#Trinitron

2026-01-26

i have no idea how well known this is, but i never see people talk about it.

when Blade Runner: The Final Cut was released in 2007, there were several different dvd/blu-ray/hd-dvd editions. there was a single-disc (film-only) version, a 2-disc, and a massive 5-disc edition.

the 2-disc, and five-disc editions both include an incredible 3.5h making-of documentary called Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner.

it's not easy to find a streamable copy online unfortunately. there's a low quality version with spanish subs burned in here, at least:
archive.org/download/dangerous

#film #bladeRunner #movies #documentary #dvd #physicalMedia #crt #trinitron

2025-12-29

$30 #Trinitron #CRT, $10 audiophile speakers, $20 amp. We've never been more back. I'm hearing parts of #SSBM I never heard. These cheap speakers are better than 95-100% of speakers that have ever been built into a TV.

After learning the patent for Trinitron expired in 1998, I wonder if any old early 2000s CRT will do the job (regardless of if it uses a Trinitron-style aperture grille). I just can't reconcile how good that Sharp TV looked. Scroll up to see more.

This TV "seems" to have some drift on the left-right axis but I'm not enough of an expert to say for sure.

If you're in the midwest where CRTs are nearly free, don't overpay. 27 inch and up CRTs are very easy to get. 18 inch and up are out there. If I paid $100 for this I'd be pissed.

If it's your first CRT:

1. Get 240p test suite (Wii, Raspberry Pi, etc.) and test the TV before purchase. Moving them sucks.
2. Find something with decent geometry that doesn't need adjustment (Apparently perfect geometry is very hard to find, not worth worrying about)
3. Make sure it takes at least RCA (RGB > S-Video > RCA > coax)
4. Don't pay more than $50 and take your time on Facebook. CRTs are a dime a dozen except for PVMs, Trinitrons, and PC monitors. (As this thread indicates, non-PVM Trinitrons may be overhyped.)

CRT with bookshelf speakers showing Super Smash Bros. Melee
2025-12-05

Random Sharp #CRT I got on the side of the road seems about as good as the #Trinitron consumer grade TV I drove 2 hours to get. I tested them not next to each other, but in the same room, and I don't have a way to put the same signal in both TVs at once.

The Trinitron "should" beat the Sharp once I get S-Video, which the Sharp lacks. That's what made me think the Sharp was a budget display and not trying to have high picture quality.

I also got 240p test suite and as far as I know, the Sharp is perfect. No convergence issues, but the Trinitron does have a slight issue in the corner.

The soft consensus on /r/crtgaming is that consumer Trinitrons are nice, but not mindblowing. I'm inclined to agree. Based on these results, I suggest playing CRT roulette with whatever you can find semi-locally. Even better if you can bring 240p test suite and not buy the CRT if you don't like it. Don't overpay for a consumer Trinitron. Take your time and wait for the right deal.

2025-12-03

spent an hour testing my #Trinitron #CRT. need another hour in super mario world to double check everything works

2025-11-25

Finally got tiny #CRT for my study! These 10in #Trinitron TVs are awesome looking. Can’t wait to play Alex Kid on it!

2025-11-23

Helped our friend who just had back surgery take a load of trash to the dump (partner drove, I did the lifting/hauling bit). Even got a free beer out of the deal.

Anyway, guess who found a 27" Sony Trinitron at the dump?? It's a KV-27FS120, and was a little soggy but not soaked. Here's hoping I can get this one fixed up to sell!

#crt #sony #trinitron #television #upcycle #diy #project

A Sony CRT television, resting in the back seat of a grey pickup truck. The set is a little dirty as it was just rescued from the dump.
GripNewsGripNews
2025-08-22

🌘 1981 年 Sony Trinitron KV-3000R:史上最豪華的 Trinitron 顯示器!!!
➤ 探索 1981 年售價萬元美金的頂級 CRT 顯示器
youtube.com/watch?v=jHG_I-9a7FY
本文深入探討了 1981 年推出的 Sony Trinitron KV-3000R 電視,這款當時售價高達一萬美元的顯示器,以其無與倫比的奢華規格和頂級畫質,樹立了 CRT 電視的巔峯。作者透過影片深入解析其獨特之處,並鼓勵讀者透過 Patreon 贊助,以支持其對復古影音設備的保存與推廣。
+ 這臺電視看起來真是太驚人了!Sony 在那個時代的工藝真是令人印象深刻。
+ 萬元美金的電視,想像一下當時的價值!真希望現在還能看到這種高品質的 CRT 顯示器。

Kevin Karhan :verified:kkarhan@infosec.space
2025-07-08

@vwestlife damn...

  • So it's worse than abusing a #Trinitron "professional monitor" with #SDI input.

Which reminds me that I did in fact use that "garbage" B&W CRT you showcased as monitor for my original @RaspberryPi ...

And yes you don't want to run that above 80x25 chars or > 640x480 at all...

2025-06-30

I just remembered I have tickets for @demoparty_no in a couple of weeks. My first #demoparty in 25 years! I guess I'll have to pack a #486 and a #Trinitron ....

#demoscene #blackvalley

2025-06-17
Playing some MGS 3 on the tiny Broadcast Trinitron with my PS2 Slim, that I recently mounted all on a swivelling Ergotron monitor arm. Works out great, and looks cool in a cyberpunkish way.

#CRT #Trinitron #PS2 #MGS3 #retrogaming #cyberpunk #tubetvs #Sony #BroadcastCRT
Daniel Neumanremaster
2025-05-17

I found a better monitor.

An old beige pc and crt monitor with the text ”It’s now safe to turn off your computer.”
rootCompute:\rootcompute
2025-04-24

When somebody tells you they'll meet you in the Wal-Mart parking lot at 11 o'clock at night to give you a free Sony Trinitron, you go meet that person in the Wal-Mart parking lot at 11 o'clock at night for a free Sony Trinitron

My newly acquired Sony KV-27FS210 sitting on top of a TV stand in the corner of a room
2025-04-08

Saved from the trash today #Sony #Trinitron

My name is Gordogordoooo_z@hachyderm.io
2025-03-30

It''s always wild to me when I see regular everyday CRT TVs being sold for real actual money on Marketplace, with "TRINITRON" in all caps in the title. People are actually spending $100+ on the kinds of TVs that were in a large chunk of living rooms as recently as when the PS3 dropped.

I have to assume these are younger people getting into vintage gaming, reading online about how Trinitrons are the be-all-end-all of CRT TVs, but somebody really needs to tell them that these aren't the Kirby's Adventure of CRT technology; they were the best from the late 60s to the very end, and many are still kicking in basements and play rooms, ready to be given away for free to the first person who offers to carry them up the stairs.

If you are determining the value of an item from eBay listings, you are going to have a bad time. I promise you they made more than 12 copies of MUSHA back in the day. I'd be willing to bet they even mass produced them for a time.

#vintagegaming #trinitron #crt

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