This may seem like a dumb idea considering how bad composite is, but I have a couple CRTs that I’d love to use as computer monitors, and I’m not in the position to mod them for component or RGB. I want them to “just work” for the time being. I’m looking for a device that converts modern HDMI to analog, but the only good options seem to be really high end devices with support for every format under the sun, which are great, but way more then I need. Otherwise, what am I left with? Cheap, no-name boxes that’ll die in two weeks and add half a second of lag? I’m not sure if the product I need exists, but I figured this would be a good place to ask since I can’t find a dedicated CRT community. Any help is appreciated!


Sadly it does not take VGA but I do have an old laptop with native VGA out so I could convert that to composite easier. VGA is already an analog format, right?
Mmmm, yes, but for composite it’s not trivial like it’d be for S-Video. To quote some random Redditor:
https://old.reddit.com/r/AskElectronics/comments/usr9su/is_there_a_known_working_way_to_convert_vga_to/
https://www.epanorama.net/circuits/vga2tv/vga_to_tv_techniques.html