BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 35 minutes ago, skinnygrinny said: What are you using to play SMB3 on the flat screen? Actually it was on the switch, so an emulator technically. The plan is to upgrade to an avs eventually, but the experiment was to see if it was worth upgrading. The look should be about the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,690 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I'm with you. Analogue + OLED = Life. In like15 more years when Analogue has knocked out every important legacy system, we can have a mass CRT burning party. *Evil Laughter* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,194 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 14 minutes ago, BortLicensePlate said: Actually it was on the switch, so an emulator technically. The plan is to upgrade to an avs eventually, but the experiment was to see if it was worth upgrading. The look should be about the same Ok. I have an avs hooked up to a Vizio and it fails the MTPO input lag test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 I'm honestly kind of surprised so many others have made the switch. I do think with proper research into your panel and the use of game mode you can have a really good experience on a flat panel. I've used rtings and retrorgb to help select my TV. Very happy with the results. Couple of quick pictures of the results and I'm pleased. N64 and other 3d consoles look great with their scalers, deblurs, etc. No more hazy text in OOT menus. Just nice clean fonts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintegageo | 582 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Aren't CRTs the worst ones to use with regards to your eyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 51 minutes ago, zeppelin03 said: I'm honestly kind of surprised so many others have made the switch. I do think with proper research into your panel and the use of game mode you can have a really good experience on a flat panel. I've used rtings and retrorgb to help select my TV. Very happy with the results. Couple of quick pictures of the results and I'm pleased. N64 and other 3d consoles look great with their scalers, deblurs, etc. No more hazy text in OOT menus. Just nice clean fonts. I'm curious, what solution did you use for N64? I'm leaning towards getting the eon hdmi adapter, since ultra hdmi mods are costly and seeing comparison videos online, theres a difference but not big enough to justify the cost difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfreakofkorn | 282 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Recently bought an x one and had an issue with hooking it up to my crt . After looking around , best buy had the right equipment for the job . And have nt looked back . No matter at how heavy my tv is , the crt is sticking around and have like 3 more in case it goes out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,404 Administrator · Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I gave away my CRT years ago and have zero regrets. I get that people still love them for accuracy, or authenticity, or nostalgia, or whatever the case may be, and if that's how they like to game, that's great! For me personally, the trade off is worth it. I'm still in the process of working out solutions for everything of course. This problem is only going to get worse as CRTs die out and get harder and harder (or possibly more expensive) to find in good working condition. Like most other things in gaming / collecting, to each his/her own here. Pros and cons to both options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 19 hours ago, JamesRobot said: I love the AVS on my big screen but if I had the spot for a man cave, I'd do a 27" CRT for Zappper games and pile up some VHS tapes to get that authentic nostalgia feels. I'm also a fan of CRTs for gaming. I don't care if I ever see another VHS tape again, though. You can make the argument that games in the CRT era were meant to be played on those screens, but most movies weren't meant to be viewed in that pan-and-scan, perpetually degrading mag tape, looking like Vaseline was smeared on the camera lens format... The first time I ever watched a DVD was like putting on glasses for the first time. What a revelation. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Hill | 276 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I'll keep my CRTs and PVMs until they die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,786 Events Team · Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, dvertov said: I'm also a fan of CRTs for gaming. I don't care if I ever see another VHS tape again, though. You can make the argument that games in the CRT era were meant to be played on those screens, but most movies weren't meant to be viewed in that pan-and-scan, perpetually degrading mag tape, looking like Vaseline was smeared on the camera lens format... The first time I ever watched a DVD was like putting on glasses for the first time. What a revelation. Lol. I definitely like HD movies and streaming services but I miss old tapes, especially the Simpsons and Futurama 6 or 8 hour tapes recorded from tv. I would edit out most of commercials but record the good ones. I also had a ton of the letterbox prerecorded tapes. I'd skip the pan n scan whenever possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 2 hours ago, BortLicensePlate said: I'm curious, what solution did you use for N64? I'm leaning towards getting the eon hdmi adapter, since ultra hdmi mods are costly and seeing comparison videos online, theres a difference but not big enough to justify the cost difference I went with the UltraHDMI. I prefer the internal options when available. Less cables and whatnot do deal with. Plus I wanted the higher quality video that was available. Personally I would just get a retrotink if you are looking at the EON. Run s-video into a retrotink and have a device for your other consoles as well. The EON can only pull S-video without mods. I recall talk of people removing the globs covering the chips on the EON. They ended up being the same as the retrotink so just go with the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, JamesRobot said: Lol. I definitely like HD movies and streaming services but I miss old tapes, especially the Simpsons and Futurama 6 or 8 hour tapes recorded from tv. I would edit out most of commercials but record the good ones. I also had a ton of the letterbox prerecorded tapes. I'd skip the pan n scan whenever possible. I remember making stupid action movies with high school friends where I'd use two VCRs to edit -- one playing back "raw" footage, the other recording it while I'd hit the pause button to stop and start the tape. Always a little bit of VCR fuzz and warped audio to soften the transition between each shot. Good times (not very good movies, though). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, zeppelin03 said: I went with the UltraHDMI. I prefer the internal options when available. Less cables and whatnot do deal with. Plus I wanted the higher quality video that was available. Personally I would just get a retrotink if you are looking at the EON. Run s-video into a retrotink and have a device for your other consoles as well. The EON can only pull S-video without mods. I recall talk of people removing the globs covering the chips on the EON. They ended up being the same as the retrotink so just go with the original. My problem with the retro tink is that it needs a power source and they dont recommend having multiple systems plugged in at once. I dont want to constantly change out the cables, so it'll be used on only one console anyway, and you get the nice plastic shell to go with it. Unless I was misinformed the about multiple systems at once, because that was the deal breaker for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 Not sure on multiple consoles for that one. Ended up with an OSSC myself so I was never able to rest that out. Personally I feel like the Retrotink and UltraHDMI are better values but can understand needing something that can work within your setup. Maybe the EON will fit your needs if power isn't something you want to mess with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Yeah the OSSC is definitely enticing as well. What consoles are you running through that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerBarnes | 184 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 CRT is preferred since the system I use output an analog RGB signal. So I run them on Sony PVM monitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,595 Homebrew Team · Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 6 hours ago, dvertov said: I'm also a fan of CRTs for gaming. I don't care if I ever see another VHS tape again, though. You can make the argument that games in the CRT era were meant to be played on those screens, but most movies weren't meant to be viewed in that pan-and-scan, perpetually degrading mag tape, looking like Vaseline was smeared on the camera lens format... The first time I ever watched a DVD was like putting on glasses for the first time. What a revelation. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sign Collector Guy | 334 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 I prefer CRTs. And have found a modded wii via component has been my new go to. I have OG Hardware in other places on PVMs and other CRTs but I like sitting down in the evening and freely switching between systems without getting off my ass. lol. Here is a recent new gaming corner I put together yesterday. CRT FTW! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachineCode | 159 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 13 hours ago, dvertov said: I'm also a fan of CRTs for gaming. I don't care if I ever see another VHS tape again, though. You can make the argument that games in the CRT era were meant to be played on those screens, but most movies weren't meant to be viewed in that pan-and-scan, perpetually degrading mag tape, looking like Vaseline was smeared on the camera lens format... The first time I ever watched a DVD was like putting on glasses for the first time. What a revelation. I'm right there with you for movies. Give me the highest quality possible. But, for things that only came out on VHS or SD DVDs such as old skate videos, they look much better on SD CRTs. I just prefer to try and match the content to the display. So SD on CRTs, old PC games on CRT monitors, HD tv and movies and any games from 360 forward (except Wii) on flat panels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhiteJr. | 1,162 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 I’ll never get rid of my CRTs. Stashed a couple in case my current one burns out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALTQQ | 87 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I have a 27inch tube in my basement that I dont really use. I have a 13inch that I occasionally use. I usually just hook up my SNES to a 42inch flat screen. Plays fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtraOtaku | 8 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 I have a total of 8 CRTs in my GameRoom. Its Still the only way to truly play Retro at the speed of light. xD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachineCode | 159 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, OtraOtaku said: ... Its Still the only way to truly play Retro at the speed of light. xD I see what ya did there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtraOtaku | 8 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 1/19/2020 at 6:15 PM, MachineCode said: I see what ya did there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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