RGB Mod via CC (Closed Captions)

Andy King
May 24, 2026, 7:04 pm

There is a mod in development by Veldor which allows compatible Sony TV's to be RGB modded in a nearly plug-and-play fashion that is totally reversible. It works by replacing the modular S Board in compatible Sony TV's with one that injects RGB signals. List of CRTs which support RGB via CC Fu... Continue Reading...

Adding Composite

Andy King
May 24, 2026, 7:02 pm

Often you will run across a series of CRTs which had different inputs for different sizes or models of the same series. The manufacturer will exclude certain "premium" inputs from the back of the CRT but left the hardware inside the same. This means the hardware inside still supports adding those in... Continue Reading...

Adding Component / YPbPr

Andy King
May 24, 2026, 7:01 pm

Often you will run across a series of CRTs which had different inputs for different sizes or models of the same series. The manufacturer will exclude certain "premium" inputs from the back of the CRT but left the hardware inside the same. This means the hardware inside still supports adding those in... Continue Reading...

RGB Mod via Direct Injection

Andy King
May 24, 2026, 7:00 pm

Some monitors can have RGB input directly injected to the chroma chip. Sometimes the chroma chip has unused RGB inputs for the OSD menu and sometimes it even has dual RGB inputs, one set for OSD and one for an unused SCART input. In rare cases external hardware such as Arduinos or custom PCBs are ne... Continue Reading...

RGB Mod via Muxing

Andy King
May 24, 2026, 5:57 pm

There is a mod developed on the Shmups Forum that is considered superior to the traditional "switched" RGB Mod for TVs which have an OSD (On-Screen Display) Menu. OSD Menus are most commonly activated electronically via a 5v switching pin on the chroma chip (commonly known as the YS or blanking pi... Continue Reading...