• Jennings
    • 5 years 10 months ago
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    		 The Samsung GX Gaming TV was this big bulky TV that was designed with gamers in mind. It was about a 13" screen TV and had speakers that stuck out and could be closed like doors. You usually saw them at Best Buy or FuncoLand out on display with a system hooked up to it.


    I got one for my birthday not long after Goldeneye came out and that sucker packs a great sound. I loved it when I had the house to myself, I would crank up the volume and play Goldeneye and Star Fox 64 for hours, things in my room would rattle because of the sound.

    The picture was always nice and clear, also had two A/V connections along with antenna connections. It really felt like a gamers TV and I was happy to have it.

    Whenever people came over they looked at the GX TV as if a space ship had landed in my room.

    I used it as my T.V for close to ten years. I still have it, sitting in my basement hoping to set it up again when I create a game room in my new place (whenever that may be)

    Here it is if anyone wants to see it (P.S. I am not the guy trying to sell it, these were the best pictures I could find.)

    http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/electronics-fs/samsung-gx-tv-gaming-tv-monitor-f-s-283164/
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    • chrisno51
      • 5 years 10 months ago
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      		 I always liked the look of these Game TVs. No, I never did have one, but I know the sound was fabulous. A local video game store we used to have in town that is now gone (owner moved) used to have one with a game running all the time. :D
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      • System
        • 5 years 10 months ago
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        		 It looks ok, but a little small.
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        • funguy10
          • 5 years 10 months ago
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          		 Those things would also be great for watching movies.
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          • knuclear200x
            • 5 years 10 months ago
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            		 UGH imo that looks bugly. with its curved screen, bulky look and small size. I'm happy with my 21" samsung bulk/flat screen

            But i DO have a gaming chair which i still brag about whenever i can
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            • milatchi
              • 5 years 10 months ago
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              		 Yeah, I remember that TV. I think a friend of mine in high school had one.
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              • Lottech96
                • 5 years 10 months ago
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                		 DUDE!!! I wanted one of those GX TVs!!!! Man all the stereo sound, Better picture awesome design. Any gamer couldn't go with out one. (However I did, in which I made out just fine, could do better though. ) That was before I would get a 22" Flat that is hooked up to me Comp,Ps2,was connected to My X360
                before it died.
                But going back Yeah Those are really neat And I wanted one of those.
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                • liukangx
                  • 5 years 10 months ago
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                  • bat0h0lic
                    • 5 years 10 months ago
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                    		 Still have mine. :D



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                    • Lottech96
                      • 5 years 10 months ago
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                      		 Hmmm. hey imagine if Samsung made a GX2 being a flat with Hi-Fi Dolby sound. That'll be awesome!!
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                      • mlw1984
                        • 5 years 10 months ago
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                        		 My cousin had one. I'm not sure if he still has it.
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                        • adventure_of_link
                          • 5 years 10 months ago
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                          		 That thing looks awesome, now if only they made one in HD with dolby digital THX, flat screen LCD would be nice too!
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                          • Lottech96
                            • 5 years 10 months ago
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                            adventure_of_link wrote:
                            That thing looks awesome, now if only they made one in HD with dolby digital THX, flat screen LCD would be nice too!

                            Lottech96 wrote:
                            Hmmm. hey imagine if Samsung made a GX2 being a flat with Hi-Fi Dolby sound. That'll be awesome!!

                            I'm glad somebody thinks the same way!! (ok maybe not entirely) Power to the GX2!!
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                            • jango52577
                              • 5 years 10 months ago
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                              		 Damn it!!! I remember these! I remember when Blockbuster, Best Buy, and Funcoland used to carry them and use them as the floor model TVs for customers to try consoles in the store. That's pretty slick how the system has three sets of RCA A/V inputs built in already. Nowadays you're lucky to get two sets...If I saw one of these at a goodwill or salvation army store I would buy it just like that. I wish I had one of these back in the day for my Genesis...
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                              • Drakon
                                • 5 years 10 months ago
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                                		 when I was a kid I first used a black and white tv from the 50s or 60s that I pulled out of the trash. Eventually I upgraded to my family's old 1981 14 inch sony trinitron. Then later I got an amp and speakers to go with it. Each speaker was the size of the television.
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                                • System
                                  • 5 years 10 months ago
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                                  		 never even heard of one...
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                                  • Jennings
                                    • 5 years 10 months ago
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                                    Drakon wrote:
                                    when I was a kid I first used a black and white tv from the 50s or 60s that I pulled out of the trash. Eventually I upgraded to my family's old 1981 14 inch sony trinitron. Then later I got an amp and speakers to go with it. Each speaker was the size of the television.



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                                    • jango52577
                                      • 5 years 10 months ago
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                                      Jennings wrote:
                                      Drakon wrote:
                                      when I was a kid I first used a black and white tv from the 50s or 60s that I pulled out of the trash. Eventually I upgraded to my family's old 1981 14 inch sony trinitron. Then later I got an amp and speakers to go with it. Each speaker was the size of the television.



                                      Did anyone ask? :roll:


                                      The first television (and VCR) I had in my room was when I was 18. I got it from my sister's boyfriend's (at the time) family because it was a spare in their basement and they didn't need it really. They included a VCR too because the TV was old enough that I couldn't hook anything up to it without one (it had a glorious wood grain finish on the outside paneling. As the Angry Video Game Nerd put it "[The 80's] was definitely "the wood age".). My only gripe is that the TV came from a smoking home (my sister's former boyfriend's mom used to smoke in the house) and my room smelled terrible for at least a month. It was free though.

                                      I don't remember exactly what company made it but it was fantastic to have my own TV to play my Playstation on in my room. Especially because for a while I was constantly fighting my family for TV time on one of the two sets we had in the house. My only alternative was a 5" black and white, portable Sony UHF TV I had "frankenstein-ed" with a set of rabbit ears and a Playstation RF adapter.

                                      It was oh so ghetto fabulous when it was hooked up and it was horrid for my eyes. I have memories of many late night sessions of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 and Metal Gear Solid on that thing. Christ, I even beat MGS for the first and only time on this TV. I never had the patience or the will to play that game all the way through and finish it ever again. I'm just glad I got a color TV before I got addicted to Final Fantasy VII and ultimately my PS2, which incidentally I no longer own because I traded it in for Christmas shopping money...I kinda miss it sometimes but I also have a Sega Genesis which I love to pieces.

                                      Anyway, since this first TV which I got in in 2003, I've had three more sets of my own including the one I'm currently using.

                                      -20" flat screen CRT TV (I don't remember the make of this one because its been about three years since I had it)--Got it from a college buddy of mine in Toledo because his family had enough TVs in their house and he didn't feel like taking it home.

                                      -13" Insignia tube TV--I also got this one from the same friend when I decided I liked this smaller TV so much for gaming and personal viewing that when we were roommates I swapped the other TV he gave me for this one. I don't regret it, but the TV was only good for another six months when the speakers finally gave out...

                                      -13" Insignia tube TV--...Luckily when this happened, Best Buy was still carrying tube TVs and I was able to purchase the exact same model as I had before.

                                      I bought this TV almost three years ago before the big HDTV boon. Now try waltzing into Best Buy. All they have are HDTVs and they're fucking expensive. I think the smallest one they have is a 19" screen and its probably about $250!! Forget it. Not with the lousy pay checks I get right now and the state of the economy. As long as this TV works (knock on wood) for at least 2 or three more years, I don't have a problem with it. It doesn't have cable and I only use it for playing Sega games and watching DVDs. I don't need a big expensive fancy TV nor does my family. The biggest TV my family has is a 25" Sharp tube TV and they don't care either. We probably all together only watch about eight to ten hours of TV a day so its not a big deal. As long as we have digital cable, we have nothing to worry about.
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                                      • 80sRmylife
                                        • 5 years 9 months ago
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                                        		 I used to work at Funcoland and that's where I got mine from.

                                        As a matter of fact I do still have mine too. I never use it mind you,but I have it.
                                        "Praise White Jesus!!!"
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                                        • DJ GiL
                                          • 5 years 2 months ago
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                                          		 Yeah I have one for sale Hit me up if interested [email protected]
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