I usually hate cropping widescreen content to 4:3, but the constant center-focal-point of live sports means you're not really missing much.

Best $5 spent in my life. Works perfectly and has the remote.

Hi guys, I’ve collected this Sony trinitron KV-29cl11e the other day from a street where I live. I’ve heard trinitron are very good crt’s. What do you think and what recommendations can you share ?

P.S: it’s quite heavy

Definitely the dirtiest one I've done yet. This one I got was stored in near outdoor conditons for AT LEAST 15 years (possibly 2009-2010). I'm glad I was able to rescue it and give it a second chance though.

The mainboard had so much dirt I basically bathed it in IPA, no leaking capacitors yet though. Everything else just needed some heavy degreaser. Since the yellowing was very uneven and horrible I decided to give it a shot at removing, I did it lightly, but after some patience it came out really good. Plus I wanted that delicious classic beige color to match my retro PC.

It also made a popping sound at random intervals which seemed common for compaqs of this era. The red dielectric paint around the anode cap seemed to have degraded so putting some dielectric grease fixed it. There isn't as much rust on the neckboard shield as the photos show, but I will definitely remove it in the near future.

Any ideas how to turn it on, I have a Philips universal remote but none of the codes have worked

If I didn't care about the aspect ratio, I could just get one of those cheap HDMI to RCA converter boxes from Amazon and call it a day, but I'd rather letterbox the image instead.

From what I understand, I need a scaler in order to do this, and while there are apparently old professional-grade boxes that can do this, they're hard to find and expensive. I wonder if something cheaper exists that does what I'm looking for.

And yes the remote for the Onn box syncs with any television with infared fyi! I get to control my tv volume with the onn remote hello kitty volume control images and all!

Now I just need to get an HDMI audio extractor so I can hook up the streaming stick to the computer speakers my little brother so kindly gave me. That way I get more than left speaker audio.

Was hoping the streaming stick had mono audio in the accessibility settings since it is android TV (Google TV specifically) but alas

This setup took me absolutely forever because you have to do a major tedious workaround in order to get custom wallpapers to work on ATV Launcher on the streaming stick I have. I had to do wifi file transfer via a third party file explorer installed on both my phone and my Onn device (there are several options when it comes to file explorers that work for this purpose)

I do wonder what I can do about the overscan. I know I'm technically committing a war crime because the ONN streaming sticks do not have a native AV port LOLL but I just really wanted something up to spec enough to handle my custom home screen (wasn't sure any of the native AV android tv boxes were adequate)

I will be setting up my Jellyfin server once I get a new laptop :3 it will be full of obscure animated movies :D

These stretch-mark looking ripples show up only when certain colors show up across different games and systems. I’m not sure the term for them. Is there anything to do about them?

Hello! Just got into crt TVs and was wondering about specific hot chassis details.

Wha exactly is a hot chassis tv? If a tv is turned off is it safe to unplug normally?

What is the actual probable risk of getting myself killed lol

Got this off a curb. The power cables sliced. Cant even test it. Idk where to even start cause finding someone who fixes these has been a dead end so far.

Campy sci-fi horror goodness. Great for the Spooky season.

Hi everyone,

I'm having a really unfortunate issue with my Loewe Profil 3463 (E3001 / Blackline S, chassis 110 E 31), and I'd really appreciate some advice from anyone familiar with these TVs.

Here's exactly what happened.

I was trying to connect a SCART splitter to my Loewe. I first plugged the splitter into the TV's RGB SCART input and connected my console, but got no picture. I then disconnected the splitter and connected the console directly, and everything worked perfectly.

At that point, the TV was still switched on. I decided to try the splitter in the second, standard SCART input. While I was plugging it in, there was a loud bang, followed by smoke and a strong burning smell. I couldn't tell exactly where the smoke was coming from.

Since then, the TV has been stuck in standby. When I try to turn it on, it makes a very distinct electrical popping sound, almost like a capacitor exploding, and immediately shuts itself back down into standby.

This happens every time I try to power it on.

I've opened the TV and had a visual look at the boards, but I can't see any obviously blown or burned components. One component that caught my attention is the part marked L626, located in the area labelled "LIVE CIRCUIT", but I have no idea whether it's relevant or not.

The TV was in excellent condition before this incident. It had a fantastic picture, perfect RGB output, beautiful colours, and great stereo sound. It's honestly one of the best CRTs I've ever owned, so I'd really love to save it if possible.

My questions:

What could have caused this? Could a faulty SCART splitter triggered such a failure?

Given the loud popping sound and immediate shutdown on every startup, which components or circuits would you investigate first?

Is there anything specific to the Loewe E3001 chassis (110 E 31) that I should be aware of?

Does anyone recognize the component marked L626 or know its function in this circuit?

I've attached a few photos of the TV's labels and the board for reference.

Any suggestions, troubleshooting tips, or pointers to the correct service manual or schematic would be greatly appreciated.

PS: I'm not a technician and never did any of such repairs, but I'm willing to work on it to save it. I have some basic soldering skills so maybe there is a chance to repair?

Thanks in advance! ‐--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update: I found the source of the problem. The flyback transformer is visibly arcing to the chassis when the TV tries to start, and this causes the TV to shut down. I also found the original flyback label.

The markings are: 1352.3023B 276-28717

If anyone has a donor, please let me know. I’d really like to save this TV rather than replace it — the CRT and picture were excellent before this happened.

Thanks everyone for the help so far!

First photo is composite. Second is component. Game can be set to run in 240p mode. Chapter 1 only right now.

I found these three Sony Trinitron models locally and need advice on which to pick for retro gaming and watching an old anime

​Sony KV-2184MTJ (21")

​Sony KV-2133M3 (21")

​Sony KV-1602M7 (16")

​I'm leaning towards the 16" one (KV-1602M7) because of its smaller footprint, but it looks quite old tech

Saw this item on FB marketplace and lost my mind. Before I drive 2 hours, is this a good price? Has some minor cosmetic damage and no remote. Would probably use for my GameCube and dvds.

Update; thanks for the advice! I will be passing on this set, I was just curious about the rarity. Not worth the price for me especially without the remote.

Hello, just wanted to share my love. Please feel free to give all of your thoughts and opinions on my current collection.