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What's the best tv for playing Dreamcast?
Einhander:
Of course I have both an HD and a good CRT. I currently play Dreamcast on my Sony CRT, however I saw a video that says it's good to play Dreamcast with component on HD. Which one is better in your opinion?
TDIRunner:
I'm not aware of Dreamcast using component unless it's somehow modded. To the best of my knowledge, the best video quality for Dreamcast would be RGB into a CRT monitor. This requires an adapter, but I don't think they are difficult to find as many third party companies produced them. I don't have a monitor that supports RGB, so I use S-video.
CMDLineKing:
--- Quote from: TDIRunner on June 09, 2015, 01:03:31 PM ---I'm not aware of Dreamcast using component unless it's somehow modded. To the best of my knowledge, the best video quality for Dreamcast would be RGB into a CRT monitor. This requires an adapter, but I don't think they are difficult to find as many third party companies produced them. I don't have a monitor that supports RGB, so I use S-video.
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THIS!
Svideo makes a WORLD of difference when you hook up to an LCD TV. A lot of people play them on PC Monitors with an VGA adapter.
Superchop:
I have my dreamcast connected to a vga box that is then connected to a vga to hdmi converter into an hdtv. I've used composite and also s-video but vga is definitely the best way to go.
Vga boxes can be pricey and vga cables may have compatibility issues with some games though
Einhander:
--- Quote from: Superchop on June 09, 2015, 02:23:50 PM ---I have my dreamcast connected to a vga box that is then connected to a vga to hdmi converter into an hdtv. I've used composite and also s-video but vga is definitely the best way to go.
Vga boxes can be pricey and vga cables may have compatibility issues with some games though
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Is it better to do that or just use my quality CRT?