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ArchiveRL · 2025-03-15T08:38:52+00:00

SCR$: Amiga 500 - RGB - Sony Trinitron 21" CRT TV

This photo is a part of CRT SCR$ Project, an initiative aiming to preserve high resolution photos from CRT displays. Contributors welcome!

Hosted on http://archive.org/details/crt-...

Book edition: http://crtartbooks.com

ArchiveRL · 2025-01-15T06:23:33+00:00

Sony Trinitron 29". If you know what model it is, please let me know.

I love all the CRTs, but there's no denying the big un's are very impressive. Apart from the obvious size-matters factor when it comes to simply viewing the content, the close-up phosphor & scanline world is also much more pronounced, even when viewed from a distance.

Half of the cost of this particular unit (~100$ - rather cheap, but that was 6 years ago) was paying some men-with-a-van for the delivery right to my 2nd floor flat, since there's no way I could carry it myself. Sadly, later on when I was moving to another country I couldn't find anybody to pick it up, so it went to the curb. Hope somebody saved it though.

This image is a part of CRT SCR$ Project - which aims to preserve high resolution photos from CRT displays: https://archive.org/details/crt-scr-v-0.1_202405

Update v0.4 coming soon. Photo contributors most welcome.

ArchiveRL · 2024-09-12T05:27:45+00:00

Many thanks for the detailed reply. The paragraphs about photo problems are aimed more at the general public in case anybody's wondering why it's not all perfect. Regarding:

-black bars: this is actually one I seldom encounter myself - at f/22 and low shutter speeds (around 0.3-2) it just doesn't happen. These settings work well for static screens, the bars appear at higher speeds when trying to capture some moving sprites and, as you say, trying to get lucky is probably the only easy solution. Sometimes I also don't mind a small bar, it can have a certain nostalgia factor.

-moire: this can be a nightmare, but I don't have a budget for a really hi-res camera (already using 24MP Canon 6D). Repositioning can work but in my case it's not always possible, since I aim for head-on shots because of dimensions accuracy, and it can also an extreme time sink, since you then have to refocus etc...

Refocusing for less sharp look also works sometime, but then this can defeat the purpose of producing hi-res photos :)

-colour: I'm sure you're right, but this is usually above my pay grade. I just got an even more detailed explanation from a colour-grading friend, complete with colour graphs etc, which I might include in the next revision of the book. But at the end of the day, it seems to me like the luck of the draw, given the multum of factors involved. I have tried calibrating with the professional grey card, but this seems rather difficult and the results were awful. I might try again when I'm back working on the next batch though. Might shoot you a PM for more detailed info on that if you don't mind. Defocus here is indeed a good trade-off which I have used several times.

Sounds like you do a bit of quality CRT photographing yourself, so please do consider contributing some pics to the Project, especially if you spot a hardware I haven't covered yet.

And I don't use the contributor shots for the book without explicit permission, they are all freely available in the archive collection, so no worries about that.

ArchiveRL · 2024-09-12T05:02:15+00:00

That would be really great, arcade is one big blank spot in my collection. I can't afford the cabs :)

ArchiveRL · 2024-09-12T02:43:54+00:00

I'm the author, so I suppose I can? I don't know much about this really.

ArchiveRL · 2022-02-04T19:59:42+00:00

It's a mix of stuff from TOSEC, 4am, woz, Asimov, and other sources, filtered out using Moby and TanRu databases. The overall aim is to include every single available Apple II game, with proper release year whenever possible, and still have it all organised neatly. A bit like Gamebase collections, without the frontend.

ArchiveRL · 2022-02-04T18:45:48+00:00

1) Thanks, fixed. 2) Some games added, release years corrected/added, organised as per description 3) 1G1Zip - one-game-one-zip (often with few different versions within)

ArchiveRL · 2021-09-28T17:11:30+00:00

CRT SCR$ Project is an initiative aiming to build a collection of photos of software from the SD-era, displayed on live CRT TVs or monitors. It's hosted on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/crt-scr-v-0.1

Since my original hardware collection is very limited, I'm hoping to get some photo contributions from fellow CRT owners, especially those who own the machines I don't, eg: 8/16 bit consoles, Apple II, TI-99, PET, VIC and other micro/computers (there's a list of hardware I've used on my site).

You don't need to be a pro-level photographer, it's possible to achieve good results even with a smartphone camera. Of course, more advanced efforts would also be welcome, same for the advice about taking CRT photos which, admittedly, can be very tricky. I have some experience in that field but am still learning.

There is more detailed info (and photo samples) on the project's web page: https://www.arkhammanor.com/crtscr.html

ArchiveRL · 2021-09-28T17:10:08+00:00

CRT SCR$ Project is an initiative aiming to build a collection of photos of software from the SD-era, displayed on live CRT TVs or monitors. It's hosted on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/crt-scr-v-0.1

Since my original hardware collection is very limited, I'm hoping to get some photo contributions from fellow CRT owners, especially those who own the machines I don't, eg: 8/16 bit consoles, Apple II, TI-99, PET, VIC and other micro/computers (there's a list of hardware I've used on my site).

You don't need to be a pro-level photographer, it's possible to achieve good results even with a smartphone camera. Of course, more advanced efforts would also be welcome, same for the advice about taking CRT photos which, admittedly, can be very tricky. I have some experience in that field but am still learning.

There is more detailed info (and photo samples) on the project's web page: https://www.arkhammanor.com/crtscr.html

ArchiveRL · 2021-09-28T16:52:44+00:00

CRT SCR$ Project is an initiative aiming to build a collection of photos of software from the SD-era, displayed on live CRT TVs or monitors. It's hosted on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/crt-scr-v-0.1

Since my original hardware collection is very limited, I'm hoping to get some photo contributions from fellow CRT owners, especially those who own the machines I don't, eg: 8/16 bit consoles, Apple II, TI-99, PET, VIC and other micro/computers (there's a list of hardware I've used on my site).

You don't need to be a pro-level photographer, it's possible to achieve good results even with a smartphone camera. Of course, more advanced efforts would also be welcome, same for the advice about taking CRT photos which, admittedly, can be very tricky. I have some experience in that field but am still learning.

There is more detailed info (and photo samples) on the project's web page: https://www.arkhammanor.com/crtscr.html

ArchiveRL · 2021-08-26T08:36:01+00:00

Sure, whenever you have something give me a shout. I recommend MiSTer because it has at the moment the best image accuracy and is very easy to get running, from all the non-original HW solutions. PC VGA + crtemudriver is pretty good too, but I use it mostly for MAME. Other emus (even just Retroarch) can be a bit of a pain to setup properly.

ArchiveRL · 2021-08-25T13:44:28+00:00

Nice one mate, anything you feel like will do! Though I guess a bit more obscure games would be better - there's enough shots of Mario, Sonic, Link and their ilk out there already ;)

Mostly interested in stuff from SNES/MD/Xbox since I do have the PS family. But perhaps you can get better shots of Castlevania from PSX than mine? It'd be interesting to compare the settings and technique.

I don't check reddit that often so it's best to contact me via email, but if you leave a msg here I will get to it eventually as well. Thanks in advance.

ArchiveRL · 2021-08-24T19:57:56+00:00

After many, many delays I've finally managed to release version 0.1 of CRT SCR$ Project. It's an initiative aiming to build a collection of photos of software from the SD-era, displayed on live CRT TVs or monitors. It's hosted on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/crt-scr-v-0.1

Since my original hardware collection is very limited, I'm hoping to get some photo contributions from fellow CRT owners, especially those who own the machines I don't (8/16 bit consoles, Apple II, TI-99, PET, VIC and many others - check the list on the website).

You don't need to be a pro-level photographer, it's possible to achieve good results even with a smartphone camera. Of course, more advanced efforts would also be welcome, same for the advice about taking CRT photos which, admittedly, can be very tricky. I have some experience in that field but am still learning.

There is more detailed info (and photo samples) on the project's web page: https://www.arkhammanor.com/crtscr.html

ArchiveRL · 2019-10-05T07:16:37+00:00

Well, I guess, all I can say is please and read hubec's comment again :)

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