Fudoh's ode to old display technology

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To be honest I dont remember letterboxed widescreen games being an issue, unless the text/HUD elements are too small. And that's from my experience playing Xbox 360 games on an 17" CRT Monitor.

The only other widescreen PC CRT I know of is the HP A7217A.
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I also think that the 16:10 ratio is a big factor. An alternative would be the FW900s predecessor, the W900. Curved glass, not as high-specced, but still a very nice monitor!
The HP A7217A is a rebranded FW900.

If you really want to hunt unicorns, check out the Intergraph 28HD96 :-D
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SuperSpongo wrote:I also think that the 16:10 ratio is a big factor. An alternative would be the FW900s predecessor, the W900. Curved glass, not as high-specced, but still a very nice monitor!
The HP A7217A is a rebranded FW900.

If you really want to hunt unicorns, check out the Intergraph 28HD96 :-D
I always keep reading how the HP A7217A is rebranded Sony FW900 and that might be true for the most part. However in specs of both I read the HP has P22 phosphors while the Sony has SMPTE-C phosphors. Those should be of higher quality.
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Might be true. I also thought that maybe Sony reserved the right to take the best tubes of the production run for their own monitors. Kind of how they did it with the 20F1E and the 20E1E if I remember correctly.
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Plausible, they do this for camera lenses and probably always did for several of their high-end products anyway.
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Hello everybody
I am searching for BVM A14F5U service manual. If you has it please contact me in pm.
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Contemplating a BVM-A20F1U purchase:

Any chance a line like this is simply the unit being set to anamorphic 16:9? Or is this indicative of a problem and I should give it a hard pass?

Thoughts?
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It's probably set to 16:9 like You said. But You should ask the seller.
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If it was set to 16:9, wouldn't the lines be R, G and B instead of one white line?
You could maybe determine from more pictures whether 16:9 is activated or not by looking at the LEDs of the control panel.
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If it was used with a digital Input like HD SDI, there will be a white line. I've once owned the A14H5E and I think there was a white line instead of the usual RGB lines. The monitor had only the HD SDI card instaled. But You are right, asking for a pic of the control panel is a good idea.
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Ahhh. Yes, a pic of the rear reveals it only has the HD-SDI card installed. It doesn't include a BKM-68X, which I'm learning is quite the unicorn.

Would I be crazy(er) to use the OSCC with my in-the-mail Extron DSC 301 HD (if needed) into an HD-SDI converter into this monitor? While waiting for the BKM-68X to pop up one day and cost less than a kidney?
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Yes, those cards are rare as hell and very expensive, but my friend has one for sale right now and he is a user of this forum :)

His user name is: m54b25

Send him a PM if You want to buy it. He also has the BKM-61D :)
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Bummer. I thought you'd already known about the BKM-68X and its shortcomings.
If you already bought it, my advice would be: Cut your losses and leave it as is. If it was the A24 or A32 I'd say look for a 68X, but in the case of the 20...
Also if you want to go the OSSC route, you could just as well buy a High end PC monitor like the Sony F520, LaCie Blue IV, iiyama Vision Master 514 etc etc and have even more compatible resolutions as well as a finer dot pitch.
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Guys, i'm so excited. Today a d24 is coming in.

i hope it works!
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SuperSpongo wrote:Bummer. I thought you'd already known about the BKM-68X and its shortcomings.
Are you referring to it's poor sync with some Sega consoles, it's rarity, both...or is there more I'm unaware of? :)
SuperSpongo wrote:If you already bought it, my advice would be: Cut your losses and leave it as is. If it was the A24 or A32 I'd say look for a 68X, but in the case of the 20...
I'm guessing just due to it being smaller? Or is the 20 not the nirvana I've been led to believe it is?
SuperSpongo wrote:Also if you want to go the OSSC route, you could just as well buy a High end PC monitor like the Sony F520, LaCie Blue IV, iiyama Vision Master 514 etc etc and have even more compatible resolutions as well as a finer dot pitch.
Hadn't considered this route. Saldy gave away all my PC CRTs long before the OSSC existed. Googling those models makes it seem like they're not much easier to come by these days either. Sigh.
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PC CRTs are amazing, specially for retrogaming. The high ends ones are getting very rare, and it wont be long until people start selling an average 17 incher instead of just throwing them away.
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Has anyone opted for a SquareTrade warranty when purchasing monitors through eBay? I can't believe they'll warranty a 20yr old PVM...

There's a 45-day waiting period before your coverage kicks in to rule out pre-existing conditions.
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HDgaming42 wrote: Are you referring to it's poor sync with some Sega consoles, it's rarity, both...or is there more I'm unaware of? :)
No, those are the exact points I was thinking of.
HDgaming42 wrote: I'm guessing just due to it being smaller? Or is the 20 not the nirvana I've been led to believe it is?
A bit of personal opinion, but the A20 to me seems like "old technology" being retrofitted to suit new tasks. By the time the A-series was relevant, there really was no need anymore for 4:3 tubes. It still uses the same tube that was used in the 20F1 and the D20F1. Me, I like the 16:9 tubes on Multiformat monitors because you can really take advantage of the widescreen modes of the XBox Classic, PS2, 360, PS3 era while still getting a 20 inch 4:3 picture (in case of the A24). It makes the monitor an even better Jack of all trades.
On top of that, I may be spoiled because I'm living in Germany. Recently, a guy was selling his A32 with the 68X card for 2500€ in Berlin.
HDgaming42 wrote: Hadn't considered this route. Saldy gave away all my PC CRTs long before the OSSC existed. Googling those models makes it seem like they're not much easier to come by these days either. Sigh.
There are a bunch of good PC CRT monitors which are similarly specced. Again, maybe I am spoiled, but if I search for "21 inch monitor" and pick out those with a flat tube, the results are usually very usable and cheap.
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anyone live in NYC or Northern NJ with a D24E1WU?

I just got one myself and may need some help if you're local to these areas.
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davidwhangchoi wrote:anyone live in NYC or Northern NJ with a D24E1WU?

I just got one myself and may need some help if you're local to these areas.
Not sure how helpful I can be but I fit that description, feel free to PM.
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fernan1234 wrote:
davidwhangchoi wrote:anyone live in NYC or Northern NJ with a D24E1WU?

I just got one myself and may need some help if you're local to these areas.
Not sure how helpful I can be but I fit that description, feel free to PM.
thanks mate!
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Fudoh wrote:a few ms maybe. The linedoubler is working without a full frame buffer. It uses the same doubling algorithm the OSSC uses.
I recently got a Pioneer 402. I messered around a frame of lag both in 240p and 480p.
I highly doubt that monitor has only a few ms of lag.
More over, at the „additional set up“ I turned „MP“ = Motion Picture to „On“.
Otherwise I get some pretty nasty false contouring, especially in Out Run 2006 for example.
But overall, I‘m pretty happy with that beauty.
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For fun I tested 1440i on my a24 via the 68x,, works a charm,, pc games at 1440 look great
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Ended up snagging a PVM-20M4U for a decent price (well, decent by today's standards).

Really happy with it so far (have only routed Genesis through it ATM). Not really sure what I'm missing next to a 20" BVM. Line count seems the same. Maybe I should remain ignorant because this was much easier on the pocketbook! :)
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HDgaming42 wrote:Ended up snagging a PVM-20M4U for a decent price (well, decent by today's standards).

Really happy with it so far (have only routed Genesis through it ATM). Not really sure what I'm missing next to a 20" BVM. Line count seems the same. Maybe I should remain ignorant because this was much easier on the pocketbook! :)
congrats, that's a great monitor. you're missing nothing in line count. the highest line count for a Sony 20" class PVM/BVM. it's my go to monitor at the moment.

there's the d24 that's 1000 lines and jvc 1910cg that's 900 lines but i personally think the sony 20" right up there.

if you want 480p-1080i, the 20L5 and d20f1u has the same line count as your 20m4u but it can do higher resolutions.
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davidwhangchoi wrote: the highest line count for a Sony 20" class PVM/BVM. it's my go to monitor at the moment.
Nah, there's also the BVM 20E1E. The F1E is listed as having 900 TV lines as well.

20-inch display units
BVM-20E1E/20E1A More than 1,000 TV lines
BVM-20F1E/20F1A 900 TV lines
BVM-20G1E/20G1A 800 TV lines

http://image.img-erento.com/1824554/4640381.pdf

I personally did not see a huge difference between a 20M4E, a 20L4 and a 20F1E all side by side though.
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davidwhangchoi wrote:congrats, that's a great monitor. you're missing nothing in line count. the highest line count for a Sony 20" class PVM/BVM. it's my go to monitor at the moment.

there's the d24 that's 1000 lines and jvc 1910cg that's 900 lines but i personally think the sony 20" right up there.

if you want 480p-1080i, the 20L5 and d20f1u has the same line count as your 20m4u but it can do higher resolutions.
Thanks! I'd love a D24, but they seem to demand about 3-4K CAD nowadays. As much as I'd love to own the best of the best, I don't have a lot of nostalgia for gaming on CRTs beyond 240p/480i. I'm afraid I'd have buyer's remorse!
SuperSpongo wrote: 20-inch display units
BVM-20E1E/20E1A More than 1,000 TV lines
BVM-20F1E/20F1A 900 TV lines
BVM-20G1E/20G1A 800 TV lines

http://image.img-erento.com/1824554/4640381.pdf

I personally did not see a huge difference between a 20M4E, a 20L4 and a 20F1E all side by side though.
Thanks--great info!

EDIT: OK, the menu(s) are in French. A quick google search hasn't turned up the user manual. Anyone able to direct me to a manual, or help me navigate to where I'd change it to English?
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SuperSpongo wrote:
davidwhangchoi wrote: the highest line count for a Sony 20" class PVM/BVM. it's my go to monitor at the moment.
Nah, there's also the BVM 20E1E. The F1E is listed as having 900 TV lines as well.

20-inch display units
BVM-20E1E/20E1A More than 1,000 TV lines
BVM-20F1E/20F1A 900 TV lines
BVM-20G1E/20G1A 800 TV lines

http://image.img-erento.com/1824554/4640381.pdf

I personally did not see a huge difference between a 20M4E, a 20L4 and a 20F1E all side by side though.
that's actually all marketing. all the PVM/BVM of the models above are the same tubes and line count.

it was Sony marketing that created those numbers. so getting a 20G1E, it's the same tube being used as the 20F1U, 20m4u.

d24 is a legit different tube and 1000 lines.
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BVM-20E1E is listed in specs as having "AG pitch: 0.25 mm", F & G have AG pitch: 0.30 mm.
that's not marketing, it's a different specification
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gojira54 wrote:BVM-20E1E is listed in specs as having "AG pitch: 0.25 mm", F & G have AG pitch: 0.30 mm.
that's not marketing, it's a different specification
i can't comment on the 20E.

the 20G/F you quoted stated different tv lines: 800 vs. 900 lines. They are not. they are both share the same tube as the 20m4u and each other.
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