For quicker testing of ROM hacks on real hardware.MIDI piano setup on physical DosBox machine, for gamedev music creation.Review video games for my upcoming Nerdology YouTube channel.Use my analog Oscilloscope my regularly.Surface Mount/Through-hole soldering equipment.Build and design more circuits, mod/repair more consolesĪlthough this blog ( EagleSoft Labs) is mostly about Indie video game development and other nerdy stuff I blog about, I occasionally post about video game console repairs, mods, or other electronic circuits I assemble.
On the topic of video displays, two summers ago, I picked up a high-end, rare, special, Sony KX-2501A CRT. This CRT is known as a "component" TV, not because of YPbPr (Component) AV input, but because it comes in several pieces ("components") that need assembled.
Think composite equivalent of a modern-day HDMI splitter!.Handling of volume settings, RF channels.Toggle power of CRT from Tuner's power button in a master/slave setupīeing a component CRT, it's quite unique, due to the fact that the user can customize it somewhat (with their own 2-wire ghetto-blaster stereo speakers). Not only that, but it contains a Sony Trinitron CRT tube, and most importantly, it can support R G B input! Trinitron CRT tubes and R G B inputs are highly coveted items by hardcore retro gamers. Trinitron CRT tubes are brighter than standard shadow mask CRTs (which lose 80% of their own brightness due to the shadow mask design), reduce moiré effect, and have a unique cylindrical shape. They also use utilize one electron gun to handle all 3 primary colors ( Red, Green, and Blue) per "pixel" compared to 3 separate guns for each color in a conventional CRT, and additionally use vertical strips for its "pixels".
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