ABANDONED IBM CRT Monitor Restoration! Can it run Minecraft? 

how the tables have turned

@@Shyzah how the turns have tabled

@@Shyzah how the cables have turned

Just reverse the destruction

@@coolelectronics1759 now the turned have cables

thank you

Yeah we should take care of our crts they are a important part of history

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And apple would catch on 5 years later. Claimed to have invented it and called it electron retina

@@stealthysaucepan2016 LMAO

Unfortunately, the CRT design was already optimised to maximum efficiency before LCD's hit the market, since CRT's were incredibly complex and the technology had been around for 3x longer than LCDs. So even if we brought them back today, aside from some quality of life changes and circuit optimisations, CRT's would probably still be at the same resolution that we left them at. The colour contrast however is top notch and is still something modern panels are unable to achieve.

@@cathodert7890 ill give you the age difference. But optimizing it, thats bullshit. We can make electric guns so small now compared to the huge size we used then. We have not optimized that technology all.... And yes i agree we could make the circuit boards smaller and more efficient which means less power waste. Im sure there would be a way to optimize the glass tubes themselves making then lighter weight and slimmer/less bulky. However as far as resolution i literally believe we could get 1080p and even 4k out of a "modernized" CRT. Its just a matter of someone smarter than me outting in the work. The only downside would be that modern electronics and graphics cards no longer have analog output, its all digital. Probably the only real barrier to bringing back the technology. Thankful next month OLED is hitting the gamer space via Alienwares QD-OLED display which is gonna be epic and im buying one. 3440x1440, 175hz, 0.1ms gtg times, insane contrast and color, no ips glow no backlight blooming. Gonna be amazing.

Remember that plasma screens are basically the next generation of crts, an in-between for crt and lcd technology. Also, crts generally have pretty much zero input lag that lcd has yet to reach. I'd still use my lcd since they're bigger, but I'd rather have a crt projector if I'm going to want an ultimate experience.

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These IBM PC monitors are valuable collectables now, so it would look fine on a shelf even if he couldn't fix it. The keyboards as well, if they are a model F or model M. I could tell he knew what he was looking for by checking the key feel before even bothering.

Please do more videos like this.

@@simonemastroianni1985 I have a bunch more coming all of various different abandoned computers :)

Nice video but i have some points around soldering - take it as respectfull help for next repairs 1. Make sure that flux is non washable , otherwise it can casue corosion in few years - always wash it with isopropylalcohol 2. Please do not use hotglue - it non repairable, use shrink tubes on every single join, it the best and professional ! 3.That old caps throwed in regular thrash hurts me, please sort it to special waste :( But wow, at all its nice work, figuring out the wire diagram etc.. ! But hey I didnt mean it wrong pal , have a nice day :)

@Shyzah I have a very rare NEC vintage monochrome CRT think you could point me in the right directing to fix it up?

@@r.in.shibuya whats wrong with it? I honestly didnt know what capacitor was causing the problem so i literally replaced every single one haha.

Working on it!

*calling out all Etsy CRT Cat bed/fishtank sellers*

I went back for fun but the police boarded the window up. Ill have to wait until some more urban explorers break in

@@Shyzah professionals have standards.

nope haha just some kid (at the time at least) lol I am a computer science major tho but no correlation in that and this stuff.

Actually i was looking for ways to hook up a PS1 to the CRT but it seems like its very picky and only takes in 480p. All the converters i tried on amazon didnt work with it. Reddit suggested some other expensive converters

Thanks man. Yeah, I definitely need to adjust the blue gain. I have yet to look into it but it will only take 30 seconds to open it back up. I'm actually fine with the plastic being warped as it tells a story. The building that it was in was set on fire by some lunatics a few years ago and I believe that the heat from that fire made the monitors plastic warp even. After all, the monitor was in the same building just down the hall.

Thanks! and I got them from Digikey

Nope! CRTs had high refresh rates. Standard CRTs in the 90s could easily do 120Hz, some even up to 240hz. Many CSGO competition gamers preferred CRTs over LCD in the early 2000s since LCDs had slower refresh rates.

@@Shyzah wow, do you think there is any chance I could get one rn, lol I wanna see that 240hz

@@spxrkfn7 the good ones go for a lot now but u can probably find 120hz ones on offerup or craigslist for cheaper

@@spxrkfn7 you can probably get one for Free if you know the right guy or buy a cheapher brand thats still great like samtron crt monitors. Just make sure too not buy crts from ebay. Also if you want a bigger screen and still have a higher refresh rate on lower resulotions you could get something like a barcographics 808s.

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If you look at photos of these online its actually like a 1 inch border on all sides of the screen. I was able to stretch the image to make it fit top and bottom but theres no way for left and right.

@@Shyzah There's no pot on the board at all for horizontal hold?

@@apfanco there is but it wasnt making it wider. If i mess with it, the image was either staying there or spazzing out. I could move the image to the left but then the right side would also move left

He didn't change the version, he just plugged a new computer to the monitor.

aside from ewaste places, i would serach offerup, facebook marketplace, and craigslist