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Buying a new TV. Help appreciated!

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Brandonh1091:

I've got an itch lately to run out and buy a new TV, and I've pretty much got my sights set on one of the new smart Samsung LED televisions. However, unlike my current Samsung DLP, which has quite a few inputs (2 s-video, 2 a/v, 2 composite, 3 hdmi) it seems that the newer lines have all but done away with s-video, which is a pretty big deal considering how many classic-gen gaming systems I currently have plugged in. Most of the ones I was looking at this evening had 3 hdmi, and a single a/v input which was shared with the component input. My question is, is there a work-around to this?

I've read about how you can input everything into a receiver, and it will upscale the signal, sending it back to the tv through the HDMI cable, however most of the newer receivers seem to have cut out s-video as well. If you were to input say, an SNES using just A/V cables, would the upscale coming from the receiver make that much of a difference, or would it still be sub-par compared to the s-video signal?

Basically I would really appreciate it if someone could explain it all to me a little better, or perhaps give me another solution.

scarmullet:

It all depends on the reciever or upscaler. The DVD0 Edge is a very capable scaler, but upscaling can only do so much.

I dont know if this set up would work for you but, I highly suggest getting a proper tube TV to play stuff that runs through Composite/S-Video...or you can build an HTPC and run emulators on that in 1080p through HDMI.

wiggy:

Are you dead set on a new TV, or will a newer used TV do the job. I have a Sony DLP from about 2003 that blows my mind when it comes to old school gaming. Plus it has a zillion inputs, including 3 S-vid, one of which is on the front of the box, making swapping consoles that don't normally stay connected a cinch ;)

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