area our like 5 bucks a piece and being trashed from lack of sells.

  • @thedrunkmonkshow
    @thedrunkmonkshow 4 роки тому

    I'm always amazed and blown away watching people like Ben Heck, The 8 Bit Guy, and now Nick who have so much skill and talent with modding and refurbishing electronics. I recently bought a soldering iron and feel inspired to want to learn and understand how it all works but things like Ohms, Voltage, Transistors, Resistors, Capacitors and all the scientific knowhow seems intimidating.

  • @Pesthauch666
    @Pesthauch666 4 роки тому +8

    9:01: Gaming in B/W. Yes, I experienced that too when I got my first computer (a C64) in the early 90s. But it was even worse. Not only was it a black and white TV, it was one that was way past it's prime. So I started gaming and programming on an old east german black and white TV (called "Luxomat") with a dying phospor layer so I aways had to darken the room to see what I was actually doing. Before the unification of germany I only experienced gaming (and programming) to a certain degree with east german home computers (KC85) at school which were connected to a small russian TV-set (I guess it was a Junost brand) which also was in black and white. Only the teachers TV was in color (and bigger).

    • @intel386DX
      @intel386DX Рік тому

      Yunost is actually Estonian ☺️ EDIT : I am totally whrong. Yunost (Юность) is ended a Russian TV , and Shiljalis (Шилялис) is Lithuanian brand and it is still around to this day

  • @splugereport
    @splugereport 4 роки тому +9

    Tried at home since this was a tutorial. My lawyers will expect you to replace the testicle that was fried.

    • @duffman18
      @duffman18 4 роки тому +2

      @Lassi Kinnunen you don't?

  • @ramon88us
    @ramon88us 4 роки тому +1

    The lack of green screen and random location in the beginning definitely gave me 2011 Game Sack vibes.

    • @limmynade
      @limmynade 4 роки тому

      oh wow i keep forgetting that game sack had a long history

  • @tolust
    @tolust 4 роки тому +1

    I officially nominated him as your co-host !!!... Dave who ?

  • @ninjamaster3453
    @ninjamaster3453 4 роки тому +51

    Is he gonna do that, every time he says jungle chip, yes he is.

  • @OSW
    @OSW 4 роки тому +8

    6:56 "But once...the Attitude Era hit" Wrestling fan, confirmed! 😂 We can't hide it

    • @suprcrackers5210
      @suprcrackers5210 4 роки тому

      Guilty as charged!

    • @overkill7990
      @overkill7990 3 роки тому

      His timeline was off though. Attitude era was the late 90's

    • @MarvinMonroe
      @MarvinMonroe 3 роки тому

      @@overkill7990 he's talking about video game Attitude era. Basically started with Sonic. Not wrestling Attitude era

  • @MzuMzu-nx1em
    @MzuMzu-nx1em 4 роки тому

    I had the NES too back at the 80 born '76 . The gameplay is still fun today

  • @cloudskipa
    @cloudskipa 3 роки тому

    Probably the only advantage we had/have here in UK/EU that we can feel happy about when it comes to retro gaming. RGB 240p is a thing of beauty. Back in the day buying an RGB SCART cable was the first thing you bought alongside your new console. The PAL Saturn only came with RGB SCART in the box when it was first released, somethng not even the Xbox, PS2 or GC offered.

  • @user-tl8en5gt7m
    @user-tl8en5gt7m 4 роки тому +4

    That was the best ZELDA story I"ve ever heard. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Mick2K
    @Mick2K 4 роки тому +6

    One of the few benefits of living in Europe. Almost every (middle class and upwards) TV was RGB compatible.

    • @jacobprayer8656
      @jacobprayer8656 4 роки тому +4

      50 htz sucks compared to 60

    • @i-dont-burn-under-the-sun
      @i-dont-burn-under-the-sun 4 роки тому

      @@jacobprayer8656 Some TV were capable of 60Hz, very few all the games at the time unfortunately

    • @kaisersoymilk6912
      @kaisersoymilk6912 4 роки тому +1

      @@i-dont-burn-under-the-sun Most, if not all, late Euro CRTs are multistandard (PAL/NTSC).

    • @alexss3
      @alexss3 4 роки тому

      @@jacobprayer8656 my B&O CRTs handle 60Hz no sweat, so a region mod on the console is all that is needed

    • @zwerker
      @zwerker 4 роки тому

      My 19" Sony CRT (at least 25 years old) supports 60Hz just fine.

  • @waynehickman8317
    @waynehickman8317 4 роки тому

    Penguins and Cows do live in the jungle!! Came on GameSack to be educated.. was not disappointed..

  • @easterneurope451
    @easterneurope451 3 роки тому +2

    In Europe we never bothered about getting these RGB cables, even though my 1991 soviet-polish tv set had RGB scart and 60hz support (my Japanese 1989 tv set and american/worldwide edition of Sanyo 14" tv set had only rf) we sticked to rf only. Ps and ps2 era was the very first moment i had to get RGB cables for my soviet-polish 1991 tv set and it worked great but in the late 80s and early 90s noone really bothered, we played Sega genesis games with rf. It would be the same in your case in US, you would simly not use nor be aware of scart connectors if you had them, all your consoles would be bundled with rf and yellow video cables only, noone would really care.

  • @wrena79
    @wrena79 4 роки тому +3

    We were lucky here in the UK with RGB being largely the standard however we got shafted with 50hz. Thank heavens today we can take advantage of both and so much more.

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 4 роки тому

      We eventually got CRT TV's with component inputs, and have 2 that can do it, but that didn't become common till the very late 90's - mid 00's, unless you spent a boatload on some high end Mitsubishi TV that cost a years worth of paychecks.

  • @robertdanker6193
    @robertdanker6193 4 роки тому +3

    Anyone else think Nick McCraken was going to be Joe dressed as another character??

  • @gianrivera2293
    @gianrivera2293 4 роки тому

    The Jungle Chip part was hilarious haha

  • @8bvg300
    @8bvg300 4 роки тому +2

    I love your inserts! 75 ohms!!!!

  • @DeAthWaGer
    @DeAthWaGer 4 роки тому +16

    Who remembers having to pack a 75 to 300 ohm converter to their friends’ houses to play NES on a knob-based CRT? I do!!!

    • @zoratsu
      @zoratsu 4 роки тому

      i do :D

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 4 роки тому

      Yep I did that with the TV at my grandmother's house that was in her sunroom.

    • @powerslave0606
      @powerslave0606 4 роки тому

      I had one for my PS1 and my TV was the old one. I was very confused when I opened the box for the first time and couldn't find where those tri-colored cables had to be connected.

    • @ezehogan
      @ezehogan 4 роки тому +1

      When my friend got his PSX he couldn’t hook it up because the only input on his TV was a 75 ohm coax input. He had to pass it through a VCR. I had to play NES and Genesis through a 75 ohm to 300 ohm transformer but fortunately by the 5th generation I didn’t have that issue.

    • @neoasura
      @neoasura 4 роки тому +1

      I remember! Also I remember always looking for a butter knife to unscrew the screws in transporting situations lol.

  • @PastoKage
    @PastoKage 4 роки тому +13

    The real question is: How much Mega Power doe the Jungle Chip have?!

  • @goatlll
    @goatlll 4 роки тому +1

    It is getting sparse, but local universities are still flush with old PVM monitors. I managed to pick up a pallet of them not long ago, and for dirt cheap. Right now I have a number of Sony 2950q monitors. Check your local State resell shop, I find the site gov deals is a good start. They only have the auction listings, but you can visit the warehouse during certain times every week. It is worth a look!

  • @LordKaiser003
    @LordKaiser003 4 роки тому

    LOL the end of the video was so funny, I like the humor.

  • @PastoKage
    @PastoKage 4 роки тому +3

    Ah, Nick McKracken! I loved that game (lol).

  • @25hztolife86
    @25hztolife86 4 роки тому +3

    If Joe says there's a cow in the jungle then there's a cow in the jungle, period.

  • @kenny9648
    @kenny9648 4 роки тому

    Here in Europe, RGB was the standard for consoles, VCRs, LDs, etc...beside Composite. We had the Scart Plug, which was a huge invention. And in that plug, you had the three signals, Sync, Stereo Sound. All in one. It was genius. Anyway, good to see you happy with your new mod, Joe! :-) Have fun and enjoy all your favorite games now.

  • @wynnpetsovich34
    @wynnpetsovich34 4 роки тому +1

    Over 10 years ago I used to work at a crappy bar that had keno from the state lottery. One day a guy came it to upgrade the tv to a flat screen and I asked if I could have the old one. I took it home and noticed it was RGB. So now a have a 32 inch RGB CRT tv. I have my nes and genesis hooked up to it but I don’t have my systems modded😢. The tv has big “property of Michigan lottery” sticker on it.

  • @draggonhedd
    @draggonhedd 4 роки тому +13

    For all the Euro folks about to pipe up about SCART... We didnt get SCART in the US.

    • @drunkensailor112
      @drunkensailor112 4 роки тому +3

      I'm a euro folk and already noticed some stating the obvious that they can be picked up everywhere for free lol

    • @eddielockhart2072
      @eddielockhart2072 4 роки тому +4

      At least our signals were at faster, at 60 hz. Take that stupid Europeans.

    • @HiroPlaysGames
      @HiroPlaysGames 4 роки тому +3

      @@eddielockhart2072 But their resolution was higher. :(

    • @Gryzor88
      @Gryzor88 4 роки тому +4

      Hiro Plays Games Screw that resolution, you don‘t even know what it was like having to play everything at 17% reduced speed and huge ass borders top & bottom of the screen :S

    • @orderofmagnitude-TPATP
      @orderofmagnitude-TPATP 4 роки тому +1

      @@Gryzor88 true. Im uk and thought everything "normal" until I started emulating. ...and i was like - this whole time.....goddamit!

  • @JOEVGM
    @JOEVGM 4 роки тому +10

    2 in the morning gang who up

    • @AgentDanielCross
      @AgentDanielCross 4 роки тому

      8 am for me, just in time for my cheese sandwich

    • @konversion
      @konversion 4 роки тому

      Jungle Chip Cru

    • @martinrc80
      @martinrc80 4 роки тому

      Up

    • @basteagui
      @basteagui 4 роки тому

      @@AgentDanielCross cheese sandwich?
      are u at least gonna melt it.
      u knw like a proper grilled cheese

    • @Jesse__H
      @Jesse__H 4 роки тому

      Midnight for me. Bowl of raisin bran and a surprise Game Sack episode 🤔👍👍

  • @woodenpints
    @woodenpints 4 роки тому

    I was anticipating one more JUNGLE CHIP all the way till the end.

  • @jaymzfilkoski223
    @jaymzfilkoski223 4 роки тому +1

    Looks great. Nick can mark that as a job well done. Great video, Joe. It's always a nice surprise to see what kind of wacky antics make their way into the show.

  • @Ralph_Sandwich
    @Ralph_Sandwich 4 роки тому +6

    You got some great lighting in your basement Joe. It looks like it's daytime in there.
    I like how you wiped your face with the rag after wiping down the crt lol. The picture looks great man. Please go away.

    • @Jesse__H
      @Jesse__H 4 роки тому

      I was really puzzling over that last sentence before I got to the end of the video 😅

    • @PutlerHuyIo
      @PutlerHuyIo 4 роки тому

      that's how Covid starts... 😂

    • @madhighgamer1386
      @madhighgamer1386 3 роки тому

      i cringe laughed so hard at that lol

  • @nastyvandal
    @nastyvandal 4 роки тому +7

    This makes me moister than an oyster.

    • @Jesse__H
      @Jesse__H 4 роки тому +2

      Wetter than an English Setter.

  • @doctormaz1095
    @doctormaz1095 4 роки тому +1

    Another great episode! Enjoyed your special guest Nick and his interesting tales.
    Green Dog looks great in RGB! Thanks for keeping the goodness coming every week, Joe!

  • @Johnnygrafx
    @Johnnygrafx 4 роки тому

    I couldn't be happier with the jungle chip thing. Those vibrating monkeys stole my heart.

  • @give_me_my_nick_back
    @give_me_my_nick_back 4 роки тому +3

    SCART or how we call it on this side of the pond, Euro-plug master race! :D

  • @XeviousD
    @XeviousD 4 роки тому +3

    Tbh, these type of TV’s are more durable than their “furturustic” counterparts.

    • @omegarugal9283
      @omegarugal9283 4 роки тому

      the crt eventually develops burn in, capacitors go dry, but still can last for 20-25 years... or more

    • @ninjamaster3453
      @ninjamaster3453 4 роки тому

      Nah man maybe with a poke to the screen, but they all smash the same off the roof.

  • @Treg
    @Treg 4 роки тому

    You're extremely lucky to have someone in your area who can do this!

  • @GetToThePointAlready
    @GetToThePointAlready 4 роки тому +1

    I'd love to see more gaming mod videos! This was so fun to watch!

  • @thisisallthereis
    @thisisallthereis 4 роки тому +4

    Hey you two, don't stand so close to each other. So much for social distancing.

    • @GameSack
      @GameSack  4 роки тому +6

      We even shook hands! But for those wondering we shot this about a month ago.

    • @thisisallthereis
      @thisisallthereis 4 роки тому

      @@GameSack Haha! I'm just giving you shit. Love your videos BTW. Thank you for making them available on UA-cam.

    • @astrologyfit
      @astrologyfit 4 роки тому

      @@GameSack Please do a namaste for viewers across the globe.

  • @AlyxxTheRat
    @AlyxxTheRat 4 роки тому +7

    Gotta love how this is completely pointless to watch for anyone in Europe

  • @LupusRexRgis
    @LupusRexRgis 4 роки тому +1

    Fun episode. I actually enjoyed watching the whole thing. 👍

  • @kahncrane
    @kahncrane 4 роки тому +2

    S-Video and composite looks amazing on my 27" Trinitron...I guess it's because I grew up using RF for everything. Great Video Joe!

    • @basteagui
      @basteagui 4 роки тому +1

      lol same.
      can't believe we used that garbage rf signal.... but hey we didn't know any better :)
      the craziest thing is that i did own a rgb capable television because my side of the world did use it.
      but i only dealt with american stuff that seldom came with rgb cables or anything back in the day.
      i do remember my vhs and some other stuff we used rgb with.

    • @ccricers
      @ccricers 4 роки тому

      My father owned a Mitsubishi TV with S-video from the 80's, so was cutting edge at the time.

  • @kricku
    @kricku 4 роки тому +12

    *laughs in European

    • @orderofmagnitude-TPATP
      @orderofmagnitude-TPATP 4 роки тому +5

      One word 50hz

    • @Nitrobotti
      @Nitrobotti 4 роки тому

      @@orderofmagnitude-TPATP I have 100hz crt. No problem.

    • @85fabricio
      @85fabricio 4 роки тому +2

      Games run at 50hz anyway

    • @Svante
      @Svante 4 роки тому +2

      @@orderofmagnitude-TPATP We could still play NTSC 60 hz on our CRT's. Either by import, or mod our consoles.

    • @thaddeusmcgrath
      @thaddeusmcgrath 4 роки тому +1

      LMAO I never had it here so I never missed it...ha ha...(cries in corner over nothing missed).

  • @ksysinf
    @ksysinf 4 роки тому

    Hi Joe, welcome to Europe family, where every consumer grade TV has RGB SCART

  • @KuszArt
    @KuszArt 4 роки тому +1

    I liked the skit at the end.

  • @ckjuicyj82
    @ckjuicyj82 4 роки тому

    Omg, I totally played festers quest on a tiny black and white tv back in the day. It was the first little tv i had in my room.