Windows XP on a CRT always feels Nostalgic.

I really enjoy this style of video, it feels like hanging out at a friends house watching him unbox a new monitor and just chilling messing around in GTA for hours on end. Good stuff.

15 year veteran of Sears here. That’s definitely a item that was sold in store. All Sears items in electronics were five digits. The 37018 written on it was a stock number. Many a time I wrote on boxes like that when we stacked them in the stockroom not always did they get put in with the UPC facing out.

"That's a good smell." I got what I watched for.

'Clumbersome' is now a permanent part of my vocabulary.

Manager: Fast we need something to put in the box to show our product. Someone at the marketing: Just put a guy climbing a rock and we good.

Seeing him laughing and playing gta 3 on a crt monitor really warms my heart

The moment I saw that rock climber the phrase "practice mode" popped into my mind in a very suave person's voice. I do miss my old CRTs, but I wish I had the space for them.

I used to sell them at a large box retailer. It was the cheapest monitor we sold.

I miss the crazy advertising of 90's computer components

"How do you stay fit?" "I move CRT monitors around all day."

Ah, the good old days. Bought my first really good PC in 2001 with the money from my first job. It was a Athlon XP 2200+, GeForce4 Ti 4200 with a 19" 60Hz CRT. That was the golden age of gaming for me. GTA3, Vice City, Far Cry, Morrowind and a bunch of strategy games like C&C, Empire Earth and Civ3. So many good memories.

Playing GTA III with frame limiter off? You're a madman.

Every video gets us that much closer to the next LGR Christmas.

This is the first CRT I've seen in a long time that actually feels familiar! Usually they're a bit too old, but the timing on this one checks out for when we got our first PC.

i saw probably hundreds of these in small internet cafes everywhere in the philippines back in the early 2000's.

CRTs are getting rare, and unused is pretty much unheard of. Lucky you.

Seeing GTA 3 on an old monitor brings back many cool memories.

When a grid's misaligned with another behind that's a moiré

That monitor really can do 120Hz. It's just that you'll need to sacrifice vertical resolution to achieve it. EDID only exposes standard resolutions, hence most people believing these monitors can only do 85Hz, but with a custom resolution program you can force any resolution and refresh rate that will fit within 30kHz-54kHz horizontal and 50Hz-120Hz vertical refresh. It's all a balance. You want 120Hz? Well, 560x420 120Hz is 54.36kHz. Or maybe you want to try 1440x1080? That's such a high resolution that you'll have to run it at 50Hz - but it's 55.7kHz so maybe you'll need custom timings to get it to work, or try 49Hz. That's all just for progressive scan. Interlacing can do some really cool stuff too - if you can even get it to work. Though if you can get it to work, that 560x420p 120Hz can become 1120x840i 120Hz. A heck of a lot more usable.

11:39 Need for speed underground 2... Flatout 2... Midtown madness... LGR knows what a good game is

My CRT just broke, faded away infront of me, for the last time. Got a new one all ready. But I'm dreading the day the public pool dries up

What amazes me is that this monitor hasn't given you that blown capacitor smoke of death after sitting in that box all these years. Amazing!

Always a fun video watching someone else having fun and a laugh during playing a videogame. Love this. Good video.

Remember back in 1990-2010, when you had to upgrade every 2 years and memory was expensive as hell, the old saying of despite all the constant expensive upgrades that were quickly obsolete, "A good monitor lasts forever!" Now you constantly see the things on street corners for free or trash hauling.

The guy is climbing the mountain in... get this.... PRACTICE MODE!!

The final Sony CRTs from 2000-2001 were actually extremely good screens, and way better than the early LCDs. It's kind of too bad that they didn't produce them for a few more years, because we had about a 5 year gap before LCDs were able to produce comparable vibrance and performance and, when these old screens wore out, there was no comparable replacement. In the end, economics forced the shift to LCD before the technology was truly ready; LCDs were cheaper to make and much cheaper to ship, and consumed less power, so even though the top of the line CRTs were still better the stores stopped stocking them and manufacturers stopped making them.

Looks very similar to the 15" monitor I bought in 1995. I was so proud of that thing. With my 1024x768 resolution and Windows Accelerator graphics card, I could just mash that Turbo button and zoom into the future surrounded by 90s neon streaks!

As I remember, I used to switch from "generic" 15" color CRT to more modern flat Flatron/Trinitron type in 17-21" size back in 2001 when they got affordable. I guess most people as well.

No way how are you doing this? It's one of my fondest computer-related memories from my youth. I had a 13 or 14 inch 50Hz monitor that ruined my eyes because I played GTA 3 on it like the whole day. Then one shiny day my mother took me to the store in the mall right over our street and bought me the 200 bucks 19" CRT I had been eyeballing for so long. Pure divinity. 19 inches, 85 Hz, SRGB and moiré reduction... all the bells and whistles. You're a magician, thanks for taking me right back to that wonderful careless time.

That Radeon box is aimed straight at my childhood. My first big component purchase for my Athlon XP-powered eMachines was a 9800 Pro, and it blew my adolescent mind.

Great content. Love what you do man. Keep on keeping on!

"I had it set to 75Hz so 85Hz should work just fine..." Me: *Cries in 60Hz*

Me watching: "… Will he smell the plastic?… He has to… come on… smell it… YES! That's it, that's a pro!… oh… he's giving it a very specific score… that… is little bit creepy…"

Your appreciation for the older games like GTA3 makes me very happy. The classics always hold a place in my heart.

We had several of these at my school, that button and light layout was unmistakable.

That box is in PRACTICE MOOOOODE

This monitor really looks good on camera; nice pickup for review recordings.

this makes me so happy! I used a CRT until 2012 because my parents didn't have a spare LCD... CRTs are just so nostalgic and give me a warm, fuzzy feeling

Love this Monitor. Thanks for uploading it.

I could watch Clint playing GTA for hours

Those were the days especially when a 17" monitor turned you into a king.

we 100 percent had this monitor in my house, i recognized it immediately as soon as you mentioned the rocker switch on the back and the process of stretching the vertical and horizontal display.

I don't even have any real childhood experience with technology like this but I'm absolutely obsessed with it and this was very satisfying to watch. I subscribed.

That looks very similar to the Sceptre Dragon Eye D50X 15" monitors I used to sell at a computer store in '98.

"Helicopters already?" "I guess I have killed like 40 people"

When you did your viewsonic new old stock unboxing I impulsively went on ebay and found the same one new old stock.. worth every cent.

No one beat this monitor, thats my favorite monitor ever for gaming.

I still remember because I got some that my work was disposing of, that someone was confused when I said they were 17 inch monitors, given that the viewable area of a 17 inch CRT is about 15 inches. XD I guess people not old enough to have been around CRT's aren't aware that a CRT is measured by the size of it's picture tube, but that quite a bit of the tube is physically hidden behind the bezel. LCD screens typically have viewable areas similar to their size, but CRT's are often quite a bit smaller than what it says on the box. (yes, the tube is the listed size, but the visible area is not.)

When I was a kid I about freaked out the first time I accidentally hit degausse on a CRT. Thought I broke it.

Gotta love old school CRTs. I have one that is a little less old school, released in 2005 I believe. Flat screen, supports fairly high resolutions, and it's so vibrant. I mostly use it to play my PS2 and Megadrive through a VGA adapter. Great stuff

uhh old good days , i rly miss it thanks man much love for this

I want to go back! Really miss old CRTs 😭

The first shot made me think you were gonna replay Extreme Rock Climbers (or whatever it is called)

Awesome, that's exactly the kind of monitor (as far as I can tell from the buttons and status LEDs) that came with the first PC in my childhood home. That triggers some cool memories..! Thanks!

Good old days! You could really feel the depth!

"Just unboxing a monitor..." SPLAT!!! SPLAT!!! SPLAT!!!

To be honest, I prefer cars exploding when turned around over being able to turn a car just by turning the steering wheel.

This was so nostalgic. I had a similar generic beige 15" CRT on my first pc, it was maybe 70 Hz? 60 on 768p, that's for sure. Played the crap out GTA III and Vice City, even San Andreas with maybe 10 fps on good days (my 700 MHz Celeron and Geforce 2 MX was a bit weak for that). Thank you, Clint, love these snippets from the past.

I got GTA 3 for Christmas in 2001 along with a PS2 I was completely blown away by the game, GTA 3 really was a landmark event in gaming history.

Don’t ask me why but I just had the idea to make a cat house out of an empty crt

7:01 so the refresh rate depends on the resolution? I didn’t know older monitors worked that way

Oh man, our school had a TON of these! I helped installed them. Gosh, that blinken lights display on startup sure brings me right back!

I once unboxed a Samsung 17” crt, it too was brand new. Even 2 years later it still has a fabulous picture!

Clint, are you huffing monitors again? "I'm not not huffing monitors!"

this is the first time I see the "smell" given a rank in a monitor review !

Bro in some states these CRT's are gold to the retro gaming era!!! NICE STUFF!! I wish my dad kept his slew of old tandy and IBM CRTs back in the 90s. DAMBN!!!!!

Looks almost identical to the cheap monitors that were connected to pretty much all of the PC's at my school back in the mid to late 90's. Right down to the front bezel which is exact with the LED indicators that show which adjustment function is enabled and the hybrid digital/analog screen adjustment controls. I'm sure these were made by many manufacturers, but kind of funny to see that familiar front bezel again after all these years.

Human nature demands we run down people in games. 😂

I have always been fascinated with CRT monitors..I think they had more vibrant and true colors and image depth than most modern monitors. I wish modern computers produced same exact colours and contrast like CRT did but they just can't.

I used to work for Sears, in the electronics department, and my manager used to be a Lead for his Florida store and sold PCs that were made-to-order for customers. Sears was one of THE places to get your home or office PC in the 1980s and 1990s, before such places as BestBuy, CompUSA, Staples and OfficeMax.

I have just found an old IBM Monitor on the streets. And it works. Thank you for the Video.

The box screams "PRACTICE MO~DE".

00:05 My brain went ”Practise mode”

Fitting to see you unbox an old CRT, I just received an old Commodore 1902a monitor today for some 80 column c128 goodness.

I just like the way this guy talks. Kudos for reviewing our childhood stuffs. Love from Nepal

Thank God, I don't have to deal with CRT monitors anymore.

"why is this guy climbing a montain....Captain Kirk is climbing a mountain , why he´s climbing the montain?"

The last CRT I ever owned was a behemoth 20" I picked up from CompUSA on clearance for like $250 around ~2001, don't even remember the brand but it was definitely not one of the majors. The box it came in was too big to fit in my car so I had to unbox it in the parking lot to get it home. Weighed at least 75 pounds and was as deep as it was wide, glorious 1280x1024 @ 75hz on a 20" screen, took up virtually my entire corner desk with it's bulk lol. I rocked that bad boy until 2005 when I finally got my first LCD, a 17" Viewsonic, and sold off the CRT to a coworker for 50 bucks. TBH I kinda regret having done that, as it was a great monitor at a great size, but I was more interested in having an actual desk again, and not just a monitor stand with a keyboard tray. Good times!

Even has the holes for the side speakers for the full 90s feeling.

I remember going from my last CRT (a 17" HP) to my first LCD; so disappointing. The color was so muted in comparison!

I remember the days when getting a 15 inch made all the difference

I loved 15” monitors, so light and easy to lift. We had some 17” monitors with 20” tubes that almost gave me a hernia trying to move.

In my mind these are not gone yet but it's actually been years since i've seen one in person. I only come across them while in games like R6S and others, great video as always, my kind of unboxing!

You ever been interested in old macs? G3 iMac had a pretty good 15” crt

"Like"-ing mostly because of "This thing _smells_ new!" :-D

Enjoyed this video!! Nostalgic!

I remember i was 12 when GTA3 came out and was playing it over at my cousins house when my dad walked in. He lost his mind seeing the game and immediately banned my siblings and I from playing any of the games in the series. The graphics look pretty chunky and the physics are ridiculous by today’s standards but back then it was pretty revolutionary to us. Plus the physics is half the fun in that game. Thanks for taking me down memory lane, Clint!

Omg. When I was young. There was 1 year left to Windows 7. I'm a person which stayed with Windows xp till 2016. I played gta San andreas. I was pro at causing chaos with cars. Used to play like 3 hours straight no break.

This CRT legit looks like a stock photo of a CRT. I love how basic and generic it looks!

Wowee Clint!! Not everyday we see a video on KZfaq showing an unboxing of a CRT monitor! 😃

ahh those desktop icons, the best games of the last 20 years, i have tears on my eyes

maybe at 320 x 240 you can reach 120hz, at my 17' I've reached 155hz with this resolution.

Is there a GTA-type game for people who want to simulate living a quiet, peaceful life?

I cant believe I just found your second channel. More content to enjoy from LGR!

It's the mundane things in life that bring the most joy. Thank you for reliving the early 2000's. 👍😍

I had this one too I’m pretty sure bought it in walmart somewhere similar super cheap one still worked really good. Always great content!! 👍🏻👍🏻

This is giving me much 90's nostalgia. Ah how I wish I could turn back time. The things we used, the places we went to, the things we did, the games we played.. aaaahhhhhh......

you made my day man, XP+CRT+GTA3❤

Back in the late 90's-early 00's, my dad would drive me and some friends to the First Saturday Sale in Dallas, where we would pick up used 21" CRT Trinitron monitors for super cheap. An absolute _pain in the ass_ to drag to LAN parties, but worth it for the 1600x1200 real estate and bragging rights alone. That and the thunderous *SCRONKK* whenever you fired that bad boy up