CRT Junkies Vol. 4 - 32" JVC D-Series AV-32D305 TV Review for Retro Gaming

[@javidThoman]

Great videos, man. I have realized,in the last few years how important it is to preserve this tech. So many CRTs have been thrown out because we considered them obsolete(which was Dumb).

[@RetroGameRarities]

💯 the best setup has to include a CRT and they are bulletproof! My first 4K TV I bought 5 years ago is already failing. Thanks for watching!

[@J.Wick.]

This was the first TV I ever bought completely on my own at NAS Lemoore NEX in 2005 lol. Also the last CRT I'd ever buy (up until today atleast) Excellent TV. But a damn beast to move around in a barracks room lol I eventually sold it after a couple years to a friend of mine, and ""upgraded"" to a 32" Westinghouse LCD. I could finally see my new Xbox360 and PS3 in 720P/1080i ! But a better TV other than that, it was most definitely not. Wish I still had this wonderful JVC, but just too big to be in the military with. WAyyyyy too much moving around for that. Cheers!

[@RetroGameRarities]

Agreed very bulky to move around but amazing set. Thanks for serving! Cheers!

[@KaitenKenbu]

Picked up a free 27" D Series last year also complete with the rocking feature. Games look fantastic but man laserdiscs are phenomenal on it. The Abyss with its extreme contrast of the pitch black ocean and flood lights in so many scenes really shows off the capabilities of CRT. Gave a buddy his first laserdisc experience this weekend and he was amazed at how detailed it was and how smooth the motion is for standard def CRT when you have properly mastered content, and that was widescreen 2.35:1 so half the resolution went unused. We really took a step back in picture quality for space and size with regular LCD TVs back in the early to mid 2000s. Luckily there was plasma, though for a premium, and now local dimming QLEDs and pixel dimming OLEDs for good prices. CRT is great, great video.

[@RetroGameRarities]

Hey hey! That sounds awesome! I have a Toshiba dual DVD-VHS player that I've been meaning to hookup through component. I'd love to see laserdisc too. Thanks for checking the vid!

[@the1ucidone]

That was a wonderful display to show off for this episode. I love the RF input. It's actually my favorite way to play old consoles no joke. Maybe my brain is broken lol.

[@dad7275]

Its all about what you like bro. One of the main things its a crt. 👍

[@RetroGameRarities]

I grew up on RF. Didn't have composite until the OG XBOX for my systems in the early 2000s. 🤘 Thanks for checking the vid out!

[@the1ucidone]

@@dad7275 Thank you sir!

[@RemoWilliams1227]

​@@dad7275 was going to say exactly the same. For me sometimes I want the crispness of component or rgb, but I play my ps1 composite, I just like how it looks. Please yourself first I say!

[@dad7275]

@@RemoWilliams1227 I agree. Your playing games for your own enjoyment so why not enjoy it the way you like? 😊👍

[@dylbeentheplotagonistandra2811]

This is definitely a top CRT I’d want. Definitely want a curved tube over the Trinitron/WEGA’s flat one. The D-Series is also nostalgic to me as my high school, which opened in 2002, had some silver ones and I can’t tell if they’re 20 or 32 inch ones. I want one but unfortunately they’re very hard to come by in my area and idk if my high school still has any and if they’d be willing to sell at least one to me and the nearest D-Series for sale on Facebook marketplace to me is a black 27 inch and it’s all the way in San Francisco, a 4+ hour drive and they want $490 for it, I’m not interested in paying that much when I don’t know the condition or driving that far. Luckily I found a 36 inch RCA similar to the one that was in my garage for 10+ years of my life until we got rid of it because we decided it wasn’t worth paying for cable out there anymore that’s only a 30 minute drive away and it comes with a stand, and they only want $20 for it. However, idk if I’ll get it because I don’t know if it’ll still be available by the time I get back to CA(I’m in college in NC right now but about to leave for winter break) and I don’t know how heavy it is or if it’ll fit in my Jetta with the seats folded down or if I’ll need to borrow my grandpa’s truck or at least fold the seats down in my dad’s Mercedes SUV

[@jimmyschmidt14]

truck or at least

[@dholen1]

Love this video. I just picked up the same model for $5. Going to hook up all my retro systems to it.

[@RetroGameRarities]

Perfect pick. Enjoy! Thanks for watching!

[@CRTechRetro]

Nice! I have a few of the D series myself a 32" charcoal set from 2000 with the Panasonic tube and a 36" silver from 2002 with the silver case and Thomson tube. The 32" is more vibrant amd has deeper blacks and brighter contrasted whites compared to the Thompson 36" tube. Which has a softer picture. I love them both though and they both have amazing pictures and geometry. Great video and keep them coming.

[@RetroGameRarities]

@@CRTechRetro thanks for checking the vid!

[@DrKeez]

D-series, the pinnacle of shadow mask sets imo. Thanks for the review on it.

[@RetroGameRarities]

100% agreed. Thanks for watching!

[@Biospark88]

Toshiba A and AF put them to shame imho

[@awill891]

5 years ago I was searching online for a D-Series but none came up in half a year or longer. The only one I kept seeing was a 27" (I wanted 20") and it was almost 2 hours away. Well one day there was a kitten hiding in the engine of my car then it ran up the back of the car and I couldn't get it out. So I went for a walk to kill time hoping it would be gone when I got back. On the walk I found a pristine 20" D-Series on the sidewalk! I have 2 PVMs and 2 FV310s and I love em all and the JVC is so good for a consumer set with that clean shadow mask picture, bubble tube and s-video/component inputs. I watch a little bit of Home Alone 2 VHS on it last night lol.

[@RetroGameRarities]

@@awill891 😂

[@SatoshiMatrix1]

I just picked up this same TV, but mine is an AV-32D201, made August 2000. The only difference I can spot is that mine from two years prior, has a black casing, not silver. It looks competely identical though and has the exact same set of inputs and preforms well. However, although the tv was free and it's amazing tv for free, it sadly didn't come with its original remote. Can the service menu be brought up on a different remote or through the tv's mounted buttons?

[@RetroGameRarities]

Man! I'd love to have the black case. You can't access the menu from the TV buttons. A universal remote should do the trick. You may find a remote at a thrift store. I see remotes all the time when thrifting.

[@RetrofIex]

A sad sad thing happened a few days ago. A free curbside JVC D-series was posted on Offerup. Near mint condition. I show up ready to take it home…. After 45 min of driving. It was a 36 incher! AV-36D501. Can’t lift that solo into the car. I asked and was told it was a 27 incher. Pretty bummed out but will have patience for a smaller gem to show up. The set I believe ran for over $600 when new at the time.

[@RetroGameRarities]

Bummer! Yeah a 36er is a two man job. 32 is the tops I will go by myself and I use a lifting belt when carrying it so my spine doesn't fly out of my back. 😁

[@jimmyschmidt14]

Hope it wasn't on the curb. People will break them open and just take the yoke for it's copper.

[@dad7275]

I use a 32 inch 2003 Sony Trinitron silver case crt. I have a silver cased 32 inch Toshiba with rf, composite, s video and most importantly component just like my Trinitron on standby just in case that I scored for free curbside. One advantage with my Toshiba is if I remember correctly it unlike my Trinitron has s video in front. Nice. Nice video. 🤜🤛

[@RetroGameRarities]

Nice setup! The front s-video is gold! I miss my old Trinitron that had that. It also had composite out. So you could capture footage direct from it. Thanks for watching!

[@dad7275]

@@RetroGameRarities both of mine has composite in front also. Like ive told someone before i wouldn't take $1000 for my Trinitron. For one crt's isn't made anymore which makes it all the more valuable. Hard to pass a good crt tv for free even if you dont need it atm. Best way to retro game.👍

[@RetroGameRarities]

@@dad7275 amen brother.

[@EthanHoek]

I have one, but the left speaker cuts in and out now and then. Unsure if there’s anything I can do to fix it, and can’t find anything on google.

[@RetroGameRarities]

Probably a cold solder joint from the audio board to the speaker or vice versa. You'd have to look internally.

[@RetrofIex]

I have a 1998 Trinitron KV27V40. It has a fantastic picture and got it for $5.

[@RetroGameRarities]

Great score!

[@RAINMAN309]

I just got a JVC d-series big screen TV manufactured in 2004 the power button is missing and when you put batteries in the remote control it does not come on can anybody tell me what is wrong with it

[@RetroGameRarities]

Is there corrosion on the battery contacts in the remote?

[@SpecialNeedsLuther803]

I just scored my first pickup from Facebook market yesterday with a free 36” AV-36D502, but the serial ends in AY, so I don’t think it’s an RCA/Thomson tube. Still looks great tho. It was free and I’ve only been hunting for a decent CRT for a month, so I can’t complain.

[@RetroGameRarities]

Excellent pick! Free is always the best price. How's the picture?

[@SpecialNeedsLuther803]

@@RetroGameRarities it’s not bad. Needs a little adjusting. I ordered a remote from eBay. The crazy thing is, 3 days later over the weekend, I found ANOTHER free D-series in black on offerup. The owner put it on the curb and told me where to go, but when I got there, it was already gone :( But dude, 2 free d-series up for grabs within a week in my area.

[@SpecialNeedsLuther803]

@@RetroGameRarities I think I’m going to put up flyers in my nearby neighborhoods asking for unwanted CRTs and see if I get any hits. I’d really like an FV310 or a PVM I could sell the free sets I get, and trade up for what I want later

[@firefight77]

I have a 32" D305 with the remote. Seriously, how much is it worth?

[@JamalTheTitan]

Your narrating voice rules dude.

[@RetroGameRarities]

Thanks my friend!

[@retroprojections]

That's a great looking set! The price was right as well!

[@RetroGameRarities]

It is outstanding! Probably my favorite so far. Price was perfect...I got an LG 43" EDTV flat panel with it. Guy was like, if you take the D, you need to take this too. 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@retroprojections]

@@RetroGameRarities WOW, that's fantastic!

[@817Godism]

would be amazing if i could have all the specs you use for your color!! just got one but they messed with the color before hand and cant figure it out, i can enter the service menu but couldnt begin to know what numbers i need to have stuff on

[@RetroGameRarities]

I found the service manual with initial settings in the service menu. I'll upload it and post the link in the description. At least you'll be able to get it back to factory specs. Thanks for watching!

[@817Godism]

@@RetroGameRarities you rock!! Please do so

[@RetroGameRarities]

@@817Godism I just posted the service manual download link in the description. Service menu section starts on page 15. Good luck!

[@brobocop8293]

I know it all comes down to preference but ... i own 5 JVC D-Series sets and i own 4 trinitrons. All of the trinitrons except my HD xbr 960 are all in the garage lol. JVC's just look so much nicer.

[@RetroGameRarities]

I've had a handful of Trinitrons and really liked them but this 32" D is my favorite. Thanks for watching!

[@demonology2629]

I'm really interested in the CRT from the 80's ! I remember Playing my TURBOGRAFX-16 on 1 of those... sigh*... I miss it...🎵🎮🤘🤩📺🎶

[@brobocop8293]

@VaxxxDeaths💉💀 well go get an emulator setup lol. Resellers/scalpers/flippers have ruined the entire hobby.

[@RetroGameRarities]

@@demonology2629 hit up an electronics recycling center. They usually have tons of CRTs from various decades...a good ole woodgrain!

[@demonology2629]

@Brobo Cop I got all the Retro systems I need now. I'll take your advice, I have a super Retrocade but it's not quality the emulation is weak for some games. Any recommendations for a quality emulator at a budget price?

[@Ry-zj9ip]

I'm using a 14 inch 2004 konka

[@dahjord]

do scanlines on these jvc look better then trinitron ?

[@RetroGameRarities]

@@dahjord they're different. JVC are horizontal. Trinitron are grid-like.

[@dahjord]

@@RetroGameRarities hmm yeah i prefer the horizontal scanline look thanks!

[@demonology2629]

Anything ever happened to that CRT TV I'm sure it's worth fixing 100%!

[@RetroGameRarities]

For sure! This is my favorite set by far. Thanks for checking the vid!

[@demonology2629]

@@RetroGameRarities Subscribing now, I also have 19 inch Sharp 2005 CRT TV 📺 I LOVE IT🕹🤘🤩

[@RetroGameRarities]

@@demonology2629 thanks! And those 19" sets are great. Far less issues. Game on!