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Can anyone point me to a good HDTV for my needs?
scarmullet:
What are you trying to use it for? Classic Gaming? Modern HD Gaming?
If you are trying to use it for classic gaming (I am lumping Xbox, PS2, Gamecube, and Wii in this group), I would forego the HDTV and pick up a nice CRT with Component and S-video. It will save you alot of hassle and money. PS3, 360, Wii U, I do recommend an HDTV.
ChaosCat:
Personally Id say if you have the room for it Pick up an old tube TV for any Retro Consoles you may Have they Look much Better on the Tv's they Where meant for (Personally I think Retro Games Look Horrible on HDTV's) and then you also wont have so much Trouble getting an HDTV to fit your Needs either as you will have a separate TV for the Older Inputs ;D
But that is my Oppinion and it only Works if you Have the Room For 2 more TV's ;D
Seraph Man:
--- Quote from: Maben on June 22, 2013, 04:05:01 PM ---I never knew that TVs could have an input double as both a component and composite. Thanks for the info!
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That's how mine is. It has one composite, one component, and another component where you can plug in just a yellow video cable in the green component video slot and it'll register as a composite input instead of component. Plus the two HDMI ports and a DVI port for my computer.
--- Quote from: scarmullet on June 22, 2013, 04:07:30 PM ---What are you trying to use it for? Classic Gaming? Modern HD Gaming?
If you are trying to use it for classic gaming (I am lumping Xbox, PS2, Gamecube, and Wii in this group), I would forego the HDTV and pick up a nice CRT with Component and S-video. It will save you alot of hassle and money. PS3, 360, Wii U, I do recommend an HDTV.
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If it's for one or the other, yeah a nice CRT probably would be better. I use it for both, and I really don't mind the fact that I've got my NES, SNES, (fake) Atari 2600, and Playstation plugged into the same TV that my 360, Wii, and Blu-ray player are plugged into. But I'm not as finicky about such things, and I don't have a light gun, so that doesn't factor in either.
Maben:
My systems right now are SNES, N64, PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360. I don't mind the look of old games on HDTVs. They look more pixelated sure, but I'm not convinced the quality is actually better on a CRT...I think it's just blurred together more.
ChaosCat:
--- Quote from: Maben on June 22, 2013, 04:29:24 PM ---My systems right now are SNES, N64, PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360. I don't mind the look of old games on HDTVs. They look more pixelated sure, but I'm not convinced the quality is actually better on a CRT...I think it's just blurred together more.
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What it is the Pixels get Stretched out on an HDTV and I find when it comes to older 3D games the Environments seem Very Dark on An HDTV and I have to Fix the Brightness for those Games! also Being more Pixelated is lower Quality, its caused because they stretch a single pixel over multiple Pixels because there are so many more Pixels on an HDTV! I kept all my consoles hooked up to my HDTV till I moved and Had enough Room for Both TV's Myself so It really is not a Big Deal just Thought if you Had the Room It Could Save you Some hassle cause then you would just need to make sure you had the HD inputs ;D