My CRT Collection - Which Is My Favorite? | Console Collector 

Man, that 36” Sony is insane. I helped a friend move his 36” Sony out of his 3rd floor apartment many years ago. Unfortunately he took it to Best Buy to have it recycled when he first upgraded to an LCD. I found out a few months after he got rid of it and was mortified

What a cozy and badass room, I wish I could dedicate a whole room just for my games and CRTs but I can't so I only have 3 CRTs throughout the house, still I'm pretty content with them, I have a SD Sony VVEGA manufactured in October of 2008 one of the last made with less than a 100hrs of use, it was from my grandparents (I guard it with my life), and one of those Widescreen Sonys which is what I use all the time to play stuff including modern games and I also have a 38" LG FLATRON which was our family TV made in 2002 and is massive and awesome, what I do have a ton nowadays is CRT PC monitors which I love collecting and since they don't take too much space I can have many, they offer very high resolutions and refresh rates and great picture quality that still blows LCDs out of the water, the only thing coming close to them is my new 4K OLED monitor but for old 3D games nothing beats them, PC games look awesome and console games through an emulator running them at 4K internal resolution makes them look like modern games, it sucks to think that someday these CRTs are going to die, nothing can truly replace them but at least we still have the chance to enjoy them.

The old wooden console sets have always been my favorite. Reminds me of my grandparents' house. They used the same 25" Zenith for decades, and it belonged to my great grandma before that. I still remember the mess of different adapters my grandpa had rigged up so they could connect their satellite box to it.

I'm drooling! 🤤 What a lovely collection you have! Personally I have 2 Philips CRT's from the 90's! I'm super happy with them 📺📺🥰

I need to step my game up! I only have 3 CRT's and I thought that I might have gone a little overboard. This is great motivation and might I say, terrific set up man.

this is such an amazing vibe. i was born in 2000 so by the time i was a bit older and started really getting into technology and playing video games and stuff, i didn't really use CRT's that long before flat screens became a thing so i don't really have any nostalgia for them. but i would absolutely love to be in a room like this and sit back and play some older consoles on a CRT

I kept a 20" Panasonic from when I was a kid, kept it for the memories and it's awesome to play the one I grew up with. Nostalgia galore.

I only have room for 1 CRT, so I rigged up all my consoles to work on a single CRT at the same time using 3 mechanical switchers

I had a 27 inch Wega from around 2002 or 2003, growing up. I think the weight on it was 160 or 180 lbs, difficult to remember exactly, but they are heavy. All CRT TVs have some heft but the Sonys in particular were built different, no joke moving those around.

my heart stopped when i seen the n64 kiosk, i wasnt ready to see all of that holy man, you are living my dream

you are 100% correct in thinking that old game consoles are best played on CRTs. And there's a good reason for that: the game assets were designed expressly to take advantage of some of the characteristics and deficiencies of CRT technology in order to produce an image that has more detail or could be made on a console that couldn't otherwise produce such effects if it had to be rendered properly. Translucency and certain lighting effects being made with dithering is one example while sub-pixel rendering is another. Basically, sprites and low polygon models tend to look better on a CRT due to natural anti-aliasing combined with the way that colors tend to smear slightly between phosphor groups as the electron beam sweeps past. There have been videos and articles about it where they show what the console is outputting compared to how it looks on a CRT and the difference is startling. It's why the old 16 and 32-bit games look like trash compared to how you remember them looking on a CRT. It's also why a lot of gamers who really love that particular generation of console but also have newer consoles capable of outputting 720p/1080i will just have two CRTs (or more) in their collection so they can take more advantage of how the art assets were designed to take advantage of standard definition CRT displays. Honestly, given that CRTs are a finite resource and a consumable one, if you've got the space then there's no shame in hoarding as many good examples as you can find while they're still available and not horrendously expensive. Most people nowadays just don't understand their appeal, and that's a good thing for retro game enthusiasts. I still want to buy a 720p/1080i model to use with my GTX960 with a DVI to component cable for gaming. There's just an aesthetic to how CRTs render images that appeals to me. It's less like looking at a moving picture and more like looking through a window. Unfortunately, I have no space.

That's real nice and the amount of consoles as well. Me personally i couldn't have this much stuff in my room

Awesome collection man! I wasn’t just admiring ur CRTs but also the other random stuff u have in that room🙌🏼🙌🏼

Great video nice little collection you got there I'm jealous of that Samsung 13-in gX!

Your Toshiba 30HF83C is a nice one. It's made by Toshiba and not Orion, and has a high quality Japanese Toshiba Microfilter tube. It should be lag-free at 1080i, have some lag at 480p though. The previous model years 1999-2002 Toshiba HD CRTs do lag-free 480p as well as 1080i. Keep an eye out for Toshiba's large size 32" and 35-36" standard def models from the 90s-early 2000s as well. They are very good tubes.

If only they made CRT's for like 5 more years... Like the shallow-depth sets Samsung were pioneering in the mid 00's. Imagine multiscan 240p to 1080p 16:9 sets, with 1920 actual TVL resolution, going all the way up to 2160i... Just imagine if these were common place, up to sizes of say 45"... What a dream.... Little do people know, it's not just the motion, multiple resolution support amd contrast that make these the ultimate, but it's also their unsurpassed light quality (CRI) of 90+. Reference is CRI 100 (sunlight). Plasma was 70+, LCD 50+, QD/OLED 40+, microLED 30+.... It just keeps getting worse because of energy efficiency pressures and woder colour gamut rubbish. Artificial light will always look harsh and unnatural. Garbage in garbage out. To this day CRT still produces the most natural light and colour and only future upmap-dithering can possibly mitigate this perceptibly. My guess is that display manufacturer shot callers made the decision to kill off their CRT production just as the tech was becoming more feasible for true HD widescreen, because they knew it would kill the market adoption of disgusting LCD's where obscenely increased profit margins were to be had. My thoughts

You are special, I really meant it - such care, such passion, such collection. Congratz!

Wowwww!!! I'm 39 so I think you imagine what my favorites were, I wish I could play / watch all the 80's games and movies from my childhood in your insanely epic room!! WELL DONE GOOD SIR!!! 👌🏻👊🏻🙌🏻🫶🏼

Thank you for taking the time and sharing the knowledge in this video, amazing collection and great information for newbies like me, also u throw me back to those days when we used to play in our friend houses those great games like Halo 3 didn't know it exist something like that split screen it would be a amazing having a game night in your basement congratulations with the collection :)

Them HD wide screens are a beauty

Ah it’s been awhile since your last crt collection video! Love the update😀 these are my favorite! You have a beautiful collection!!

I got a PVM for free 15 years ago that is my pride and joy. Moved from Canada to England and I had to leave it with family. It's hard to find a nice replacement TV, especially when you need a later one that does 60hz. I miss my PVM!

Those flat crt tv’s are definitely a must have😁

I'm surprised about your 13-inch childhood Hitachi not being better. My father's 13 inch Hitachi from 1978 was a good looking TV, at least from what I recall. I wish I could find a unit like that TV. I broke it when I tried to move it. If it had been any other TV, I wouldn't have lost sleep over it, but this TV was special. He even had a headphone jack installed :(

Awesome collection, I'll have to check but I think I have the same kv32 trinitron and absolutely love it. That was heavy enough to get into the game room, slid it down my stairs on a pillow haha, I can't imagine that 36" behemoth, wow! Edit: my bad, mine is a kv-32fv15 older model(1999)

Awesome collection! I’m so glad I’m not the only one collecting multiple crts. I am at 21 right now. Keep it up you rock

It reminds me of when I hook of the cable to a vcr that had a analog tuner and was able to watch Cartoon Network and loved the classic shows the channel had in ‘98 and my mom had pickup a game console from a yard sale and was able to play games on the Tube tv CRT

That Sony 30 inch setup with Dreamcast, GameCube , and Xbox Original is amazing.

Always was a JVC guy myself when it comes to CRTs. The iArt or D-Series JVCs are among the best as well. Any of the 1998-2006 CRTs from JVC, SONY, Panasonic, Hitachi, etc. are all great from what I've seen. The flat CRTs that were out towards the end of CRTs in stores are my favorites. You've got some great TVs there. I remember the GXTv coming out when I was in middle school, I wanted that thing so bad lol.

All sorts of crt goodness. The doors on that Samsung GX tv are so damn cool! Dude DUDE! We were literally just talking about the Batman tv and vcr combo. One of our local pawnshops has it but it’s not for sale ugh! We could have gotten a free Trinitron last year but it got snatch up so damn fast we didn’t even have a chance. We have a wide screen crt with hdmi as well but not a Sony trinitron. We really enjoy ours too. Bahahaha so many trinitrons! Love the idea of a big LAN party especially Left 4 dead. Love how perfectly that little tv fits above the GameCube cabinet display. The kiosks are so cool as well: Scott and I constantly gush about how impressive your collection. Great video.

Pretty cool collection, very immersive and fun. It certainly hold you to beautifull retro memories, that you can share with your dearest or just within yourself. Awesome! Blessings.

Beautiful sets my man. The one with the doors is spectacular

So, I love anyone who collects vintage electronics and your collection is awesome! I like in particular the 70's-80's console TV's you have (Hitachi) you have! All is shining! Continue your mission with pride!... Sooner, I will view the video of your new gameroom tour and I'm sure to be delighted!...

You have my dream crt. The Sony trinitron 300. Great video bro

Superb video mate. I really enjoy your videos like this. Excellent set up

I just recently got one of those HD Toshiba CRTs as well. They look quite good, and indeed the sound is stunning.

I have the exact 14" CRT Toshiba in my bedroom. It's perfect and it does surprisingly have a great image and audio. Great video!

Beautiful collection. I'm 25 plus CRTs in deep now. Wish i had more room to display them all.

I was fortunate to found one since yesterday, it was standing around in my neighborhood. Fortunately, it was in good condition.

Bad ass tv collection 📺 That 1980s Wood grain Hitachi tv with Friday the 13th pt 3 in the background reminds me of a Zenith tv my mom had in her room back in the mid to late 1990s. Man do I miss that thing. It was wood grain, heavy and gave the bedroom a cozy vibe! I recently picked up a few crts and am starting a small collection. 1st is a super tiny Panasonic Roadshow with built in vcr. 2nd is a 1994, 27” Sony trinitron (which is getting worked on as of now) and the most recent one is a 1990, 20” Sony Trinitron. I love the black tube crt’s. I’m not really a fan of the silver/gray flat screen tvs. I did grow up with both but prefer the black tube ones more! Happy hunting 🕵🏻‍♂️📺

I have a SHARP 27FS43 and its amazing for (ps2 by component cables recomended) ps1, Dreamcast, SNES (s video) and PHILIPS 27PT6442 for my xbox and component for dvd movies old movies in fullscreen...

I have a 55inch OLED. Its stunning! However...CRT has an essence that today's TVs just don't have. Last year I picked up (well actually a friend had to help picking it up) a Philips HD CRT with an HDMI. It was free but it took maybe an hour, or two of driving. It is in perfect shape. I'm able to use it with my retro consoles and it looks good as a monitor too! The one critique I have about CRT is overscan. The Google TV device I have on it will allow me to shrink the picture to fit. You have a great collection! That little stereo TV is pretty dope.

My favorite crt is a pc monitor I got. 1600x1200 native and will accept a 1080p signal. Got it to fit perfectly. Games look so amazing on it.

this is awesome. I wish i could remember the TV's i had growing up. one specifically comes to mind from about 2004/2006 and i loved that damn thing. i remember hooking up xbox 360 with component and the browns in halo went from nasty brown forest level to lush green and my eyes were in awe! it had a widescreen setting and loud as hell speakers. I'm sure it was a sony trinitron but i could be mistaken. loved this to bits as I just got another ps2 and plan on reliving some retro goodness soon! subbed!

Love the CRT tvs 📺 I had to get one for my Game Room the picture isn't the best sound is decent and on wheels it's a RCA Colortrak Plus missing the remote can't remember what the model number is there's AV ports but they don't work got it through Marketplace quite a while ago

Without watching the video I would say my preferred CRT form factor is the traditional 4:3 cylindrical Trinitron. Better than the "fishbowl", but not flat enough to feel too 2000s for 5th gen gaming and older but still looks great with 6th gen. I get the praise that the flat sets tend to get but it's not for me when it comes to playing SNES/N64 and such. The magic just isn't quite there. The fishbowl TV I find it to be a good experience for light gun games and is my favourite type of TV to use for light gun games (at the larger sizes).

Ahh the old gamecube start up intro

Nice CRT collection! Hey console collector will you do another updated rare gamecube game video? Would love to see an updated one with prices sky rocketing the way they are today!

simply outstanding...... nice TV collector you are my friend

I live in an apt in Jersey City, so I hook my OG Xbox, PS2 and GameCube through component to my small 480i Sony KV-20FV300 and already looks amazing. This set up is on a Pearington AV Cart that I got from Amazon, so I can move my little gaming station around and store it in a closet, since I don’t have a dedicated room. It’s very cute. I can only imagine how these consoles would run on that XBR or the widescreen Trinitron.

Dude used to love that Samsung GX. Played so many games on it and had a blast with it.

Awesome video and collection! Jealous of the HD CRTs. Toshiba AFs are so good.

My fave is my KV-27FS13. Titanic thing with amazign scanlines and color. Anything Component looks fantastic, even if it's only 480i. It looks even better than my KV30HS510.

I love my kv32, retro games and dvd with added nostalgia. Have a cool sanyo 12 inch also from 91. Both still work fine.

I remember seeing the gx tv advertised on mtv. If i remember right it was marketed to gamers. Can probably find the commercial on youtube.

I have a sony kv-hs420 I got for free my first crt since childhood and I love it waiting to move into a bigger room in my house to use it again great video!

I wish you did more crt-focused videos, this one’s awesome watched it a few times.

still to this day every time i go outside see one of my nieghbors i say " HIDY HO NEIGHBOR" and peek over my privacy fence lol i cant help myself

Thats wild that you can play 2 consoles on split screen on some of those Trinitron TVs!😮 They are no joke to move, I had a 32in HD one when wwe went to HD

That true,I have CRT collection and restoration that I show, repair etc. I have big collection in France. Colours on good CRT are so much better.

An old friend had a Samsung CRT that had a HDMI port these things are super rare though as at the time most people who were in the market favoured LCD TV's

Hey look, it's a 90's electronics store! Mooooom...

My favorite CRT has to be the silver Sony Trinitron... And I feel glad to see the PS2 next to it (but mine is the slim version)! Both things represent my fun childhood...

We had Sony WEGA’s at home and I miss them dearly.

That small black Panasonic that's missing its rear manufacturing tag is a model CTP-1061R. It's from around 1992.

this is amazing collection, thank you for sharing man

I have a SpongeBob CRT TV & my N64/GameCube looks awesome on there, it’s the best experience

That Samsung gxe brings me shivers just by seeing it, beautiful collection you have there.

I have & love this 1977 zenith space command color mini console tv And I still have the remote. Made in Chicago and still looks and sounds great.

Spoilt for choice! Like the decor too, vibing. Having got one myself, I would recommend you try getting a Loewe Planus (or Aconda) with the VGA port (if its not installed, there are aftermarket 3rd party versions available to install). In Europe/Aus, the tv is "limited" to 480p, but i have read that in North America they are 1080i. (not sure if that is so via VGA) Nonetheless, i have my Planus connected to my Nintendo Switch and PC via its VGA port and they look amazing! You get an aliasing free image, rich colour and its 60hz lag free; yes via the VGA port they bypass the processing and spit out a 60hz image! (these sets are 100hz models). Pairing the device with a scaler (im using the Crestron HD-scaler) to connect my HDMI devices to the TV with no noticable lag. Playing Zelda TotK start to finish, and looking forward to Super Mario RPG remake! Also, watching any widescreen content, especially sports via your streaming subscription is just amazing.

Broooo this video rocks. Love the tv collection

CRT gaming is the best experience imo there is nothing else like it

awesome collection! thanks for sharing it with us 👍

I do know your favorite is Nintendo GameCube but your video is amazing and great too

Last year I picked up a 40” version of that XBR for free off of FB Marketplace. What a job that was moving in to my basement 300lbs of TV. It and it’s stand are in perfect condition too.

Planning to pickup a sony kv-30hs420. Now I'm more excited!

I keep hearing talk of people say they’re getting rid of their crt’s to play retro on oleds. I think it’s a big mistake they’ll regret after a while. There is no replacement for the vibrants/intricacies of a crt, no matter how many filters you use.

Dude. I found the same Toshiba TV and a Sony Trinitron within a block of each other as this small town has a recycling event where everyone’s tossing their old CRT TV’s out right now. I found both and looked them both up and somehow got them both home. I hope they are working cuz it rained last weekend and these have been outside for several days

Wow man your retro game room looks so freaking sick! I love it. I just discovered your channel today because I was looking up gaming on a crt due to hooking mine up friday to break out my old systems and they don't look to bad as for I only have a rf input on the tv but have a s video av to rf converter. You have a subscriber.

Badass collection dude!

I had around 10 tvs before I moved. I hated to get rid of all of them but I didn’t have enough space for them in my new house. I kept my 2 flat screens and 1 CRT. But I’m currently working on getting a 2nd CRT.

Wow the tv with the doors is so cool. Nice video i want an old tv now

Great video brother really enjoyed this one

Awesome collection, not just of CRTs but games and consoles too. Do you have any recommendations on the best small CRTs for retro gaming? I have a 20 inch one I played my N64 on but I just don't have the space to keep it, I'm looking to replace it with something more around 10. I'm sure a lot of people struggling with space would also appreciate a video on small CRTs haha!

That woodgrain hitachi consol tv is so cool i love seeing them wish i could find one so rare in florids

The GameCube was my childhood.

All I care about is that the CRT TV has all video options and not wide-screen. Composite, S-Video and Component is a must for me so I can hook up x3 systems to 1 TV.

The Sony widescreen XBR Super Fine Pitch CRT's are even better options.

dude that grandpa style console is whatsup! dope!

You should run those 4th gen consoles (TG16, SNES, Genesis, etc.) using RGB to component into the Sony 300. You're not seeing it's full potential using compoSHIT.

0:37 I used to have a little baby tuner tv (the white one) like that next to my bed when I was little.

Your setup and game room warms my nostalgia heart. Just BEAUTIFUL! I just picked up a Toshiba 24AF45 and can't wait to see what the 360 looks like with Component cables plugged into it! Have you ran an N64 on your Toshiba?

I miss those TV's so much!

The CRT KING 🤴

that's an incredible collection, thanks for sharing!

My Trinitron is KV - 32FS100 made in February 2004, it looks and sound fantastic.

Great collection, have you considered adding a PVM or BVM for the ultimate CRT experience?

I was thinking of getting rid of a crt as I have 2 others but after watching this I will keep it. 3 crts seems like a reasonable number now. 😂

The only bad thing about high def crt is light guns don't work. I have the 36 Sony trinitron wega wide screen high Def.

11:56 best moment