Best consoles outputs.

[wiggy]

Still bums me out that SCART never became a standard here. Instead we were bombarded with a number of other options which only served to make shopping for cables and such a somewhat confusing and expensive mess. Not to mention what the backs of our TVs used to look like. I've got a Sony DLP Wega that has a zillion inputs. 3 composite & S-video (yes, I said THREE S-video), 2 component, 1 DVI with RCA audio, analogue audio out (RCA & optical), plus a 4th Comsposite & S-video input on the front of the set.

[e_brugal]

Still bums me out that SCART never became a standard here. Instead we were bombarded with a number of other options which only served to make shopping for cables and such a somewhat confusing and expensive mess. Not to mention what the backs of our TVs used to look like. I've got a Sony DLP Wega that has a zillion inputs. 3 composite & S-video (yes, I said THREE S-video), 2 component, 1 DVI with RCA audio, analogue audio out (RCA & optical), plus a 4th Comsposite & S-video input on the front of the set.

Looks like you have a little Puzzle over there lol

[TDIRunner]

Still bums me out that SCART never became a standard here. Instead we were bombarded with a number of other options which only served to make shopping for cables and such a somewhat confusing and expensive mess. Not to mention what the backs of our TVs used to look like. I've got a Sony DLP Wega that has a zillion inputs. 3 composite & S-video (yes, I said THREE S-video), 2 component, 1 DVI with RCA audio, analogue audio out (RCA & optical), plus a 4th Comsposite & S-video input on the front of the set.

I completely agree.  I never had a DLP, but I used to have one of those rear projection LCDs which was somewhat similar.  It had a crap load of inputs on the back.  My 1080P Sony LCD is one of the earlier 1080p TVs so it also has a crap load of inputs including one s-video which is sort of rare for a 1080p. 

[Hesch]

I got my dad's 2nd ever LCD TV off him. 46" Samsung. Composite, Component, Svideo, VGA and HDMI. Running my SNES/Genesis through the HD Retrovision cables into this looks amazing

[wiggy]

Still bums me out that SCART never became a standard here. Instead we were bombarded with a number of other options which only served to make shopping for cables and such a somewhat confusing and expensive mess. Not to mention what the backs of our TVs used to look like. I've got a Sony DLP Wega that has a zillion inputs. 3 composite & S-video (yes, I said THREE S-video), 2 component, 1 DVI with RCA audio, analogue audio out (RCA & optical), plus a 4th Comsposite & S-video input on the front of the set.

I completely agree.  I never had a DLP, but I used to have one of those rear projection LCDs which was somewhat similar.  It had a crap load of inputs on the back.  My 1080P Sony LCD is one of the earlier 1080p TVs so it also has a crap load of inputs including one s-video which is sort of rare for a 1080p. 

I have a Samsung LCD that's the same. Bought it in 2007.  It doesn't get along with older consoles very well though :/

[redsox2012]

I had been connecting my Genesis/Sega CD/32X combo via composite through the 32X on my CRT until I recently got a second set of HD Retrovision component cables.  I always knew Genesis composite was worse than other consoles of the era, but it didn't really hit me until I connected my TurboGrafx-16 via composite to the same TV.  The TurboGrafx composite is FAR better than what the Genesis outputs, even through the 32X.  It's sharp and clear, and almost looks like s-video quality in comparison to Genesis.

[maximumbob54]

I will add that for a matter of convenience only, the Dreamcast's S-video cable does make the picture look much better than the standard composite.  Of course any of the VGA boxes work vastly better but the post was about original cable options.  And the Dreamcast does have original Sega branded S-video cables but I'm not savvy enough to remember the product number.  I bought mine as I used to game on a CRT and used an S-video switch.  Good luck finding an original Sega brand VGA box though.  I had a hard enough time finding the S-video cable...

[e_brugal]

I will add that for a matter of convenience only, the Dreamcast's S-video cable does make the picture look much better than the standard composite.  Of course any of the VGA boxes work vastly better but the post was about original cable options.  And the Dreamcast does have original Sega branded S-video cables but I'm not savvy enough to remember the product number.  I bought mine as I used to game on a CRT and used an S-video switch.  Good luck finding an original Sega brand VGA box though.  I had a hard enough time finding the S-video cable...

Thanks!!

[redsox2012]

I believe VGA is an official original output for the Dreamcast because many games state on the back of the case that they are compatible with VGA.  Unfortunately, not all games will work with a DC connected via VGA - you'll get a message saying that the game will not work with the attached cable.  Kind of sucks because you have to swap cables to play certain games, but I guess a few hiccups were expected since DC was the first 480P capable home console.

[Too Beaucoup]

I picked up a Toro Box a few months ago for VGA which looks incredible going straight into my HDTV's VGA input. However, I wanted to simplify it and use HDMI, especially for video capture, so I picked up an assortment of VGA to HDMI boxes and the results were nothing short of incredible. There are some boxes out there that don't do all that well, but the three I picked up are all equally incredible! I did a short video on my youtube channel and also have direct capture on there. It's truly breathtaking and looks even better in person! Be sure to watch in HD. Game audio is a little low, but that's because I adjusted it so my commentary could be heard and I forgot to bring it back up for the remainder of the video clips. LOL! Audio sounds fantastic through these boxes as well!

https://youtu.be/yEdVZyf0VoU