Modding a consumer TV to use RGB input

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[@captainchaos3667]

I only recently learned SCART was not a thing in the US and I'm amazed. They were bulky, but otherwise amazing. Composite, S-Video, RGB and audio in one cable, in two directions! Basically the HDMI cable of their day. I wonder why this never caught on in America.

[@andydoane]

Seeing those pictures of a young 8-Bit Guy makes me want him to do a 5-part documentary on the history of the 8-Bit Guy.

[@user-uf4qr7os4s]

laughs in european, where every toaster had RGB SCART inputs until HDMI came out

[@yetidynamics]

lets face it, that internal connection is never going to be redone

[@alexandrebouvier7731]

This is not an easy mod if you don't know exactly what kind of hardware you use. I tried this and I located the RGB / Sync / Fast blank pins but I am completly confused with the diode part, so, my crt will stay with composite, im not an engineer.

[@wuloki]

Public Service Announcement: A lot of comments here say "All TVs in Europe with the SCART connector can do RGB". THAT IS WRONG. A SCART cable can deliver video in three different ways: composite, FBAS, and RGB. However, the TV has to have the circuitry to make use of direct RGB input, which was often a high-end option. So don't pick up a random TV from Europe and expect RGB. Often, you have to make the same or a similar mod as explained in the video.

[@jebdunkins6796]

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[@Catmato]

It's amazing that TVs of the time were capable of such quality, but couldn't use it because of the connection standards of the era.

[@csabasanta5696]

Drink every time David says 'actually' ;)

[@philscomputerlab]

Very nice! For ages I didn't know that Scart RGB is something that's not common outside of European countries.

[@Duffman-zn7ku]

There is nothing as permanent as a temporary fix that keeps holding.

[@betaman7988]

“It’s hard to imagine but we actually watched TV on this”

[@MarcieBee]

2016: I have to use the upmost caution while discharging this tube, gloves and all, as the shock may kill me

[@TheGeekPub]

I am absolutely blown away by this. I had no idea this could be done!

[@AndersEngerJensen]

Retrofitting that microwave with RGB would have been a blast though... ^_^

[@thadoctorreturns2999]

This is a game changer in the arcade cabinet world. These tv sets are literally sitting on the street corner waiting to be disposed, while many 25 inch cabinets ate being scrapped because the proprietary monitor is bad.

[@axtrifonov]

In Russian this manipulation is called "подпаяться", and it was needed to connect soviet ZX Spectrums to TVs.

[@pauldarlington5589]

What a great nostalgia trip.

[@mrnmrn1]

This TV has very low hours in it. I'm sure below 5000h, probably below 2000h. It's practically new.That's incredible for a TV which was in regular use since 1997. With any significant use, the white plastic on the deflection yoke should have been yellowed, and TONS of black dust on everything, as the high voltage attracts it. Even the plastic cover on the top of the heatsink (for the primary PSU controller+driver IC) is still white. These are used to be brown and brittle in a 20+ year old Samsung with this chassis.

[@AAvfx]

Love your channel. I feel like 8yo again! Thanks😀