Golgo 14 wrote:Ah, I never saw those. They're great!
Note wrote:Also, your brother's paintings are awesome Ziggy! Somehow I missed that thread in the past. Is he still painting?
Thanks. I really like them, too.
Technically, he is still painting. He currently owns an operates a painting business, houses and such. Unfortunately, he has no time for paintings. Which is a real shame.
fastbilly1 wrote:I love it. And that it slots into your shelving unit perfectly.
Growing up my family had an 8inch BW TV with a dead speaker that our NES was hooked up to for a long time. If I could ever find the same model I would buy it without hesitation and put it in my office.
Thanks. On that bookcase, the shelf that the TV is on is fixed, but all of the other shelves are adjustable. But 13" TVs fit in perfectly anywhere anyway!
Yeah, if you read my wall of text, my first TV that was my very own was a little B&W. I didn't care though, it was just awesome having a TV in my bedroom. It was a little lame having to watch color programs in black and white, but I especially loved when Nick At Night came on because most of those shows were in black and white anyway.
Nemoide wrote:Oh man, definitely a cool setup! I also used to play on a junky old 13-inch CRT and have some fond memories of those days.
It's funny. As I got older, I hated having to deal with such a small screen. But looking back on it now, yep, I definitely have fond memories of it!
BoneSnapDeez wrote:And cool setup Ziggy. Looks cozy.
Exactly, it's cozy! I mean, I still love my 27" CRTs. But sitting way up close to a 13", I don't know, there's just something awesome about it.
nightrnr wrote:Maybe I'll post my current setups sometime if I can get them looking presentable.
Do it, I'd love to see it! And FWIW as far as cables go... With HDTV and scalers, you need really good cables that are properly shielded. And short cable runs, and introducing switch boxes can add noise. But on analog CRTs, you don't have those issues. You can use whatever cheap "low quality" cable you want (as long as it's wired correctly) and it really wont make a difference.
Note wrote:Nice setup, Ziggy! When I was young I did a ton of gaming on a 13" Zenith Space Command. I didn't know what the model name of that TV was until more recently, as our TV's cover over the menu buttons had broke off. If I ever saw this model TV in the wild, I'd definitely buy it again. It has a wood frame and just looks awesome, IMO. I think my parents tossed it while I was away at college, total bummer.
I currently have a 13" Sharp CRT around which was originally my sister's. While we were packing up my parents' home a few years ago she mentioned she was going to throw it out, so I decided to keep it.
That's awesome, at least you have your sister's old TV. When I was in high school, a friend gave me his old 19" CRT, and I'm pretty sure I just tossed my 13". I mean, it really was never a great TV. But of COURSE I wish I had it now!
You know what though? The box for my 13" is still kicking around! So my first bedroom TV was a little black and white, but then I got a roughly 19" color TV from someone. I didn't have it very long. It was kind of junky, the picture was always wobbly lol. But it was bigger, and in color, so I just didn't care. When my family got their first computer, there was a deal where the computer came with a free TV. That TV was my 13" GE. I didn't want to downgrade from the 19", but my parents made me. They gave that 19" away to someone and made me take the 13". But in reality, even tho the screen was smaller, I was better off. That 19" didn't work right, and it was probably only a matter of time before it crapped out entirely. My 13" GE wasn't the greatest, but at least it never broke down.
Anyway, my family got that computer for Christmas. And then I got that 13" GE. There's this little ceramic Christmas tree that lights up, my Grandmother made it for my mother. So when my parents were packing up the Christmas tree decorations that year, it turns out that the box for my 13" GE was the perfect size for that ceramic tree. My parents have been using that box for that ceramic tree ever since then, and they still have it!