Bring back a legendary vintage television from the space age!

This guide walks through how convert a classic RF CRT TV into a monitor for Raspberry Pi or any desktop computer.

With a couple cables and a signal boosting box, you can output the signal from just about any computer to the JVC Videosphere.

We'll cover which parts are needed as well as how to wire and set up the cables and parts to output most computer displays to the Videosphere.

Parts

To find a Videosphere, check out Ebay or other online marketplaces. There are lots of great 70's vintage choices from Ebay user robertom60. 

Here's a manual for the Videosphere for further specs and info.

Converters and cables

For Raspberry Pi output

You can use any Pi, here are couple options with their respective power supplies

For laptop or desktop computer output

You will need some way of converting your computer's display output to HDMI. Note that if you use a Pi 4, you'll need the Micro HDMI to HDMI cable, the Pi 3 and older all use a standard size connector. If you use a Mac, please read up on how to cable to an HDMI connector as it can vary.

You'll also need