32” Sony Trinitron - skip or any use?

depadz

Hi,

have an old one of these (widescreen, heavy to move). Are they of any use for retro stuff before I scrap it?

thanks..

Inviere

I'm sure someone would want it, it's a Trinitron after all. Be a shame to see it skipped. What's its location?

depadz

Hi,

dublin 6w area.

MrVestek

If it's in full working order and does RGB Scart I'd definitely take that off your hands.

o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120467396#Comment_120467396

Definitely would do RGB scart alright.

Would be good to check to see if it's a 100hz set though before you take it as if it is, if it is they're no good for 240p games (post processing/interlacing) and don't support lightguns.

Be good to get the model number and look it up.

depadz

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see attached. It is working and was in daily use up to a few months ago. No remote control.

o1s1n

Yep, that's a 100hz CRT from what I can see online.

Won't be great for anything pre PS2 era games as it won't give a 240p image. So will automatically turn the NES, SNES, Megadrive and right up to the PS1 era into 480i interlaced. This will also introduce lag. And it won't work with lightgun games.

On the plus side though, any consoles that do 480i, so the PS2 and on, will look really great as they were designed for that era of TV.

I know MrVestek is mad into his Dreamcast, that would look beautiful on it.

It's actually a really brilliant TV with a lot of features, just not really designed for older consoles pre PS2 era.

MrVestek

Ahh ok yeah, I didn't realise it was 100Hz. If light guns don't work on it then that's a dealbreaker for me I'm afraid.

KeRbDoG

...but it does have 3 SCART sockets :)

https://www.sony.co.nz/electronics/support/res/manuals/4095/40957442M.pdf