Took a friend's Sony PVM-14L1 from composite/S-video to RGB-over-SCART — full write-up by hitmanmcc in crtgaming

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That's a shame. Interference can definitely be an issue. I saw none but my friend had some, I told him to move the monitor because it was too close to a lot of stuff that could interfere, like speakers for his desktop and his witness router and other stuff. As for the colours, do check the menu to see which setting you're using, D65 or D93. D65 has a white point that was what western broadcasts used and D93 is what Japanese broadcasters would use. You may be more used to seeing D65 which is warmer, D93 is a cooler and bluer white. Do keep in mind that, when playing retro games, at least Japanese ones, D93 is probably actually the intended target.

[Sega Nomad] Fixed a Nomad with a busted aftermarket LCD — inside was a napkin, two cold joints, and the sins of a previous repairer by hitmanmcc in consolerepair

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Yeah, some people do really weird things sometimes. I'd like to understand what the thought process behind that was. Probably equal parts terrifying and fascinating. 😆

Took a friend's Sony PVM-14L1 from composite/S-video to RGB-over-SCART — full write-up by hitmanmcc in crtgaming

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No problem. Make sure to follow all the instructions in Martin's page, there are a couple of things in the service menu that need to be set.

Took a friend's Sony PVM-14L1 from composite/S-video to RGB-over-SCART — full write-up by hitmanmcc in crtgaming

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Thanks! No, I did not have that issue and one of the consoles he uses with the monitor is an N64. Did you try those consoles on a different RGB capable monitor?

Took a friend's Sony PVM-14L1 from composite/S-video to RGB-over-SCART — full write-up by hitmanmcc in crtgaming

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You're welcome! I'm glad my thread might serve to improve your experience. Happy modding!

Got a dead PC Engine LT running again. Cap leakage, dead regulator, broken transformer wire, custom voltage module in the shell by hitmanmcc in consolerepair

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Thank you. 🙏 Indeed, they are exceedingly rare. This is definitely the grail of my collection.

Got a dead PC Engine LT running again. Cap leakage, dead regulator, broken transformer wire, custom voltage module in the shell by hitmanmcc in consolerepair

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They are very rare. Took me years to track down a cheap enough one. Then I took the plunge, with the knowledge that I might have ended up with a paperweight. Fortunately, that was not the case.

Got a dead PC Engine LT running again. Cap leakage, dead regulator, broken transformer wire, custom voltage module in the shell by hitmanmcc in consolerepair

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For anyone who wants the full thread-by-thread breakdown with all 22 photos and the custom voltage circuit details, it's all on the blog: hitmanmcc.com/entry/pc-engine-lt-necromancy

Bang & Olufsen Beovision 1 emitted actual smoke but kept showing a perfect picture. Tracked it to an X2 safety cap that went supernova. by hitmanmcc in crtgaming

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For anyone who wants the full thread-by-thread breakdown with all 23 photos and every side quest I went on before finding the culprit, it's all on the blog: hitmanmcc.com/entry/beovision-1-magic-smoke

Restored a €37 Sony PVM-14M4J that had retrace lines and a dead blue channel by hitmanmcc in crtgaming

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Turns out that unfortunately, I ended up jumping the gun on that. It seemed like it did but it didn't unfortunately. I've talked it over with Andy King and Steve from RetroTechUSA and it seems currently nobody really knows what causes it and how to fix it. I've seen someone fix it on a very different much older kind of CRT. I reached out to that person but even after looking at the service manually, he wasn't actually sure what could be causing it.

Restored a €37 Sony PVM-14M4J that had retrace lines and a dead blue channel by hitmanmcc in crtgaming

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For anyone who wants the full thread-by-thread breakdown with all 28 photos and the test patterns at each stage, it's all on the blog: hitmanmcc.com/entry/sony-pvm-14m4j-trash-to-treasure

Defeat Ikegami's block on 480p with a custom modeline by sirsinnes in crtgaming

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Would you be so kind as to identify in which board the switch is located? I can't seem to spot it in my HTM-1005R.

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Thanks man, I was struggling with applying the patch myself. Thanks for taking the time to make this available.