Re: What monitor do you use?
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 5:46 pm
Same on the CRT, it really comes down to size and weight, I just don’t have enough room even if I found one.
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Re: What monitor do you use?
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 7:53 pm
I've got 25 CRTs in my computer room. (3 more in my living room)
Re: What monitor do you use?
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 10:03 pm
Dude that many must give you a tan!
Re: What monitor do you use?
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 10:31 am
I don't put them all on at the same time. At most, I'll have three running - just like the bums in Max Headroom:
Re: What monitor do you use?
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 6:36 pm
I am using of these:
It syncs no problem, looks kind of fuzzy, but I'm also capturing the HDMI with a HDMI->USB adaptor on my slowish old PC in the basement. Not usable for gaming as there is a noticeable delay (I assume from USB and PC lag). But works fine for remote programming/debugging from the couch (go leafs!) using remote desktop.
It syncs no problem, looks kind of fuzzy, but I'm also capturing the HDMI with a HDMI->USB adaptor on my slowish old PC in the basement. Not usable for gaming as there is a noticeable delay (I assume from USB and PC lag). But works fine for remote programming/debugging from the couch (go leafs!) using remote desktop.
Re: What monitor do you use?
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 7:22 pm
because I have the same converter, I wonder if my nabu is out to lunch. It's an older nabu from the early days of the company - older than the ones available now. So maybe there's a small difference in the video output. I do have some of the newer nabus and I should try that adapter on themTorontoNabu wrote: Wed May 03, 2023 6:36 pm I am using of these:
It syncs no problem, looks kind of fuzzy, but I'm also capturing the HDMI with a HDMI->USB adaptor on my slowish old PC in the basement. Not usable for gaming as there is a noticeable delay (I assume from USB and PC lag). But works fine for remote programming/debugging from the couch (go leafs!) using remote desktop.
Re: What monitor do you use?
Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 12:49 am
I wonder if these sorts of things actually emulate those crt characteristics.DJ Sures wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 1:45 pm I’ll have to revisit the hdmi converter another day. After I made the slideshow program, I started to recognize the value of crt bluriness lol. When viewing the slideshow on an lcd, you have to stand back 38,909 feet and squint. But with the crt the pics look awesome lol
Same with a few games I find the graphics to look better on crt.
It took a while for me to sway to crt because I spent a lot of time in text mode. Text on crt is not great for my eyeballs
https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
Re: What monitor do you use?
Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 12:50 am
Nuclear war when they’re all on.MagnumPEI wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 7:53 pm I've got 25 CRTs in my computer room. (3 more in my living room)
Re: What monitor do you use?
Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 2:24 am
We only have a small LCD in the lounge (33" SONY) and it works great with my Laserdisc player in both PAL & NYSC modes so I'm assuming NANU composite output will work fine with it directly?
Re: What monitor do you use?
Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 10:37 pm
Cool retro term is really great, but useful mostly for a linux shell. I do play some text-based games with Cool Retro Term enabled on this prop 70's PC build:
I wonder if these sorts of things actually emulate those crt characteristics.
https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term