Sony KV-XA29M31 Trinitron CRT TV

Blessed be Australia, filled with Sony CRT's. The year 2000, pure flat crt technology is here with Sony expertise. Yet another model in Sony's extensive model range...

0:00 Intro
1:48 Inside
2:59 Powering on, menu system
3:39 Light gun test, Duck Hunt NES
4:12 NTSC S-Video Sega Saturn - Warriors of Fate
4:47 PS2 via Component, Wonderboy 2, Virtual Fighter 4
6:10 Cross Hatch
7:12 Service menu & Error menu
8:33 Wii U via Component - Splatoon, closing thoughts

[Porygonseizure]

I found one of these on the curb a couple years back. Took it home, cleaned it l, and it works perfectly

[mackayguyy]

Enjoying your videos mate. Just drove 11hrs to pick on of these up!

[sidnamyzo]

Good TV, bit surprised someone would just bin a fully working Trinitron these days

[stellarola]

Thanks for sharing, Rob! Never been a fan of Sony CRTs as every flat consumer one I've come across have pretty poor geometry. The Panasonic TAU have always looked better to me, color and geometry. Keep the uploads coming! Greetings from Kentucky, USA

[AlexRoivas]

my dream is to find a good HD CRT with an HDMI. I know they made some at the very end of CRTs

[Richtr]

i've rgb modded this one, it's a great candidate for a mod, very easy to work with. i don't recall if the one i modded had the component input - i don't think it was there actually, leading me to believe it may have been an option. i find it has pretty average composite signal reproduction, but the s-video, component & rgb are wonderful. the service menu is indeed very servicable, with more than enough adjustments to get the image perfect, as expected of a sony unit of this kind.

[TheSmorsked]

Fun tv. you can dabble iwth the convergence settings on the yoke to fix the corners a bit i recon. there are pots that you adjust

[silentscream]

Hello, I bought this TV last month for retro gaming, but it came with a non-working fake remote. What is the model of the original remote, or how should I search for it? The video was very helpful, thank you.

[inthedepthofsadness]

One question I’ve noticed that Toshiba TVs have more vivid and more luminous in colors like red blue or green then the Sony ones

[T.M.N.T.]

G'day Rob,

I've been really enjoying the videos for the past week.

I have the opportunity to grab a Sony Wega KV-XR29M31, and i am wondering if it's a good model.

Thank you in advance for any advice

[AldrichQuaiHoi]

Hey Rob got one of these . . . keen to do the SCART Mod where are you !

[soundproof]

Hey Rob great vid! I recently picked up one of these bad boys and your video has been very informative and helpful.
I just have a few questions;

1. What is the serial of the remote you are using? I picked mine up without a remote and so I can't access the service menu. I've heard that trinitron remotes can be universal depending on the model and I was thinking otherwise i might pick up a RM-W104 or RM-857 and see if that works.

2. Does the tv have cross hatch built in? Or are you using a test dvd? If it is the former, how do you access it?

Thanks for any help you can give. Keep up the good work!

[michellepaget]

Everyday I'm on facebook marketplace looking for a later model trinitron for a fair price.. how do you do it.. how do you get so lucky

[T.M.N.T.]

G'day Rob,

If you were getting rid of this set, would you be willing to sell the front flap/cover. I just purchased a model that looks identical. It has a different number but looks the same.

[SophiaAfable-pp]

F6456 sk1510s? Parts Sony trinitron tv available po ba yan

[lovemadeinjapan]

I can understand these ugly beasts are trashed. Even as CRT lover it is hard to feel some love for these models myself. For me 24" is the absolute max, I've one 1984 Philips 29" because it is the GOAT, and one 32" because it won't leave (85kg), all others are smaller. These flat Sony's are even heavier than the curved ones, have loathable case designs, more geometry issues and there are many budget late flat models that don't have all the basics like S-video, proper stereo or full geometry/color controls. That last bit seems ok here.