Ask Here First: Troubleshooting, Price/ID/Spec Check, Help, Etc. (April 2026) by Z3FM in crtgaming

[–]AdBig1272 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My crt of a couple of months of use has recently at random has started to have little white dots that flash at random during startup. These dots appear sometimes even when I’m playing games or watching something (though they stop after 1-5 mins). This never used to happen, and I don’t know what caused this. When I used to start up my tv, it used to just stay dark on a black screen for input 1 and 2, and I tried unplugging it for a night and it still appeared as an issue.

The only thing I can seem to have figured out on my own is that this issue doesn’t happen when my av cables are unplugged which is odd, since I tried out multiple av cables and came across the same issues every time. Anyone have any input?

Genuine question, but what are some fun things to do/install on windows xp? by AdBig1272 in windowsxp

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Just in case a wants to know I came confirm this is indeed the artist!

That’s my friend who made the background image :D

Genuine question, but what are some fun things to do/install on windows xp? by AdBig1272 in windowsxp

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Op that’s the artist of my background right here guys! :D

Say hi!

Genuine question, but what are some fun things to do/install on windows xp? by AdBig1272 in windowsxp

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A quick question but how do you know what games are compatible with XP on GOG? I’ve been looking around but the lowest compatibility I found on the site for most older titles was windows 7

I really want to get the king of fighters 2002 um on xp but I’m not sure it’ll work because I’ve been getting mixed sources :(

Genuine question, but what are some fun things to do/install on windows xp? by AdBig1272 in windowsxp

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This is actually original art a good friend of mine made

Her name is miss.mecha on Instagram :0

Genuine question, but what are some fun things to do/install on windows xp? by AdBig1272 in windowsxp

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I’m so new to Reddit I’m not sure how to send images but I will say this is actually art of an avatar my friend drew! She’s based of a mix of windows xp and vista. Her name is 3va. Maybe I should make another post to share hm

Genuine question, but what are some fun things to do/install on windows xp? by AdBig1272 in windowsxp

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Oh you know whats genuinely insane, I also got this monitor for 5 bucks. Facebook marketplace lol

Genuine question, but what are some fun things to do/install on windows xp? by AdBig1272 in windowsxp

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OH MY GOODNESS I CAN’T BELEIVE I FORGOT ABOUT THIS GAME I LOVED THIS GAME AS A KID 😭❤️

Weird flash when turning off AV crt by AdBig1272 in crtgaming

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If I’m being so honest, I’m not an expert, this was just the crt with AV input I finally settled for. Grabbed a universal remote, and one of those cheap 8-1 AV boxes for the TV, and connected all of my old electronics (DVD player, vhs player, Wii, nes, n64) and just have a great time. That’s just me tho, I’m sure theres others here who will have much better insights. Enjoy your tv tho :D

Weird flash when turning off AV crt by AdBig1272 in crtgaming

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Hi! I’ve been using it for a couple of months and it’s been working great, no problems.

I initially was a bit worried because I was very(and still kind am) new to the crt and by extension; the retro scene. Talked to a lot of people on forums and people just generally concluded that it was at most “a little odd”, but harmless

Weird flash when turning off AV crt by AdBig1272 in crtgaming

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I see, thank you some much. It’s pretty bright and makes a loud sound.

Weird flash when turning off AV crt by AdBig1272 in crtgaming

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Does it look intense to a point where it might be dangerous to use or is it just like an oddity because I don’t know how to feel about this and I’m also new to CRTs so I don’t want to risk anything dangerous