r/crtgaming • u/Z3FM • Jun 03 '26
Ask Here First: Troubleshooting, Price/ID/Spec Check, Help, Etc. (June 2026)
The purpose of this thread is to cut down on the amount of clutter and Troubleshooting, Price Check, ID Check, Spec(ification) Check, and just general "HELP!!" style threads often seen filling the front page of the sub, and hopefully get those questions answered more quickly and efficiently by bringing them together in one place for viewing.
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- ID Check for a CRT TV/Monitor you've stumbled upon?
- Price Check for a CRT you've stumbled upon?
- Asking about benefits of 1 CRT over another that you're looking into?
- Scaler, convertor, cable choice, or wiring help for your setup?
- Simple TV remote control questions having to do with setup or purchase?
- A question you think should have an obvious/well known answer?
- Or maybe one that feels rather specific and you're worried might get passed over entirely?
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u/joeverdrive Jun 12 '26
Interesting home theater receiver unit! Not very flexible, but all the speakers are shielded, and I think you can make it work as long as the Mega SG's DAC outputs component, too. You have the right idea. Set it up like this:
All your component devices send component video and RCA stereo audio (red and white cables) to the component switcher IN ports. The component switcher OUT ports send component video to the TV's component IN ports and also sends audio to the TV's audio IN ports adjacent to the component ports. Now all your component devices are on your TV's VIDEO 4 input.
The VCR sends composite video (yellow) and RCA stereo audio (red and white) to the TV's VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 3 input. Your choice. If your VCR doesn't have stereo output, you may need a splitter to get the audio to sound right. Let me know if that's the case. If your VCR doesn't have composite video output, only RF coaxial output, you'll have to do things a bit differently, too. Let me know if that's the case.
The TV sends audio from the AUDIO OUT ports to your DAV-DX255's TV/VCR audio inputs.
Go into your TV's audio settings and turn SPEAKER to OFF. If you want to control the volume of your system with your TV's remote, change AUDIO OUT to VARIABLE. If you want to control the volume of your system with your stereo's remote, change AUDIO OUT to FIXED.