Tate Gaming on Large CRTs

[@RetrofIex]

Its been really dry on CRTs in my local area here for going on 6 months now. Only ones that ever usually pop up are small 13 inch RF only, or A/V + RF only small cheap CRTs where they are asking for way too much money. I guess if you want a nice option you really do have to do a road trip for the day.

[@riggel8804]

I've done 5 hour round trips for a couple crts. Sometimes you got to go into the big cities. Crts have dried up in my area too and the prices have shot up.

[@jonathansacci2325]

Not sure where you are, but it seems the midwest is a treasure trove for CRT’s. Wife and I are taking a trip to MN (from TN). Picked up 4 CRT along the way. All free. 2 RCA truflates(11” and 20”) Sony 27” wega, and a 1990’s Trinitron.

[@ligametis]

Let's be honest. They are waste of space and most were recycled or rotting in landfills

[@riggel8804]

@@ligametis I agree on 2 of your 3 points.

[@gregkempchannel]

I just commented on your other video asking how you supported the 36" on its side and this video was a suggestion. This answers my question so thanks! Its actually for my Mister that I am considering a vertical setup.

[@tournaline3448]

Setup is ill bro. That tilt setting solution was the answer I was looking for - thank you!

[@TwoDollarTuesday]

I got one of those Toshibas it’s very nice, but sadly from a smokers house. I plan to clean the hell out of it. I was also thinking of spray painting it a candy white color. Any advice to spray painting a crt? I’m assuming it’s an ABS plastic. Just sand it and spray paint it?

[@riggel8804]

I never done it. I would get some high quality gloss black paint and use a paint sprayer so you don't get any runs. I would not sand it. Do a couple of layers so it takes awhile for it to chip off. Would be cool for a youtube vid. I've thought about it but never seen it done. I've picked up a couple smoker crts. Blow them out and they are fine. If you don't have a blower use a paint brush.

[@TwoDollarTuesday]

@@riggel8804 thanks for the reply! I’ll try your advice and I’ll let you know the outcome! Your videos have been very help, especially when it comes to tate stuff

[@matthewbanda816]

This is awesome

[@jimellis5604]

I've never seen no plants grow out of no stretched tate game.

[@kroebocop]

I prefer curved screens, I love my MX8000, Could be nice to have a flatscreen also. Had a Trinitron 10 years ago and it was also great! :)

[@segatasankuro]

Man. I feel that you're not even scratching the surface about this awsome setup. What are all of those devices all around the Tvs. How many systems do you have hooked up in any giving momment. What's the audio situation like. I have so many questions LoL. Great video by the way. I*m currently using my 34 inch Wega to watch a lot of 80s action flicks, Rambo, Terminator and shit like that, could not get crt emudrive to work with my PC but I found a cheap converter on amazon that spits out 480i over component and its been working fine so far.

[@riggel8804]

Dude. My wife and I are watching 80s shlock all the time. We watched Battle Beyond the Stars bout 2 weeks ago. I recommend. Can you use vlc media player? That's my preferred method with my crts. You can crop the image 10 different ways. I usually crop it 16:10 or 16:9 for wide-screen movies. 4:3 cuts too much off. I've been wanting to do a video on my setup. I think it's power level is over 9000. It's reached it's final form.

[@segatasankuro]

@@riggel8804 Yes. Vlc all the way. I keep fucking around with cropping and resolutions sometimes that I end up not watching anything lol. I also tried watching stuff with a hacked PS3 using a program called Movian and it was great but having to convert and move files all the time started to become too much after a while.

[@riggel8804]

@@segatasankuro oh god that's me with the MiSTer. Sometimes I can't play a game game because I got too many games to play.

[@KindaCool]

Tried playing some tate with my Sony trinitron PC monitor from the late 80s (still 15khz though) and it his has the curved glass issue you were describing with your BVM/PVM. Once you see it/experience it, you can’t unsee it…

[@joostdk6839]

The discoloration is from the magnets of off the other TV's speakers. The big tv has big speakers = big magnetic field, distorts the colors on the small tv... In other words the small TV has issues with the big ones magnetic field... its to close dude

[@riggel8804]

I was thinking the same thing. I've had 2 other tvs tate like this with no problem...I'm going to pull the tv away this weekend and see what happens.

[@riggel8804]

Just checked it. You were right. I fix this weekend.

[@riggel8804]

Any ideas on what I could place between the 2 tvs? Sheet of steel?

[@messageman5181]

@@riggel8804 any ferromagnetic metals are what you would be looking for, that or distancing the TVs from eachother

[@riggel8804]

@@messageman5181 distancing aint gonna happen. What should I look for at home depot/thrift store? Hvac?sheet of steel? What about tin foil?

[@liamconverse8950]

I have a Sony KV-24FS120 and the way its shaped I think I'd have to build a special piece of furniture to put it in tate mode

[@riggel8804]

I had to build a little wooden step for one of my wegas to put in tate. It was rounded on the sides. It was a pain. Should be less of a pain with a 24 incher though

[@liamconverse8950]

@@riggel8804 No I mean the way it's shaped is totally different so it would require more than that

[@riggel8804]

@@liamconverse8950 good luck

[@dylanjastle]

Making me want to get back on the hunt! I had the worst luck with geometry on flat tubes so I gave up. I have a 32in jvc that has been my main for a year or two. S-video looks better on it than the fv300 I had for a short while. But component on the fv300 was nuts! And the geometry was decent for a flat panel. Maybe I'll start keeping an eye on craig's list again..

[@riggel8804]

I pretty much gave up on picking up crts. It's dried up in Southern Cali. Get em while you can....I had a fv300 for awhile. Component was jaw dropping on that thing.

[@benjaminyoung9694]

anyone else getting crazy high freq sound from this video?

[@futurematt5]

The Sony 27 inch looked the business in tate I thought! You got some serious flatscreens and I like the ghetto woodwork reminds me of my own setup which has probably too much wood going on, I gotta rack that shit somehow.

[@riggel8804]

I love the old 90s and 80s wood entertainment centers. You can find really nice furniture designed for crts dirt cheap. Nobody wants them anymore- Can't fit a 60 inch lcd in them

[@sephist]

Youi have an awesome set up

[@riggel8804]

thank

[@retroromsspa1061]

Exelente video amigo en tu opinion personal que es megor sony con su rejilla de apertura o philips con su mascara de sombras

[@riggel8804]

Sony is king but the Toshiba Colorstream 32 inch and 36 inch models are probably superior.

[@davidbenning10]

@@riggel8804 Is the 32” Toshiba Colorstream tv good for movie watching?

[@riggel8804]

@@davidbenning10 ye

[@davidbenning10]

@@riggel8804 Woo! 🙌

[@ЕвгенийКорнильцев-б5э]

Impressive, very nice

[@RetrofIex]

Hey Riggel, if I gently lay a CRT face down in the back of my SUV, just to transport it home, is there any risk? I just dont want it to fall down since i dont have any rope or bungees to fasten it in place.

[@riggel8804]

That's a good way to transport it. Put a blanket down first and lay the crt glass side down on the blanket. If it's a flatscreen you will be fine. If it's a bubble tube it's a little harder to do without cracking the glass. I always use tie downs and just sit it on it's but in my hatchback.

[@wyattbernhard5855]

We'd get ten of those heavy things every couple days at goodwill

[@riggel8804]

Those were the days...

[@ShootoFighter79]

Nice setup! Been getting back into grabbing CRTs again to connect all my older consoles. I have 5 now. 3 Trinitrons 36/32/27 inch. A nice 27 inch Toshiba. And a JVC D’Art 20inch for my Tate setup. Nothing beats a good CRT for retro gaming. Especially when connected to component. Been watching CRTcade on KZbin for years and always loved his setups. Wanted one for myself. Started looking around for other people who have similar setups cause I wanted to see what other ways people setup their CRTs. Ran into your channel. Lots of cool ideas I’ve learned watching your channel. Here’s my temporary setup until I finish building my dedicated gameroom. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-tfaiBmZdnraM Cheers

[@davidbenning10]

I want to get a nice 13” or 14” for easy moving and just to keep in my room at close distance. I found a Sony KV-13FS100 which surprisingly has component input but no s-video. I’ve read that smaller CRTs appear to have a sharper image, don’t know if that’s true. Would the 13FS100 be a decent little tv set?

[@riggel8804]

Ye

[@davidbenning10]

@@riggel8804 Heh 😏

[@Kimchii]

I just realized that my pet monster, it was my first stuffed animal in the late 90s when I was born is your profile. I was wondering also are you willing to part with any of your sony trinitrons? im having a hard time finding a 36inch id be willing to drive however far i need.

[@riggel8804]

na. I'm keeping my Trinis. If I get rid of anything it will be my d series next. Good luck dude. It's getting rough out there.

[@johndee759]

Awesome. Congratulations on putting your consumer CRTs in Tate.

[@riggel8804]

Thanks. I love vertical scan lines.

[@ShamanNoodles]

I actually have Dimahoo on CPS2 =) Awesome game, wish i didnt suck at it!

[@riggel8804]

Hell yeah my dude. I love Rizing. Sorcer stiker came out this week on the MiSTer I'm going to record a 1cc in celebration.

[@ghostbombl8034]

When I flip mine on its side.I have to turn off on than it fix the color.It never dos that again.

[@riggel8804]

I tried. Didn't work. Thanks anyway

[@abandonedprogram9391]

actually it's pronounced "tate" named after the late swedish inventor andrew tate

[@crtautist220]

first

[@anonamatron]

I know you're pronouncing the word the "right" way, but it sounds so so so so so so so so dumb to say "tah tay".

[@riggel8804]

Feels a little gross.

[@oliverpuhp8287]

Hey Riggel, love these detailed videos? Are you only on here. :9 you have any social media?

[@riggel8804]

Na. I used to go on reddit crt but i haven't been on there in awhile

[@oliverpuhp8287]

@@riggel8804 I hear ya… quick question, I think I might’ve heard you mention retrotink on some of your videos… would I be able to use “RGB2COMP” on a crt to get RGB… without having to modify the crt?

[@justsayin4632]

@@oliverpuhp8287 it’s not technically RGB, but yes it’ll look amazing over component. That’s on my setup and it looks perfect. Just get the 240P test suite on which ever system you plan on gaming on most and then dial everything in.

[@oliverpuhp8287]

@@justsayin4632 I’ve been switching from like 3 different CRT’s to get the right look… what type of setup do you have if you don’t mind me asking?

[@justsayin4632]

@@oliverpuhp8287 For CRT’s, I’m a Sony snob, but there’s lots of good brands in the space (so long as the tv has component inputs). I currently have a 36” Sony XBR for the majority of 240p content. I just picked up a 27” Sony CRT that is now my dedicated vertical shooter screen (it lives on its left side). All pre-Dreamcast consoles are using Scart cables, going to a gscart switch, which then goes to a retrotink RGB2COMPONENT. My setup gets a little unique after this as most would then go straight to the CRT (which is what you should do). But I wanted to be able to do direct comparisons on lag (and other general tests) against LCDs. So I then have a component switcher with 6 inputs and dual outputs that can send the same input to two monitors, or two DIFFERENT inputs to two monitors. So I can do 240p test suite lag tests on any LCDs I have, as well as run everything from Dreamcast to Wii (the native component cable consoles) thru the component switch as well. That way for those weird DC-to-Wii consoles that had a lot of content that spanned everything from 240p all the way up to 720p (and even 1080i), I’ll always have have either a CRT or LCD that can handle whatever I need it to. No wire switching needed. But a normal dedicated CRT setup would end at the RGB2COMPONENT converter step above.👍🏽 You could also forgo the scart switch if you don’t mind swapping scart cables as needed (or won’t have that many consoles). The scart switch IS the most expensive piece in this chain by a long shot. The Wii Virtual Console games in 240p mode on a CRT via component is amazing. Definitely equal to original hardware if it’s done right.