VCRs and older game consoles (like the original XBOX) will provide NTSC via their AV output. Some of the newer TVs dont even have composite video jacks, so the standard is rapidly dying.
Too bad, because studio-quality NTSC is actually very crisp; it's the transmission medium and receivers that make it look so horrible. On Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 11:09:54 AM UTC-7 Robert G. Schaffrath wrote: > Back in the 1990's I purchased new surplus CRT based viewfinder module > designed for a camcorder from a surplus electronics vendor. Was rather > inexpensive. It has a tiny 1" B&W CRT and takes composite NTSC video. The > only issue with it was the image was mirrored due to it being designed to > be viewed indirectly via a mirror that would cause the image to display > correctly. It was a simple matter to swap two wires to make it work > correctly for direct view. IIRC, it would run on a common 9V battery. This > post now has me wondering where I put it. I know I never sold it or threw > it out. Big problem these days is where to get an NTSC video source. The > only things I currently have left are an old 8mm camcorder and a digital to > NTSC converter box that were common when the US went all digital. > > On Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 8:41:58 AM UTC-4 jrehwin wrote: > >> Small monochrome monitors used to be really common as viewfinders, >> security monitors, etc. They're less so today, but they're still out there. >> Let me know if you have a need for one. >> >> - John >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/50126a33-fcf8-4c04-8a9e-a4608f2d4d67n%40googlegroups.com.
