Episode 124: Sony Trinitron KV-20FV10 RGB Mod Special

It's been a long time coming! For you and for me! LOL.
You can find the service manual here if you don't want to hit up Tanya:
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The cool tracks:
A Night Alone - TrackTribe
Cover Charge - TrackTribe
Ella Vater - The Mini Vandals
Jazz Apricot - Joey Pecoraro
Jazz Mango - Joey Pecoraro
A Brand New Start - TrackTribe

[@patdevine5883]

The amount of style, quality, and passion that you put into this is amazing man. Thank you!

[@The_SegaHolic]

Really appreciate that man. You don't know how much it motivates for the next. And no... thank you! 👍

[@swardmusic]

+1 big time. Really appreciate the soundtrack also as a muso

[@xLSDxUCSB]

Killed it! A lot of people are going to gain from this, myself included! Thanks for the effort and time you take to explain it well!

[@The_SegaHolic]

Thanks Chubbs! Glad you're getting motivated.

[@Nanashi996]

Wow the editing that went into this is through the roof. Excellent video, I really enjoyed it. Thanks

[@The_SegaHolic]

LOL. Like I said on Twitter, spent a week on this. The most time I ever put into a KZbin video. I'm nuts. LOL. But I figure some of you would get a kick out of it, and maybe inspire some to RGB mod a TV. Haha. 🤙

[@jimmiejones8576]

It feels so nice to come again.

[@The_SegaHolic]

Jimmaaaaay!!!!

[@caesarblanko1399]

This whole experience is a masterpiece! This kind of tutorial sets a new level in authencity, orginality & independence!

[@The_SegaHolic]

LOL. THANKS so much for the motivating words man. Really means a lot.

[@GoldenMean743]

Yeah. I've never seen such production quality from the retro modding community. I subscribed off of this video alone and willl browse his channel over the next week.

[@marcusbond7335]

Holy shit man. This is by far the most well presented video about rgb modding I have seen. Definantly subscribing now

[@The_SegaHolic]

Check out my JVC D-Series video. Probably equals this.

[@seongjep]

agree with you, it's the best.

[@MrKrimstah]

Beautiful rgb mod

[@The_SegaHolic]

🤙 Thanks!

[@DaveB038]

Just wow, I am not worthy. The grid lines are so straight in the 240p test suite. Better than my PVM and even BVM. Those scan lines are so juicy.

[@The_SegaHolic]

LOL. Thanks. But you are worthy! The grid, if you look closely is slightly bowed horizontally up top. Though when looking at the video, it seems to not be not as bowed as I remembered. But man, I'd love to have a PVM or that BVM. 👍

[@spragzpc1]

one day they will be plenty of rgb modded crt 's 📺 In the wild & yall better give thanks to this man 😉..

[@The_SegaHolic]

Thanks dude for the cool words. 👍🤙 There are tons of others doing the same.

[@jeffbanfieldsflwr3537]

Your videos are top notch, truly a DIY'rs best friend! Thanks brother.

[@The_SegaHolic]

Thanks man 🤙

[@macgyver6999]

Best youtube name ever

[@The_SegaHolic]

Thanks 👍

[@user-nx9bh6rj1j]

Wow que gran trabajo se ve muy bien ese televisor CRT con salida rgb y que buen ajuste de colores aca en México ya no hay casi técnicos de la vieja escuela que realizen estos mods para estas tvs que son lo máximo para los juegos retro saludos desde México 🧐👌

[@RetroTechUSA]

Great job. Primo video editing too. I got a few Consumer sets to mod. I gotta know, are you selling all these you mod or keeping them?

[@The_SegaHolic]

Gonna sell em soon. As soon as I put them up head to head in videos. Gotta find a way to make my standard video shoot, so you can compare them under the same conditions. Obviously, each set is it's own and can vary widely depending on it's history and such, but yeah... I'm leaning using an iPhone in the future.

[@pcmcg]

Well done! Looking forward to doing this in the future if possible.

[@The_SegaHolic]

Do it man, pretty easy.

[@stephenwhite506]

I love RGB modifying TVs. Note that all TVs and jungle chips are not the same. It is best to look up or measure the peek to peek voltage inputs. The can vary greatly and I tind that not mant can easily use 75ohm resistors. So you often need different voltage divider resistors. This includes the blanking signal. Some older TVs don't have jungle chips or don't have ones with RGB inputs. You can still RGB modify them but you have to do some signal manipulation with opamps before the signals go to the neck board transistors.

[@The_SegaHolic]

Look, I used a voltage divider here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJnLqaONlKerqs0 But I get what you are saying. What I really need is an o-scope so I can measure p-p voltage on the various siignals so as not to guess. But that's $300-500 for a meager digital one. So I have to go with my eyes and if it's in the ball park, its good. Also, it's impossible to find the datasheets for many of the chroma/jungle so you can read just what p-p volaget the RGB inputs need. Does it need .7v p-p. Does it need 1v p-p. etc. But usually, these analog RGB inputs use either of these standard voltages. But lets keep this fun...

[@ocboomer]

To answer the burning question of who Tanya is... 😂 Tanya means farm in hungarian, so it's an electrofarm.

[@The_SegaHolic]

Oh, it's a Hungarian site? Haha. Would have been nice if Tanya was a hot chick.

[@ocboomer]

@@The_SegaHolic Sorry to disappoint. lol

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@ocboomer 🤙 ... A long legged hot nerd chick that does electronics work... I wish... hahahaha.

[@JTSuter]

Well, this fixed my Dunning Kruger effect. I’ll just pay someone to mod my Wega. This is an A++ video

[@The_SegaHolic]

Thanks man... But you underestimate yourself. You just need some good soldering skills, and is not like flying a plane. Super easy.

[@BasedPajeet]

Very nicely made video. Sad that I live in a very remote location and I won't ever find anyone to actually do this mod for me.

[@The_SegaHolic]

don't you want to try yourself? Or why don't you ask around on Facebook or social media?

[@BasedPajeet]

@@The_SegaHolic I don't have an background in tech so ya it would be foolish of me to try as I can get hurt. I have heard crt repair is dangerous. Ya regarding social media I will ask around but India isn't a place where you have these kind of discussions.

[@dreamdrivedev]

Lit CRT mod!!! Top tier editing as always

[@The_SegaHolic]

Much thanks.

[@Outerheaven7]

Eres el mejor de todos los que he podido ver en KZbin, te mereces todos los premios amigo, con este tipo de videos hasta la persona con capacidades más básicas lo puede lograr

[@The_SegaHolic]

gracias tio, de verdad te lo agradezco.

[@user-xw2tj1kn1f]

What an awesome instructive video. How generations of you taking the time to really explain what's happening. Thorough job wit super clean result 👌. Very cool! 🔥❤🔥

[@The_SegaHolic]

Thanks for commenting. It's stuff like this that motivates me for the next. Just really wanted to show how simple this stuff really is. Much, much Thanks again. 🙏

[@jackbootshamangaming4541]

I was looking at getting one of these, I thin I will now with this more in depth guide, which is what I've been looking for

[@The_SegaHolic]

Do it! Then come back saying how awesome your picture now looks.

[@ant64b]

Dude your work (physical and video production) is great.

[@The_SegaHolic]

Thanks so much. 🙏 Really though, anybody can do this TV work. Really simple, and is not like I'm doing any type of "brain surgery" precision. Hopefully, this encourages you to try, if you already have not tried it.

[@ant64b]

@@The_SegaHolic Thanks, man! It really has. I just had a CRT from eBay get written off due to damage that would be a good test.. :)

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@ant64b 👍 Keep me posted on how it turns out.

[@JeffersonSoaresSP]

Dude, when are you going to come to Brazil to do this on my Sony Wega? Congratulations for this work!

[@The_SegaHolic]

I would if I could bro. Trust me, I'd do it for free. But how am I gonna work with all the beautiful ladies there?

[@JeffersonSoaresSP]

Lol

[@Carlos_Rodrigo]

Very impressive video editing !

[@The_SegaHolic]

Thanks. Spent so much time on the edit.

[@SCANLINETV]

Awesome video also i love the edition!

[@The_SegaHolic]

put in the BTW!

[@Sayajiin2]

OMG such a great video! Editing, music, content!! :P Loved it! The modding work is cool too and super clean! Good job ! :D

[@The_SegaHolic]

Thanks Darshe, you're always very supportive of me and the channel man. You don't know how much it means. Really, truly thankful. 👍 Hopefully your'e inspired to try this one day.

[@shiroumxm2052]

i wish i find such pro technician as you down here in Mexico, not only to Mod a CRT but also to give a complete service to mine. I have Samsun tantus hdtv ready and i notice it has some shimmering "pixels" but cant find anyone working on CRT tvs anymore

[@The_SegaHolic]

Not a pro, but just had some education that I'm rediscovering. I made this vid so you can try yourself.

[@shiroumxm2052]

@@The_SegaHolic after the shimering pixels it one day died.. I took your advice.. read LOT bought a multimeter, welder, etc etc and found out the H.O.T. was blown and 4 capacitors lost capacitance ..finally fixed my precios CRT. 3 month ago. I actually repaired another one this week.. i recued from garbage it had the IC LA78045 burnt and the responsable cap that lost capacitance was replaced. Im loving this CRT repairing stuff jajaa Excuse my poor English.. we speak spanish in México

[@ashpowell9451]

This is awesome man, great work. Im trying to wrap my head around modding a Sony KV-XF29M35 which uses the CXA2139S jungle and this gives me some confidence.

[@The_SegaHolic]

Thanks, if you haven't already, you can also refer to my other RGB modding videos prior to this as they will give you more understanding of what is done here.. Although different ICs (chips) are used, RGB mods are really mostly the same.

[@ashpowell9451]

@@The_SegaHolic thanks, I have been watching the others and see the common themes. This particular model has a Teletext module which has RGB+BLK lines and I've read I can just patch into those, have you done anything like that before?

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@ashpowell9451 NO, but once you break out your RGB lines from the Jungle, it's pretty much the same... Obvously, be very careful when messing around with a TV plugged in... and be careful during the whole process. Think 3 times about what you are doing. Really safe if you take precautions.

[@micksterminator3]

There's one of these for 7usd 6 hours south from me. I should ask my cousin to bring it to me lol. I have absolutely no space but why not 😅

[@mkopke]

WOW!!!

[@intel386DX]

Why making a switch ? SCART's pin 16 is blanking pin it provide a 5 V for 4:3 and 12 V for 16:9 you can use this feature instead

[@Slammer661]

If I needed a 100 ohm resistor in between the blanking and the 5v, on the positive terminal of the bread board. Will I place it in between the blanking line and the 5v? So +blanking/100ohm/5v+ , on the positive Terminal line?

[@The_SegaHolic]

Yes, but you shouldn't need to. That 100 ohm resistor is so minimal. The load on the blanking input will set the current.

[@Slammer661]

Hmmmm, the only reason, Why I was doing it. Because the guy on reddits modded the same tv , through the Closed caption spot on the board. And he said he added , a 100 ohm resistor. For the blanking to 5v . It’s a Sony kv-20ts32

[@motleypixel]

Nice, thanks a ton, instant sub. I have a Sony Trinitron KV-24FV12 and I "think" I can actually follow this guide to a "T". My model does have S-Video, but shouldn't change anything right? Thanks.

[@The_SegaHolic]

Once you get the gist of what's going on, modding all modable CRTs is all pretty much the same. Good luck.

[@motleypixel]

​@@The_SegaHolic thanks, I have a feeling I need to plan more though, just joined a fb page called "The CRT Collective" and there's one guy showing a beautiful cleanup/tune/RGB mod of my exact model set where he says this: "Also the luma signal on the S-Video port automatically detects sync so no need for a dummy connector, wish they were all like that." I wonder if I need the additional switch you implemented here? In the end I'd like to keep is as simple as possible but still allow normal use of S-Video and Composite inputs if desired. Thank you.

[@Kim-ri5gg]

Hey SegaHolic, Do you know if the JVC 27432 can be modded? I only see one chip on there that has RGB indicators.

[@The_SegaHolic]

Sorry man, not moddable.

[@Outerheaven7]

Una consulta este procedimiento lo puedo aplicar a otra tv sony? Obviamente con sus respectivos materiales. Es una sony KV 29V22M

[@The_SegaHolic]

no estoy seguro, tendrá que encontrar el manual de servicio

[@dogsauce19]

Great video! Is there no need to daisy chain the different ground pins on the scart lead?

[@The_SegaHolic]

No, as we are not using a real SCART TV and only need R, G, B, sync, , audio L/R, and ground. You're really just adapting the scart connector for your own use, and making your TV compatible with your SCART cables.

[@rimmartin1925]

Hola amigo podrías ayudarme para hacer lo mismo con una TV roadstar CTV 1010 xkt . Gracias tengo el datashet

[@johnsmith-xw4ez]

I got a Sony KV-20M20, it"s looks harder to do so.

[@shiroumxm2052]

damn it look so beautiful!! there is no better way to play nes and snes games ..

[@Outerheaven7]

Brother si aplico todo este procedimiento imaginado que sea la misma tv el mismo chasis todo, a un sistema NEO GEO funcionaría? O es que las salidas de las líneas RGB con las resistencia y capacitadores que pusiste solo funciona para sega?

[@The_SegaHolic]

Lo siento hombre, no lo sé porque no tengo una Neo Geo

[@luishandal]

hey I'm doin this on a almost identical model, KV24FS100 and I'm having trouble identifying the blanking pin anyone got any advise?

[@The_SegaHolic]

Sorry man, the KV24FS100 is NOT RGB moddable.

[@krnivoro1972]

Hi "Mando"! I'm about to mod a TV Set with the same Y/C Jungle chip. In this KV-21SE80A set, the RGB IN1 is not used, so I´m planning to use that input instead of modify de IN 2 like you did. What do you think? Is a good idea?

[@The_SegaHolic]

Usually the other rgb inputs are digital. So not a good idea. I can double check when i get home from work.

[@krnivoro1972]

@@The_SegaHolic Please do. AFAIK the CXA2060BS Jungle has two analog RGB inputs. But I'm a noob so I can be mistaken. Thanks.

[@renisaavedra5833]

Mi consola de videojuego tiene que tener rgb nativo para que esta tv me muestre esa calidad??

[@low7132]

Nice video. What's your favorite tv you modded?

[@The_SegaHolic]

The JVC D-Series and Toshiba MD-20FM1R

[@low7132]

@@The_SegaHolic I'm more of a Trinitron guy but I can always make room for quality shadow mask sets from JVC and Toshiba.

[@diegovn]

I wonder what are the differences between this model and the one I have KV-20FV12 :D

[@Slammer661]

At 17:49 you say check voltage before turning it on. While it’s plugged in but not on it should still give us voltage?

[@Runslik3Wind]

great video!

[@The_SegaHolic]

Much thanks 🤙

[@Ty-sm9cv]

Hey man cool stuff. I designed my own PCB recently that incorporates a THS7374 (for buffering and ESD protection), 75 ohm termination, and output voltage selection. I think it'd come in handy for you and a lot of other people.

[@The_SegaHolic]

Nice. I thought most modern IC’a incorporate some sort of esd protection in the package? Did u measure P-P voltage after amping the signals? Most chroma/jungles want that .7p-p voltage. 75 ohm termination is in the project box (aviation to JP21) so I don’t have to keep installing and using them.

[@Ty-sm9cv]

@@The_SegaHolic many jungles take .7 VPP but many take .5 (generally JVC and Toshiba are .5 vpp). Yeah most jungles have ESD to some degree, but if it fails it's probably the hardest part to source for many TVs, generally for something that's got physical contact with the user you want some sort of additional protection. The boards are something like 5cm by 3cm So they can be mounted in very small places, and because all components are SMD the profile is very slim as well. I'm testing the second iteration now and if I'm fine with everything the source files are going up on my GitHub, they're less than $5 in parts when it's all said and done.

[@Fahrenheit38]

I've been prepping to RGB mod a Sony KV-32V36. I'm probably in over my head, not with soldering skill but what to solder too. I keep researching and watching vidoes till I'm ready to do it. You planning to sell that breakout box and din port? It would make it way easier for me

[@The_SegaHolic]

Busy right now. Working on something that’s taking a while.

[@pedroTFP]

Great video! A question: what happens if dust gets into the anode hole after the discharge? I usually put a clean cotton rag into the hole to close it. Is it ok long term?

[@The_SegaHolic]

Not sure, great question though. Yeah I would use something that doesn't have lint, no cloth material. Cling wrap is best. This is something you want to ask a CRT engineer, which I am not.

[@Slammer661]

@15:00 you start with a scart connector and at 20:00 you have a DIN output? Did you only use the breadboard for the test or the whole install? I turned it on and im getting sound but its a black screen, i can see the green text though have you ran into that? at 17:51 do i disconnect the line and check voltage while its on?

[@The_SegaHolic]

You can use whatever connector type you want to use for prototyping or your final design. THINK about it, once you know what signals go to what pin... you can use any type of connector that has the proper amound of pins. It does not matter. Yes, disconnect your blanking line and test with a DMM. One probe to the blanking line, and the other to ground. Seriously consider someone with basic electronic skills helping you out in person. A person with some electronics experience would already know this as this is basic stuff. This type of work is not recommended for people with little electronics experience as you can get hurt. Good luck.

[@ZombieRyushu]

I have a question about mods like this. Would it be possible to do a similar RGB mod to an ATSC DTV Converter intended for TVs like this?

[@The_SegaHolic]

Not sure. Try asking at the crtgaming subreddit

[@eteres-n6g]

beautiful work! it looks fantastic. How long does it takes you to do the whole thing¿

[@The_SegaHolic]

Thanks man. Appreciate you commenting. If I had to guesstimate, it would probably be about 4 hours give or take. That includes all the cleaning and such.

[@Slammer661]

Did you use a resistor for the blinking pin ?

[@The_SegaHolic]

No

[@Slammer661]

Some more information. The modification was super easy as there was an unoccupied header on the main board with pins for RGB and sync ready to go. I ran it all to a scart socket. Here's a view of the back and inside, ugly I know but it does the trick. Only had to add 0.1uf caps to the RGB lines and 75ohm resistors on the RGB grounds. Also needed to run 1v to 3v to the blanking pin Ys (usually pin 16 on scart and jp21) but all my cables had nothing even going to this pin so I just put a resistor after the av control pin (usually 5v) to get it down to 3v and ran that to the Ys input. This is what that guy is saying. On the same tv I have. He had to do this for the blanking pin. Do you know what he means?

[@starline7228]

damn, that's a lot of efforts put into this video. I sub you

[@The_SegaHolic]

Yeah... I overdo it... a lot. U should see my other vids. Lol. Thanks BTW!

[@rodrigojuarez4667]

Hey I have Sony trinitron 24fv10 but I want to do a bnc and rgb mux with no toggle switch do you think you can help me with a step by step?

[@The_SegaHolic]

I only do toggle. Sorry man. Just follow the steps they laid out. You should be fine.

[@rodrigojuarez4667]

@@The_SegaHolic where did you get your 0.01 UF ceramic caps at?

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@rodrigojuarez4667 Right before the RGB inputs of the Chroma/Jungle.

[@rodrigojuarez4667]

@@The_SegaHolic nah man like what store did you get them at?

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@rodrigojuarez4667 Find them at MOUSER or DIGI-KEY. Search for ceramic caps. They usually have a voltage rating of 50v, but any one of them will suffice.

[@rolandbaron5813]

Hello 👋🏽 question: Can a Sony KV-27FS17 be Rgb modified?

[@Outerheaven7]

Brother, una consulta a la salida de los cables de rgb y blancking, le pones unos capacitadores pero como saber qué características debe tener? También veo unas resistencias, imagino que deben ser según la características de tu tv pero de donde saco esas especificaciones?

[@eteres-n6g]

del diagrama que está mostrando en el video.. lo descargas, asegúrate que sea el chasis de tu tv. y ahí vienen los esquemas y los componentes con sus valores

[@Slammer661]

At 17:40 in the video. Did you ground the whole bread board to the tv? because I only seen you ground from scart connector to the bread board.

[@The_SegaHolic]

Ground from the TV comes from the ground from the AV jack area. You can use any common ground point. If u are confused, use the outer sleeve from any rca jack. I point out ground in the AV jack area clearly if you are still confused.

[@Slammer661]

I used E pin on the tv board, after removing the closed caption chip for the ground. Now does the other side of the ground, attach to the bread board column where you attached the av ground?

[@adiazencina]

why you remove the capacitors and then put it on the cables?

[@Outerheaven7]

No tienes uno para NEO GEO?

[@The_SegaHolic]

lo siento,, no para neo geo

[@hooankee]

No SCART conector?

[@The_SegaHolic]

Yes, no JP21 connector. Used an aviation connector instead, which I prefer. Much easier to make the cutout for.

[@Slammer661]

on the scart port to the bread board what pin did you use for the ground, common ground?

[@The_SegaHolic]

From the console side, use ground coming from the AV port. From the TV, use ground that is on the AV jacks. You can use your DMM to find other points to find common ground with the AV jacks if you wish.

[@Slammer661]

Pin 17 on the scart piece?

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@Slammer661 Use whatever is ground. Refer to a Scart Pinout picture.

[@Slammer661]

Scart pin out picture- pin 5 blue ground , pin 9 green ground , pin 13 red ground, pin 17 composite output ground, pin 21 common ground. Which one did you use?

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@Slammer661 My cables are custom JP21 connectors which is the Japanese version for scart and wired differently. Those ground pins actually should all be connected together, so it doesn't matter what you use. Sometimes, some cable makers won't even put ground to all those points. Look at the console end of your connector. It should only have one ground pin. Use your DMM in continuity mode to see what Pins that you mention is connected to the ground pin on the other side of your cable that connects to your console. The ones that beeps, you can choose any one, it doesn't matter.

[@Slammer661]

What Gauge wire do I use?Do I have to use stranded silver? I know I need to 75 ohm resistors, Do I need a 10 µF capacitors for a Sony Trinitron?

[@The_SegaHolic]

Use 22 to 26 gauge wires stranded. I like to use silicone jacketed. Rewatch the video for your capacitor question.

[@Slammer661]

.01 Ceramic Capacitor?

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@Slammer661 ceramic is preferred. 👍

[@osirisblaster]

Man, im usually confident with soldering everything like modding consoles and stuff. I just picked this exact set up and want to do this mod but dont want to kill myself lol. You dont happen to live in colorado do you?

[@The_SegaHolic]

Just unplug and wait for 2 days. I should be mostly fully discharged to fully discharged by then. So when you do discharge, you won’t get that scary huge arc.

[@osirisblaster]

@SegaHolic had a question. Not sure if you could help. This set shows retrace lines on dark screens. Do you know what might be the cause of it and how I may go about repairing it. Otherwise this set is amazing and the retrace lines are non existant on anything not black.

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@osirisblaster Not THAT versed in CRTs. I would ask on the CRT subreddit.

[@osirisblaster]

@@The_SegaHolic no worries. Thank you. It's really not that big a deal and doesn't affect normal use. But I just ordered all my parts to rgb mod my set. Thanks for making this video to show me its possible. Looks easy enough.

[@osirisblaster]

​@SegaHolic just wanted to give you a heads up. I just successfully RGB modded my kv-20fv10. Thanks for giving me the courage to do so. I did decide to do a Mux mod tho and was able to keep the overlay menu.

[@stevetran1017]

Hey do you think you could help me mod my CRT, it's a SONY KV-27S15

[@The_SegaHolic]

You live in Hawaii?

[@splat2glitcher]

where can i get a front port cover for one of these? i dont see much difference with the rgb mod but cool

[@The_SegaHolic]

You can’t unfortunately.

[@splat2glitcher]

@@The_SegaHolic damn thats sad because mine dont got one

[@Slammer661]

im scared to do this and break it the tv i got a new clean and small

[@The_SegaHolic]

Yeah, it's understandable.

[@jazza5564]

Absolutely beautiful video my friend. A lot of people will find this useful. Question - in your opinion, if you already have component, is an RGB mod necessary?

[@The_SegaHolic]

I have modded a JVC and another Toshiba that has component. The RGB picture is as pure color wise as your TV will provide. Check out the Pinned comment from the Toshiba video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aobPXoOgdtGsaM0 I asked him to comment on what he thought of the RGB mod he successfully performed. RGB and component are two distinct color spaces. You should try the mod to scratch that itch to find out if it really is necessary. Do the mod, it's pretty easy. Also, yes, IMO, the RGB picture looks better as you don't need to do much color correction. The only correction that you really can do to an RGB picture is color temperature. But out of the box, once you see the RGB picture, you'll see a difference in color than what you are used to seeing with the TV.

[@jazza5564]

@@The_SegaHolic You're a legend my friend. Once I've recapped my Trinitron (and watched this video 500 times), I'll give this a shot :) Have you tried the OSD mux method and if so, would you be doing a video on that? Thank you

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@jazza5564 LOL. Legend? Far from it. You're taking this like it's hard or something. This is not brain surgery! Easy peasy! Yeah, I keep getting asked about muxing. I'll have to give it a go. I just answered a comment to someone suggesting muxing as he didn't want to use a physical switch. But it's so hard to find RGBable TV's at all nowadays. I was actually looking at the whole muxing thing a before I did my first mod. And I think I'm confortable enough with CRTs now that I can experiment further. Again, I just wish I had a real junker of a TV that I wouldn't feel bad breaking it doing experiments. LOL. But definitely in the pipeline.

[@jazza5564]

@@The_SegaHolic Well sir, this is my new favourite channel. I'll be watching. Gods speed.....

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@jazza5564 Thanks man. Really appreciate the encouraging words. It's so hard to make these vids, especially since I don't get reimbursed well monetarily for the amount of time I put in them.... which is insane. But this makes it all worth it in the end. Glad you're motivated. And you've motivated me. BTW, I was looking at the MUX method, and some stuff don't sit well with me. Like the asssumption that all Micon's RGB output voltage is 5v according to the spreadsheet: drive.google.com/file/d/1CXRu4BsuTcu5GyhIaJfwoxm_sPRsFuHE/view And it requires more removal of components. The toshiba's are nice as you don't have to remove components with this old style. Anyways... I'm gonna have to stew on this.

[@mahdiyussuf9804]

Bro, do you prefer this over the 27" d series you have rgb modded?

[@The_SegaHolic]

The D-Series is a 20". Both have it's strengths. I can't say really if I could pick one or the other. That's why I still have both.

[@mahdiyussuf9804]

@@The_SegaHolic Awesome man! Much appreciated. I'm pretty indecisive about which tv's and monitors I like. These days I play retro stuff on an old trinitron pc monitor with mister.

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@mahdiyussuf9804 You know what, I'll take the D-Series over this Wega. Reason being that the D-Series is less prone to geometry issues. All Flat CRT's are prone to geometry issues that cannot be addressed in the service menu. But you might want to think about getting a couple , cause you don't know when any CRT decides to go kaput.

[@mahdiyussuf9804]

@@The_SegaHolic Awesome, thanks for the input! I used to have a flat trinitron and I remember geometry being a big problem I couldn't fix (ps2 days). The D series probably have more tv lines as well, but the aperture grille does look nice.

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@mahdiyussuf9804 BTW, any RGB'd consumeer TV look greeat. You'll find everything just looks tons better. Find any RGB'able TV and you won't be sorry.

[@terrancejohnson6140]

Is there anyway I could contact you to get an estimate on how much it’d cost to add av or rgb to a rf crt tv?

[@stargate905]

Hi again , I need to ask you a question , I just got for free 19" Toshiba CZ 19T31 CRT. it has a TA1223AN chroma chip and a NEC C1851bcu Micon . I just can determine What the Blanking pin is between the Two chips . I'm assuming Ys is the Blanking pin. Could you Please take a look, I would really appreciate it. Thx

[@The_SegaHolic]

Yes, "YS" is the blanking pin, and also is RGBable. 👍

[@The_SegaHolic]

BTW, nice score on an actual Toshiba!

[@stargate905]

@@The_SegaHolic Hey Thanks Man! yeah an old lady gave it to me , Its in like pristine condition. Old people keep there stuff like Museum quality condition. lol

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@stargate905 Man, I wish I had the stock choices you guys got on the mainland. It's dried up quick here.

[@javiersandovalvalenzuela6046]

first of all, thanks, you explain this way much better that in the shmups forums. That being said i have to ask, how come you dont add a switch on the 5v line or did i miss a part on your video? and how come you dont add resistors to change the value in the mod, as in the mux mix mod? Thanks for keeping this alive. keep the good work

[@The_SegaHolic]

You can take a look at this video, a mod for the Princess TV, which is essentially the same as this mod to clarify things a bit more: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ7FY6GodtmXfsU Or my D-Series mod which explains wiring the switch in extreme detail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4qqqmZ8qqarnKM I time stamped it so you can watch the switch wire up and install, which I dld link in this video. The switch switches the RGB singals between the micon/chroma and the console/chroma, including the sourced 5v and the micon's blanking pn to the chroma. The D-Series vid really explains it all. Change of resistors, or extra resistors really isn't needed for this "old school" method. The MUX method requres it as you're "multiplexing" the RGB lines of both the Micon and your console.

[@javiersandovalvalenzuela6046]

@@The_SegaHolic thank you sir

[@realamericannegro977]

Is this tv calibrated?

[@The_SegaHolic]

Calibrated against what standard?

[@realamericannegro977]

@@The_SegaHolic The DVD

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@realamericannegro977 Playing a DVD on a non-calibrated display (TV) will be useless. So where can you get someting calibrated to compare and adjust to? LMK.

[@realamericannegro977]

@@The_SegaHolic DVD worked well for me. I dont know about all the complicated stuff they attach to the screen.

[@luisarmandoibanezgarcia5368]

There is no need to mod this, has components input, just buy a scart to component box, and get same quality

[@The_SegaHolic]

RGB and component are not the same! They look different. Totally different color spaces!

[@luisarmandoibanezgarcia5368]

@SegaHolic color space is different, but quality is the same. Just adjusting, you get the exact same results, no issues soldering, cut o install. Save a lot of time and avoid issues

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@luisarmandoibanezgarcia5368 RGB colorspace is more accurate… just looks better. You should try it and see for yourself… like some of us who have and seen for ourselves that it’s better.

[@luisarmandoibanezgarcia5368]

@SegaHolic Nope, there is no benefit from doing the mod. If the TV already has components, it has been measured with colorimeters. osiloscopes, etc., Artemio Urbina has mentioned it thousands of times

[@The_SegaHolic]

@@luisarmandoibanezgarcia5368 “same” 🤦🏾

[@ckngmad1357]

I feel like I wanna hack nasa and russian kgb After watch this

[@The_SegaHolic]

Don't do it! But do hack a CRT for RGB instead. Way safter. LOL.

[@hyakimaru5235]

si pudiera te llevaria mis crts para que me las dejaras en la smejores condiciones que se pudiera . saludosss

[@medicwheat69]

Man I wish there was someone with your skills in my area of Texas. I have some consumer sets I’d love to get modded.

[@The_SegaHolic]

Thanks man. Really appreciate the comment.