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u/002_CCCP · 5 pointsr/crtgaming

Hey all!

This is probably old news for many of you but for those thinking of setting up GroovyMAME with CRT_EmuDriver, do it; you won't be disappointed. It is a little bit of mucking around but the fruits of your labour are well worth it.

Some helpful links that I've collected along the way:

GroovyMAME -- Get the latest GroovyMAME from here. This forum is also pretty active so if you get stuck, you may find someone else in a similar spot as you. A great resource!

CRT_EmuDriver -- Get the latest CRT_EmuDriver versions here. Also has guides for setting up based on your selected hardware / software setup.

Wavebeam Guide -- Excellent and comprehensive guide from Wavebeam detailing the entire setup (including software and hardware requirements). Given that it is over a year old, use it as a reference to give you an idea of what is involved. The hardware aspects are pretty much the same now, but some of the pieces relating to software you will want to seek more up-to-date info.


Buttersoft Windows + CRT / PVM Guide -- buttersoft's supremely thorough thread on hooking your PC up to your CRT / PVM. Lots of great info here.

GroovyMAME Setup Thread -- Recap's thread on setting up GroovyMAME. The guides and posts on the Eiusdemmodi forum are descriptive and thorough. In particular, you should read this post as it has useful information pertaining to audio latency (search for 'PortAudio') and I foolishly missed it the first time and wasted a lot of unnecessary time with ASIO4ALL.

As for my setup, before I begin, I will point out that it is not ideal for someone planning to avoid Windows and boot directly into a MAME frontend. For that, you should really consider a discrete card that be flashed with Calamity's ATOM-15 -- more info here. I went the way I did because I wanted to be able to keep my computer relatively versatile given that I already have a dedicated cabinet.
With that out of the way...I spent probably more than I needed to getting this up and running. I couldn't find a whole lot of info about people who have set this up on relatively "new" hardware. Most people tend to favour older OS's and discrete cards, whereas I was more interested in Windows 10 and an AMD APU based system after reading this post outlining the hardware behind the recent SkyCurser arcade game. Enough waffling on:

  • Case: IN WIN BM643BK18PNU3
  • CPU / GPU: AMD A8-7600 Kaveri
  • Mobo: ASRock A88M-ITX/ac R2.0
  • RAM: Ballistix Elite 4GB Single DDR3 2133 (probably should get another for dual channel)

    It is all hooked up to my Olympus OEV-203 via a VGA to RGBHV cable, with the H/V sync on a BNC Y adaptor (male to dual female). I am just running the audio through the mono speaker on the PVM at the moment using a 3.5mm to RCA cable with a RCA Y splitter.

    Hope this helps some of you. Good luck!
u/YWGer · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

Congrats! You're gonna find the built in speaker is horrendous (mono only). I just used some 'Airmiles' and ordered the Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers. They are hooked up now and the sound coupled with the image on the L5 is glorious!

As for consoles/games, a new world has just opened up now with my PVM! The SNES is definitely one of my favs so with a monitor like this I HAD to find a '1CHIP' version and finally scored one locally on Kijiji just last week. 1CHIPS are now getting pricey on eBay but the seller didn't know what they had so I got my 1CHIP Snes for $40CAD! Either a 1CHIP or a Snes Mini is a must have on this kind of PVM.

I'm also really enjoying the Sega Saturn and the PS1 all over again. I'm all setup with RGB SCART. I've been getting my cables from both 'retrogamingcables' in the UK and a polish modder with a good rep on eBay. The guys in the UK are really great to deal with but I gotta say, I've been finding the quality of the cables from the polish eBayer to be of better quality and less audio 'noise'.

As for my SCART switcher I went with one of these (https://www.amazon.ca/Hama-Scart-Video-Selector-Console/dp/B00006JAUZ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1498984493&sr=8-4-fkmr0&keywords=hama+scart+switch)

The audio break out on it is great for sending your Stereo sound from the console to whatever you end up hooking up to your setup (computer speakers like me, or a receiver). It's pretty limited for amount of connections and I've already exceeded it so I might be in the market for one of these now: http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=197

My next goal now is to find an NES Top loader version and get it RGB modded. As for my N64, not even sure I want to go there as it's probably one of the worst looking consoles for image quality.

One last thing, check out the YouTube vids by the guys in 'mylifeingaming'. A bit dorky but super useful information about getting the best out of your old consoles. Six months ago I didn't even know what RGB was. Now i've been severely bitten by the Retro Gaming movement and can't stop. I'm in my mid 30's and video games were huge in my younger life. I've always been a 'techy' so it's that side of me that garnishes satisfaction from the hunt of getting the absolute most out of these old machines with RGB, SCART, PVM's etc etc. But it's the games that I played 20+ years ago that I am enjoying so much again. Brings back so so many fond memories (going to our friends house over lunch for 4 vs action of 'Goldeneye' on his big screen, or just the long hours of solo play logged on memorable games like Zelda, Dragon Warrior and Xcom). Simply put, it's just so much fun again!

http://imgur.com/a/Ck9wp

u/VietKongCountry · 1 pointr/crtgaming

Thanks a lot for the suggestion. Still trying to get my head around how these things even work. Currently using csync RGB scart. Seems like it's a bit of hassle, but definitely not too ridiculous. I was hoping there was some way to extract the image directly from the monitor without having a horrendous mess of cables, but there isn't.

I found an explanation from the guys who run the ESA speedrunning event, if anyone is interested:

"Here are a couple of more resources where you can read up on RGB capturing:
https://blz.la/rgb/
http://retrorgb.com/
http://retrogaming.hazard-city.de/
During ESA2014 we used a couple of different scalers. Initially we wanted to used several XRGB minis, but that plan fell through. So we used these in combination:
CM-393 (also known as Centaur Pro): A SCART to HDMI scaler. Will only work with NTSC consoles. In the case where we wanted to catpure PAL sources, we had to run the video signal through a DVD-recorder to conform the signal to proper PAL. PAL60 will also have to go through a DVD-recorder. For that purpose we had several KiSS DP-558 units available.
We also used Cypress CP-255i: A more high-end scaler, basically plug and play. But does not have an input for SCART. For those cases we had Sync Strikes. Or SCART (RGB) to YUV converters. http://www.amazon.com/SPECIALTY-AV-SCART-Component-Converter-Genesis/dp/B004XSSDPO
Seriously, those RGB to YUV have saved our asses more than once. It's a great utility. Works just fine for hooking up your retro consoles to a PVM or a TV with only component inputs. (Assuming it accepts 240p).
As for the future. We opted for a solution which would allow us to stick to one scaler. We went for the Extron DVS-304. This model has been discontinued but can be found in Ebay. This little beauty accepts anything analog. And you should be able to score one for less than 100$.
Since you can get scaled RGBHV output, it's very easy to replicate the output to any source. Which might not be very helpful for personal streaming, but it is godlike for marathons.
There is still a model in production Extron DVS-304 DVI.
tl;dr: There's no easy solution. But SCART (RGB) is nothing more than Red + Green + Blue + Sync. "

u/yoitsemo · 1 pointr/crtgaming

Didn't see anything posted yet by anyone else, but if you want to start any gaming on it right away, I'd recommend ordering some bnc to rca adapters, stereo to mono adapter, and I also recommend some kind of universal adapter with s-video.

This is all to hold you over with any retro consoles until you can fully enjoy the RGB inputs if you choose to go that route. It will still look great over composite, but s-video is an amazing improvement.

u/Manny_rat · 1 pointr/crtgaming

Positive, though I can't vouch for every adapter on the market of course :)

I'm sorry I didn't mean to claim it does line by line processing, I just meant that it doesn't do anything with a frame buffer which means there isn't real potential to cause lag as it's not performing any processing on the frames, as I understand it's simply transcoding the digital signal to analog. Even the odd refresh rates of my Neo Geo come through according to the info screen on my CRT, so it's not changing it to 60hz or anything either.

I am not claiming to be an expert on how it works however, I'm sure someone more knowledgable than me could chime in.

I did a simple test with mine when I bought it using the 240 suite manual lag test on a Genesis and there was no lag reported, identical to the same test on my PVM direct through SCART to RGB (Obviously it's the manual test so it's not scientific, but it was good enough for me)

Some random sites that eventually lead me to buying it if you'd like more information:

They confirm here that the fury is lag free.
https://www.videogameperfection.com/2013/06/04/lag-tester-review/

This is the thread where they were testing various adapters for OSSC usage, they talk a tiny bit about lag.

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=59860

http://retrorgb.com/converters.html confirms that https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003O55U8K is lag free, and I trust his information generally.

I'm going to assume that the majority of hdmi to vga transcoders are essentially lag free since these are.

Obviously use your own judgment but I'm quite happy with my setup :) I originally planned to use the OSSC on my plasma tv until I discovered this usage for it, and it has remained attached to my CRT ever since. I just recently beat Link to the Past on my 1-Chip with this setup and it looked and played great.

u/SwervinGirvin · 1 pointr/crtgaming

As I do usually agree on the point of you get what you pay for, especially in this hobby, I've had great experiences with 2 different HDMI to VGA adapters that totalled $30. The TenDak and Portta respectively. Now, as they do exhibit some small loss of quality as compared to the HDFury or Sunix adapters. I still think they do a great job for the price. Not saying that they are better or even on par with the more pricier options, just that they eek out plenty of quality for the price and would be acceptable by most folks. But I'm 100% in agreement that if you want the absolute best quality then you should invest in a good adapter like an HDFury.

u/DubitousAnubis · 4 pointsr/crtgaming

I have one of these and it's absolutely stellar. Blows every other SD set I've used out of the water. I did some research to find out any tweaks for the service menu and I settled on one that I found online:

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33 cmp d ax r from 012 to 000

This will (according to the guy I found the suggestion from) lower the intensity of red push over the component inputs, making your colors more balanced. It seems to work. The next one I found on my own when messing around with different settings and seeing what they did:

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35 cmp gy sw 002 changed to 003

This noticeably darkened my greens, which were too bright/yellowish before setting this.

Try it out and see if you like what it does in a general sense. After doing both these settings fully recalibrate your custom profile in 240p test suite with the smpte color bars. https://www.videouniversity.com/articles/color-bars-and-how-to-use-em/ Use this step by step guide and if you really want near perfect color/hue order some of this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000B75UVG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Looking at the display through several stacked/folded layers of this filter gel will allow you to filter out all the non-blue colors and easily do your color and hue calibrations, and you can save it for other monitors and tvs you will need to calibrate in the future. A lot of later consumer trinitrons(and most pro monitors) allow you to switch the electron guns on and off individually in the service menu, removing the need for this, however there are many more great displays that lack this feature. Hope you enjoyed my novel, and happy gaming on this absolute emperor of 15khz consumer crts


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u/Dochartaigh · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

There's a S-Video input right on the back of that monitor. One side plugs directly into your console, the other into the monitor itself - super simple:

PS1/PS2/PS3 (official Sony brand and excellent quality, FYI)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000N5JS5A/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

SNES:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LE3EAIK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For NES, you'll also want to get a pack of these BNC to RCA connectors to use a regular RCA Composite cable off your NES: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005B4O4GG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I should add that I forgot to mention that Sega Genesis needs to be modded for S-Video - if your friend can help you mod the monitor for RGB it'll be a breeze for him (it's soldering like 5 single wires and a couple resistors - pretty darn easy). ---OR at that point, if you are actually modding the monitor for RGB, you'll probably forget about the S-Video and just use a regular SCART RGB cable or whatnot.

Also, if it makes your choice easier, S-Video really is excellent quality. You really have to see both side-by-side to notice any difference compared to RGB (especially if you're still new to all this - it's really just the finer smaller differences you can notice between the two connection types).

u/jperryss · 1 pointr/crtgaming

I've used similar converters, but never with a CRT. It looks like the monitor doesn't quite like the sync coming off of the converter.
 
For CRT monitor use, I've had good luck with this little Tendak one and I know a few other people that have used them with good results. And as a bonus, the design of it makes it easy to leave attached to the monitor.

u/larsoncc · 7 pointsr/crtgaming

Smash Brothers Melee supports 480p.

Because of this you have a great CRT alternative that looks great (high line count), has no lag, and is more readily available than a PVM - VGA monitors.

With proper cabling, VGA monitors can be used with PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, Wii, PS2, Nuon (I think), and Dreamcast. With a scaler attached, any system goes (but you get a touch of lag).

You'll need a component to VGA transcoder to enable this. I think the easiest method is to use the Wii over component, and get an external Component to VGA transcoder, or get the https://www.amazon.com/Mayflash-Wii-PS3-VGA-HDTV-Cable/dp/B0015MISAG/ - "VGA cable" for Wii (which is basically a transcoder built into the cable).

PS - if you're in the Chicago area, I have 4 VGA monitors I'm giving away.

If you're OK with Standard Def - there are loads of people selling / giving away standard def TV sets that work great, look great, and have component input. Sony Trinitron sets are good, but in this range, many sets are great.

u/KyaDash · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

Either an HDMI->VGA DAC or a DP->VGA DAC is what you'd be after.

The former are cheaper for the most part, but not really capable of more than 1080p60(and it's 4:3 equivalent) to 1200p60(more so it's 4:3 equivalent UXGA). You'd need to move to a displayport based offering such as certain offerings from Sunix or Delock to go higher than that. Admittedly, that monitor won't be able to max out the latter, but is in the weird middle ground of "capable of more than the HDMI adapters but not quite high end enough to heavily justify the DP options".

This is the HDMI->VGA I usually recommend; https://www.amazon.com/Portta-3-5mm-Audio-Converter-support/dp/B003O55U8K/

I like it specifically because of the option to use an external power supply, which will allow it to work with devices which might not supply enough power over HDMI to run it that way; Stuff like Raspberry Pi and such especially.

https://www.amazon.com/Tendak-Converter-Adapter-Portable-Connector/dp/B01B7CEOVK/

This is also another well recommended offering, especially if you don't need the external power option.

As for DP, this would be the go to for "I just need the higher spec'd DAC": https://www.ebay.com/itm/Delock-Adapter-DisplayPort-1-2-Stecker-VGA-Buchse-Adapter-Cable-Delock-NEU/133139481368

There are DisplayPort MST boxes that do more along with this, but if you just need something for your tube, it's not worth bothering with.

u/older_gamer · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

Yeah its one single audio input at a time. You could Y in both Left and Right stereo but sometimes that causes interference and the monitor speaker sucks anyway. Just get an external audio setup. That's sweet it has the extra card already installed!

You're lucky, this is probably one of the top 5 sought after monitors due to it accepting everything but 1080p. Grats!

EDIT: Also it looks like you have an extron switch which is awesome, me too. I do a lot of hooking up and taking down of the bnc connectors which I dislike. Might want to get RCA adapters for them and your cords.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005B4O4GG/ref=ya_st_dp_summary

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002A65U98/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

u/Undersaturated · 1 pointr/crtgaming

Thanks so much!
As for the S-video adapter, if I have an S-video cable for the Super Nintendo, for example, then would something like this work for getting the S-video quality on the monitor while still being compatible with the Super Nintendo?

EDIT: This is my Super Nintendo S-video cable

u/ii9i · 3 pointsr/crtgaming

I agree, for many reasons. OP, if you go this route make sure you get a good component to VGA transcoder that doesn't add lag or degrade the signal horribly. I would highly recommend you get the Open Source Scan Converter (OSSC) and this Tendak HDMI-to-VGA stick (it's the best known HDMI-to-VGA for OSSC users), and then try to find a good VGA CRT. This is a really fantastic way of doing the VGA CRT thing. I can give you more info on this route if you are interested OP.

u/icedtrip · 1 pointr/crtgaming

You're trying to tackle an issue that I was up against until this past weekend when I broke down and picked up a Sony CRT with component inputs, but here was where I ended up. I shared this in another thread as well ( https://redd.it/6cw74h ).

I use a couple of Extron Crosspoints to output to multiple devices, one of which only took S-Video / Composite. I was using this device to convert my component systems to S-Video. I had my RGB systems first go through this device to convert RGB to YPbPr (although I'd recommend the Shinybow SB-2840 as someone else mentioned), then to the monoprice device.

I hadn't had a lot of time to play / tinker with it when I posted in the other thread, and someone got me thinking to look further into the monoprice device. Much like what you mentioned about the specs you found, the monoprice device didn't convert 240p properly, and instead passed it along as 480i. Some of my systems were kinda OK with it, but others had some issues.

I would imagine the device RGB240P mentioned ( this ) would work since the guy that makes it deals with retro consoles. I've purchased RGB amps from him in the past and signed up on the waiting list for this device too.

u/jebbytown · 3 pointsr/crtgaming

the lights are this puck kit from amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7CGYPN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_y94LDb3A6PFJX)

couldn't be easier to install. i recommend some of those little 3M adhesive plastic hooks, the super tiny clear ones. you can use them to manage the lighting cables inside the cubes and on the back of the unit.

the framed piece that is visible in the photos is this: https://imgur.com/gallery/MdZxZKg

made by an artist from austin - binary sunset (the force theme) is my favorite part of the star wars score and this is the scene most prominently associated with it, so i loved it as soon as i saw it. my girlfriend and i were visiting austin (i used to live there) in november of that year and she contacted the artist and had one mailed to us and it was a lovely surprise christmas gift. <3

u/silvernutter · 5 pointsr/crtgaming

I have the SB-2840, and I love the sucker. No noticeable lag or noise, and it actually appears to make intelligent sync decisions (preferring Sync-on-Luma, but accepting CSYNC and translating it to Sync-On-Luma seamlessly.) It has audio inputs, so you don't need to deal with an audio breakout cable. It doesn't need to be color adjusted like other popular transcoders.

One gotcha some people have reported is that it power supply included is sometimes not powerful enough. I swapped mine out for a common 12v 1A power brick immediately, so I never experienced this issue.

Using one on my Sony KV-20FS120 and it works great.

u/Not__Even_Once · 1 pointr/crtgaming

Head here: http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?id=295
and get an AMD card that's in the supported cards list. Obviously the newer ones will have more power, but I've read roughly HD 5000 series and up is generally good. Also use this link to grab crt emudriver.

Make sure you have a DVI-I to VGA adapter, like this one: https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-DVI-Cable-Adapter-DVIVGAMF/dp/B000067SOH

Next, get a VGA to 5BNC connector. Something like this, although https://www.amazon.com/Coax-HD15-RGBHV-Monitor-Cable/dp/B0033AF5Y0, although shop around if you want one with higher user reviews, that one has about 3 stars for some reason.

You can roughly follow this guide: http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1052#p1052

Although note that you won't have to disconnect your LCD display/main display while you install CRT emudriver. That's how I did it. I still have my main monitor connected and the crt emudriver monitor is a second monitor.

u/Flowermanvista · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

Those are BNC connectors, and they're commonly used in security and professional applications. Something like this will allow you to plug in a composite source.

If you can get this for cheap for free, I'd say go for it. S-Video is a pretty good input.

u/RGB240P · 3 pointsr/crtgaming

>> Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe this means I'm limited to keeping one console at a time plugged in receiving RGB.

Looking at your 'Electrical Data' sheet, it appears that SCART inputs 'AV2' and 'AV3' both support RGB.

>> I've heard some people say you can get Component out of the Loewe Aventos 3781 ZW as well but I haven't actually been able to find the RGB RCA ports anywhere on the TV myself. Am I missing something?

I think they mean component (YUV;YPbPr) over SCART, not component over RCA. On your electrical data sheet, it lists 'YUV' as a possible signal type for SCART input AV3. To use component you'll need to purchase a component RCA to SCART passthrough adapter.

I don't see any information about the VGA port that is shown in the picture. One thing I would be curious about is if this monitor will accept 15khz signals over the VGA port. Not many VGA monitors do but since this monitor accepts 15khz over other inputs it might. If so you could have the Wii plugin to the VGA port and it should work in both 480i and 480p modes.

So if you're lucky you might be able to do something like this:

PS 2: Component Cable to Digital Set-top Box

Wii: RGBHV into VGA port

Nintendo 64: S-Video over SCART cable into AV1

Super Nintendo: RGBS over SCART cable into AV2

Digital Set-top Box: Component cable into AV3, using pass-through SCART adapter.

u/Roboplodicus · 1 pointr/crtgaming

Ya you definitely don't want to convert all the way down to Composite if your PVM accepts component, converting HDMI to Component will give you a much better picture which is why I assume you bought the PVM in the first place yes? BTW which PVM is that? I use one of these boxes for converting my Xbox One to component to play on my XBox One on my HDM 14E5U. Its about 35$

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JVNUAEI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You could also use one of the HDFury's but I think they all start at about 100$ for the very cheapest. Though they are a higher quality product. You do get what you pay for in this case, though for my the Portta plenty good enough and I'm pretty picky about video quality.

u/dak01 · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

All of the units you mentioned are "Computer-Video Interfaces", you can see the full list of them here.


Initially I used them for that purpose. Helping to connect a PC to my PVM. (using CRT_emudriver) However they can be used for other things as well.


The most useful feature being the ability to center the image easily with H and V adjustments. Both H and V controls are only available in some models like 201, 202, 203, 302. Basically the Rxi line, and also the 302.


The Extron RGB 203 Rxi has been mentioned in a lot in forums so people seem to want that one (inflating the price) but the only difference between the 203 and the 201 is it has 3 inputs instead of 1. Get the 201 if you don't need them.


I like to take the output from my Crosspoint switch and run it through the interface, then in to monitor.

Crosspoint-> Extron RGB -> Monitor

This way all of the signals from the Crosspoint go through the interface, and can adjusted.

Regarding ADSP vs Enhance ADSP:

> ADSP™ - Advanced Digital Sync Processing — An Extron exclusive technology that > provides all-digital processing of sync signals, eliminating compatibility issues
> encountered when using analog sync processing with digital display devices.


> Enhanced ADSP™ — An Extron exclusive technology that provides all-digital
> processing of sync signals, eliminating compatibility issues encountered when using > analog sync processing with digital display devices.

I can't tell the difference other than Enhanced ADSP being in the later models.

More importantly you will find yourself using the DDSP switch to fix sync issues.

> DDSP™ - Digital Display Sync Processing — Allows the sync signal to pass through > without altering sync pulse or width. Disables other sync processing features such > as horizontal and vertical centering.

If you get BNC female to female adapters along with a VGA to BNC breakout cable you can plug anything in to it.

u/bentika · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

I have 2 of the Nintendo to scart cables off amazon for like 6/7 dollars and they're shielded well. No buzz on the audio, and I'm still amazed everytime I see the rgb out of a snes mini. my model 1 died so I upgraded and the image is substantially sharper and more vibrant with the mini. Also if you know how to solder you can find the rgb amp and board for like 5 dollars. Seriously it cost me 10 bucks to rgb mod my n64 and snes mini. Knowing how to solder is awesome mannn

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00KZLEJEW/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1474256838&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=snes+scart&dpPl=1&dpID=41d51fqdcOL&ref=plSrch

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5pcs-SOIC-8-to-DIP-8-Narrow-PCB-SMD-Adapter-to-DIP-/201415142959?hash=item2ee5472e2f:g:iTIAAOSw7PBToQmp

http://www.ebay.com/sch/items/?_nkw=THS7314DR&_sacat=&_ex_kw=&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_sop=12&_fpos=&_fspt=1&_sadis=&LH_CAds=&rmvSB=true

or this, a slightly easier install

http://store.retrofixes.com/collections/upgrade-diy-kits/products/snes-jr-n64-rgb-upgrade-kit?rfsn=255623.6664d&variant=10333182215

u/Highfro · 3 pointsr/crtgaming

Yep you can do exactly what your describing using a SCART to Component adapter

A lot of people use this one

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XSSDPO

I've hear it's okay and does the job pretty good for the price

Just keep in mind this is not an upscaler so it will only work the way you describe and probably won't let you hook it up to an HDTV that doesn't accept 480i/240p

Edit: as said below this would be a much better option for not much more in price http://www.ani-av.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=220

u/ItsKnots · 1 pointr/crtgaming

I have the NEC sister monitor to yours and a GTX 1080. Your best option is gonna be the SUNIX DPU-3000. It will support all the really crazy high res modes your monitor will display. One caveat, though: Low res display modes don't work in my expirience so I can't get, say, 240p@120hz (or 140hz) to work, have to use one of the crappy adapters for that.

Here is the DPU 3000 for sale: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JART8HA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_rO4pDb64AZ8H5

It is not cheap but it is a very good accesory for your LaCie. The one I linked is the -D2 model. The difference is only that -D2 comes with a cable with mini displayport on both ends whereas the other SKU comes with a displayport to mini displayport cable.

Your only other option AFAIK is to get a card that supports analog out natively. A quality card like the GTX 980 Ti will not be as cheap as the SUNIX DAC.

u/cronotose · 1 pointr/crtgaming

Well first off, get yourself at least some S-video cables straight away. Some of them have some quality issues, I've had no significant interference problems with this one.

https://www.amazon.com/Gam3Gear-Nintendo-Gamecube-Video-Cable-Super/dp/B00LE3EAIK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519447659&sr=8-1&keywords=nintendo+s-video&dpID=511QkWlFQdL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

It's not the best, but it is dirt cheap and it doesn't have a normal composite line to bleed over into your s-video feed.

I don't know this set in particular, but it looks like a pretty decent pick up as far as free consumer sets go. According to my google, it has component, so if you really want to get cheeky, you can pick up an rgb to component converter and set up a snes or genesis with component.

u/almondface · 6 pointsr/crtgaming

CRT monitors likes this one will not accept any 240P input. You could plug in a dreamcast with VGA, but besides that you won't be able to hook much of anything into without an upscaler. The RetroTink 2X will line double 240p to 480p, which would work on that monitor. I would personally recommend getting an OSSC. The OSSC can line 2-5x up to 1080p which this monitor supports. If you run your consoles through the OSSC and then into this monitor via a tendak hdmi to vga adapter, all of your games would look amazing.

u/nickjacksonD · 1 pointr/crtgaming

If you're only looking for 3 switches this is your go to: Hama Scart Video Selector Console with 3 Scart In 1 Scart Out Black [42945] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006JAUZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_x.JYBbC6Y7DR0

Like someone said you'll get voltage bleed otherwise.
If that had two outputs I'd already own it, it is very popular and a great get for the money if you don't have that many inputs.

u/WampaCow · 3 pointsr/crtgaming

Nice, thanks for this info. Really appreciate it. This all sounds great (no lag, dumb switch, no conversion). I'm familiar with US consumer connections, but the professional world is new to me.

 

Any recommendations on break out cables to convert component / composite / s-video to and from BNC? Would something like this work?

 

Currently, I have an FV310 (and picking up a second tomorrow, but that's another story). I believe it only has 2 component connections, so at some point, I know I'll want more than that. I'll likely have SNES and Genesis over component, NES over composite, N64 over S-video. If I ever manage to get a PVM/BVM, I'll convert what I can to RGB. Some preliminary research suggested RGB mods are a thing for NES and N64, but I don't think this helps me if I don't have a display that accepts RGB.

u/jamvanderloeff · 1 pointr/crtgaming

For 480i there are lots of downscalers you could use, old pro stuff like the Extron VSC series, most of which can do RGB formats, can also use cheapo HDMI to component up/downscaler boxes like https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Premium-Quality-Component-Converter/dp/B017LVMAWG

For 240p things get a lot trickier. Can sort of fake it by 480i -> 240p through some Extron RGB interface boxes, there are some fancy pro downscalers like a Corio2 that can do it directly with some programming, those are pretty expensive though.


Ideal MAME machine would be a PC that you can run CRT Emudriver on to get perfect resolution / refresh rates for any emulated system, arcade stuff often uses weird stuff that's not the usual 240p/288p.

u/schrodingers_jew · 1 pointr/crtgaming

https://www.amazon.com/Tendak-Converter-Adapter-Portable-Connector/dp/B01B7CEOVK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

This works for me pretty well. It supports HDMI 1.4 so it should handle up to 1080p@120hz. I've only used it up to 1080p@75hz. The black levels are great and I've gotten 0 lag when testing it with 240p test suite through VGA out on a second monitor.

u/Z3FM · 1 pointr/crtgaming

To be honest, you would do well with the OSSC. Lesser devices might be too noisy scaling into a sharp PC CRT like the 2070SB.

Now, since that OSSC is HDMI out, you would need to also get an active HDMI->VGA adapter, specifically the Tendak is the one where black levels are not too disturbed.

u/Wolfie747 · 1 pointr/crtgaming

The only PVMs I could find for sale in my state were very limited and at the most 9 inches, which is far too small for my liking. I decided to look around for trinitrons which obviously were far more common. Although there is not much info about Australian sets out there, I found a couple of listings that actually bothered to show what ports it had and I found plenty of ones with component. My question is for hooking it up to the TV, will I need a simple cable like this one (25 AUD) or an actual box like this one (I think the price is in USD, making it 65 AUD) Obviously in my currency the price difference is pretty big, so I wanna make sure I don't overspend when I don't need to.

u/gyph256 · 3 pointsr/crtgaming

Your best bet is to get the active Benfei adapter for $8 off Amazon.

It can’t do RGB at max resolution but if you set your output to yprbr it can do 1920x1200@85hz.

If you WANT you can waste money on a Sunix and get full RGB, but honestly it’s not worth the 5-10x the price depending on stock and they all have some issues where the bottom band of pixels displays on top.

The benfei is also amazing for PS3 XBox360 etc.

Sunix https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JART8HA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_2ukCDb60YRCWX

Benfei https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KLKQN9U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_wykCDbQ6MSA1X

The fuck am I being downvoted for? Nothing I said was incorrect. I own every product on this list and the FW900...

u/noname2139 · 1 pointr/crtgaming

Well I use this converter (linked below). After a short review/study of that converter do you still think it’d be worth doing? If so I might give it a try. Also I can set the games resolution to divide evenly into 1080i. Wouldn’t that be easier?

Universal Premium Quality HDMI to Component Video Converter with RCA L/R & Optical Audio Outputs | Support 480i, 720P, 1080i & 1080P Video Output PAL & NTSC | Model: H2CS https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017LVMAWG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qhAgDb0YBN1Z7

u/solidturnip · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

Used one of these guys,

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000067SM6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks to /u/KyaDash:

>If by component card, you mean this, the IF-C01COMG, it also supports RGB, and RGBHV at that. You just need to switch it to RGB mode(something I wouldn't be able to tell you how to do).
Hooking a PC up to that would be even easier than a PVM or BVM, given that you can use the standard separate horizontal and vertical sync that VGA uses rather than combining it into C-Sync.
In that case, you'd want to get a VGA to 5BNC like these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000067SM6/
http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=566
On the other hand, if you do have some odd card that does only support YPbPr and not RGB(INCREDIBLY unlikely), no, the cable you showed will not work for what you're trying to do.

It may only work with a monitor like the JVC I have due to the sync situation but I'm not 100% sure and don't have a Sony PVM to test it on.

If this method doesn't work, you can always follow the guide's method:

http://wavebeam.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-groovycube-diy-console-that-plays.html

u/Ferdyshtchenko · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

An HDMI to VGA adapter will give you DB15 output, from which you can use a regular DB15 (VGA) cable to go to the RGB interface. A very good and cheap adapter is this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B7CEOVK/

If you're willing to spend more for extra quality, the HD Fury 3 is most likely the best adapter to get this job done. I also recommend using an HDMI switch or splitter with audio extractor to get digital audio out, instead of having to use the analog audio from the adapter.

Depending on the signal you may need to use the DDSP and SERR switches on the Interface.

It may sound like a bit of a hassle but it's not that bad honestly, and it's totally worth it. BTW don't even bother with HD-SDI to get HD stuff into your D24, the results are considerably inferior. Even the component route is better.

u/rawesome32 · 1 pointr/crtgaming

I got the Mayflash VGA cable for Wii and it works fine with my VGA CRT.

Does this cable actually convert a non RGB signal? It seems to output pretty good quality.

u/Logdeah · 3 pointsr/crtgaming

Lots of cool monitors. The easiest way for you to find out if they work is to get a BNC to RCA adapter. You would just plug that adapter into the line A "video in" line and then plug in any RCA video cable(the yellow cable from the usual yellow, red, and white cables) from any game console, VCR, or DVD player.

Are you interested in keeping one for yourself for gaming?

u/Mugenmush · 1 pointr/crtgaming

I guess we'll see. It's showing up tomorrow. There are reviews for it that state that they used it to connect from PC to 480i CRTs. I've seen a few youtube videos that have shown this as well. You can use things like CRUto create custom resolutions/refresh rates but you can actually do this through the Nvidia Control Panel as well, so I'll be starting there.

There are some in-depth guides here as well, like this one.

The specific device I got is this one. I'll report back once I've had some time to mess around with it.

u/maxtiis1999 · 1 pointr/crtgaming

I posted here before about this but didn't have an image at the time showcasing the issue. I imagine seeing what's going on can better help you guys identify the problem.

I'm attempting to use a scart cable on my model 1 genesis, and run that through a ypbpr converter to display it on a digital tv. I'm using this converter: https://www.amazon.com/SPECIALTY-AV-SCART-Component-Converter-Genesis/dp/B004XSSDPO/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=scart+converter&qid=1558425306&s=gateway&sr=8-5
As well as retro gaming cables model 1 genesis rgb scart cable and a hd retrovision ypbpr component cable.

u/AbsoluteMoisture · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

So for the most part you'll probably just want to get a set of RGB SCART to BNC breakout cables. These will hook up to the RGB inputs on your monitor and have a standard SCART plug on the other end.

Luckily for you, I believe the PAL N64 actually supports RGB output unlike the version that was released over here in the US. The Dreamcast and PS1 also have native RGB SCART output.

I believe the Retro Trio only outputs composite video or HDMI, so for this you'll want to buy a BNC to RCA adapter, and plug the yellow video cable into it on the Video A or Video B input on your monitor.

u/lastpally · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

This is what I bought. Portta HDMI to 1080P Component Video (YPbPr) RGB + R/L Scaler Converter Adapter with R/L Audio output Support PS3, PS4, Blu-ray Player, DVD, XBOX, Notebook , Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JVNUAEI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_p9gJDbA7NDTYG

It does the job and I’m happy. Also it lets you select between progressive and interlace which a lot of the others do not.

u/GigaTortoise · 1 pointr/crtgaming

Chiming in to agreem this is a perfectly good method. For the record, you won't get natural scanlines if that matters to you. Aside from that though it looks great.

This Tendak adapter is the most commonly recommended and I have it as well. Many HDMI -> VGA adapters crush blacks, but Tendak's doesn't and is cheap. If you want to look at other adapters that have been tested for this they're here!

u/operatingsauce · 1 pointr/crtgaming

I got this one a few weeks ago. People say you need to open it up to adjust colors, but I didn't end up having to do that for mine, so I guess your results will vary. I also had to mod mine for audio pass through, which wasn't too hard, but if you don't have soldering skill you'll need a SCART audio breakout adapter. Once I got it set up, the picture looks fantastic.

u/jfroco · 1 pointr/crtgaming

This one has been recommended several times:

Portta HDMI to VGA Video... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003O55U8K?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I bought one a couple of months ago, and it works great.

u/dygeron92 · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

That's fine actually. I personally use this, as it offers more flexibility for sync options (it can carry just about anything, including raw sync on the gray lead). It's also a little longer.

Make sure you're plugging the BNCs into the loop-through output of the PVM, not the input.

u/dhonk · 1 pointr/crtgaming

This is the free Viewsonic P225fb I picked up, I got this adapter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B7CEOVK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Which works well for this purpose.

UltraHDMI is set to 480p direct mode (linedoubled) and it looks pristine.

u/lowspeccrt · 1 pointr/crtgaming

I’m using this one.

Universal Premium Quality HDMI to Component Video Converter with RCA L/R & Optical Audio Outputs | Support 480i, 720P, 1080i & 1080P Video Output PAL & NTSC | Model: H2CS https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017LVMAWG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_sczRDb8ZPRXFZ

I’ve only tested it with 16x9 with 1080p and 720p input and 1080i and 480i output. All at 60hz. It seems to work ok and I’ve only had it for a couple of weeks. I have had to power cycle it here and there because it doesn’t always work right. And I get a flicker super rare but no telling if it’s this thing or my tv.

Sorry, new to this but hope that helps.

u/ArtDor · 1 pointr/crtgaming

I am using xps15 9570 with an adapter with a limit that seems to be 300MHz I could drive 1920x1440i@144hz (299MHz), or 1920x1440p@75hz, or 1920x1080p@96hz. To get interlaced resolutions to work in windows 10 go to Display settings > Advanced Display settings (on bottom) > (select crt monitor) click Display adapter properties for Display# > Under adapter "list All Modes" > select (interlaced) resolution. To get interlaced resolution, use CRU (custom resolution utility) to make, and check "interlaced checkbox" and select Timing CRT standard.

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I tried other lower resolutions but the weird certain-color to green artifact remains, as in the pictures: https://imgur.com/gallery/kgmCLx6

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What resolutions are you pushing? And monitor? Did you have any luck with other adapters with more resolution? I have an old pc gpu with vga port i can try to push refresh rate.

u/Kdeizy · 1 pointr/crtgaming

My 32" Sony is about 160 and this has been holding it just fine. I'm about 170lbs so I sat all my weight on it to test it out. The top is a solid piece of wood and not press-board.

https://www.amazon.com/Prepac-BTV-3224-Black-Corner-Stand/dp/B0018SOB6C/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=crt+tv+stand&qid=1571159705&sr=8-4

u/zedd56 · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

I'm using a 14M2U and I use this cable

It has 5 BNC cables, with separate cables for H and V sync, but if you enable csync in vmmaker, the grey cable becomes sync and the black cable does nothing.

Works perfectly for me! :)

u/poopstixPS2 · 1 pointr/crtgaming

I used to have one of these that I would use to play SSBM. I used a Wii and this cable. What's the difference between using a cable like that and a transcoder like the one you mentioned? Is there some kind of loss in quality with the cable?

u/VirgoAdam · 1 pointr/crtgaming

https://www.amazon.com/SPECIALTY-AV-SCART-Component-Converter-Genesis/dp/B004XSSDPO

I use this exact one.I had to open it and tweak the potentiometers because the colors were slightly off but otherwise it works very well.

u/DynamiteJewduh · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

Kinda expensive. But it could be good for a 27" setup with consoles below. Black Corner TV Stand https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018SOB6C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_5fIEDbDFE8NRK

u/Tapeworm_III · 1 pointr/crtgaming

Tendak Active 1080P Female HDMI to VGA Male Converter Adapter Dongle with 3.5mm Stereo Audio portable HDMI Connector for Laptop PC PS3 Xbox STB Blu-ray DVD TV Stick https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B7CEOVK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_HAOZzbZJ7YJRR

Haven't had any issues.

u/mrpopsicleman · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

I've used this one for a couple year now. Works really well. Just needed to open it and adjust the colors a bit with a Philips head screwdriver.

u/BlackinAmerica · 1 pointr/crtgaming

I'm using this: https://www.amazon.com/Portta-Component-Converter-Scaler-support/dp/B00JVNUAEI

There's a few options out there though. Whichever you choose just make sure it inputs and outputs 480i. Some only do 480p, some accept 480i but don't output it.

u/db_cooper__ · 1 pointr/crtgaming

Dummy here. Just picked up a Sony PVM-1354Q and realized my GameCube component cables do not fit in the RGB/Component inputs on the back of the set.

Do I need something like these to convert component to BNC?
https://smile.amazon.com/Sienoc-BNC-Female-Adapter-Connector/dp/B00KX17NGU/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1541209906&sr=1-3&keywords=rca+female+to+bnc+male

Back photo for reference:
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/BaQAAOSwK3ZbdeDQ/s-l1600.jpg

u/_QUAKE_ · 1 pointr/crtgaming

>FW900 has some kind of coating

Yeah, it's easily removed, I prefer it without it, it's not worse glossy LCD glare, but there was some talk in the [H]ard forum thread about replacing it.
I'm not sure how important it is, maybe it reduces halation due to internal reflections?

Mine had a "dirty film" look, and it allowed for more brightness with it removed, I didn't notice any downsides.

>Could you be a little more specific which converters you used?

Dreamcast to hdmi via cheap no name adapter (not recommend it) and then a standard hdmi cable, and then tendak hdmi to vga adapter

u/d3ku5crub · 1 pointr/crtgaming

Without modding, all you can do is use Composite, seeing as there's no S-Video on your TV. If you're not opposed to modding, the site retrorgb.com has links to a modding service to add RGB to an N64, which can then be converted to Component with a device like this: https://www.amazon.com/SPECIALTY-AV-SCART-Component-Converter-Genesis/dp/B004XSSDPO

u/MetalMilitia206 · 2 pointsr/crtgaming

RGB is a different signal than component(YPbPr). You will need a SCART to component transcoder or a SCART to HDMI converter to get the signal to your capture card. The PVM won't convert the signal for you, it will only pass the signal.

u/srdev_ct · 1 pointr/crtgaming

I can vouch for these:


SPECIALTY-AV SCART to Component Video Converter for Sega, Genesis, Atari
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XSSDPO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_nCoPDbV9X23ZZ

You can get them on eBay too.

u/mickednk · 3 pointsr/crtgaming

I use one of these, https://www.amazon.com/Tendak-Converter-Adapter-Portable-Connector/dp/B01B7CEOVK

I read about it in a article where they tested different HDMI to VGA converters but I can't find the link to the article.

u/Seven1234567 · 1 pointr/crtgaming

I am using this hdmi to vga adapter.

u/Kjeldvk · 1 pointr/crtgaming

Ow yeah my bad, I use this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B7CEOVK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1.

It works fine with hdmi from my pc, so I doubt it's the transcoder.

u/ouy_evol_i · 1 pointr/crtgaming

I'm using this converter https://www.amazon.com/SPECIALTY-AV-SCART-Component-Converter-Genesis/dp/B004XSSDPO I'm not sure, how can I tell? Also should I buy higher quality cables?

u/benryves · 3 pointsr/crtgaming

A switch should yield better picture quality than a simple parallel adaptor like that. When using such an adaptor all of the consoles have their AV output lines connected together so it relies on each console not interfering with the others when switched off, and even with that being the case it adds extra capacitance and inductance to each AV line just from the extra cable length which can also harm the picture and sound quality. Years ago I had a similar unit with only two connectors on it and was pretty disappointed then, I dread to think what it would look like with five devices connected!

I currently use one of these devices, which as far as I can tell is a cheap clone/knock-off of the well-regarded Hama AV-100S. I cannot fault the picture or sound quality and could not personally detect any signal degradation when compared to plugging a device in directly, and this extends to using it with a SCART to HDMI convertor box (which tends to make noise or other interference much more visible than a CRT). My only real complaint is that the RGB switch is labelled "OFF" for some reason. :)

u/KareemMyJeans · 1 pointr/crtgaming

The picture on my VGA CRT keeps going in and out and I cant get a stable picture. I'm trying to get picture on other consoles and a PC with Groovymame/Hyperspin on it that already works fine with my PVM.

I'm using this HDMI to VGA adapter that is plugged into my OSSC. Thoughts on what might be wrong?