![]() “When I went to pick it up, I saw that they had 25 PVMs just sitting in a warehouse. “I found a local vendor who was a CRT recycler,” Nutter explains. What he found changed his life almost overnight. And one day, his luck changed: A high-end PVM was for sale only a short walk away at a reasonable price. Over time, Nutter’s interest in CRTs grew to such an extent that he began scanning Craigslist and bidding on eBay auctions, searching for truly desirable CRT displays like the Sony PVM and BVM. He used to watch YouTube videos created by hackers and calls “freakers”, who enjoyed playing with machines, slowly gathering his knowledge base. As a trained engineer, he found himself compelled by the complex machinery of these performances. He turned to the Internet for advice, where he discovered one of the worst-kept secrets in retro gaming-that any basic console setup essentially requires an old TV.įortunately, Nutter had an old Toshiba lying next to him, which he was able to revive for his indifferent purposes. With washed out colors, flickering image, and a huge amount of input lag, his beloved N64 games on his LCD TV looked terrible. ![]() ![]() When CRT enthusiast Steve Nutter plugged in his old console to show his young son the game he grew up with, he was completely disappointed with the results. But are they really any worse than your cheap LED replacement, or are they worth getting a second chance at life? According to the enthusiasts who worked tirelessly to repair them, they’re more than just a relic-they’re the best way to play decades of classic games. You can find dozens of examples of dust collecting at your local thrift store, the garbage dump, or perhaps your grandma’s house. However, while many gamers have kept their old consoles around-or bought them back from garage sales and eBay auctions-CRT (cathode ray tube) TVs are largely an abandoned relic of the past. If you’re a gamer of a certain age, you likely have fond memories of playing your favorite retro console in front of a Boxee TV.
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