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Title: Help with a TV
Post by: e_brugal on June 04, 2018, 01:57:22 PM

Hey guys, need some feedback from all of you.

someone is offering me a Sony Trinitron 29' tv, but i don't know if in that tv i will be able play with the zapper ligh gun or the super scope. i want one, but the one that i want must be able to play with those things.

Does any of you knows if that tv will work for me?

is one like this
http://www.ticoracer.net/forum/articulos-electronicos/70332-tv-sony-trinitron-29-a.html

Title: Re: Help with a TV
Post by: breakmanexe on June 04, 2018, 02:13:32 PM

Is it a CRT? If so, then yeah, old light gun setups should work fine.

Title: Re: Help with a TV
Post by: TDIRunner on June 04, 2018, 02:21:22 PM

Not all CRTs are good to go with light gun games.  The ones with flat screens (as opposed to curved) can be hit or miss.  I have a flat screen CRT Sony Trinitron and it works perfect with NES, SNES, Genesis, Saturn, PS1 and PS2 light guns.  However, I have some intermittent issues with the SMS light gun and the Super Scope Six does not work with it at all.  I'm not familiar with that specific model, but I would be willing to bet that most light guns will work with it, but don't expect the Super Scope Six to work.

Title: Re: Help with a TV
Post by: TDIRunner on June 04, 2018, 02:22:46 PM

Also, in my opinion, if the TV is free, take it and see if it works.  If it isn't perfect, keep it as a placeholder until you find a model that works.  That TV will be great for 99% of your retro gaming.

Title: Re: Help with a TV
Post by: breakmanexe on June 04, 2018, 02:44:26 PM

Interesting. I do not have either of those guns and I also have a flat-screen Trinitron. Good knowledge. What is it about these two guns specifically that doesn't play nice with a flat-screen Trinitron, for my own reference in case I get them in the future?

Title: Re: Help with a TV
Post by: thepaintrain on June 04, 2018, 08:59:37 PM

I'm pretty sure thats a really good TV.  I believe its a KV-FV29 model that has built in subwoofers judging by the bottom left  BBE icon.  I have the same one but 20"

Title: Re: Help with a TV
Post by: Tech13 on June 04, 2018, 10:03:15 PM

So I own several sony Trinitron (4 to be exact)

if it is 4:3 aspect, so far so good.
if it is 16:9 aspect, No light gun
if it has hdmi, No light gun
if it is flat, the corners can prove to be a problem.
if it has an HD scaler inside (hard to tell but I think only 36 inch and up had this) then no Light gun.

The best one I have is a 26 inch Curved sony Trinitron

My 36 inch flat causes misses the closer you get to the bottom corners.

Title: Re: Help with a TV
Post by: Bear78 on June 05, 2018, 09:26:00 AM

Looks good to me.  Do you know the model number?

From what I've read / researched, the absolute best Sony Trinitron series for retro gaming was the KV-XXFV310 series with the XX being the screen size.  So a 29 inch would be KV-29FV310.  These were some of the last SDTVs before the HD and ready for HD CRTs came out.  

Title: Re: Help with a TV
Post by: e_brugal on June 10, 2018, 10:23:14 AM

Thanks guys for your replays, i will have to ask them what model number it is or maybe go there and try it (4 Hour trip)

Title: Re: Help with a TV
Post by: wiggy on June 10, 2018, 09:29:47 PM

I believe that is a KV-29FV300.