this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2024
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Cathode Ray Tubes offer a retro gaming experience that is still incredible and worth celebrating.

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Most people are over-charging for old, worn-out TVs on places like Craigslist and Ebay, now that people are realizing how much better they are for retro gaming. I saw this one for $25 and had to check it out.

I had to clean up the corrosion in the remote to be able to change to the AV input, but it works well enough. Threw it on the kitchen counter to test it out.

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[–] Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

I got one for free because the people didn't want to haul it out of their basement.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Everyone had this screen back in 1997.

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Looks good. Nice price. I got mine for 20 and I'm glad it still works.

[–] segabased@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

I still see great TV's for dirt cheap or free at thrift stores and the side of the road. The retro crt market is very strange, unless you're chasing hard to find pvms it feels silly to spend hundreds on them

I legit walked away from a 36 inch trinitron for 20 bucks at the thrift store. I just simply had no room or ability to transport but spotting it in the wild for that cheap was a thrill lol

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Is that a towel or a miniature print of the Big Wave by Katsushika Hokusai?

[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It's 2 sponges lol, I threw it on the kitchen counter to test it.