Steve Nutter & Louis Zezeran
Louis Zezeran Head over to the Zez Retro YouTube channel to check out the latest episode of the Cathode Ray Podcast. This week we discuss the BVM cards Steve has been working on. These had some really bad cap leaks and a lot of cleaning was required. We also take a long look at the current state … Read moreWhich CRT wiki?, repairing a BVM input card, weekly thrifts – Cathode Ray Podcast #18
In today’s article I will show you how to piece together composite and s-video output from the GBS-Control. I’ll do this by using the “VGA->Composite/S-Video adapter” by Antonio Villena. Lets start by looking at the adapter by Antonio. It is a small and relatively affordable device to allow s-video and composite from a MiSTer. You … Read moreHow to get Composite & S-Video from a GBC-Control (with help from Antonio Villena)
Today, Steve I released this week’s episode of the Cathode Ray Podcast with Aussie Dan Mons, creator of RetroNAS and man who (probably) has more CRTs than you. Beside being a Linux wizz who has assembled the amazing new RetroNAS project, Dan has a long history within the movie production and VFX industry. He regails … Read moreCollecting, color calibrating and repairing CRTs with Dan Mons – Cathode Ray Podcast #14
In my previous blog I showed you how to make a dongle which converts RGBHV to RGBs. We saw that this was very useful for use with a GBS-Control. Due to the system’s off the shelf hardware, it only outputs RGBHV and if you want to use the signal on a regular 15khz CRT, you … Read moreRGBHV to RGBs to use the Time Sleuth on a CRT
Today, Steve and I released the latest episode of the Cathode Ray Podcast. This week it is just Steve and I chatting about what we have been up to in the last week and telling stories about retro computing back in the day. Check out the episode on YouTube, listen to the podcast on the … Read moreRetroNAS, installing networking cable, writing for RetroRGB – Cathode Ray Podcast #13
The GBS-Control (GBS-C) is an amazing piece of affordable hardware. For around 30 bucks worth of parts, I have a good scaler which does the job for me. It also has excellent down-scaling to 240p which I was hoping to take advantage to hook up a more modern image to a 15khz CRT. The GBS-Control … Read moreConverting RGBHV to RGBs for the GBS-Control
Several weeks ago I got the chance to rent and test a Sony OLED PVM-1741. I had been working at a large live event and found one of these sitting in the technicians backstage. My eyes were instantly drawn to it. From the front it clearly has the shape and lines of a CRT PVM … Read moreSony OLED PVM-1741