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What's the best tv for playing Dreamcast?
Superchop:
It really depends on you. I personally love my vga box and I think the games look great on my hdtv. I do have an extra dreamcast and s video cable to hook up to a crt though for the times I want to play light gun games.
But again, vga boxes can be pretty pricey so if it's not something you want to invest in playing on the crt would be my choice.
Einhander:
--- Quote from: Superchop on June 10, 2015, 07:14:44 PM ---It really depends on you. I personally love my vga box and I think the games look great on my hdtv. I do have an extra dreamcast and s video cable to hook up to a crt though for the times I want to play light gun games.
But again, vga boxes can be pretty pricey so if it's not something you want to invest in playing on the crt would be my choice.
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I see. But which one is technically graphically better?
TDIRunner:
More information here:
http://retrorgb.com/dreamcast.html
KalessinDB:
--- Quote from: Einhander on June 10, 2015, 10:35:35 PM ---I see. But which one is technically graphically better?
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I've went a bit down this particular rabbit hole. Not with dreamcast in particular, but with video options in general. My advice? Stop now before you invest too much time and effort.
Stop worrying about what's "technically superior" and worry about what you think looks best. In the end, that's all that matters. Because if you start worrying about getting the best output, you're going to find yourself at the point where you're either trying to track down old medical or broadcast CRTs, or you're buying upscalers that are over $300 (and sometimes you use multiple) and monkeying with settings, cords, homebuilt adapters, SLGs, etc etc.... it's too much.
Stop worrying about what is supposedly better, and go with what you think looks best. That's my advice at least, take it for what it's worth.
TDIRunner:
--- Quote from: KalessinDB on June 11, 2015, 10:10:03 PM ---
--- Quote from: Einhander on June 10, 2015, 10:35:35 PM ---I see. But which one is technically graphically better?
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I've went a bit down this particular rabbit hole. Not with dreamcast in particular, but with video options in general. My advice? Stop now before you invest too much time and effort.
Stop worrying about what's "technically superior" and worry about what you think looks best. In the end, that's all that matters. Because if you start worrying about getting the best output, you're going to find yourself at the point where you're either trying to track down old medical or broadcast CRTs, or you're buying upscalers that are over $300 (and sometimes you use multiple) and monkeying with settings, cords, homebuilt adapters, SLGs, etc etc.... it's too much.
Stop worrying about what is supposedly better, and go with what you think looks best. That's my advice at least, take it for what it's worth.
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This is good advice. There are certain things you can do to give you better picture quality that won't cost you much. Having an older tube TV is a good start. It's easy to buy one for under $20 off Craigslist. Other things such as s-video cables are usually pretty cheap, and they look better than composite. However, if you aren't careful, you might start spending a ton of money for only slight bumps in picture quality. The money you save could be spend towards the game collection. ;)