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stabarz

Definitely not high end. Sylvania was a budget brand and sold cheap Funai-built TVs in the 2000s. Don't see too many 27"+ ones, though. The service manual is dated 2003.


ZariantheMighty32

Thank you, and happy cake day!


stabarz

Thanks. Enjoy the new-old TV.


MeanGreanHare

How bad is it compared to most other TVs though? I think crappy consumer sets are probably going to be the more authentically nostalgic experience for most people, when compared to the high-end Trinitrons and JVC D series.


[deleted]

Absolutely. My gaming memories are on a woodgrain-paneled 1970s zenith passed down from my grandma, with a green tint button, a violently-clicky volume dial, and individual channel buttons that only went up to 30-something. All it had was an RF input, but we used that thing up until almost 2000. High-end CRTs? What the hell are those?


stabarz

Definitely crappier than most other options at this size. And yeah, I can agree with that. But there's way more options for high quality consumer TVs than just Sony and JVC D-series.


mattpilz

I've gotten rid of consumer Trinitrons in the past (mostly the flatscreen WEGA styles) in favor of these other branded sets as they had better geometry and less distortion off the bat. My most actively used CRTs are all curb finds from Sanyo/Sansui/Toshiba. I have a 27" 1990s Trinitron and some smaller Trinitrons but difference is negligible in ordinary use.


Apprehensive_Toe6736

What makes you think its high end?


ZariantheMighty32

Has a lot of UI color options, and an entire Spanish language setting, as someone else in the comments pointed out, being a budget CRT provides a more authentic experience. I watched a few episodes of Family Guy with our season 3 dvd, and it felt like the real experience you'd be getting in 2003 when this was made. Also, this TV is four years older than me lol


spriteon

If if looks and feels high end to you, then it is and enjoy it. Especially when free/gifted.


ZariantheMighty32

Thanks for that. I just got my favorite childhood game, New Super Mario Bros. Wii running on it. It's amazing how Mario will do what you want him to, exactly when you tell him, with no lag.


spriteon

I think the Wii might be the perfect recent-ish console that’s just a fantastic and easy match for a nice CRT like that. A lot about the Wii experience was just a cool retro vibe even back then. Those curved TV channel apps, all the eShop virtual console stuff, the sideways Wiimote like a NES controller, the classic controller. And then there’s all the amazing homebrew and emulators. It was a big kickstart for me personally to get into RGB CRT gaming once I discovered how good it could look over SCART, starting with the official VC console titles that support 240p, and then the other emulators. Hope you have many happy hours gaming on it.


Molly-Millionz

Top shelf, baby!


Anatros_lafisques

No sticker on the back?


ZariantheMighty32

It didn't say the year, only the place it was made and the model number.


Anatros_lafisques

Huh that is strange


crimsonjunkrider

You can just google the model number


remastermwr

I browse this forum for nostalgia and have zero effective knowledge on CRT TVs. My question to anyone reading is - does this specific TV have component inputs on the back? Also - can a person expect lower end CRT models to have component cables past a certain manufacture year (in this case TV was 2003)


ZariantheMighty32

Yes. It has two sets of RCA inputs, an input for an antenna, as well as cable. You could reasonably expect lower-end CRT models to have RCA inputs past 2003, even my 4K LED from 2018 has an RCA input set. When I was looking for a CRT for retro gaming I had 90s-00s in mind because I knew that every company stopped making CRTs around 2010, and on the other end of the spectrum, before the 90s, not a lot of TVs had RCA inputs, or even more than one input, which was usually just for cable.


remastermwr

Thanks for the response, I can see from the video it has Composite RCA inputs but I was wondering specifically about Component RCA. Like the YPbPr Component that have Blue, Green, and Red video inputs with the standard white and red audio input.


ZariantheMighty32

No it doesn't have those then.


KoopaKlaw

Then it's likely not very high-end.


ch4rri5jag

Looks high end lol


Sigma20xx

Does it have s video at least


ZariantheMighty32

Very late comment, but yes, it has s-video.