I just got a CRT TV/VCR combo for $20.

[Greeny]

And it's in pretty good shape. I kinda feel bad for getting it so cheap but not really. 

[The_annoying_one]

Movie night?

 I just bought all 4 John Wick movies….but they’re on DVD.

[Greeny]

Just now, The_annoying_one said:

Movie night?

 I just bought all 4 John Wick movies….but they’re on DVD.

Flubber was in the vcr. We can watch that.

[The_annoying_one]

2 minutes ago, Greeny said:

Flubber was in the vcr. We can watch that.

I don’t believe I’ve ever seen Flubber. Let’s do it.

[cyberbully]

....I think you got taken.

Wait, did he say Flubber?

[Greeny]

1 minute ago, cyberbully said:

....I think you got taken.

Wait, did he say Flubber?

Yes, the Robin Williams classic, Flubber.

[Insipid]

I actually want a CRT too. Playing old game consoles on current TVs hurts my eyes.

[Greeny]

34 minutes ago, The_annoying_one said:

I don’t believe I’ve ever seen Flubber. Let’s do it.

You bring the booze.

[Greeny]

2 minutes ago, Insipid said:

I actually want a CRT too. Playing old game consoles on current TVs hurts my eyes.

It's blurrier than I remember but that could just be this particular tv. It definitely needs adjusted but it didn't come with the remote and there's no menu button on the tv itself. It still looks way better than on an HDTV. And the cgi movies in FF8 and 9 look great.

[The_annoying_one]

3 minutes ago, Greeny said:

You bring the booze.

You fire up the grill.

[Greeny]

Just now, The_annoying_one said:

You fire up the grill.

I have to cook? Forget it.

[The_annoying_one]

Just now, Greeny said:

I have to cook? Forget it.

Hey, how do you think I feel? Booze ain’t cheap.

[Greeny]

21 minutes ago, The_annoying_one said:

Hey, how do you think I feel? Booze ain’t cheap.

I don't drink anyway.

[The_annoying_one]

16 minutes ago, Greeny said:

I don't drink anyway.

I’m a very light drinker. Almost 40 years old and only been mildly drunk once.

[[classic swim]]

Awesome haul man, happy for you. 

[Greeny]

28 minutes ago, The_annoying_one said:

I’m a very light drinker. Almost 40 years old and only been mildly drunk once.

What's wrong with you?

[Greeny]

8 minutes ago, [classic swim] said:

an, happy fAwesome haul mor you. 

Thanks. Feels good.

[The_annoying_one]

10 minutes ago, Greeny said:

What's wrong with you?

Way too much to list here.

[FreeRoamingVapor]

20 dollars is a fair price for old tech like that. Good TVs to keep around for old media, especially light gun games and rare anime.

[Real_AirCooledGirl]

The only way I'd buy an old CRT TV is if I had light gun games. Even then, space is at a premium in my house.

[Greeny]

17 hours ago, FreeRoamingVapor said:

20 dollars is a fair price for old tech like that. Good TVs to keep around for old media, especially light gun games and rare anime.

These things go for $100+ on ebay. And that's before the shipping tears you a new asshole.

[Greeny]

24 minutes ago, Real_AirCooledGirl said:

The only way I'd buy an old CRT TV is if I had light gun games. Even then, space is at a premium in my house.

That's why I wouldn't go over 20 inches. Anything bigger is just obscene.

[UwPp]

All my VHS have use again! 

[The_annoying_one]

13 minutes ago, Greeny said:

That's why I wouldn't go over 20 inches. Anything bigger is just obscene.

That’s what she said.

[Greeny]

13 minutes ago, UnDeRwOrlDpRiNcEsS said:

All my VHS have use again! 

Got anything good?

[Greeny]

7 minutes ago, The_annoying_one said:

That’s what she said.

Who?

[The_annoying_one]

1 minute ago, Greeny said:

Who?

You know.

[FreeRoamingVapor]

9 hours ago, Greeny said:

These things go for $100+ on ebay. And that's before the shipping tears you a new asshole.

I'd never go to Ebay for a TV like that. Not because they aren't good or anything, but thrifting is usually a common way to find stuff like that at a decent price, especially where I live. 

[GunStarHero]

Recently got a CRT with a VCR/DVD combo off Craigslist  for $25 and everything works so I was stoked. Happy to hear you got one, as well. I love old media and have several hundred VHS tapes, including a ton from Japan. Even got a refurbished Sony VCR from a Japan for cheap at a great price. Really want to get one of those weird Blu Ray/DVD/VHS players and a laserdisc player, too. 

 

Gotten really lazy with it lately but I was preserving old media and want to continue doing so. Got tons of stuff that's not available anymore, some not even as rips or anything. 

[Greeny]

5 hours ago, GunStarHero said:

Recently got a CRT with a VCR/DVD combo off Craigslist  for $25 and everything works so I was stoked. Happy to hear you got one, as well. I love old media and have several hundred VHS tapes, including a ton from Japan. Even got a refurbished Sony VCR from a Japan for cheap at a great price. Really want to get one of those weird Blu Ray/DVD/VHS players and a laserdisc player, too. 

 

Gotten really lazy with it lately but I was preserving old media and want to continue doing so. Got tons of stuff that's not available anymore, some not even as rips or anything. 

I'm not that hardcore but it'll be nice to play older games on once I get it adjusted.

[GunStarHero]

10 hours ago, Greeny said:

I'm not that hardcore but it'll be nice to play older games on once I get it adjusted.

I still go to LANs when I can but its getting harder to find enough CRTs to make it authentic. 

 

Here's a pic from one a few years back: 

 

 

[Heshi]

I've got Top Gun and the Aliens trilogy woo

(Totz a trilogy cause, Resurrection didn't exist yet)

have a bunch of VHS and a VCR but just a 4K tv...

meow 

[Real_AirCooledGirl]

I got rid of all my old VHS tapes a long time ago. Once my grandparents gave me a TiVo for Christmas one year, it was out with the VCR. I haven't looked back.

As soon as I got a Blu-ray player, I retired my old DVD player. I like to keep current with technology to a point, but I also make that shit last. I still don't own any game systems newer than the original Wii and mostly play PC games these days.

[Raptorpat]

are you sure you didn't spend $20 on Flubber and got a free TV out of it

[Greeny]

7 hours ago, Raptorpat said:

are you sure you didn't spend $20 on Flubber and got a free TV out of it

No. Flubber is way more expensive than that.

[Greeny]

9 hours ago, Real_AirCooledGirl said:

I got rid of all my old VHS tapes a long time ago. Once my grandparents gave me a TiVo for Christmas one year, it was out with the VCR. I haven't looked back.

As soon as I got a Blu-ray player, I retired my old DVD player. I like to keep current with technology to a point, but I also make that shit last. I still don't own any game systems newer than the original Wii and mostly play PC games these days.

I built my first PC a few years ago. And I still bought a PS5 for some reason.