The goal is to group similar models together at the page level, so multiple monitors in this list may link to the same page (for example, the PVM-14L2 and the PVM-20L2 are very similar, share similar specifications apart from size, and link to the same page).
Models with a * after their name do not have RGB inputs, and as such are less desirable for retro gaming, but will still do a better job at Composite and S-Video formats than consumer monitors.
This list is not yet complete and for this reason it is possible that the * is missing after a few monitors that do not have an RGB input. Be sure and double check before buying a new monitor. If you find a missing * , feel free to correct it, thanks!
This list is mostly focused on, but not limited to, monitors that are useful for retro gaming.
Model Series[]
The first two symbols in the model name vaguely indicate the diagonal display size, e.g. 14 for 14 inches. The second two symbols indicate which series the monitor belongs to, as per this table:
Series | Meaning |
---|---|
30 | Early to mid 1980s |
40 | Late 1980s to early 1990s |
50 | Mid 1990s |
M | Late 1990s |
L | Early 2000s |
Model Number Suffixes[]
Many models have various suffixes that can be appended to their names to denote a region or other attribute. Some variants of monitors (such as the NTSC versus PAL versions) are still considered to be in the same series, while some variants (such as the medical versions) are considered distinct models. This should not be confused with the series letter: the PVM-14M2 denotes that it is in the M series, not that it is a 220v model.
Suffix | Meaning |
---|---|
U | United States |
E | Europe |
A | Australia |
J | Japan |
M | 220-240 Volt |
Q | Multistandard support (NTSC and PAL) |
MD | Medical |
W | Widescreen (16:9) |
/ | /[number] or [letter] are Prototypes or Revisions |
4"[]
- PVM-411* (four 4" PVMs)
- PVM-4B1* (four 4" PVMs)
5"[]
6"[]
- PVM-6030ME
- PVM-6041QM
- PVM-6310
8"[]
- BVM-8021*
- BVM-8044QD
- BVM-8045D
- BVM-8045QD
- PVM-8020*
- PVM-8040*
- PVM-8041Q
- PVM-8042Q
- PVM-8043MD
- PVM-8044Q
- PVM-8045Q
- PVM-8200T*
- PVM-8220*
- PVM-8221*
- SSM-8040
9"[]
- BVM-D9H1A
- BVM-D9H1A/1
- BVM-D9H1A/2
- BVM-D9H1E
- BVM-D9H1E/1
- BVM-D9H1E/2
- BVM-D9H1E/3
- BVM-D9H1U
- BVM-D9H1U/1
- BVM-D9H1U/2
- BVM-D9H5A
- BVM-D9H5A/1
- BVM-D9H5A/2
- BVM-D9H5E
- BVM-D9H5E/1
- BVM-D9H5E/2
- BVM-D9H5E/3
- BVM-D9H5U
- BVM-D9H5U/1
- BVM-D9H5U/2
- PVM-9020ME*
- PVM-9040ME*
- PVM-9041QM
- PVM-9042QM
- PVM-9043MD
- BVM-9044
- BVM-9044D
- PVM-9044PM
- PVM-9044QM
- BVM-9045D
- PVM-9045PM
- PVM-9045Q
- PVM-9045QM
- PVM-9220ME*
- PVM-96*
- PVM-97*
- PVM-9L1*
- PVM-9L2*
- PVM-9L2//C ("//" isn't a typo, as stated in Technical Bulletin 20-2004-137)
- PVM-9L3*
- SSM-9040P
12"[]
- BVM-1200
- BVM-1201
- PVM-1201
- PVM-1220*
- PVM-1271Q
13"[]
- BVM-1310 (NTSC version of BVM-1410P)
- BVM-1311
- BVM-1315
- BVM-1316
- BVM-1316C
- BVM-1316P
- Olympus OEV-142 (=PVM-1353MD)
- PVM-1340
- PVM-1341
- PVM-1342Q
- PVM-1343MD
- PVM-1344Q
- PVM-1353CS
- PVM-1353MD
- PVM-1354Q
- PVM-1350
- PVM-1351Q
- PVM-136*
- PVM-137*
14"[]
- BVM-1410C
- BVM-1410P
- BVM-1410PM
- BVM-1411P
- BVM-1415C
- BVM-1415P
- BVM-1416
- BVM-1416P
- BVM-1454D
- BVM-14E1A
- BVM-14E1E
- BVM-14E1E/4
- BVM-14E1E/4A
- BVM-14E1E/A
- BVM-14E1U
- BVM-14E1U/3
- BVM-14E5A
- BVM-14E5E
- BVM-14E5E/4
- BVM-14E5E/4A
- BVM-14E5E/A
- BVM-14E5U
- BVM-14E5U/3
- BVM-14E5U/9
- BVM-14F1A
- BVM-14F1E
- BVM-14F1E/1
- BVM-14F1E/3
- BVM-14F1E/4
- BVM-14F1E/4A
- BVM-14F1E/5
- BVM-14F1E/5A
- BVM-14F1E/A
- BVM-14F1E/A1
- BVM-14F1U
- BVM-14F1U/1
- BVM-14F1U/3
- BVM-14F1U/4
- BVM-14F5A
- BVM-14F5E
- BVM-14F5E/1
- BVM-14F5E/3
- BVM-14F5E/4
- BVM-14F5E/4A
- BVM-14F5E/5
- BVM-14F5E/5A
- BVM-14F5E/6
- BVM-14F5E/9
- BVM-14F5E/A
- BVM-14F5E/A1
- BVM-14F5U
- BVM-14F5U/1
- BVM-14F5U/3
- BVM-14G1A
- BVM-14G1E
- BVM-14G1U
- BVM-14G5A
- BVM-14G5E
- BVM-14G5U
- BVM-14M4B
- BVM-14M4D
- BVM-14M4DE
- BVM-14M4DE/R
- BVM-14M4E/R
- BVM-A14F5U
- BVM-D14H1A
- BVM-D14H1E
- BVM-D14H1U
- BVM-D14H5A
- BVM-D14H5E
- BVM-D14H5U
- Olympus OEV-143 (= PVM-14M2MD)
- PVM-1440QM
- PVM-1442QM
- PVM-1443MD
- PVM-1444QM
- PVM-1450QM
- PVM-1453MD
- PVM-1454QM
- PVM-1455MD
- PVM-14L1*
- PVM-14L2
- PVM-14L2MD
- PVM-14L3
- PVM-14L4
- PVM-14L5
- PVM-14M1
- PVM-14M2
- PVM-14M2A
- PVM-14M2E
- PVM-14M2U
- PVM-14M2MD (medical version of the PVM-14M2)
- PVM-14M2MDA
- PVM-14M2MDE
- PVM-14M2MDU
- PVM-14M4
- PVM-14M4A
- PVM-14M4B
- PVM-14M4E
- PVM-14M4U
- PVM-14N1*
- PVM-14N1U
- PVM-14N2
- PVM-14N2U
- PVM-14N5*
- PVM-14N5U
- PVM-14N6
- PVM-14N6U
- PVM-D14L5A
- SSM-14N5 (Security Variant of PVM-14N5)
- SSM-14N5U
- HDM-14E1U
- HDM-14E5U
- PHM-14M8U
- PGM-100P1MD
19"[]
- BVM-1900
- BVM-1910
- BVM-1910D
- BVM-1911
- BVM-1912
- BVM-1912/F
- BVM-1915
- BVM-1916
- Olympus OEV-202 (= PVM-1953MD)
- PVM-1942Q
- PVM-1943MD
- PVM-1944Q
- PVM-1953CS
- PVM-1953MD
- PVM-1953ST
- PVM-1952ST
- PVM-1954Q
20"[]
- BVM-2000
- BVM-2010 (PAL version of BVM-1910)
- BVM-2010C
- BVM-2010D
- BVM-2010P
- BVM-2010PD
- BVM-2010PM
- BVM-2010PMD
- BVM-2011
- BVM-2011P (PAL version of BVM-1911)
- BVM-2012
- BVM-2012P
- BVM-2012PM
- BVM-2015
- BVM-2015P
- BVM-2015PM
- BVM-2015S
- BVM-2016
- BVM-2016P (PAL version of BVM-1916)
- BVM-2016S
- BVM-20E1A
- BVM-20E1E
- BVM-20E1E/A
- BVM-20E1U
- BVM-20F1A
- BVM-20F1E
- BVM-20F1U
- BVM-20G1
- BVM-20G1A
- BVM-20G1E
- BVM-20G1U
- BVM-20M4DE/R
- BVM-20M4E/R
- BVM-A20F1U
- BVM-D20F1
- BVM-D20F1A
- BVM-D20F1A/1
- BVM-D20F1E
- BVM-D20F1E/1
- BVM-D20F1E/2
- BVM-D20F1E/3
- BVM-D20F1E/4
- BVM-D20F1U
- BVM-D20F1U/1
- BVM-D20F1U/2
- Olympus OEV-203 (=PVM-20M2MD)
- PVM-2030
- PVM-2053MD
- PVM-2054QM
- PVM-20L1*
- PVM-20L2
- PVM-20L2MD
- PVM-20L4
- PVM-20L5
- PVM-20M2
- PVM-20M2E
- PVM-20M2MD
- PVM-20M2MDA
- PVM-20M2MDE
- PVM-20M2MDU
- PVM-20M2U
- PVM-20M4
- PVM-20M4A
- PVM-20M4E
- PVM-20M4U
- PVM-20M7MD
- PVM-20M7MDE
- PVM-20N1*
- PVM-20N1U
- PVM-20N2
- PVM-20N2U
- PVM-20N5*
- PVM-20N5U
- PVM-20N6
- PVM-20N6U
- PVM-20S1W
- PVM-20S1WA
- PVM-20S1WE
- PVM-20S1WU
- PVM-D20L5A
- SSM-20N5 (Security Variant of PVM-20N5)
- SSM-20N5U
- HDM-20E1
- HDM-20E1U
- PHM-20M8U
21"[]
- PVM-2130Q
24"[]
- BVM-A24E1WA
- BVM-A24E1WM
- BVM-A24E1WS
- BVM-A24E1WU
- BVM-D24E1
- BVM-D24E1W
- BVM-D24E1WA
- BVM-D24E1WE
- BVM-D24E1WU
- BVM-F24
- BVM-F24A
- BVM-F24A/1
- BVM-F24E
- BVM-F24E/1
- BVM-F24U
- BVM-F24U/1
25"[]
- PVM-2530
- PVM-2730Q (25" Version)
27"[]
- PVM-2730Q
- PVM-2730QM
- PGM-200R1A
- PGM-200R1E
- PGM-200R1U
- PGM-200R2A
- PGM-200R2E
- PGM-200R2U
- PVM-2950Q
- PVM-2950QM
- PGM-2950
28"[]
- BVM-2811
30"[]
- BVM-3011
- BVM-3011P
32"[]
- PVM-3230
- BVM-A32E1WA
- BVM-A32E1WM
- BVM-A32E1WS
- BVM-A32E1WU
- BVM-D32E1W
- BVM-D32E1WA
- BVM-D32E1WE
- BVM-D32E1WU
43"[]
- PVM-4300