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| Vypertech:
I been thinking about getting a Reton 5 for a long time but not sure. I've also read about upscalers but not sure which is best? I plan on playing most of my games on an older 1080p TV. Any recommendations? |
| rockabilly1983:
It's best to play old video games on the original console. Clone systems are not the same. Also, not every game will work on a clone system. One example of this is Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse for Nintendo Entertainment System. This game does not work on any clone systems. It only works on the original Nintendo Entertainment System. You will want to use a CRT TV for retro gaming. Here's why: Many old game consoles have light guns. Light guns don't work on modern HD, LCD, and/or LED TVs. You must use a CRT TV for playing light gun games. CRT stands for Cathode Ray Tube. Retro video games look bad on an HDTV. Retro video games have a resolution of 240p or 480p. If you don't have a tube TV, you can find them at thrift stores and on Craig's List. eBay also has them but the shipping will kill you depending on what size you want. Sometimes you can find a CRT TV in a pile of junk someone places in front of their home if you're lucky. I rescued four CRT TVs from junk piles in my neighborhood and they all work. My 12 year old nephew likes to play retro video games so I gave him a 14" CRT TV (one of the TVs I found) so he could hook up an NES I bought him. He even hooked up my brother's original PlayStation. My brother is his dad. If you play old video games on an HDTV, you're going to get input lag. I tried playing NES games on my aunt's HDTV in Italy one time and the input lag killed my fun. I can't tell you how many platforms I missed jumping onto in Super Mario Bros. 3. Many times I thought I was in the area to land on the platform but I didn't jump far enough. CRT TVs have no input lag. You're going to have lots of problems if you hook up old original consoles to an HDTV. When you hook up old game consoles to an HDTV, the TV itself has to upscale the signal. That is why you get input lag. I never liked HDTVs. When they first came out in the late 2000s, I was never amazed or wowed by them. I couldn't see any difference. Not even the 4K UHD TVs interest me. Did we really need clearer, sharper picture? I don't play video games for the graphics. I play video games for fun. When I watch movies, I watch them for the story; not for the graphics. If you don't have a CRT TV and want to buy one, do not go large. I recommend a 14", 20", or a 25" TV. CRT TVs that are 27" or more require two people to carry it. They are hard on your back, they're hard to move and if you want to get rid of it, they're almost impossible to get rid of. If you have any other questions, please let me know. Happy gaming! My Covers: https://app.box.com/s/hote51vbfehfqo0yu5j0 |
| Quazimoto:
I don't do a whole lot of retro gaming these days, but when I do I use a RetroPie setup (in a NES looking case) for most of it. I'd love to have actual games and systems for all the classic consoles that I've loved over the years, but some years back my Brother needed money quick, so I sold all those and now don't have the money to reacquire them (don't really have the space either in all honesty). The RetroPie works well for my needs and I have adapters to use original controllers (though I've heard the 8BitDuo controllers work great with RetroPie). Kept a Genesis and PS2 that I hook up to my LCD TV via HD RetroVision cables. Have original games for the PS2 and a flash cart for Genesis ('cause those games had to go too). I will say that if you have original consoles and games, the HD RetroVision cables are awesome. You do have to make sure you TV can work with them (there's info about that on their site last time I checked), but I truly do upscale your picture wonderfully without having to spend a ton on mods for systems. They're like the perfect balance between original and full HD video quality. At least in my experience. Not sure how any of the above works with light gun games. The only LG games I've ever really cared for was Duck Hunt and I just haven't gotten around to actually trying to play that on anything yet. |
| Vypertech:
I'm not really looking to go back to the old TV's, in fact I just hauled a 32 inch out of the house (games looked kinda crappy on it as it was really really old). I recently upgraded my 1080p with a 4k TV so I put the 1080 in the game room and am looking to play on that one. So yeah I'm trying to get the best of both worlds, I want something that will clean up the image and make these games look really sharp which is why I keep looking at the Reton 5, but I've read there can be compatibility issues on occasion so it concerns me. |
| Arseen:
I have Retron 5, used it once to play Link to the Past. I did good job. Then I bought 100% (as far as I know) compatible Analogue super NT. I also haqve Analogue SG for Genesis/Master System. Trying to Find Analugue NT Mini Noir for NES/Famicom, or I might buy Retro USB AV Nintendo. Retron 5 now collecting dust, but could be used for N64 (Until Analogue hopefully makes one) and Game Boy line (Until I hopefully get the Analogue Portable). |
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