Summary

Very neat "gamer" themed CRT from the 90s made by Samsung (in Mexico). The tube inside is a standard TVL consumer grade 13", and its overall presentation is extremely cool. As a kid in the 90s I would have loved to own this. The folding speaker doors are just too cool.

There are two different coax jacks so you can have an RF game console and a TV/Cable signal connected simultaneously, and there two composite inputs. There is also a loopback output if you want to chain your input signal to another composite display or set of speakers.

The speakers are sort of "fake" - they have the appearance of 2+ configuration with tweeters but inside each door is only a single 5W woofer. The subwoofer in the top rear is ported inside and sounds decent enough considering its small size and plastic construction. Pictures of the door speaker and subwoofer shown in the Gallery below.

Manuals

• Owner's Manual (extremely 90s cool)
• Service Manual

Media & Promo Materials

• 1996 2-Page Ad
• 1997 2-Page Ad
• 2-Page Humorous Write-up in Home Theater Magazine, October 1996

Notes

The jungle chip accepts analog RGB input so a direct RGB mod is possible. There are videos on YouTube showing it - the last Sonic pic in the gallery is the RGB mod picture quality.

The jungle also seems to support Y/C for S-Video, through the modification would be quite involved and require some careful considerations and switches.

Disassembly instructions can be found in the service manual. When removing the rear shell, take care to to unplug the subwoofer cable inside.

"GXTV Mode" seems to be a contrast cranking mode targeted for gamers. It is also how you switch to the "Game Console" RF input on the back (CH 3/4)

There is a service menu that can be accessed with the OEM remote. It has been reported that other Samsung remotes of a similar era can be used but the exact compatability is not known. The service menu code is MUTE→1→8- 2→ РOWER