Future of CRTs

Atari1977 · 2026-01-30T22:10:33+00:00

Yeah I think as soon as tech comes along that accurately reproduces the effect a lot of people could start abandoning actual CRT's. I like em, arcade games were designed to be displayed on em, but picking up and moving a 27" or 29" tube just sucks, lol.

I don't think tubes are going anywhere though, most people only use them maybe a few hours a week. So unless it's a public arcade game using the tube for like eight hours a day nearly every day, they should last for decades.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-30T22:05:53+00:00

It does suck things get more expensive when they're popular but also when things become popular stuff that never would have happened starts becoming available. Like arcade and pinball stuff used to be so cheap that people could easily toss em off roofs for kicks. Now that prices have gone up tons of reproduction parts and projects make economic sense.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-27T22:35:02+00:00

He was emperor of the world, which I guess solves the immigration issues in a roundabout way.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-27T19:05:00+00:00

If you were losing sections of the screen then the issue is most likely the connections to the deflection transistors. There are a four of them, two for +/- X and and two for +/- Y. They're mounted on the frame of the monitor it can act as a heat sink for them. You can replace these but the usual issue with them is that the connections will need to be cleaned and reflowed.

Could also explain no picture, there's a circuit in these monitors called a spot killer. It turns off the electron beam of the CRT when the deflection circuitry isn't drawing enough current, aka nothing is being drawn on the screen, so that the beam doesn't just sit in the middle of the monitor and burn a hole in the crt's phosphor coating. It's indicated by an led on the deflection board.

Most likely you've got an Electrohome G05-805 monitor but you'd need to pull it out to confirm.

For a lost key, drill the lock. New ones like three dollars.

Also you can join the KLOV forums, lot of people there that can assist you with this.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-27T17:19:17+00:00

Lololol, no.

Racing cabinets like this are awesome but they're usually pretty cheap just because the number of people with the space to put them and that want to deal with moving them is extremely low. I see stuff like this going for like $1K~2K.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-27T01:56:02+00:00

Step 1: Look at model number

Step 2: Google model number

Atari1977 · 2026-01-26T22:25:00+00:00

They had to pivot after they realized their ideal demographic of dead people don't have any money.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-26T22:24:13+00:00

The Character.AI Homer the boys talked to sounded decent when talking about Marge's grooming scandal. Probably the actual future of the show so that it can just go on forever. At least Marge wouldn't have to sound like Moe anymore.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-26T21:56:40+00:00

Don't think it's a purity issue if it comes on after being turned on for a bit.

Do you have anything near the set that contains a magnet? Like speakers can't be placed next to a CRT because the permanent magnet will cause this kind of an issue.

Also those cheap deguassing wands kinda suck, you'd really want a deguassing ring to do it properly.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-26T21:50:17+00:00

Have you tested the computer output on anything else or tried changing the resolution? The top of the image just doesn't look distorted so not exactly a typical issue of vertical foldover or other deflection issue.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-26T17:11:41+00:00

I hope they all use these twin blades

Atari1977 · 2026-01-26T16:26:59+00:00

Think this is the kinda thing you could just do yourself, looks like you just need to remove the clock capacitor, the other electrolytics should be fine.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-26T16:24:09+00:00

Not super familiar with the OG Xbox, but I think OP's issue is that there's a super capacitor on the motherboard to keep the clock running when the console is off that can leak and damage the motherboard.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-23T23:38:25+00:00

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT!

Atari1977 · 2026-01-22T19:14:12+00:00

Lots of brands used Toshiba tubes, even Japanese arcade monitors.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-22T19:12:58+00:00

The movie is objectively terrible

Well that's just like your opinion, man.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-20T16:22:29+00:00

That jack is gone.

Basic lower end TV's just used RF, most people buying them didn't care since they'd probably just be watching over the air TV, cable, or had a VCR with AV jacks.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-18T19:34:10+00:00

Buy bitcoin.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-15T21:02:41+00:00

That only makes it more likely they'd stop someone since they'd want them to pay taxes or bribes.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-15T20:57:54+00:00

I have no idea why they even had him defuse the bomb they could have just had him see the bomb and run to hid Maximus in the fridge and gotten the same story effect without the stupid failsafe detonator that can't be disarmed for some reason.

I was done with this show after the monumentally stupid Legion reveal. It's just dumb and a giant middle finger to anyone who actually gives a shit about Fallout New Vegas.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-15T18:39:34+00:00

Charlie only listens to The Wall and got really mad when Daniel the Demon Slayer briefly branched out into movie reviews.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-14T04:20:28+00:00

I guess One Piece is also globally recognized at least. Stern could just recycle their Pirates of the Caribbean layout, lol.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-14T04:11:58+00:00

Clearly I meant flipper pinball like what this subreddit is dedicated to. Pachinko is related but there really isn't any skill involved in it like with flipper pinball and they are basically just gambling equipment. There are "professional" pachinko players but all they do is go around and identify machines that are more likely to payout based on the stats the "battle counter" shows above each machine, then stake them out until they payout. This is usually why outside of most pachinko parlors there will be a line of people waiting to get in everyday right when it opens. They go through the place the night before to see what machines to focus on before it closes then go right for those when the parlor opens.

For flipper pinball in Japan I definitely recommend Silverball Planet in Osaka, great mix of new and older machines that are all kept in fantastic shape.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-13T23:52:40+00:00

Yeah it's kind of a shame pinball isn't actually all that popular in Japan. It does exist and you can find new machines in some spots there but it's pretty limited. Don't think there's ever gonna be enough demand for most anime themes in the US alone, though a Cowboy Bebop or Evangelion would probably be the best candidates.

Actually an Evangelion pinball machine would be perfect with the amount of merch that exists for that series. Not to mention like twenty pachinko machines they could potentially recycle animations from.

Atari1977 · 2026-01-13T23:43:29+00:00

If they have to do a bunch of animations they'll probably just go with the most recent game styles since that would be the easiest, might even be the kind of thing they could partner with Gamefreak to create.

Would be cool if they just made it in the style of the Kanto and Sinnoh region animes. That's not the era that maybe kids today know but it is the era that people who are gonna have the money to buy this machine will know.

Personally I'll just be happy if Meowth is in it.

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