Get started with this tiny flat $20 CRT from AliExpress

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  • @moonlambo5229
    @moonlambo5229 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Cool piece of tech. I have 0 use for it but i'm glad it exists.

  • @HuxTheSergal
    @HuxTheSergal ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Doorbell at my parents place uses one of those
    Surprising it's from late 2000s early 2010s so apparently it was still cheaper than small LCD even back then

    • @messycircuits
      @messycircuits  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Interesting, I guess it's because it's cheaper to get an analog input from the doorbell camera and directly plug it into a CRT, than doing all the conversion into digital. I might be wrong though

    • @HuxTheSergal
      @HuxTheSergal ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@messycircuits good point, it might be a case of saving on a not just on the screen but video processing and stuff.
      Don't recall seeing model number on the doorbell tho, might be on the back side and i doubt my parents would be happy if i started dismantling their house to see how it's hooked up

    • @fhunter1test
      @fhunter1test 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      May be also for temperature range - CRT works well in cold environment. LCDs work badly when cold (VERY slow), and deteriorate when hot.

  • @nickmurphy8542
    @nickmurphy8542 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is great! I don't think I've seen a flat CRT before and to see it in this form factor is really interesting. Not to mention the possibilities for a mobile retro system with authentic image reproduction. Keep up the good work!

    • @Xayuap
      @Xayuap ปีที่แล้ว

      exactly

    • @messycircuits
      @messycircuits  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! 💾🕹

  • @outaspaceman
    @outaspaceman 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I’d forgotten I’d bought one of these CRT’s and now can’t remember what I was going to do with it..😳👍

    • @messycircuits
      @messycircuits  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      LOL, I totally get that! Sometimes I buy stuff and forget about it too. Maybe it’s just waiting for the right moment to shine!

  • @TylerShackleford
    @TylerShackleford ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is so cool

  • @kelownatechkid
    @kelownatechkid ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Cannot think of a reason for this other than learning about CRTs, but it's cool!

    • @shaputer
      @shaputer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Would be cool for old console testing to see if they work. Like a trouble shooting tool. 😄

  • @faultyinterface
    @faultyinterface 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have the perfect use for this! Ordering 5, lol

    • @messycircuits
      @messycircuits  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Nice, have fun! Feel free to share your project, I would like to know what people do with these devices.

  • @Raptor50aus
    @Raptor50aus ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice I like to use my PS4 and PS5 with my Sony Watchmans. I use a HDMI in to AV out adapter.

    • @messycircuits
      @messycircuits  ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice! That’s great!!

    • @randomgamingin144p
      @randomgamingin144p 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i mean i guess you do get better motion clarity compared to 60 hz on a lcd (without strobing) on it but thats about the only redeeming quality
      also just the novelty is cool

  • @HungerHippo
    @HungerHippo ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Blessed by the algorithm gods with your awesome channel. Subbed

  • @miro5052
    @miro5052 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very neat screen, wonder if it could fit inside a drive bay on a pc tower case.

    • @messycircuits
      @messycircuits  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think it should fit in a drive bay, but I'm afraid that during the day it might not be easy to see. As far as I could test, the screen doesn't have much brightness and contrast. I would rather go for the PC tower case :)

  • @mariotorres2326
    @mariotorres2326 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It would be interesting play game boy games (and other retro handhelds) on CRT Also I've seen fresnel lens on arcade cabinet. I was thinking on the crt viewfinders to build analogue headset when I found it.

    • @messycircuits
      @messycircuits  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That sounds like an interesting project, do you mean like using the screens in a headset for each eye?

    • @mariotorres2326
      @mariotorres2326 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@messycircuits yes I 've seen it on youtube actually. Kind of vr goggles with analogue screens using raspberry pi

    • @randomgamingin144p
      @randomgamingin144p 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      steamvr on crts lmao

  • @shaputer
    @shaputer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How did you get sound when I never saw you connect any audio jacks/plugs ?

    • @messycircuits
      @messycircuits  ปีที่แล้ว

      The Play Station has a video and audio output, separated in three cables with RCA connectors. The yellow is video and the red and white are for each audio channel. I got the video in the CRT, which is the only thing it can accept and then I captured the audio with the computer

  • @DandyDNA
    @DandyDNA ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bless the TH-cam algorithm 🙏 subbed!

  • @NUCLEARARMAMENT
    @NUCLEARARMAMENT ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Will there ever be a color version?

    • @messycircuits
      @messycircuits  ปีที่แล้ว

      Not sure but I don't think it would be that easy due space, complexity and power consumption. In 1989 Sony released the FDL 330S color, but it was an LCD display. I never saw one of these CRT in color.

  • @skisisisiz
    @skisisisiz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This has to be old stock right? No way they still make them

    • @messycircuits
      @messycircuits  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's an interesting question. Just in case I'm ordering another one :)

    • @randomgamingin144p
      @randomgamingin144p 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      based on the sony logo i saw it appears to be old stock

  • @sideburn
    @sideburn หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Or hack a Sony Watchman.

  • @BrianLTanner
    @BrianLTanner ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What’s the purpose though? Nobody is nostalgic about psone on a watchman screen in black and white

    • @iTzic21
      @iTzic21 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The purpose is find something interesting, tinkering with it, perhaps even learning something. I didn't even know something like a watchman existed in the first place, lmao

  • @Oliver_1075
    @Oliver_1075 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You just copied what do you see in adran's digital basements video😅

    • @messycircuits
      @messycircuits  23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m not familiar with their content but thank you for the recommendation! There is a ton of videos out there for this CRT, I will definitely check out his channel. Thank you for your input.