RetroTINK 4K Display Archetypes
I’ve always loved the way games looked on CRT displays throughout the 80s, 90s and early 2000s, and I wanted to recreate that feeling as faithfully as possible on the RetroTINK 4K.
After spending countless hours researching display technologies, studying archival references, comparing against the CRTs I still own, and fine-tuning profiles through endless testing, this project became a personal attempt to preserve the visual identity and atmosphere of these historical displays.
This collection includes recreations of professional broadcast monitors like Sony BVMs and PVMs, consumer Trinitrons and budget CRT televisions, arcade monitors, VGA CRTs, early LCD panels, handheld screens, monochrome displays, plasma TVs, vector displays, and even unusual technologies such as Virtual Boy LEDs, pinball DMDs, CCTV monitors, and projector-style rendering.
Rather than focusing purely on technical accuracy, these profiles aim to recreate the feeling of playing games during specific eras, on specific types of displays, in specific environments — from a dimly lit arcade in 1993 to a family living room CRT, a late-night Windows 95 setup, or a handheld screen under the sunlight.
You can find them here : https://github.com/defced/RetroTINK-4K-Display-Archetype-Profiles
Have fun!
This collection includes recreations of professional broadcast monitors like Sony BVMs and PVMs, consumer Trinitrons and budget CRT televisions, arcade monitors, VGA CRTs, early LCD panels, handheld screens, monochrome displays, plasma TVs, vector displays, and even unusual technologies such as Virtual Boy LEDs, pinball DMDs, CCTV monitors, and projector-style rendering.
Rather than focusing purely on technical accuracy, these profiles aim to recreate the feeling of playing games during specific eras, on specific types of displays, in specific environments — from a dimly lit arcade in 1993 to a family living room CRT, a late-night Windows 95 setup, or a handheld screen under the sunlight.
You can find them here : https://github.com/defced/RetroTINK-4K-Display-Archetype-Profiles
Have fun!