Repaired and repainted a curbside CRT to match my NES.
Repaired some broken solder joints, sanded out the biggest scuffs and polished most of the scratches out of the screen. Oh yeah, and the paint job.
That is sexy as fuck.
I was going to just repaint it in the original colours but 'why not, why shouldn't I make it awesome?'
You have chosen....wisely.
Nice work!
Out of curiosity, what repairs did the CRT need?
Obligatory safety disclaimer for people who want to repair old TVs: Messing with some of those electronics can be very dangerous.
The board was soaked and needed cleaning, the rca jacks were broken off and the screen had some deep scratches. I was only able to get the scratches about halfway polished out though, cerium isn't quite aggressive enough.
This looks so sick, great job!
That looks amazing. Makes me wonder why they didn’t sell a monitor like this back in the day.
Hmmm, makes me wonder why there aren't themed bezels for monitors today.
Part of me wants that tv. Part of me has absolutely no room at my place. Part of me wants to be home so I can play super mario bros. And part of me just wants to be sent back to the 80s........take me away from this AWFUL decade. Everything sucks now, and the people who are in charge are rewarded for making it worse.
I want to go home.......and it's weird to think of a decade as home. But this isn't home.
I've never heard a more apt statement about a time period...
...this is the 4th CRT in that room. There another TV a VGA monitor and a Macintosh SE. I'm slowing turning it into my reclusive shut-in cave.
Is this a "Not enough connections" problem? Or an "I'm having a midlife breakdown, and an abundance of disposable income"?
Because shit........I can get behind the second one. A friend who has TOO MUCH MONEY to spend, and a love for retro gaming? Hell yeah!
Throw in a 24 pack of beer, and we got a night where I'm gonna kick your ass in Goldeneye007 on N64!!!! No oddjob.
That is awesome, nice work.
Thanks, my cats love it too, they've never seen a warm CRT before.
It looks great! 🙂
OMG I just came home with a Sanyo DS13320 from the side of the road and I am ECSTATIC!!! It couldn't be more perfect for an NES, and it looks in great condition externally.
I haven't plugged it in yet. It doesn't appear to be wet anywhere outside or inside, so hopefully it was put outside after it rained this morning.
Should I do or check anything before plugging it in and trying to power it on?
DS13320
If it looks like it's never been wet plug it into a power bar so you can flip it off if anything goes 'wrong'. If you aren't sure it's totally dry a day in a warm room wont hurt it (I left mine in the garage for a week but mostly out of apathy).
Noiiice!
Neat, good work!
Thanks, the screen still needs another many hours of polishing but I'm still happy with it.
Nice looks great.
Looks great! I regularly cruise through my town's thrift shops and chase garage sale signs often in hunt for a good CRT. Jealous of your find and your awesome skills!!
Now you just need a little sticker for the corner.
Television
Entertainment System
I did think about vinyl cutting some stickers or getting something custom made up but I never decided on anything.
I'd recommend Rockin Monkey if you wanted to do stickers, they've been awesome when I've had them do orders. Unfortunately the smallest batch they'll do is 10. I'm guessing you don't need 10 TV stickers... I don't remember how small Spring will print.
I can do a couple quick mockups for you if you'd like. I'm just procrastinating at work.
Thanks, I thought it would be a weekend job, took a month 🙃