So, uh... I got this little thing. And what I mean by that is, a 29" professional monitor. I won't go into it, but it took a lot of effort to obtain this monitor. I've been looking for a monitor like this for a long time. Specifically, I was looking for an NEC XM29. However, I found this monitor - the NEC XV29 Plus - which I had never heard of before, but it turns out it's pretty much the same in terms of specs to the XM29 Plus. It has some minor differences, but its functionality is pretty much the same as the XM29/XM29 Plus. I've actually had it for about a week and a half, but I've just gotten around to taking some pictures of it. I plan on making a video of it at some point, too.
Here are some pictures.
Some more information about the XV29. It's a 29" CRT presentation monitor. It uses an invar mask. It has 2 VGA/RGB inputs, S-Video, and composite inputs. It accepts NTSC, PAL, and SECAM signals. The only RGB inputs are VGA, however that doesn't matter - because it supports RGBS over VGA. That means you can easily - as I already have - build a simple SCART to VGA adapter for it. I made a prototype of this adapter, and I plan to make a better one later, when I get some additional parts. This monitor supports: RGB in 15kHz (240p/480i) and 31kHz (VGA/480p) up to XGA (1024 x 768). For RGB, it supports separate sync, composite sync, and sync on green. The only kind of sync it apparently (as far as I can tell) doesn't support is composite video as sync. For that reason, the next version of my SCART to VGA adapter will have a built-in sync stripper. This monitor doesn't have component inputs, but I already have a component to VGA converter, and I'm getting an even better one of those soon.
This monitor is basically the ultimate CRT for retro gaming. Once I have everything working, it'll be able to play virtually any console as well as some arcade systems that output RGB, VGA, or component. One thing that's better about this monitor compared to my previous setup is that it combines all of the functions of my 2 previous monitors, so I only need one CRT now. One benefit of that is that, for systems that change between 15 and 31kHz, the monitor automatically switches - so it always displays whatever the system is outputting. That also means that devices that output RGB over VGA, like the Kuro and component to VGA converters, can even output 15kHz over VGA - which is something most monitors won't accept. With my DC, I previously had to use my other monitor and connect a SCART cable if I wanted 15kHz, but now I can just flip a switch on the Kuro, and that's it. With component to VGA converters, it's just automatic - I don't have to do anything. I could go on and on about how awesome this thing is, but you get the idea. The image quality is also very good, as you'd expect. The main reason I got it was because I wanted a larger monitor that can handle anything, and that's exactly what this monitor does. There's only one thing this monitor can't do, which is 24kHz RGB. This is a resolution that some arcade systems and older computers used, and sadly the XV29 doesn't support it. I kind of assumed that before I bought it though, so it's not a big deal.
I have more work to do to get everything working, but most of my systems are already working on it. So far I haven't been able to get my MVS working on it, I'm still trying to figure out why that is. A couple other systems require new cables/parts, which are already on the way.
Another interesting thing about the monitor: the person I got it from said he got it from an electronics store, and the previous owner said it was originally used on the New York stock market, presumably displaying stocks. That makes sense, considering this monitor can very easily be connected to a PC, and it can display high resolutions (for the time), so you could fit lots of information on the screen and easily read it because of how big it is.
I've also had to rearrange my setup to make room for this, and that process isn't finished yet. I'll share some pictures of the full setup once it's complete again. The end result will be much better, because I actually have more space now since I only need one CRT instead of two.
Here are some games I got recently.
Atomic Robo-Kid for Genesis, Sega Rally 2 for PC, Bloodborne for PS4, and Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Battle 22 for PS1. I got a pretty good deal on Sega Rally 2, and I really like that game. I got the DBZ game mainly because it was cheap and I thought it looked interesting. Atomic Robo-Kid is one I've been looking for for a while, and I traded some things for it.