Post AsaItdOkkZFrj0L368 by shellheim@social.linux.pizza
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(DIR) Post #AsaIax8P9A79QxmdqS by selea@social.linux.pizza
2025-03-30T15:34:08Z
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Got this one for a couple of bucks.It is in a very non-working condition, basically nothing electrical is working.The only thing left is a Cathode-ray tube and some speakers - the rest was thrown out long time ago.So, I need some tips from #fediverse What display-panel should I put in this one?I am thinking, of reusing a raspberry pi and make it some sort of "media station" if possible. But first do I need to make the display functional.#askfedi #askfediverse #raspberrypi
(DIR) Post #AsaItdOkkZFrj0L368 by shellheim@social.linux.pizza
2025-03-30T15:37:30Z
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@selea looks like a short story plot device a kid finds in a garage sale and it can show the future or something
(DIR) Post #AsaIy0FZjFw9l182uu by martijn@ieji.de
2025-03-30T15:38:16Z
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@selea that is a nice project 😎
(DIR) Post #AsaJayiVMccgINFGQy by selea@social.linux.pizza
2025-03-30T15:45:21Z
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This is the inside, not much :)
(DIR) Post #AsaKZVGxS3YSdkDl2m by midtsveen@social.linux.pizza
2025-03-30T15:56:17Z
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@selea ohhh, very cool 💞
(DIR) Post #AsaKanGi1otGk8iglM by dln@mastodon.social
2025-03-30T15:56:29Z
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@selea so cool! the glass is very nice, although it might be tricky to keep that surface with a flat screen behind it.. might be worth a try though? In any case, I'd make sure the lcd is bigger than the cutout, and then adjust in software... maybe a MAME-style shader to add a fake curvature to the image as well?Gonna be amazing! ✨
(DIR) Post #AsaNe0j0kmstD1BR32 by kop316@fosstodon.org
2025-03-30T16:30:42Z
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@selea Just be careful with it: https://www.nedt.org/the-dangers-of-cathode-ray-tube-crt-monitors-and-televisions/
(DIR) Post #AsaQmmAUXocUWxuNoO by selea@social.linux.pizza
2025-03-30T17:05:49Z
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@kop316 Thanks for the headsup!I definitely will!
(DIR) Post #AsaSi8PacFeByhsviq by Stomata@social.linux.pizza
2025-03-30T17:27:28Z
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@selea I have seen one like this. My one was bit new so it was complex inside. The worst part was I could not put everything back in place :blobono: 😅
(DIR) Post #AsaTrSeMq6wXJ4oAgS by entyrion@mastodon.social
2025-03-30T17:40:21Z
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@selea https://retropie.org.uk/ !
(DIR) Post #AsaUAvsGPQElRhaoPw by entyrion@mastodon.social
2025-03-30T17:43:54Z
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@selea or you could build a RPi media server for classic films :) https://archive.org/details/feature_films
(DIR) Post #Asbh0imJjnB6UoETq4 by cos@fosstodon.org
2025-03-31T07:42:23Z
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@selea put something high-res and use a software CRT filter to make it look good.
(DIR) Post #AsblzMo4RSrBpiE5JY by theodric@social.linux.pizza
2025-03-31T08:38:10Z
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@selea don't chuck that CRT! If it's not broken it would be very helpful to someone trying to restore an old television. Nobody's making tubes anymore. As for panels: need measurements
(DIR) Post #AsbqSSlFmWeuW12Q6a by theodric@social.linux.pizza
2025-03-31T08:40:26Z
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@selea there are other, more insane options. You have a yoke, but you'd need an HV board/PSU (possibly from AliExpress) https://www.instructables.com/Turn-a-Broken-Mac-Classic-Into-a-Modern-day-Raspbe/
(DIR) Post #AsbqSTyPH6m4H6CRFI by selea@social.linux.pizza
2025-03-31T09:28:15Z
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@theodric Problem is that almost everything is ripped out from that - except for the tube itself. :(
(DIR) Post #AsejFSpI6zhCkQf2OG by theodric@social.linux.pizza
2025-04-01T18:51:39Z
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@selea they're dead simple tho, 125-year-old technology! As long as you can find a driver board that will plug in to the cathode on the tip of the neck of the tube & connect to the anode on the top/side, and the deflection yoke isn't too badly damaged, it's totally feasible to get that tube running with random spare parts. Or remove it carefully and sell it to a vintage TV enthusiast who will probably be thrilled to find a part available that hasn't been manufactured in 80 years.