Retro Gaming on LCD TVs

[Frank_fjs]

Re the Famicom, I really don't like the AV output of it once modded, it always looks dull with jail bars. I'd rather grab an AV Fami.

Over on FamicomWorld we've been working on removing jailbars from modded AV famis with great success, so it can be done. Mine looks pretty damn good for composite.

Great news! I have been reading that thread but it really didn't seem definitive.

[KnightWarrior]

I game on my 19' Sanyo CRT TV

[CPTRAVE]

I play my TG16 and nintendo on my hitachi Plasma and it is great picture awesome color and sound. LCD complete different technology than Plasma. Plasma is awesome for evrything.

[storino03]

Check out my Youtube for links. I personally use the CSY2100 (clone) to play older consoles through component/rgb:

CSY2100 overview:

Sega Saturn Comparison:

JVC X'EYE Comparison:

Hope that helps!

[Ji-L87]

Check out my Youtube for links. I personally use the CSY2100 (clone) to play older consoles through component/rgb:

CSY2100 overview:

Sega Saturn Comparison:

JVC X'EYE Comparison:

Hope that helps!

So you had a red tint? Mine was slightly green-ish But I adjusted one of those yellow potentiometers and it's better now. Still, we could use like a guide over what all those do.

[grimm]

I want to add that Scart is simply a connection standard. not a video/audio format.. Scart does not equal RGB, even if pretty much all scart cables for videogame consoles are RGB ready.. Scart and RGB is not the same thing.

[CPTRAVE]

Just won a Free NEC LCD 40 inch monitor (LCD4000), I am trying to hook up the Wii with component cables, but the problem is the TV does not have Component. It has RGB, what do I need to hook it up to see picture and hear audio?  

[Ji-L87]

What other inputs does it have? HDMI? Or maybe VGA/DVI? Or maybe even BNC?

Maybe the component -> HDMI route could be a good idea. If I'm wrong, someone please correct me but, if you use component cables with your Wii, I'm afraid the output resolution will be too high for RGB scart. Maybe a "cheap" investment would be to see if you can find a DVD recorder or similar with component in and HDMI out? There are also no-name converters on eBay.

Edit:

Reading here I see you should have component input, just with BNC connectors instead of RCA. So just look for adapters with a male BNC end and a female RCA end. The BNC inputs on your display should be labeled with what color goes where.

[CPTRAVE]

Yeah it has DVI, BNC which I was planning to use DVI for  my XBOX 360, it also has S-video which I was going to use TG-16 on.

[meka]

There's nothing better than playing retro games on monitors that tv stations and others used back in the day like sony trinitron's and the like. I compared it to a normal crt and lcd and the trinitron is so much better.

[esadajr]

Playing anything below the 6th generation on an LCD is just wrong. But I understand your need for space. Good luck with your project.

[VenomMacbeth]

Playing anything below the 6th generation on an LCD is just wrong. But I understand your need for space. Good luck with your project.

That's really all it is, the need for space.  I have no problem playing on a CRT, but they're simply too large for the space I have. 

[8bitForLife]

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[8bitForLife]

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[Frank_fjs]

I like the SLG3000 but dislike the price and the lack of inputs, meaning you have to spend extra money on the sync strike.