H.D. C.R.T. anyone?

[Dave A]

I picked up the Sony 34XBR960 34" with the Superfine pitch CRT and tuner about 8 years ago. I did a board swap for the known bad chip that kills power up. I just did the whole board as the internet was not up to date on the errant chip then and bogus chips were a problem. 21 board connections.

The CRT pixel light source...good for 65 years now...is to my broadcasting trained eye the best. Flat screens to me just look like a bunch of venetian blinds trying to make color.

Mine has a bit of a bow on the UL and LR corners but not enough to mess with the service controls. Have another glass of wine and it goes away. Last summer I did go after the focus which was getting soft. It is on the right rear corner as you face it on a diagonal...and the master screen is just below it. You can get to it through the back vents. You can see it with a flashlight and use a needle nose and break off a few vent lines. A long tuning stick will get to it and it is back in focus...but a bit soft at the edges.

It only has one HDMI in so I use a switch to see others but now I am finding that some HDMI will not work on it. Maybe an updated HDMI that it cannot see? It is also on my OTA antenna and those signals are way better than my same Comcast channel.

I found a Target house brand 4K set 2 years ago to replace it. Still in the box. It will not die.

[ChrisW6ATV]

Originally Posted by Dave A

I picked up the Sony 34XBR960 34" with the Superfine pitch CRT and tuner about 8 years ago... It only has one HDMI in so I use a switch to see others but now I am finding that some HDMI will not work on it. Maybe an updated HDMI that it cannot see?

Hi, Dave-

The issue may be that many newer devices no longer have 1080i outputs but only 720p and 1080p. It is so long since I had any CRT HD device, that I forgot if sets such as your Sony could also accept a 720p signal. Perhaps your suspect devices can be manually set to that mode to test it.

[mr_rye89]

Yeah I had a projection TV that only liked 1080i and only had a DVI+HDCP port. It was a DLP set strangely enough, as far as I know my Roku still outputs that and it’s a few years old