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best tv for old systems
e_brugal:
--- Quote from: oatmeal flavor on January 22, 2014, 07:11:39 PM ---Sony made a 40 inch, but it weighs a ton.
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Thanks, I have two options if I find the biggest crt TV that can play light guns.
1- search and buy on eBay or Craigslist and my brother who lives in the states can make a local pick up and send it to me via ship (on water)
2- search for one here in the Dominican Republic and from what I can see is not so easy finding one in good condition
Dreamcast99:
The goodwills and thrift stores around me are loaded with large CRT tv's for 5$. Bigger ones seem to sell the least too. I would hate to see shipping costs on a TV internationally though
e_brugal:
--- Quote from: Dreamcast99 on January 22, 2014, 07:30:32 PM ---The goodwills and thrift stores around me are loaded with large CRT tv's for 5$. Bigger ones seem to sell the least too. I would hate to see shipping costs on a TV internationally though
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Lol I know, is cheaper via ship, it takes more time to get here but for big and heavy things is a better and cheaper option. :P
wiggy:
--- Quote from: Arseen on January 22, 2014, 04:55:24 PM ---You need old tube TV if you ever want to play Zapper, Super Scope, Justifier or any other light pistol game.
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As long as it doesn't have a digital processor, otherwise it's as useless as any HDTV.
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--- Quote from: e_brugal on January 22, 2014, 06:42:39 PM ---Does rear projection TV works for retro video games, specially the light guns?
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Not with light guns
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If it's not HD it will, but good luck finding one of those old clunkers at this point.
Gun compatibility has nothing to do with the TV being a CRT or not, contrary to popular belief. It's largely about how the screen refreshes.
--- Quote from: oatmeal flavor on January 22, 2014, 07:11:39 PM ---Sony made a 40 inch, but it weighs a ton.
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It's also likely to have a digital processor, making it useless for light gun games. A LOT of the last-gen CRTs are. I have a 36" sony that I bought just for light gun games, only to find out it isn't compatible. Now I have a 250lb. TV in my basement that's totally useless :(
FritzWhite:
I always heard the Sony Trinitron was a good crt for retro games, but maybe there are different versions of the same model (ones with/without a digital processor?)
This is the first time I've heard of the Sony Wega though I'm not an expert on all the different tv models.