I regret throwing out my old Panasonic CRT TV

[martydmc12]

Purchased a Panasonic CT-27XF40R CRT television back in 1997, used it to watch VHS, LaserDisc and DVD. About 7-8 years ago it stopped working, and rather than trying to find someone to fix it I took it to the recycling depot, and do I ever regret it. I didn't think I would need it a television like that again, but I miss watching my LD's on that thing.

Trying to find one now is impossible. I should have considered trying to get it fixed rather than chuck it, because it was in immaculate condition other than whatever wasn't working on the inside.

What a waste. If anyone has any leads on where I might be able to find this exact model to purchase, please let me know.

[TripleHBK]

My first HDTV ever was this beast... (not my photo)



A Philips 30PW850H37A purchased off of ebay way back in 2005. It was my first introduction to HD and was my main tv for about 2 years until I picked up a Samsung DLP. It was beast of a tv weighing in at nearly 140lbs but provided a very satisfying picture during those early days of HD. I still remember the impact watching The Last Samurai on it left on me. Between that and the days of playing Halo 3, those were good times.

It began to have issues with it's power button and that along with the sheer weight were enough reason for me to give it away back in 2009 or so. I didn't have a lot of money then and the idea of having to pay someone to take it off my hands wasn't appealing at all and so I gave it away while I could still have someone else take it off of my hands. I don't have the space for it now but it'd have been a really cool tv to still have and to play everything from xbox 360 and before on.

[MrHT]

Yeah, I hear ya! I feel the same way sometimes about my old CRTs I ditched. It would be nice to have an old CRT around to be able to hook up my Super Nintendo. I still have that in my closet. Had it since I was 7 years old and it still works, believe it or not!

[Hitman Horton]

Originally Posted by MrHT

Yeah, I hear ya! I feel the same way sometimes about my old CRTs I ditched. It would be nice to have an old CRT around to be able to hook up my Super Nintendo. I still have that in my closet. Had it since I was 7 years old and it still works, believe it or not!

Bought myself a Retron 5 system years ago. It plays nintendo, super nintendo and genesis games. You can even use the original controllers with it. It connects via HDMI. It's awesome.

[fighthefutureofhd]

There has to be a way to hook up these old players to your new TVs. If they are anything like the old original DVD players, you should be able to hook them up to your receiver. I'll say, though, I don't miss those days. When DVD first came out, you needed a damn PHD in rocket science to get it to work on the CRTs. I couldn't get it to work on mine. I had to jerry rig my mother's, I think. And even that was a pain in the ass. It was like having to go up on the roof and carefully adjust your antenna just to get a signal. I don't ever want to go back.

[Hitman Horton]

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

There has to be a way to hook up these old players to your new TVs. If they are anything like the old original DVD players, you should be able to hook them up to your receiver. I'll say, though, I don't miss those days. When DVD first came out, you needed a damn PHD in rocket science to get it to work on the CRTs. I couldn't get it to work on mine. I had to jerry rig my mother's, I think. And even that was a pain in the ass. It was like having to go up on the roof and carefully adjust your antenna just to get a signal. I don't ever want to go back.

Connecting things is easy. You just have to learn how to do it. I have several video games connected to a plasma TV. I needed a couple of switching boxes and that was it. If you don't have an RCA connection, you can buy one that changes it to HDMI. I never had your troubles. Signal out of the DVD player into the TV. Done.

[fighthefutureofhd]

Mind you this was back in the 90's when DVD's were first introduced. It wasn't that easy back then to connect DVD players to a CRT. They got much easier shortly after that though.

[Vilya]

I had a DVD player in 1998 (DVDs were launched in the U.S. on March 24, 1997) and it was extremely easy to connect to my TV.

I still have that player and it is still working to this day; it is a combination laserdisc and DVD player: the Pioneer DVL 909.

[Hitman Horton]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I had a DVD player in 1998 (DVDs were launched in the U.S. on March 24, 1997) and it was extremely easy to connect to my TV.

I still have that player and it is still working to this day; it is a combination laserdisc and DVD player: the Pioneer DVL 909.

Yes they were. I had one of those too. I'm not sure if it was the same model.

[MrHT]

Does anyone know of a good RCA to HDMI converter that they can recommend? I see so many on Amazon and eBay but they’re all mostly third party. So I’m worried most of them are junk that either won’t work or won’t work for very long.

[Hitman Horton]

Originally Posted by MrHT

Does anyone know of a good RCA to HDMI converter that they can recommend? I see so many on Amazon and eBay but they’re all mostly third party. So I’m worried most of them are junk that either won’t work or won’t work for very long.

Try a Google search for recommendations from electronics sites. You can also probably get an RCA to HDMI cable as well.

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I had a DVD player in 1998 (DVDs were launched in the U.S. on March 24, 1997) and it was extremely easy to connect to my TV.

I still have that player and it is still working to this day; it is a combination laserdisc and DVD player: the Pioneer DVL 909.

My TV was VERY basic and wasn't equipped for such things. It would work with my VCR, but that was about it. I had less trouble hooking up my first crappy ass Blu-ray player to my CRT television I had at the time. That CRT TV though was fairly top of the line. It was a Christmas present from my dad and my brother picked it out. My brother knows his stuff with A/V equipment. Always has. Even as a young child. Not me. I've only gotten more competent in the last 10 years or so.

[Balth70]

I totally get your regret. I had an old CRT TV from the '90s too, and a few years ago, I just gave it away, thinking I’d never need it. Now I wish I’d either fixed it or just kept it in storage. It’s hard to find one in good condition now, but I've had some luck with places like eBay and Facebook Marketplace for old electronics. Might be worth a shot if you're still looking for that specific model!

[Eidolon]

I still have two 4:3 CRT sets, in different rooms; both of which need a service at the moment.
Wouldn't be without them.

I use PS3's to run YouTube on them, and I'm amazed that YouTube is still going on the PS3. It's recently had an update, so Sony and Google obviously consider it still worth keeping running on there.
The big problem regarding streaming via these old sets is the aspect ratio issue, there doesn't seem to be anything available to adapt a widescreen into 4:3. The PS3 is literally the only thing that has YouTube in 4:3 output option. Hopefully it'll keep going for some time to come yet.