I have one of these from a animation studio that was recycling their old equipment and picked it up for free as they had to pay to dispose of it. The Fw900 was honestly in mint condition and well cared for. The color of yours with purple on the back is the same as mine being different from the top housing. I do feel beyond lucky to just know a person who knew I liked "old tvs" at the right time and place.
@kode33 ай бұрын
20 years ago I picked up 4 of these from a company that went under, $150 each with the BNC to DVI cables included.
@Puretea47113 ай бұрын
nice, 4 days ago i had 2 cheeseburgers with fried and a coke included.....
@kode33 ай бұрын
@@Puretea4711 bet you’ve got nasty diarrhea by now.
@haloharry973 ай бұрын
@@Puretea4711 4h ago i had spaghetti bolognese and Pepsi max included.........
@shade2213 ай бұрын
@@Puretea4711 fast food prices are really crazy now huh.
@kaboommusicmixer81493 ай бұрын
Red alert
@AlexanderWeurding3 ай бұрын
Thanks from The Netherlands! Triniton Rules!
@KuronoNeko3 ай бұрын
I have kept two FW-900s I had gotten in the late 2000s in hopes to find someone able to repair/restore them one day. That's how I found this channel by referral, since no one was willing nor able. I hope to be in contact sometime down the road.
@dwightdixon85083 ай бұрын
That’s an incredible Sony right there. Really unfortunate no shops close that sells CRTs refurbished or not in my area. Ah well can enjoy these vids nonetheless
@RetroGamingBase3 ай бұрын
Very interesting! I have 5 of these and need to adjust them soon. I will look here again if I sneed advice 😊
@christiansanden80053 ай бұрын
I hade one of these, wow that thing was heavy! Awesome sound and picture!
@basedhalcyon8 күн бұрын
if money were no object, I'd have two of these
@tushar81333 ай бұрын
Congratulations for your new headquarter 👍
@thefieldsofdawn3 ай бұрын
Amazing video as always. Mine is running great today, but I know it’s inevitably going to need some repairs. I know who I’ll be sending it to!
@Charlie-Cat.3 ай бұрын
I always wanted to own this unit Steve. I mean, I was so close to own one that I regret not doing so. Still wish I do bro. Now I have to make it my business to do so. 8^) Anthony..
@buriedbits60272 ай бұрын
I have a Sony E500 that I am working on. I am surprised how similar if not identical it looks to your Sony.
@x0j3 ай бұрын
how much does your UPS guy hate you? Mine is kinda passive aggressive to me and I only get 1-2 packages a month (if that)
@buriedbits60273 ай бұрын
The slideshow reveals how close the boards look to those on an E500 which I am currently slowly (emphasized) going through.
@SoulbentAnime3 ай бұрын
What do you think of the Laser-powered phosphor displays? LPDs? Supposed to similar to CRTs only they seem to be technology that will still be used and manufactured for the time being?
@jackscalfani5553 ай бұрын
I own a CPD-G500. I think it’s the best Sony PC monitor I will ever have since the GDM-FW900 is unobtainable to me.
@RetroTechUSA3 ай бұрын
You never know. The good thing about old tech is sometimes the most valuable pieces end up in your neighbor's trash one day and you score a free top level CRT.
@adamplechaty3 ай бұрын
never say never, I got my FW900 a few months after I watched that infamous DF video while saying "never gonna get this thing"
@wg85613 ай бұрын
@@adamplechatyha mee too. A local guy had a few to sell so I pounced on it. Set me back $1500 but I ended up selling an extra D24 that more than made up for it
@chopinhoven3 ай бұрын
thank you so much for the amazing work . i wish to see how to restore the vivid colors for trinitron pc crt monitor using windas
@thej37993 ай бұрын
I want one of these so bad. I have since it came out. I used to have a great Mitsubishi crt. But i got rid of it in a moment of madness.
@Wobble20073 ай бұрын
I wonder if Artemio would be up for releasing a PC version (Windows/Linux/MAC) of his test suite, along with the higher resolutions for CRT PCM's up to 2048x1556p, and perhaps even some new stuff for OLED monitors for those of us wo like to use them for CRT emulation, just a thought.
@mordetx13 ай бұрын
NEC Suite already exists and serves that purpose. Check it out.
@Wobble20073 ай бұрын
@@mordetx1 I have that, it's fine, not anywhere as expansive as the Artemio test suite though, or most importantly, as dope.
@Vvewa3 ай бұрын
couldnt you just emulate a test suite with retroarch?
@Wobble20073 ай бұрын
@@Vvewa Of course you can, but you wouldn't have PC specific options.
@wg85613 ай бұрын
Got one in my man cave. It's incredible but I don't use it enough.
@jonathansacci23253 ай бұрын
Great Video Steve! Thank you!
@MKR32383 ай бұрын
my August 2003 fw900 had the same color mis-match on the back. its like this from the factory
@sveltestworm653 ай бұрын
Every time I look for a crt locally on the internet they are always across the country is there any shops locally that re sells them? Like pawn shops?
@thomas210003 ай бұрын
I always wondered why are computers monitors better at geometry and convergence compared to video monitors or TVs ?
@sveltestworm653 ай бұрын
I think it has to do with the size? That’s my theory
@shade2213 ай бұрын
better quality hardware in general, but also computer monitors had more of the picture tube covered up by bezels to square off the image and keep the image closer to the center where geometry and convergence are generally more accurate. thats where the whole screen size controversy (ie, "17-inch monitor" is really 16 inches because 1 inch of the tube's perimeter is covered by the bezels) comes from
@alexlefevre35553 ай бұрын
This monitor is literally build to withstand a close range suitcase nuke. The inner shields were like a skeleton.
@guillermozalles93033 ай бұрын
Cool
@joaomontesinos3 ай бұрын
Hell yea
@xTHETRAINx3 ай бұрын
I got a storage unit full of these bout to unload to some suckers 😂
@easa1912svk3 ай бұрын
How many of them? :D
@aaron53643 ай бұрын
Ok mr. butthead. You could also find people locally who have a passion for this sort of thing and sell them for a reasonable price.
@guillermozalles93033 ай бұрын
You might regret it when the prices soar.
@NotEvenOnce26 күн бұрын
I have a Viewsonic E70fb crt and the image shrinks and tilts every now and then so I have to use the buttons on the monitor to tilt back and "stretch" out the image again. Any idea what's causing this and is there any way to fix it?
@shade2213 ай бұрын
what game is that at 13:21?
@seasonsalt32283 ай бұрын
🤘
@toqertv3 ай бұрын
So what's the deal with the red capacitors? I'm doing a recap on an arcade monitor (streaming the effort the last few nights on my channel) and the board was populated with several of these. Everything is being replaced with Nichicon 105c rated, but still curious what the red ones are all about?
@RetroTechUSA3 ай бұрын
It's just another brand here in the USA. Werth Capacitors.
@toqertv3 ай бұрын
@@RetroTechUSA Ahh thanks man, was worried I was replacing them with the wrong thing.
@Koverasx3 ай бұрын
@@RetroTechUSA Wurth Capacitors ;)
@mariokart87152 ай бұрын
You’re not working too much in the CRT bunker anymore. It’s just used for retro tech storage.
@BanditsBest6862 ай бұрын
hows your health been lately RT? still same ol same ol or getting better?
@joelpichette2 ай бұрын
grab a quality white eraser and scrub the front pannel for as long as the plastic doesn't change colour, thank me later.
@ronniesosin32653 ай бұрын
What was wrong with it? I remember when you first got it a few years back and it wouldn’t turn on.
@braydenh1903 ай бұрын
My poor road find CRT is starting to die after a few years. Sharp Linytron 13" (13rv69) Mfd. '89. I know it needs new caps according to reddit. I cant for the life of me find an owners manual or schematics.
@RetroTechUSA3 ай бұрын
Oh man, I have one of those and it's not working either. Maybe one day I'll have time to work on it
@braydenh1903 ай бұрын
@@RetroTechUSAI hope you get a chance to work on it too and make a video out of it. This little guy has been with me for years. Maybe I can try to have a fan behind it for circulation to keep the temps down till I either find out how to have it fixed or it dies on me all together
@mariokart87152 ай бұрын
That TV was made the same year as the Sharp TV with a built in NES. Please try to find one of those.
@aaron53643 ай бұрын
Mitsu Diamondtron is superior
@easa1912svk3 ай бұрын
No, its not. Its different, better there and worse in another aspect, but its definitely not superior. I have and had dozens of them.