I have always liked a really specific flat CRT for vertical scrolling shmups.. through supergun or consoles with xrgb2/xselect D4. My CRT died recently, so I got a temporary solution by using my old 'backup' flat CRT... but since I have turned it on its side, it has a really odd problem. I can't explain what the problem is well, but the best way to put it is that it seems to give off a LOT of static whenever it is put on its side... so much so that after a couple of hours it almost feels like I have had tinfoil in my mouth or something... at this point, I shut it off. Is it potentially dangerous to put some CRTs on their sides? Flywheel design maybe? Anyone else use a similar setup and had this problem? Might just get a TFT for this now...
i'm not sure why but it can happen. Some CRTs I've seen people use in arcade cabinets with the TV angled at a slight bit makes it have weird effects over time.
I have a Sony PVM and I've never had any problems having it in TATE mode. Same thing with my generic Dell Monitor.
There shouldn't be problems because CRTs are not dependent on gravitation. However, you need to wait maybe 20-30 minutes before hooking it up to the power outlet again after flipping or else you risk that the colors can be distorted, even permanently if you're too impatient or the monitor is very sensitive. I flipped my Sony TV many times and nothing happened, the same with my Amiga RGB-monitors. Studio screens such as PVMs, Mitsubishis, NECs are all fine as well... but I'd probably be careful with very heavy and old home-TVs as maybe some internal stuff isn't made to bear the weight of the tube in a vertical position. You say that the static is so strong, it even affects your taste? What is that model you're using? Sounds very bad, I'd stop doing that if I were you, for your health's sake!!
I have a 185 lbs 32" SONY trinitron in permanent TATE. I dont use it so often these days but never had a problem that I noticed. Ive been advised to check for inside suport for the tube since its so heavy but been like that for a year and it never complained. Its weird that you should be experiencing "static" . How close from the TV are you?
I recently tried TATE-ing my Sony PVM-20M2MDU, and it works fine. The picture looks great as always, with no noticeable issues. I was actually going to post a video about it. I've since turned it the correct way, since I'm afraid it might be doing long term damage that isn't immediately obvious. But I might flip it again to finish the video.
Static as in, your hair starts to stand up? The most static I've ever gotten from a CRT is a quick light shock
Its a Sony KV-29C5... had one before without the problem. They are pretty awesome for TATE. Ive stopped playing as its pretty annoying to have to deal with the problem, but yeah, it actually feels metallic inside your mouth after an hour or so of play... and when you shut it off at the end, the static hit is huge... it fizzes all over the screen and feels like it comes 50cm from the screen. I do not know what I am doing enough to fool around with the innards of a CRT (good way to get killed). I usually sit about 2 metres from the TV, though it is a small room.
Some CRT's are just cheaply built, and turning it on its side is not something they were designed for so lack structural support and also connections, wires and boards inside may flex / move, touch / short. also degaussing may be thrown off. i'd open it up and make sure everything is secure and not moving around / wobbly or loose, also check for dry solder joints edit: if you dont know what you're doing and after reading a few comments erm... take it out back and put a hammer through the screen and dump it lol
