80's Hitachi CRT TV - Using A CRT In 2021, Streaming Youtube, Netflix, Hulu

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A modern review on my 80's CRT TV. In this video I talk about the TV, play retro games on it, and convert HDMI signal from my laptop to analog to stream shows to it.
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[@RetraCast]

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[@OhJodi69]

The bottom dial is not for cable. It's for the UHF "ultra high frequency" range. The top dial is VHF "very high frequency range". Turn the top dial to "U", and then you can turn the bottom dial to get UHF channels.

[@R3troZone]

Exactly. When I was a kid in the 80s in northern NY we didn't have cable available in our area, but we had a large antenna on our roof which got us a better reception than rabbit ears on the tv did. NBC, CBS, and ABC were channels 3,5, and 9 on VHF. We could also get 11 and 16 out of Canada on a clear day. 24 was PBS. These were on UHF. Beginning in 1987 we could get Fox on channel 68 out of Syracuse. It always came in fuzzy because it was 80 miles away, that was the closest affiliate at the time.

[@GoodlyPenguin]

Can you even get TV channels on a TV like this anymore?

[@robowarriorx]

I always find it amazing how a little digging can get all this older tech back up and running with modern stuff again...Old Vincent Price movies on these things are gorgeous! Wood Grain CRT club represent! I've got a Sears wood grain model from 1988, and its starting to crap out on me but I really dig that thing.

[@CrossingRover]

It probably just needs a capacitor refresh

[@whitelion7976]

Am using a mid 80s sharp tv at the moment. CRT has lot of hours on it and shows reddish.

[@zackmerritt2408]

anything over rf is gonna be really hard to get crisp text over. there’s a really active scene of people that mod these old rf only enabled tvs to take composite, s-video and even component and RGB signals. a tune up and new capacitors also help with the sharpness as well. CRTs can actually look surprisingly crisp when given a better quality signal and given a tune up. great video by the way!!

[@InkDrop.]

That's crazy. Mind linking me to the forum where this happens?

[@lazarack4859]

@@InkDrop. go to Crtgaming on Reddit if your looking for a forum. If your looking for videos on the subject, #MyLifeInGaming on does alot of video game/cable related topics on there RGB masterclass. As for practical TV tampering, The 8-bit Guy has RGB crt mod video, that can be found by writing (How to mod a consumer tv 8-bit Guy) there's also RetroTech, which I personally recommend cause he changes caps adjusts the screen, and tuned many a crt tv.

[@daveb224]

Well, rf now is high def. You get great picture quality with rf. It's digital. Now pre-late 2000's, before OTA went digital, yeah, analog is going to be rough.

[@NoctuaOlivae]

CRT's have always had a more vibrant feel to them in my opinion, but that could just be nostalgia

[@Code7Unltd]

@@daveb224 It's not so much that RF is "high def", but that there's so few analogue signals broadcasting nowadays that one can get away with using it. One could filter unwanted signals out with a terminator or a RF switch. If you're only using a modulator, I'd suggest adding a terminator to the input so that no 'foreign' signals pass through. Digital over coax is something else, laggy when using it locally (digital broadcast/RF has an unavoidable buffer, remember) and still needs more expensive equipment.

[@twotone_ra6558]

My brother is into all the old audio and camera stuff (and I am into 80s cars), so I can relate to this video pretty well

[@bonnie4754]

Even though I was born in '06, I've always taken interest in 80s stuff.

[@fossil-bit8439]

I’ve been a gearhead my whole life, was even a mechanic for a decade and always hated cars from the 80s. Mostly because so many of them were bogged down so bad and I felt the styling was horrendous and generic. But since the only one I see anymore are usually clean vehicles since all the rotted/rusted ones are finally in the boneyard; I’m starting to fall in love with cars from that time period. To this day though. My favorite car I ever owned was my 1985 T-Bird.

[@arzuozturk6460]

your brother is my clone lol

[@ErnestJay88]

Old 1970's, 80's, and 90's CRT TV are built to last, most of it still works today without any problem. Meanwhile our brand new 4K Smart TV won't last 6 months after factory warranty expired 🤦

[@RedTroPc]

Yeah. Flat panel tv after 2 years: am die Crt tv from 1980: works fine

[@R3troZone]

I have a 32 inch LED I bought in 2007 that still works just fine.

[@Crockett995]

Love these old tvs. Don't ever get rid of it

[@HonJazzz]

You’re living a true retro lifestyle! I’m a big fan of the red Toyota MR2.

[@PaperBanjo64]

There are some advantages to using an older style TV for watching old videos on KZbin that aren't in high definition and in the 4:3 ratio, a better TV with composite and S video would be perfect especially for DVD players... SpongeBob for example looks amazing on these old school TVs.

[@Wonderouz]

That's actually the reason I came to the damn video

[@mishallbinahmed]

Tom & Jerry coming in old TV SpongeBob coming in new TV

[@FemboyTails]

7:14 I was watching this on my CRT and thought "but that's how it looks on a CRT, not on a modern. Oh, I'm on a CRT" 😅

[@xLuVo]

I myself use a CRT daily for TV, Netflix, retro gaming and stuff for quite a long time. it's not from the 80's, but from the early 2000's i would say (not sure). it is just something quite odd, but satifying at the same time. these things are neat, definetly recommend you to use one too! Edit: Mine is a small black 4:3 TV. Not sure on how big the screen is, but it is about the same size as yours!

[@altra8911]

This level of quality video is something deserving of much more popularity. And the way you present yourself is so casual yet professional at the same time and it simply makes a very good video to watch. Keep it up my man, awesome content!

[@NTTN63010]

3:21 That is the UHF dial and it can be used for cable on some tvs, also UHF over-the-air and cable tv have different frequencies and depending on the model it can support cable and over-the-air tv but most of the time it only supports over-the-air.

[@standley_steamers]

The reason to use them is they’ll last forever

[@kipster3802]

I have 2 living rooms on my main floor. My front room has an 85 inch flatscreen, while my back room has a 26 inch 1985 crt floor model tv. I used 2 converters to transfer hdmi to coax and have a firestick hooked up to it for my cable app, youtube, netflix, etc. Text isn't crisp, but its readable and the actual video playback is tremendous, considering. I absolutely love it because its the same tv i had as a kid and i recently found it in great shape on the local classifieds for 50 bucks

[@RobiticDuck]

I own two tvs. A 15" Dynex flat screen. And a "13 RCA crt. The crt was my first ever real serious tech purchase with my first proper job payday.

[@SuperCartoonist]

Well let not get to hasty here, you should look into CRT monitors that were made for computers in the 90's and then that would be a better comparison to what monitors we have to day. Those CRTs VGA computer monitors were more HD then regular CRT TVs back in the day.

[@supercattelephone]

I love that more people do this type of stuff like me hahah, I even have my own mini TV station to display to multiple CRTs across my house

[@supercattelephone]

@@snoosri I only do one channel, but I said I broadcast it to every TV in the house.

[@will_mcdermott]

It’s so hard to find a TV like that anymore. The 2 knobs at the top right and the wood grain.

[@t0nito]

Pro tip: With those HDMI to RF converters, open it and remove the tiny resistor that's tying the video to ground, for some reason they added this resistor which is messing the impedance. The resistor is a tiny SMD resistor but it's easy to spot as it sits alone on the bottom portion of the board. The image will become sharper and brighter! You don't need any special tools just flick it off with a knife.

[@msd5808]

Even budget CRTs handle motion better than LCDs and OLED, and they had no input lag and good black levels, which you have to a pay a premium for today.

[@PaperBanjo64]

I feel we got ripped off by LCDs of today, the old TVs you could just plug in and play, maybe buy S video cables but that was it, now we need ultra expensive TVs and a sound bar to get similar performance to that old school CRT.

[@msd5808]

@@PaperBanjo64 They both have pluses and minuses. LCDs are better in the day or with room lighting on, are much lighter and thinner and use less energy, and LED ones turn on quickly without need of a warm-up time. Their screen geometry is perfect, they are easier to make in widescreen, which most people seem to prefer, even though 4:3 was a better one-size-fits-all aspect ratio than 16:9 in my opinion. Modern LCDs are much better than the earlier ones. They are easier to make in Chinese factories with cheap, slave-like labor.

[@NewGabeOrder]

Before I remodeled my bedroom and got my first projector, I relied on a Toshiba-branded TV/VCR/DVD player combo, and it handled my TV and VCR functions properly. The CRT would be light gun friendly, and there would be no lag to deal with. I can use the VCR to play and record my fighting game matches, particularly on games that have no replay loading or saving features.

[@iameternalsunshine]

Evangelion on a CRT seems beautiful

[@eaglenebula9080]

While the color ratios may be off, etc... The refresh rates are actually better than most consumer LCD panels🙂

[@jackwilson5542]

That may be true for CRT monitors, but these TVs ran at 60hz in NTSC regions and 50hz in PAL regions.

[@ponysoftonline4533]

I've been using strictly CRT displays since 2016 and honestly forget most of the time now that normally people don't see CRTs anymore. Shit I'm watching this on a CRT and I was halfway through the video before that even dawned on me.

[@strikdevroblox9079]

80’s CRT had colors corrections, since in 1970’s since the official color TVs were in the market, they had saturation errors

[@betfoyet]

Old school horror movies look way more realistic on CRT. In modern TV they look goofy. You can see all the special effects and breaks the immersion.

[@NewGabeOrder]

2:31 Well, you meant 480i, not 480p. Plus, flat-panel displays (even the 4:3 ratio EDTVs) supported 480p via Component (YPbPr), VGA or HDMI connections.

[@TinLeadHammer]

Not even 480i, but 525i, of which only 483 lines (give or take) were visible. Later, 485, 486, 487 and our favorite 480 was used in digital equivalents of 525/60. All TVs, including modern flat panels, support interlaced video signal and 4:3 proportions, but they of course deinterlace it internally.

[@alexanderjones3830]

That TV can't do 480p. 240P and 480i only.

[@FakeKingBob]

I remember when this video had 1,800 views

[@Trance88]

That's a really nice looking set. Hitachi was a VERY good brand back in the day. Looks to me like the picture isn't quite filling out the screen as it should. While playing Sonic, you shouldn't be able to see that blue border. It could come down to some of the electrolytic capacitors reaching the end of their usable life or just the horizontal and vertical adjustments need a tweak. Also, try adjusting the inner ring on the 2-13 channel knob and see if you can get the image sharper.

[@hotrodmercury3941]

I still have a old CRT ill boot up every so often to play a few classic games. Its fantastic, reminds me of my childhood

[@BKDDY]

Its the only way to watch old horror movies though.

[@commondog3956]

I had this tv as a kid! Born in 86. I still have a snes and ps2, a big collection of vhs and shoot vhs-c for my band and shoot polaroid. All about this vibe and always have been. More relevant and signifcant today in an all digital world in my opinion. Something tangible, hands on and responsive.

[@joey7107]

God, i love the whole aesthetic of old CRT

[@dinnerfor1540]

Wow! I thought I was crazy for not having a tv for exactly the same reasons you mentioned at the beginning of this video! I live alone, mostly watch KZbin but even if I do watch shows it’s usually on my laptop or iPad because I only need a screen for me. What’s more because I live alone I can take my iPad or laptop around my apartment to wherever I’m at easily allowing me to continue watching my preferred content. With a tv, you’d have to pause while you leave the room to say grab a snack or cook a meal but my way, I don’t have to. I have mentioned to friends that I don’t own a tv and they look at me like I’m crazy! I’ve even had one friend tell me she had “an extra tv” if I wanted it! But again, for me, my way is just far more convenient. So thank you for confirming that I’m not the only person that feels this way about having/not having a tv.

[@superspeed2378]

What did you have your camera's shutterspeed at when recording this video? I cant get scan lines out of mine when I try recording it.

[@RetraCast]

Been a while. But I believe you have to go either at 1/30 or slower. My video camera was shot at 24fps so I may have done 1/24. But 1/30 should be ok if I recall.

[@RetrofIex]

I have to give your Hitachi major respect. It looks beautiful

[@UnchainedEruption]

What I love about recent classic game re-releases is that they offer various filter modes to emulate the look of a CRT TV. The actual games themselves look uglier and more pixelated on our LCD displays than they actually appeared on tvs of the day when they came out, so these filters help recreate the original look, removing that ugly pixelation and completing the experience.

[@CheesyRat]

0:42 I’m definitely one of those hipsters. I wear a SONY Walkman on my belt almost everyday.

[@Warp3326]

Why stream when you can get cable and DVD's/VHS tapes

[@georgef551]

It's not the CRT (in most cases) where the details go away, and small print is a blur, it's the method delivered to said CRT. In your case, RF (radio frequency) is the worst method, as all the video information, and sound are blended, which interferes with each other (why brighter scenes tend to have some buzz in them). If you fed the signal directly in, it would be a hare clearer, but the best ways is to modify the TV to accept composite, or RGB for the best results, making those dithered pixels appear once again (again, limited by the CRT, especially if it's got a low dot pitch. The smaller the "Triads" (the RGB segments you see on-screen), the better RGB can look.

[@cheesusslice7342]

We have the same taste in 80 stuff we both have MR2 mk1 I have a Walkman and the vinyl player

[@SteveSmith-zz4ih]

i still have a crt as my main TV (last of the flat screen Toshiba's) it weighs 80kgs. i will try your idea as there is only crap on mainstream TV now (MSM controlled by the Gov etc) . i haven't got the money to upgrade to a smart TV. Thanks for the video.

[@Ace01010]

Got the same Hitachi from a seller on eBay who never used it! He told me that his boss back in 1985 gifted it to him bc he had received a salary bonus for the holiday and it was a Christmas gift. The seller never used it so this thing is brand spanking new! Glad I came across this video! My love for CRT’s and favorably Hitachi’s is thanks to you!

[@RedTroPc]

Did it come with the original box?

[@Ace01010]

@@RedTroPc no it was this janky looking box, I’m surprised it survived the journey

[@KingBidoof]

Bro you are one of the most interesting and underrated content creators. I love vintage old stuff like Crts and Jdm cars and I instantly fell in love with this channel when you talk about your Toyota Mr2, as that is a dream car I want to own one day. Keep up with your amazing content!

[@RetraCast]

Thanks a lot man. I do feel I have a somewhat unique niche and style on KZbin. Hopefully someday I’ll be able to get big enough to have more actual resources to work with haha. My latest cinematic Midship Retra hopefully will be a somewhat big break for me but obviously I can’t count on anything

[@DeerbrookSouthernRR]

Grew up pretty much the same as you. I was born in 95 and for years my gaming consisted of NES, SEGA Saturn/ genesis, even ATARI. I didn’t get my ps2 until like 2003. Obviously as technology and gaming progressed, I put the old games away for a while and all the old TVs got junked to make room for the new HD televisions. Nothing wrong with modern TVs…until you want to dig those old gaming consoles out of the attic. Old games look absolutely horrible on modern TVs and not friendly on the eyes.

[@nakazul1]

Im going back to the future! Im used to the "filter" of VHS and CRT so i just "upgraded my TV room with a modern Sony CRT widescreen. Loving it and my eyes as well. I don't knkw why, but i dont like the sharpness of BlueRay and LCD screens. Maybe got a eye disfunction 😂 Love my old gear. The bad thing would be power consumption i guess.

[@DK-vb7uy]

TOO MUCH TALK, NOT ENOUGH SHOWING HOW.

[@RetroFan]

I have a 4K tv and a nice 1080P tv, but I guess my CRT will always have its place. Bought in 2003 and still works great. Color, black level is great on a CRT. I remember the tv's with dials and wish all CRT tvs had the ability to adjust horizontal, vertical manually.

[@weegeemike]

Recently helped my mom clean out her den that had basically been used as a storage room for close to 20 years. Got access to her old RCA CRT from the 80s, which was our only TV until she got a flat screen Sony Trinitron WEGA in the early 2000s. The RCA hadnt been turned on in probably 15 years at least, i figured it wasnt going to work. We turned it on and it came right on and looks great for a 40 year old TV. Hooked up an old VCR to it and watched some old movies. Brought back good memories. These CRTs are a reminder of how reliable they are. Modern TV manufacturers claim the life of new LCD displays is about 10-15 years...that would have been considered rediculously low life for a TV 30 years ago, these older CRTs are getting up there in age and work just like new...things were just built better back in the day, sold as investments that were made to last.

[@Raul-yg5oz]

believe it or not a 13 inch tv set and a 14 inch tv set makes a lot of difference witch is weird only being one inch more but trust me that inch makes a lot of difference as a kid i had a 1984 GoldStar almost the same as your HITACHI CT1302 but mine was all black and it was 14 inches and yes it was a color tv set with no buttons just knobs

[@ChrisWMF]

the extra dial is for another higher band of tv signal known as UHF. on that band one could recieve up to 58 (i think?) other channels that werent very good because the signals just didnt go as far as those on the standard VHF band. i have a CRT TV specifically for playing PS2 and older games because the new TVs dont seem to express the shading correctly. either turn the contrast up and wash it out to see things in the dark or turn it down so everything but the dark parts of games can be seen correctly. Other info; if your CRT begins to display the colors, contrast incorrectly or the screen begins showing distortions it may just be that the inside is dirty. Remove the back of the case and clean the board with canned air but dont use anything that conducts electricity unless you know what you're doing. there are capacitors in there that still contain thousands of volts of electricity even when the TV has been unplugged.

[@mr.flipstv]

This is great I want to try this as well im stuck in the 90's

[@ZeroWinger]

Quick question: When I'm watching old-school anime like Sailor Moon (which is already displayed at a natural 4:3 aspect ratio, it always has the black bars surrounding it. Is there a way to get rid of the black bars or am I SOL? I'm using an HDMI to Component adapter which connects my laptop to the CRT.

[@RetraCast]

It kind of depends. First you can try messing with the display output on your laptop and see if setting it to a 4:3 external monitor on the HDMI. What helps on my adapter is you can actually zoom in as one of the settings which helps fill the space. Not sure if there are some other tricks other than that

[@ZeroWinger]

@@RetraCast I tried changing the display settings to 4:3 on my laptop and it didn't work. I guess I need to get an adapter that stretches the video to fill the bars.

[@NevilleBlack]

@@RetraCast what adapter has the zoom feature? This is what I need!

[@Warp3326]

Our main tv is a large Maganvox CRT from 1995, we use a roof antenna with a VCR and PS2

[@youvsyou945]

That TV needs SERVICE...that is not how the picture looked when it was new...not even close. CAP KIT and a reflow.

[@youvsyou945]

One thing to consider....this is not how good the picture looked when this tv was new...the TV needs to be serviced(cap kit and reflow)...of course the colors/contrast/sharpness is off, it NEEDS a cap kit and adjustment. This is not how it looked when it was NEW

[@cheeseburger7889]

nice video bro but its not 480p its 480i that means it switching between 2 240p images 30 times per second too give more detail

[@RetraCast]

That’s actually a good point. I forgot about the interlacing

[@geopts.]

Awesome video. Keep up the good work! I’m glad my parents kept all of our crt tvs from back in the day. All of them still work too.

[@RedTroPc]

Mine didnt. Doomed to live in the city...

[@fluffymacaw933]

Me watching this video on a 5 inch b&w crt

[@Bottle_O_Glue]

You'd prolly have an easier time with modern stuff if you used an HD CRT or PC monitor. I've got an NEC Accusync 70 and it's wonderful (I do have to mess with the flyback transformer, though; the blacks are closer to grey than black) 120hz on a CRT feels like 360hz on an OLED. PC monitors don't have that CRT-blur that makes old games so beautiful; they were also designed to have the same image constantly drawn, so burn-in isn't too much of an issue, if you get a high-end model.

[@polowick]

Nice video.The charm and the glow that people often mention, I believe, is the wider spectrum of colours found in CRTs (to the edge of ultraviolet and infrared). New OLEDs seem to be getting closer but still aren't quite there yet. As you mentioned, you can't capture it well on video because we'll be watching it on LED screens anyways. So it's missing that vibrancy.

[@TheNucaKola]

Beautiful TV! Also great tutorial on converting digital to RF analog signals! I myself have an old 1989 13” Zenith Space Command that sits on my desk next to my normal PC monitor, so being able to use it as a 2nd or 3rd monitor for retro games on the fly would be a nice addition!

[@Sincopare]

You missed heating your small basement bedroom with no window with a 1960s TV with power vacuum tubes. Get even hipper!

[@christopherrector7461]

You can clean your volume knob with some contact cleaning spray. It makes all the difference!

[@arzuozturk6460]

i have my late grandpas television from around 1981, but it is so primitive that it doesnt have color or any electrical inputs. Except a headphone hole that works perfectly fine

[@LFOVCF]

You sure this is 1985? This looks pretty old fashioned for 85. I been a TV engineer for 40 years, and TV's had advanced beyond those clunky dials by then, but maybe American TVs still used the older tuners. As for your volume knob, get some switch/contact cleaner (NOT WD40 or oil based) in a can with a little hose attachment and squirt some right in the base and work the knob fast through the full range quickly, as it evaporates.

[@christineayres7199]

You my friend are a cool young man , Makes a change to see a smartly dressed clean shaven young man on KZbin as where i am based in the UK the men are all too aggressive and unapproachable , Girls like me do not want to go anywhere near bad men , Anyway brilliant video i had a similar tv as a child in the 1990s it was made by a brand called Ferguson which was a subsidiary of Sharp tv company , I miss the old CRTs but they were just way too heavy , shame science cant invent a CRT with the lightness of an Oled tv that would be cool.

[@wildace4535]

i tried this exact product but it just makes this awful buzzing nose and the color wont work in the tv when its being used

[@terencebarrett2897]

Absolutely wonderful,I've been through the era and its and more pleasing to the eye,as in decor and friendly warmth of home,, I feel these big ugly black TVs dominate,and demand your home,"",

[@neomaster007]

Mr2 mk1 ❤️

[@ekutoru01]

Try doing a video with the proper equipment. You would be surprised how good it can look. Don’t use rf or composite if you can. Or does the tv only support rf?

[@ErnoSallinen]

Watching as a long time CRT enthusiast I was tempted to pause the video to comment on the inaccuracies of the script several times. Nice video anyway :)

[@davidlynn3947]

lm a nerd i guess

[@marvintran6477]

Hi , I have same model TV that you have , I plus Famicom Nintendo in switch to Chanel 3 won’t work , turn to Chanel 6 only hear sound but no picture. 😢

[@vegasvanga5442]

I use an old PVM broadcast monitor on the desk. Never been a big image-quality stickler, S-Video is good enough for me lol

[@WalterKnox]

get yourself some electronics contact cleaner to spray in that volume POT, it will help alot if it is dirty.

[@Simply_put_it]

I only use vintage because I hate the future this world is living in. Only 24 and I don't know how half of this tech shit works.

[@deckofcards87]

It's a beauty. Emulation can't compare to playing old games on a tube tv. It just looks and feels right.

[@JDavis0017]

Did he just call me some nerd?

[@ProboRamika]

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[@eldidimucho2072]

As a 90s kid and Retro gaming Lover, Loved it man! keep it up ✌

[@drklwo39]

Just me watching this video on a CRT through my Xbox 360

[@Firetorm2999]

So I do remember games looking better back then. It wasn't my imagination! Hahaha.

[@robsmall6466]

Not your imagination at all. Superior technology. No lag. No motion blur. No stuttering. No need for endless "calibration". Perfect for sports, games and films. Have to ask why modern TV's aren't bench marked against CRT?

[@Kyleplier]

I myself have both a 65” LG OLED, and a 30” Sanyo HT30746 HD CRT.

[@Blockhead234]

can someone help me out? i have this same set up for my tv but for some reason i get video on channel 3 and my audio on channel 4 does anyone know why im having this isssue

[@vintagepmicci846]

still have great condition l1990s Hitachi TV new with Vcr built in and dvd player yes has stand interested

[@CollinsSmith-c4u]

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[@dragonore2009]

I wish they would fix modern TV's input lag so I can speed run video games, so instead I'm forced to use CRT TVs. Imagine that an older technology better than today.

[@acme_tnt8741]

Does anybody who made TVs for JCPenny's ? That's the TV I had when I was a little kid.

[@jimmywood3735]

Youi had money to pay for shipping the old tv, why didn’t you use that money to buy a second hand more modern tv from the pawnshop?

[@alkansfunadventures]

In Turkey(Türkiye),there is still uhf and vhf c band analog channels.

[@MiningIron]

Such a clean looking tv… wish I had the exact same one for my room and console.. Edit: I finally gotten a wooden grain tv!

[@garylucas637]

Superior Video. I'm a vintage electronics collector myself. I have two of the exact same stereo receivers that you have. Those Sharp brand receivers really have good sound. The nicest feature is the A/B speaker switch built right into the system. The only disadvantage is that you can not have both pairs of speakers on at the same time. As far as TVs; I have about 10 to 12 of the little RCA black & white 12" sets; about six each that are alike in the model style. Some have the brightness and volume above the tuner knobs and the others have the bright and volume below the tuner knobs. A couple of these TVs don't work quite right so I'm tempted to swap out some of the insides to see if I can get maybe two or four more working.

[@pacificrules]

UGH... I want one now !!!

[@TruthSword7]

You said 480p. I think you meant 480i. The only progressive scan that TV is doing is 240p.

[@jayminzaremba8717]

Anyone ever heard of a hitachi April 1987 model no CT1371W?

[@gogereaver349]

most of those hdmi to rf converters output pretty crappy even for old standerds.

[@roughcutretrospect7235]

The sega genesis and super Nintendo were even out when this TV was in use. Nintendo was thriving