Sony xbr 34XBR910 HD widescreen crt tv

[@lord_beethoven1169]

First CRT I’ve ever seen with and SD card slot.

[@greenjacketman560]

Some of the newer Sony crts have them.

[@jacknedry3925]

It's actually a MemoryStick

[@jimmyschmidt14]

MemoryStick

[@emmettturner9452]

Glad you got it with the stand. Back in 2003 I bought my KV-30XBR910 for 2,300 at Circuit City and they threw in the stand free with a 200 dollar merchandise credit. Still have it too. :)

[@ccalhoun3908]

Nice does it still get regular use still?

[@emmettturner9452]

@@ccalhoun3908 It was in my old “man cave” accessory building for Mario Kart 64 Battle Mode and occasional movie nights until last year. Unfortunately, the 16x16x16’ building was on my mom’s rented lot and her landlord sold the whole neighborhood after she was there nearly 45 years. I was still displaced by a 2021 tornado when that happened and had to make room for her so it’s been in storage with my other CRTs for several months. :( I actually donated my big screen 52” flat panel KDL-52XBR LCD to Goodwill since I’d rather not waste space/money storing that. The KV-30XBR910 still takes priority. ;)

[@NoahClevinger]

That's such a unique item! Glad you were able to score it.

[@MyBrothersKeeper101]

Been fortunate enough to get a 36in and a 32in Sony Trinitron WEGA with HDMI off of Craigslist for free about 2 weeks apart. Those XBR models I think are even more rare. The HDMI is pretty crisp and as far as lag goes I've been able to work my way up to Mike Tyson on the NES mini through HDMI so there can't be much.

[@trentnichols3661]

I still have that tv, stand, glass shelf, and all. Not many people had hdtv’s then. Lcd’s were only like 20” big and expensive. Big screens were rear projection or dlp. Plasma’s were like 10k lol.

[@PJxBuchwild]

I'll never forget, we had a 32" sharp LED that cost $1099 and a Samsung for $1599. Tvs were insanely expensive

[@lamusicademorfeo]

These televisions are beautiful, I had one a while ago and the music videos and movies look incredible and aesthetically they look beautiful, the only bad thing is that where I live, they are super rare, you will only see the occasional Philips but not Sony. And yes, they are ridiculously heavy, heavier than a 4:3, I hope to find one suddenly.

[@Xerxes1688]

Yep, the Philips Cineos series. They universally suck. If it has an HDMI in, it usually fails. or the upscaler fails. If t hat happens, you are stuck with 480i resolution.

[@lamusicademorfeo]

@@Xerxes1688 Yes, in fact I found a Philips and the image options are very basic, in the end I didn't stick with it, I'm still looking for another 16:9, I also found a couple of Samsung ones but they always had colored spots in the corners as if the degauss It would not reach those areas and it did not demagnetize correctly. So I'm still hoping to find a Sony.

[@Xerxes1688]

@@lamusicademorfeo Also, don't mess around with the service menu on a Philips, or else you can brick the TV or its CMOS chip. If you try to get access back to the service menu, the TV will turn off. The quality of the tube is not that great, the power supply is also prone to malfunction.

[@lamusicademorfeo]

@@Xerxes1688 Ok, I didn't know about the possible brick when accessing the service menu! I tried to clean the 16:9 Philips inside and it was a real nightmare, it has many electronic cards screwed into plastic and metal supports that are not easy to dismantle at all and it is easy end up breaking these supports, and many cables to connect between cards, it looks very modern inside but it is really a nightmare to clean internally.

[@randomboiiii69420]

Very nice also that guy is definitely strong

[@douglashoff95]

The ultra thick face glass made these so heavy. Any service call (Circuit City) required an extra man to help move/lift this set.

[@johneygd]

WooooW you got a very cool sony crt tv,damn i wish i had this back in 2003 because it would,ve make my life complete back then,because i absolutely do love to see nes & snes games at wide screen without scanlines and with bright colors along with pseudo stereo sound to make mono sounding more crystall clear over both speakers, I tout i would like to play nes games on an lcd screen but graphics do really look blurry on it so a crt screen is better,i miss those days of the crt screens also because it’s light is more dynamic,on a lcd screen the light just looks flat.

[@spike007980]

twin view, get the video games and the tv shows going, nice feature

[@A_Nerds_Paradise]

That picture is gorgeous

[@blakebechtel5192]

With the Nintendo switch, you can use the headphone jack on the console to get the audio without adapters. It works fairly well as I have done it before.

[@jordangordon2350]

Quick tip: I've noticed on my Samsung HD CRT, the input lag is only present on HDMI. When comparing the 360 via component vs HDMI, component had noticeably less lag from what i could tell. Not sure if mine has that setting you spoke about

[@gameselectronicsrus3909]

@@jordangordon2350 I noticed that as well.

[@feonjun]

You scored big on this baby.

[@CaptainJord0]

Been running a toshiba 34inch hd CRT as my only tv for about 2 years now. Thing looks amazing, the only issue i have with it isnt even the tvs fault, its that the switch doesnt do interlaced signals so i have to play in 720p instead of 1080i.

[@WrYSVrZrtr]

Isn't it laggy though since only 1080i is lagless?

[@CaptainJord0]

@@WrYSVrZrtr not terrible but it is noticeable. I've since moved my switch to a VGA monitor that handles 1080p no problem and relegated the Toshiba to 7th Gen consoles and watching movies.

[@WrYSVrZrtr]

@@CaptainJord0 I am trying to figure out how to go from 1080p to 1080i for the Switch with as little lag as possible on such a CRT. My OLED in game mode has about 9ms lag, which is acceptable. Wish I could get this result with my Switch on my HDCRT.

[@CaptainJord0]

@@WrYSVrZrtr you're not going to be able to without some sort of scaler, which in turn adds lag. Probably less than what a hdcrt will add but still. Best bet is probably just emulate, if you've got an AMD card you can still interlace a signal in windows.

[@WrYSVrZrtr]

@@CaptainJord0 Well I have an Extron scaler I am going to try. If it introduces too much lag I will try some other devices. I'm on a mission. 🙂

[@WilliamVentura]

I have the exact same tv. I use it for pc gaming and mister. There are definitely a few settings you will want to adjust. Hdpt, over scan for starters.

[@qboger]

Just picked up the same TV and purchased the same audio extractor and had the same problem. My theory is that it doesn't work because the Audio-extractor probably doesn't recognize 1080i signals, only 1080p. My solution is to get an HDMI splitter box that is compatible with 1080i and split the HDMI signal, and have one go to the Audio extractor just for audio and the other go to the HDMI-DVI adapter into the TV.

[@gameselectronicsrus3909]

That’s a good solution. I actually found a receiver that has hdmi so I’m using that for the audio now.

[@stpworld]

@@gameselectronicsrus3909ive heard the light gun doesnt work on hd crts is that true?

[@haloharry97]

i have a 36 inch one MY GOD, I was dying with someone to help me. That mover is the hulk in my eyes O_O

[@jeremyzeeky3024]

Nice! I have a 34XS955 which thankfully has an HDMI input on the back. Been looking into ways to force everything into 1080i since not all consoles offer that resolution.

[@mexdrago3009]

I am going wii U mod and ps2 opl mod. Both can do 1080i.

[@tv4184]

Still lookin for the 30” variant of these black bezel models. It’s super rare though. People that shelled out for these were more likely to get the 34” bc it was just worth spending that much more

[@rachellee9940]

i got the 30 inch is amazing!!!

[@WrYSVrZrtr]

Are you talking about the KD-30XS955? That's the one I just picked up.

[@emmettturner9452]

You asked what the AUX RF jack was for. It’s for the second tuner. The second tuner isn’t just for Picture in Picture. It’s also for having a different antenna source. You might have cable on one and over-the-air broadcast on the other.

[@-OBEY-]

Does it have the sticker in the back where it shows when this Television was Manufactured?

[@jordangordon2350]

Movers are crazy man. Like I appear stronger than most people but skinny little movers can do ungodly things with pure will. They just don't care. Like yeah, I probably COULD do it but I'm not risking messing up my back lol

[@錦山_明]

Why did I sell my CRT?

[@HosneElJouahari]

I want one too, but unfortunately they are extremely rare in Europe and also very expensive too

[@Will-qd2km]

Did you ever end up doing anthing else with this tv, I am about to pick one up myself

[@OfficialJaska]

How are you liking it still today?

[@gameselectronicsrus3909]

@@OfficialJaska still love it! Was playing the Wii on it a few days ago

[@OfficialJaska]

@gameselectronicsrus3909 nice! Im gonna get an 32" panasonic quintrix for 18€ ~20$ on Tuesday.

[@mr.electronx9036]

looks great mate👍

[@JailbreakNation]

Yo not sure if you're still having trouble with audio out on your switch but if you are I use an HDMI to component transcoder and it allows me to do 720p with audio to my hd crt

[@sgdude1337]

My solution would be to ignore the dvi port. I’d play 7th gen consoles via component and 8th gen consoles i’d just run to a lagless hdmi to component converter. I have a XS955 which has hdmi and i still use this method because hdmi on these sets is much pickier than the analog inputs

[@TheAlphaOmegaX3]

Nice! Ive always heard they have input lag comparable to the lcds. I bet the picture quality for movies would be pretty epic I'm assuming. I would love to see how something like Series X would look on it (with lower resolution settings)

[@FrederickGuese]

I hooked up my PS5 to a Samsung Slimfit..it looks a lot like the CG intros with the lower res and CRT's softness give it a natural anti aliasing.

[@trentnichols3661]

Lcd’s weren’t around except for small kitchen sizes in 03’.

[@JorgeALXNDR]

I guess if you would attach a Xbox planning on using lower resolution it would not make sense to do it with the XSX, the S would do just fine, cheaper and consume less energy. I actually would like to grab a Chromecast or Mi Box of some kind to stream movies. It would be nice to have that on the room. I have a 20" Toshiba here at home and even though it's 4:3 and tinier than my monitor it's already quite funny to watch some movies.

[@CaptainJord0]

They have pretty bad input lag on lower resolution consoles, the internal upscaling is pretty slow, but if you feed them1080i or 720p it doesn't have to scale anything and you get latency comparable to sd crts

[@zuffin1864]

That's amazing

[@Quest4GloryGamer]

Did you ever figure out the sound? I think I found your solution.

[@dom0_2007]

Yesterday I finally found the old Atari Games of my mother. But i have to fix the console cause it doesn‘t give any image

[@gameselectronicsrus3909]

I’ve fixed many in the past sounds like a bad voltage regulator if it literally displays nothing

[@dom0_2007]

Yes, that's what I'm going to replace. I already bought them

[@Quest4GloryGamer]

There are just cables that are dvi breakout audio to HDMI converters.

[@shalpp]

I have one of these and I had to get an EDID emulator cause the TV does not like the audio breakout

[@JLMtime]

it can't do 720p natively it actually dose 1080i upscaled the best out on this TV is its 480p output 6th gen original xbox and ps2 480i looks the best

[@chopinhoven]

nintendo switch on these HD CRT make you feel you are playing the switch on 4k resolution , its even beeter than 4k oled if you play switch on HD CRT TV with 1080 i or 720p

[@WrYSVrZrtr]

How do you do it without lag?

[@SolidNate99]

Awesome tv. You kinda need like 3 strong friends to help ya tho haha

[@SolidNate99]

Omg a mover just picked that up? Whaaaa

[@stillhaventcomeupwithaname9371]

Honestly if you’re in the retro gaming community it’s time to hit the gym, we can’t let opportunities like that pass out due to strength, I carry my 150 pound crt since I have no one to really help me, so hit the weights lads 👍🏾

[@FrederickGuese]

Great find.

[@joshbarton]

Question of the day: does the Nintendo light gun / Duck Hunt work on this tv?

[@gameselectronicsrus3909]

Nope it does not

[@joshbarton]

@@gameselectronicsrus3909 bummer there’s a free one in my area, but I only want a crt for that purpose

[@chopinhoven]

lucky man 😍

[@ChrisPBacon-nd7qe]

That convertor requires power micro usb

[@titodenino]

right price 👌

[@jordangordon2350]

a widescreen? and its a Sony? Jesus. I got a non widescreen HD CRT Samsung, and it was NOT free lol. Nice find

[@9ALiTY]

FREE?

[@harb1911]

my toughs on the subject from my own experience... none of these super fine pitch and high scan hd trinitrons display 720p and 480p natively. they are all 540p. so in order to avoid lagg from processing it is mandatory an external scaller capable to output weird resolution such as 540p. there is Silicon Optics IA-100, it is capable to properly process 240p and also can output custom resolutions and timings, and also it accepts digital signal trough DVI. one of such devices could make this beauty of TV shine and even display scanlines on 240p signals with about 1 frame lagg. the built-in scaller that does the DRC-MF thing is pretty much garbage, better than on other brands but still garbage. as an alternative GBS with custom firmware could do the job as a external deinterlacer. or something like Kramer VP-747.

[@thongquehanoi]

Play PS4 on TV CRT Widescreen

[@ikannunaplays]

Why not just use an hdmi to component adapter? HDMI is just component in one cable really. HDMI can carry over HD digital and HD Analog. If you get an "active" adapter it will transcode the analog to digital and vice versa, but you should just pipe over the analog signals in a passive adapter instead as it will prevent any lag AUX on the coaxle is for something like a VCR.

[@gameselectronicsrus3909]

my main reason was just the price honestly. hdmi to dvi is like $5 and i already had the adapter lying around.

[@ikannunaplays]

@@gameselectronicsrus3909 Ah, yeah that makes sense.

[@shalpp]

God dammit I'm about to have to get rid of mine. It's got trouble powering on (will click on but the gun won't actually hit the screen) and I know nothing about power to fix that

[@gameselectronicsrus3909]

Dang that sucks I have never worked on them before so I would have no idea on how to fix an issue like that.

[@retroftw]

!!!! Working on these requires discharging them !!! One easy thing to try is a bit of cleaning, like the cable from the "suction cup" down to the motherboard and flyback transformer. Dust can accumulate and cause arching in that cable which means power doesnt reach the tube (or something). Generally clean it with alcohol (or water, just let it dry really well). Also there is recapping, adjusting things etc. Heck, I have showered CRTs 🚿💦😜 (Would recommend a hair dryer and a warm room for a few days after ☀️)

[@neto33ny]

Too top!!!

[@mrhappy8966]

I got my sony kv hs 420 for free its pretty legit going for big money now carried up from my basement myself oof... all I gotta say.

[@jamescross8918]

That's a lot of gear for someone who doesn't even know the difference between progressive and interlaced scan, or that dual mono audio signals exist.....

[@gameselectronicsrus3909]

How do you assume I don’t know the difference between those video signals. And was just saying it was neat that you didn’t need to use an external Audio splitter to split the audio.

[@SumonaYesnin-y3y]

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