 Hey everyone, today I want to talk about the top five must-have accessories for anybody using a pro video monitor Like a Sony or an Akigami or a JVC or any other 15 kilohertz video display Now the first accessory you'll want is a high quality set of BNC to SCART adapter cables These allow you to connect compatible RGB video sources to your RGB monitor There should also be a breakout cable for stereo audio on this adapter And this can be easily connected to an external stereo audio system Or you can connect it to your monitor's onboard mono speaker using a two-to-one gold phono adapter The BNC end of these cables easily connects to your RGB monitor RGB SCART adapters should not be longer than three feet really just to avoid any kind of video quality issues The number two accessory is a set of high-quality gold BNC to RCA adapters You'll want to get at least five of these adapters to use for multiple reasons These adapters are extremely handy when you want to connect a composite or component video source Second, if you combine these with a high-quality AV cable You can connect just about any compatible device to your display The biggest reason you want to go with the higher quality gold adapters Is they don't tend to lose connection very easily Meaning your cables won't just fly right off the adapter if they're pulled out a little bit Now I do not recommend any of the cheap bargain adapters that are on eBay or Amazon or anywhere else online They are practically useless because cables slip off them so easily and you end up losing video signals Now on to the third accessory everyone should have And that's a copy of your monitor's specific service manual Now most of the time you're not going to find the physical copy for the service manual But thankfully a lot of these are well documented online You can try a quick Google search for your monitor's manual But that can lead to a plethora of bad links I recommend typing in CRT spec list into Google You'll find a link to an excellent resource which is a Reddit page that has compiled nearly all the professional video monitor service manuals in one place Along with service manuals you'll find things like firmware updates for certain broadcast monitors And lots of other important information pertaining to professional video monitors Your monitor's service manual will include all the schematics and parts for your monitor It will also go into detail on how to make specific adjustments and access the service menu for your display You can learn how to run tests, how to perform maintenance and troubleshoot and so much more I can't tell you over the years how much I've learned by hunting through some of these service manuals They really are the best documentation we have currently to repair and restore old vintage monitors Now on to the number 4 accessory which is a solid copy of the 240p test suite This is another website you can easily find by typing 240p test suite into Google In the first paragraph of the website you'll notice this software was specifically designed for arcade monitors, RGB monitors and other vintage CRT displays A little bit further down the page you'll find links to every different version that's available of the 240p test suite Personally I prefer to use the Super Nintendo version of this software But I've tested it on many other consoles and it works great with those other consoles as well Just use whatever console it's easiest for you to get the software on too Through either an SD card or a ROM cart or even a burnt CD ROM This is the most valuable calibration software available for vintage monitors The suite features a wide variety of test patterns that can help you adjust your monitor to perfection The website is loaded with tips and suggestions on how to properly use the software So I highly recommend you go check out the webpage There's also details on each test pattern and why it is important on an old CRT display I can't speak highly enough about this software and it's free, what a great thing That leaves us with the fifth and final video accessory that you'll need for your pro monitor And that's a good switch First off I'd recommend checking out RetroRGB.com's page dedicated to the different types of SCART switches for 240p gaming Because there are a couple of pretty good options Over the last few years I've personally been using the GSCART switch and I've really enjoyed it It's high quality, it has two outputs and eight different inputs You have no problem with sync because it has a built in sync cleaner switch But it's expensive and I did have to get on a waiting list So if you're not into that you can try other switches You also have the option of trying something extra on related I will warn you that extra on devices can be quite picky when it comes to sync There are also plenty of these devices that do not directly output 240p And generally you spend more money when it comes to the cables that you have to make for the extra on However the devices themselves are very cheap and readily available online Especially eBay you'll find many different extras for less than $40 Well friends there you have it, the top five must own accessories for anybody who owns a pro video monitor I'm Steve, thanks for watching Retro Tech today Please make sure you're subscribed to the channel If you have a comment or question please leave it below And I'll see you guys next time with some more Retro content