Such an awesome assortment of CRTs. I like that you're able to appreciate what each one has to offer. One of those 40" Mitsubishi's just popped up on Facebook an hour away from me in great condition with the matching stand. I can't imagine having to move that thing but I'm tempted to make the trip just to see it in person, lol. Such an awesome BEAST of a CRT!

Great photography in your video. The refresh rate of your CRTs sync up with your camera shutter speed perfectly. On point!

6:30 lmao i love that. great video man I love these so much. Been binging your channel recently

it breaks my heart when you say you brought wega's "to the dump". surely there must be someone in your area that would take it off your hands for free. they don't make these anymore so try to preserve them!

that last tv is crazy. never seen anything like that XD. the marble on top is hilarious and great. they knew people were setting drinks on top of TVs

I love your in-depth coverage of CRTs. Please keep it up! I've always been surprised to see that Panasonic doesn't get more love amongst retro gamers. My dad, a retired broadcast engineer, swore by them. My guess, that you touched on, is that their sets just tend to be basic AF. It's awesome that you were able to get your hands on a 27" one with component input. A 27" Panasonic with component is my dream CRT, but I'm also very happy to have recently scored a Sony KV27-FV300 for free. :)

Love your collection, thanks for sharing

Picked up a 36XBR200 with matching stand a few weeks ago! It's freaking incredible. Love it.

I love how you are able to capture the images with your camera. I know folks always ask how to do it. 60 is the key in your camera.

Great comparative video. I’ve also gone back to consumer sets for gaming and movies. I was using a BVM 20F1 and the colours were undeniably outstanding but the blacks were lacking, the 480i flicker was too noticeable in movies and gameplay on later Gen consoles and 20” is a great size but 27”+ is my sweet spot. Have been using German branded CRT’s with RGB input and they do an outstanding job.

An amazing set of TVs bro, I would name them lol. Hope you enjoy em forever! My nostalgia is for the shadow mask image bc that's what I grew up with, but my sense is aperture grilles have a longer "prime" bc you can set color/contrast/brightness relatively lower and still have a great picture. Idk for sure though, it's hard to track that stuff over time

highly underrate channel. great video as always!

Hey happy new year rigel hope all is well bro. Hate how I have to search for your videos even though I'm subscribed. I wish they would just be in my feed.

I picked up a KV-27VF300 on the weekend and while it has some issues it looks good compared to my 27" RCA truflat F400T I'm keeping the RCA because it was my TV back in the day and I know it has low hours. So if the Sony craps out I still have a CRT. I don't have a way yet to put the 240p test suite up on it, but ordered a cable for my pi 3.

Thanks for posting this! I actually like the look of the af43 and the fs12 over the 20m2 pvm from what I can tell. Difficult to say not seeing in person, but the pvm looks a little too sharp or blocky to me. I do like the pvm more than the d303.

Nice collection. I have a tiny Panasonic Roadshow crt/vcr combo which has been great so far. I recently bought a 1994 27” Sony Trinitron from Craigslist and it worked great for a week.. then conked out on me 😭 I absolutely love the look of this thing. It’s all black, not a flat screen and sounded great. Gonna take it in to a local repair guy and see if I can get it fixed. It would be sad to let this thing go. It’s the exact look and size I always dreamt of lol 📺

I had that 27” FS12 as you called it, but I actually don’t remember the model number. I rescued it from someone’s garbage and it worked pretty good. Played a fair amount of 240p gaming on it and while I thought it looked pretty good, the geometry was way out of wack. To a bothersome degree unfortunately. I intended to clean it up and attempt to really fix that but then it just died one day and I figured it wouldn’t be worth it, considering I have another 10 crt’s in my collection. So I got rid of it. Aside from the geometry issues, it didn’t look as good as yours appears to.

5:36 My parents had the 32 inch version of that one. I wish i hadn't let them give it away, but this was before i knew the value of CRTs for retro games.

Thank you for making this video! It was so cool to see a kind of comparison/observation video that only a select few in this world can make. :D. Last month, I had my friend over. Poor guy has helped me move some CRTS so he knows I love 'em. XD. When he came over, I put my GameCube to my JVC AV-27D201, PVM 20m2mdu, and KV-20FS100 (I didn't want to dig out my 27FS210) and fired them up at the same time. He'd never seen a consumer grade Trinitron vs a consumer grade slotmask vs a Sony PVM. The dude was so fascinated and made observations of them I hadn't even noticed and I've owned them all for a bit. He said he could see why I'm into them. I offered to look for a PVM for him but he barely has time to play even modern games. :P. Maybe in the future. Hope you keep having fun with your glorious sets!

Dude! I had that Panasonic growing up. I never realized how sharp it was back then. I'm not passing up on these low end Panasonics' anymore.

Great footage, makes me wanna get out my crt.

I knew you were going to compare that 3rd one to a PVM. Cause that was my first though when you zoom up on it.

the Sony Trinitron that you show first looks freakishly good, due to a feature called "Velocity Modification". you will find the setting under the video setting under VM. the tube in that thing was an extremely fine electron gun, an extremely fine aperture grill, and an advanced deflection yoke. threw whatever Sony magic they used they found a way to sharpen the picture. the guy that got mine from said as much before telling me that if I could load that 32in thing into the back of my truck he would give it to me for free. I had no idea the thing was damn near 250lbs. sadly, he passed away a few years back or I would ask him about it.

That XBR is gorgeous.

Awesome channel, keep it up

The comparison shots are excellent, nice work. That 27" wega and the toshiba AF are very impressive. I wouldn't be too concerned over finding a 310, it's a good set but highly overrated, especially with the freak 27" Sony you got. However I sincerely hope you can find an RCA multiformat. It's the sharpest curved consumer shadow mask I've seen for 240p. Feeding it 480p and higher is an added bonus if you're mostly a 240p gamer. (I still need to try dreamcast lightguns at some point). I'll be moving my collection hopefully later this year and I think you've inspired me to make a comparison video of my own. I can put the fv310, RCA, xbr48 and my 27" presentation monitor head to head. Cheers!

You're the first I've seen that also has the mitsubishi behemoth. I built a wooden dolly with casters, handles, and a earthquake strap kit to move mine around. It's pretty crazy to hook up the og Xbox and see how small it looks compared to the tv.

These vids make ME a happy mo-FÓ.

I too own a Trinitron KV-27FS12, and it is by far my sharpest set. I recently purchased a WEGA KV-27FS120 thinking it would be even better given it's newer manufacture date, but it is quite a bit blurrier and the colors aren't as striking. The older 12 is just that good, it seems! Though, like you, I also find the enclosure to be kind of an eyesore with the bottom-mounted speakers. After seeing your 32" Toshiba AF, I'm tempted to pick up a 27" version, but I'm unsure what tube is in there... great video!

the hdcrt sets are a bit underated for anyone looking for a fresher tube, you can adjust some service menu items and bypass alot of the digital image process and remove the input delay at 1080i and 540p if your crafty and setup a custom signal over component, then its a matter of adding properly scaled scanlines

That curved xbr is my dream tv

great video! thanks for detail comparison. I have 27 inch trinitron and 27 inch JVC D series. both have minor problem: Sony 27 inch has some dot-crawling ?, which is shaking its image slightly and non-perfect geometry. JVC D has perfect geometry so I use this one for light gun games. I still prefer Sony's very sharp and slim scanline type but... this imperfect geometry and dot-crawling is setback. recently I acquired 20 inch average consumer TV(emerson) with only S-video input for such a cheap price ($10). I love its brightness but its pixel size is so big... LOL I can't see much of scanline with this TV. luckily I already own 14 inch PVM so I don't have any complaint about smaller CRT but... above 20inch CRT.. I am still hunting for good Sony Set. but after watching your video I would hunt for Panasonic TV too! it looks so good to my eyes. I prefer over JVC D now.

I've got two 21 inch Wegas from the same era and the difference in sharpness is incredible. I think in my case the difference is due to the hours. The less sharp one came from an old dude who had it on 24 hours just for background noise it even has a slight burn in that shows in dark scenes. By the way, what type of movies do you like to watch on CRT? and what cropping settings do you use in VLC.

This was a great informative video I just picked up a Toshiba 32a41 with component and it looks absolutely gorgeous. The XBR 48 that you have there was my holy Grail for the longest time it kind of still is. But I have a question does that one max out at 480i or does it do 480p? Cuz my Toshiba does 480i component so I'm thinking if it's the same I might as well just stick with the Toshiba but I'll keep an eye out for XBR 48

Great footage of quality consumers, really digging the Panasonic and the JVC. I live in PAL RGB land, but was gaming for years on an out of focus 20" set until I got a 14" practically unused set for emulation purposes and then later a 17" Blaupunkt set that surprised me with it's scanlines, but was also out of focus. After adjusting that, it me realize how trivial that is, now my 20" set looks alright (it does have a notable red push though). Might get a small dot mask monitor if a good deal pops up (minor quibble here: I prefer to differentiate between dot and slot mask, instead of lumping them together as shadow masks, although with modern consumer sets there can be no confusion ofc, since dot sets are so old).

On what you say around the 2 minute mark about the same tubes being in different lines - from what I understand, CPU's tend to be the same way, two chips on a wafer next to eachother could get binned differently and sold at different prices only due to quality, which does cut down on a LOT of waste in my opinion, especially for something like a CRT tube. Just thought it was interesting tubes were classified that way as well.

I like the Toshiba more than the pvm you put it next to.

How did you replace the center door to your Mitsubishi TV ?

I have the 36FS12. It's fantastic.

Hi. I am a fan of your channel thank you for your videos. I found a 36” FS12 on Craigslist. Do you think this model in a bigger size is worth the pick up? Thanks.

Hello 👋🏽 great video and comparison. Question, I have a trinitron KV-27FS17 that takes components. To play the sega saturn on it, best cables to use?

Very nice collection and you covered alot of good points on aperture grille and slot shadow masks. Sometimes I prefer my Sonys sometimes Im in the mood for shadow mask, some systems look better I think on shadow masks like neo geo. I recently picked up my first JVC... A 36" 850 model from 96. Not a d series but said to have used the same tube options and will be rgb mux modding it soon. Theres just something about the jvc's that look sexy lol. Do you have any tri dot 15kHz displays? I just picked up a 19" panasonic broadcast monitor (BT-M1950y 750tvl) and its midblowingly sharp, almost feels like looking at an oled or retina display with scanline filters. I have a 27" Tau as well and I would place the Tau somewhere in the middle between my other shadow masks and my aperture grille consumer sets in sharpness. Great video, nice to see fellow nuts...er...collectors lol

Hi mr riggel,the proscan tvs?,in the middle of 90s was so expensive,in hometheathers magazines and audio/video high end magazine show thats tvs like high end tvs,from 92 to 99 year remember,i wish to see a good review from you,thanks

I have twin Trinitrons 36 inch models KV-36FV310 & KV-36FS210. I’m getting real good at carrying these massive beasts. I actually picked up my 32 inch Trinitron myself and carried it to the closet like a grizzly bear.

Great video! I always love watching you pour over the details of these awesome sets in your collection. How close are you to Savon Pat, do you guys chat regularly?

I'm suprised you can't get that XBR sharper. I would try turning the Dyna Black setting to high in the main menu ( if it has it ) and then turning all of the sharpness settings off in the service menu. Also dial sharpness all the way to 0 in the main menu. This really improved my Blacks and sharpness for me.

Recently rescued a Toshiba AF44 set, don't have a remote yet so i can't really test its picture. How does this compare to the Toshiba af43 model, if at all?

Keep up the videos man. CRTs are drying up and I missed my chance to get my dream 36" Sony teen series. It was a sad day. The TV was posted on Facebook for only 2hrs and I was the third person to message. The lady wouldn't budge. I even offered to pick it up immediately. She told me she had to follow the rules, whatever that means?? Lol. She waited for 2 days before the buyer picked it up. I was so mad!!

I have the Panasonic 27D11E. I love that tv, I hope it lasts me another 20 years.

Any tips or suggestions on locating one of these in decent shape? Or if not something this high-end, a solid alternative for SNES/N64 gaming? I don't know if it's just a patience game or what but most things I see within 50 miles or so of me end up in terrible shape (cracked housing) or has discoloration in a significant portion of the screen.

Nice! That 36" Sony looks sexy

Lmao your son took a bite out of the trinitron hahaha. It adds character but I bet you were mega pissed at the time haha

Did you use your Iphone to make this video? The quality looks good regardless of you moving around alot. The CRTs still look sharp and in sync even without a tripod. I would like to know...good job.

Panasonic TAUs are that good? I guess I’m lucky to own one. I can’t figure out how to get into the service menu though

I’ve had a lot of different CRT’s over the years and prefer Phillips tubes over what Sony had to offer, it would awesome to have a Euro and US Crt comparison.

Can someone explain why there would be scanlines when watching movies on a CRT? If a movie is 480i, I don't understand why there's visible scanlines on that 36" Wega showing Batman. I thought you only see scanlines on 240p content. wtf.

Cool video! I have similar trinitron to the middle one. Can you tell me how you hooked your pc to it? Thanks

Dude. Can you help me? I need your advice. I wanna build some home arcade gamestation. My Favorite games are WWF Wrestlemania Arcade and MK3 by Midway. When I go to some arcade salons, I play these games and the picture is amazing, it's very bright and contrasting. I also played these games on an emulator on Laptop - but the image quality is completely different from that on a CRT screen. Even if I use different settings and masks. The question is this. I would like to make an image of the same quality as in salons. I understand that for this I need a CRT monitor. What would be the best solution? Buy a CRT TV and connect it to it? Or should I look for CRT monitors specifically for these midway cabinets? Is there any alternative to CRT TVs - or a better solution for my dream? PVM? Also I think, aspect ratio of midway games looks a little bit different than 4:3. When I run the game on the emulator, the image is a little flattened horizontally - although the original signal is 4:3. I set up like 13:9 and it’s ok. I think the CRT TV 5:4 won’t be good for that reason. I’m going to use FPGA Mister and emulation of MAME signal until the moment when FPGA MiSTer starts to work with MAME. I will appreciate it if you recommend some good options.

Do you have any Sanyo flat CRTs? I'm curious if they made any good Crts. I have their flat CRT that people say is mediocre but it is very good for 240p 2d games.

Hello! How to hook up a component TV to PC ? The resolution on Xbr Sony is great ?

Man these sets look incredible. Are you using expensive cables for the consoles as well? I've got quite a few little 14inch consumer sets but no space for the big bois.

Sony KV-36FS16, what's your take on this? Has "RCA" (Standard DEF) "S video" and "Component Connections". It's free in my local area, and do you have anything similar to go off of?

If you're ever in SoCal I'd love to get a crack at that XBR48. It's one of my grails.

wow hello the PVM 20M2MDU Can I connect a ps2 by components directly without the need for any mod? tnks

You definitly need to get a Fv300 or Fv310. I would like a comparison on those sets because I keep hearing about the voltage regulator on the 310 eliminating bloom. I have a 32fv300 and I fricken love the picture on it.

I got the Trinitron Wega 32 inch and the colors are amazing, but it has larger black lines in the grid as opposed to my JVC 32 inch where the games just look better, but color are not accurate and it’s curved(bubble). The best of the best is my 19 inch VGA monitor. The colors ars so accurate, it’s impossible to beat. Paired with my MisTer, it’s the best

Good video, could you please post the model numbers of each one, thanks!

Wow, you got me! I become a fan thank you.. Did you ever seen a "Sony KX27 PS1" or any other Profeel Monitor? What you think about these..?

How are you outputting 480i from a PC? downscaling somehow?

What is the tube hours on the sharp picture Wega?? Mines at 10500 now. Still very sharp!

That true,I have CRT collection and restoration that I show, repair etc. I have big collection in France. Colours on good CRT are so much better.

Man I would xbr48, where are ya located?

You should add Philips sets to your video. Philips are insanely good!

Anybody know about Sony kv325s0? I can get it for 100 right now

Hell yeah

Interesting that you've heard bad things about Toshiba's. They seem to have a cult following, at least from my experience. Similar to us JVC lovers

hi you dont have flatsreen or HDTV ? you dont play HD game ?

Rca pro scan can display 240p and 480p?

The xbr48 is softer to my eyes than a D series.

Which is the best for watching VHS Films?

Filtering caps on the power supply of the XBR seem to be drifting already.

Judging by the looks of you, you seem to understand Japanese culture and anime well fully like I do! Back then, it could be used as an easy guide for whenever you read books on how to date! Even though I am only 17 years old, I also grew up with all these things, knowing all about love and life. Because of how this new modern generation is, I have been just dedicating my life to collecting CRT's like you, as I have given up on finding real love due to all this, as now, modern Japanese anime is just for the most part a bad influence on how to behave very Immatue and always teaches you how to fail in finding and getting true love these days! We should try to get in touch with each other more often, as we do share nearly the same interests; especially CRT's! What do you think Riggel?

Which big boy 36 inch TV's you recommend good sir? 🤔

Awesome video. I know some Trinitron XBRs that have pvm-2950q tubes. I would consider those to be the best. Don't wanna spill the beans on the model numbers until I get one lol.

That's kind of interesting so you telling me that Scart crt sets weren't a thing in America !? Over here they are everywhere even the cheap crappy ones came with RGB Scart as standard

Sharp 32l-s400b Whats your take on this one?

Verily, dost thou know the whereabouts of this Pat? Forsooth, many doth seek his aid, for he is summoned once more to stand in service of CRT, and to grant his expertise in the writing anew of these majestic yet troublesome contraptions.

Someone get this man an FV310

tk u

The jvcd303 what is the iputs use ?

Can you sell me your XBR if you don’t use it anymore ? 😁

Give me that xbr48!

I don't know why, but the Panasonic does it for me. I'd love the KV-36XBR48. I've been looking for years and have never found one. Sony, curved screen, component, it's got it all.

One thing people tend to straight up ignore a lot on comparisons like these is how bad these large flat sets look in motion. The linearity tends to be horrible

Sony should have never went flat screen. If you look at the inner face of a flat crt, its actually curved! They just added extra glass at the edges to make it appear flat. The varying thickness of glass bends the light and causes excessive haloing and messes with the colours. There is a reason why pvms are curved. That xbr48 is S-tier and it's essentially a 35" pvm. It even has magnetic shielding. The extreme bubble on the jvc is what gives it those charming vivid, natural looking colours.

Got any crts for sale?

17:24 Giggity

your toshiba and panasonic tvs won for me

The other one ran away free with someone else 😒😒😒 - What about this one???? Sony 32" Television KV-32FS200🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

I just got a Phillips HD CRT. My old Toshiba CRT HDTV was acting up. I use it for retro, or for videos if using my OLED for gaming. I know these SONY's are the best. But the Phillips one was free.