The CRT market

[diet_orange]

RetroBox TV

RetroBox TV

retrobox.us

So I saw a post about this new company called retrobox that's selling new vhs/crt combos with modern components to "fully emulate" that "retro feel".

Then I looked at the pricing and it's 500 dollars (though they dropped it down to 300, but it's still just as bad)

I'm not trying to fault retrobox here, but it does seem fully emblematic of the current CRT market that seems fully intent on exploiting the retro gaming inclined consumer

 

[skramz]

go on fb marketplace, free crts all around.

 

[Xold 01]

m already feeling the effects of the rates for Brazil.

 

[bjork]

I'm not trying to fault retrobox here, but it does seem fully emblematic of the current CRT market that seems fully intent on exploiting the retro gaming inclined consumer

Maybe an unpopular take, but I find the "If it's not on a CRT, games are unplayable" types so off-putting that they deserve to be exploited

 

[Zerpina]

Maybe an unpopular take, but I find the "If it's not on a CRT, games are unplayable" types so off-putting that they deserve to be exploited

Agree.. I can damn well happily enjoy my old systems on an HDMI TV, as long as you don't stretch it out past the 4:3 aspect ratio. Okay, yeah, you won't get the scanlines, but I'm not going to go out and pay more now for a used/second hand or new CRT than they cost when they were new themselves.

I have a CRT and yeah, admittedly, the games look nicer on it, but by no means are they only playable on a CRT. Hell... if nothing else, emulate it and slap a CRT filter on it.

Again, admittedly, it won't look as nice as a real CRT, but it'll look nice regardless.

Now with that said, those are neat-looking, yeah...

But like @skramz said, Facebook, hell, thrift shops even have CRTs for stupid cheap sometimes.
Ask around, you never know... someone's grandparents may have an old one that they either want to get rid for free or will take $50 just to get it out of their house.

Asking around never hurts.
And no way on this or any multiverse dimension would I pay $300–$500 for that dinky ass TV.

 

[Xold 01]

Concordo. Posso muito bem usar meus consoles antigos numa TV HDMI, desde que a imagem não seja esticada além da proporção 4:3. Ok, sim, você não terá as linhas de varredura, mas não vou sair por aí pagando mais agora por uma TV CRT usada ou nova do que elas custavam quando eram novas.

Eu tenho um monitor CRT e, sim, admito, os jogos ficam mais bonitos nele, mas isso não significa que só podem ser jogados em um CRT. Aliás... se nada mais funcionar, emule o monitor e aplique um filtro CRT.

Novamente, reconheço que não terá a mesma qualidade de um monitor CRT de verdade, mas ainda assim terá uma boa aparência.
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Dito isso, eles têm um visual bacana, sim...

Mas como disse @skramz, o Facebook, e até mesmo brechós, às vezes têm monitores CRT por preços ridiculamente baixos.
Pergunte por aí, nunca se sabe... os avós de alguém podem ter um antigo que queiram se livrar de graça ou que aceitem 50 dólares só para tirá-lo de casa.

Perguntar por aí nunca é demais.
E de jeito nenhum, nesta ou em qualquer outra dimensão do multiverso, eu pagaria de 300 a 500 dólares por aquela TVzinha de quinta categoria.

OHello my captain, this conversion of 500 is 2,684.92. Add the taxes, which will increase significantly, along with the import tax.