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Paradroid:
MAME/SCART enthusiasts: I've started a blog!
http://scarthunter.blogspot.com/
It's off to a slow start due to all the fun I've been having in the Aussie sun. However, I have quite a backlog of TVs that I'm working my way through (testing, comparing, selling, etc.) and I hope to write about them I progress.
No doubt I'll get more time to fiddle and document when the weather gets cooler and the days shorter... thankfully not for a while yet. ;)
Enjoy!
lettuce:
I managed to snag a Sony KV-25K5U TV from eBay this week for a grand total of 99p! I hadn't even read apfelanni's post about the KV series of Sony TVs before I pick this Sony up so was a spot of luck that it has one of the best chassis for Mame!. The picture is really something else and blows away my other 2 TV I have for Mame (Sharp & Bush), and these 2 other TVs are a hell of a lot newer not just in age but usage aswell and the Sony still beats them!.
I would love to see what the Sony would have looked like when new as I'm guessing the picture might not be as sharp and vivid as it was when new. I have noticed that the Sony takes around 5-8 seconds to display a picture when turned on I guess this is a sign of the TV being old and well used?, why does this happen? Would a cap kit for the Sony (if one is available?) bring any sharpness or vividness loss back to the TV and decrease the amount of time it take for a pic to be displayed when turned on?
None of these are massive problems really and as I said the picture is still amazing, but this TV is defiantly a keeper so would like to give it some TLC
lettuce:
apfelanni, any ideas how the FE-1A chassis of the Sony KV-29FX20U fares??
SailorSat:
--- Quote from: apfelanni on January 11, 2012, 02:44:10 pm ---i would prefer to spend the saved time playing my cabs than inhaling lead nebula ..
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But thats the best part of it after all :duckhunt
apfelanni:
sorry , the only sonys i checked were some kv25 and 29x models. it appears sony used different names for their tv models in euro and uk zone . 90 % of the old 4:3 sonys on ebay germany are kv x1,2,3,4,5 . but ur right with one thing . both my 25 inch sonys arent 100 % sharp . i havnt tried to adjust the focus yet , but it may be a consequence of aging electronic parts. i cant tell how sharp they are when leaving the factory , never bought a new one . but compared to some 10-20 year old philips they appear to weaken much more in sharpness , especially the bigger ones . on the other hand i tested 3 50 hertz philips and all of them had noticable sharper images than a grundig with the same tube . if they hadnt sold b-grade tubes to their daughter ( grundig ) it must be chassis related . there always pros an cons on different manufacturers and their models . as an alternative try a 25 or 28 inch philips 4xxx or 5xxx series with the rock solid old eak tubes . u may find lots of em for 1 euro on ebay .