What are your NES gaming display preferences?
-Old CRT you played on as a kid for nostalgic purposes
-Somewhat modern CRT flat screen
-LCD/Plasma either 4:3 or 16:9 stetch
I use a pos 27 inch Sony flat screen for my actual NES and a Panasonic plasma for my PS3 NES emulator. What are your preferences?
-Somewhat modern CRT flat screen
-LCD/Plasma either 4:3 or 16:9 stetch
I use a pos 27 inch Sony flat screen for my actual NES and a Panasonic plasma for my PS3 NES emulator. What are your preferences?
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just got a 46" Samsung 1080P LCD and after reading post on NA and other online forums about not hooking up an NES for various reasons, I called Samsung yesterday and spoke to a guy and asked him, he said it was fine to hook the system up, no worries, so I hooked up my system with AV cables and it looks amazing! only tested a few carts, some games will no doubt be mangled by the 16:9 but can easily just switch the pic size to 4:3 for those games, so I'll be tossing my 27" JVC on kijiji tomorrow!
Yah I guess that was the reason I made this post was to find out if people were using modern LCDs/Plasmas. My NES hooked up to my plasma looks like a smeared nasty discolored mess
I decided on the Sony KV-32FS120. This is one of the most recently produced FD Trintron CRT sets. They were made in 2005. It is a 32" flat CRT with one each of component, composite, and s-video. Also, it has a 3D digital comb filter, which provides the best possible composite image.
I found one on my local Kijiji, and bought it with the matching stand (another requirement of mine) for $300. That seems like a lot, but this was in 2007. These TVs were still being sold at retail for $600 around here. I thought it was a deal for a TV that has only been in use for about a year.
I now have it set up with a stereo amp and speakers, which have greatly improved the sound, although NES sound through tower speakers is overkill. I currently have a PSone and NES connected.
About a month ago, I decided I should get a back-up set just in case this one dies on me. I found someone selling an identical model for a measly $75, so I snagged it. The convergence on the new set is slightly better than the old, so I put the old in my storage room and use the new one.
Standard def is a must for NES gaming. If you use extended or high definition CRT ("high scan" in Sony terms), there is significant video processing which introduces delay. I haven't personally tested any Sony high scan sets, but I have been informed that the delay is noticeable on these sets.
I performed quite a bit of research before deciding which TV to get for my gaming. Initially, the TV was strictly for PSone gaming, but then I later added a NES.
I decided on the Sony KV-32FS120. This is one of the most recently produced FD Trintron CRT sets. They were made in 2005. It is a 32" flat CRT with one each of component, composite, and s-video. Also, it has a 3D digital comb filter, which provides the best possible composite image.
I found one on my local Kijiji, and bought it with the matching stand (another requirement of mine) for $300. That seems like a lot, but this was in 2007. These TVs were still being sold at retail for $600 around here. I thought it was a deal for a TV that has only been in use for about a year.
I now have it set up with a stereo amp and speakers, which have greatly improved the sound, although NES sound through tower speakers is overkill. I currently have a PSone and NES connected.
About a month ago, I decided I should get a back-up set just in case this one dies on me. I found someone selling an identical model for a measly $75, so I snagged it. The convergence on the new set is slightly better than the old, so I put the old in my storage room and use the new one.
Standard def is a must for NES gaming. If you use extended or high definition CRT ("high scan" in Sony terms), there is significant video processing which introduces delay. I haven't personally tested any Sony high scan sets, but I have been informed that the delay is noticeable on these sets.
Yah that is the same TV I have but in 27 inch. I was think about replacing it with a high end Sony XBR CRT but you have brought up some interesting points.
What I am currently using is an Sony Trinitron 32" from the late 90s. Flat-screen CRT. I also have an old Commodore monitor from the mid-80s which I use as well. Had a Band & Olufsen TV from the early 80s, but the picture tube died... Still struggling to find a 70s TV that use tubes. That would be awesome to have.
Yah that is the same TV I have but in 27 inch. I was think about replacing it with a high end Sony XBR CRT but you have brought up some interesting points.
An XBR won't give you much benefit over a regular WEGA. The XBR would excel for HD gaming on a CRT, with a finer dot pitch, progressive scan, and better power regulators. For non-progressive systems, it would likely do nothing but introduce display lag.
Yah that is the same TV I have but in 27 inch. I was think about replacing it with a high end Sony XBR CRT but you have brought up some interesting points.
An XBR won't give you much benefit over a regular WEGA. The XBR would excel for HD gaming on a CRT, with a finer dot pitch, progressive scan, and better power regulators. For non-progressive systems, it would likely do nothing but introduce display lag.
Thanks for the info. It was getting hard to resist considering I saw a few XBRs in the classifieds for free! but those tvs have to weigh 300+lbs and considering I use it for NES only I resisted but your info made me feel much better about my decision.
It's a little too big for the space I currently have, but it's the TV I used back in the day to play NES, so I hang onto the TV. It's still my favorite, rounded glass and everything.
BUT - if you're gonna flip any old systems, you really have to have a CRT handy to test RF switches. LCD TVs seem to really hate RF signals for some reason. I have 3 LCD TVs and couldn't get a Genesis or TurboGrafx to display for shit.. kinda annoying.
just got a 46" Samsung 1080P LCD and after reading post on NA and other online forums about not hooking up an NES for various reasons, I called Samsung yesterday and spoke to a guy and asked him, he said it was fine to hook the system up, no worries, so I hooked up my system with AV cables and it looks amazing! only tested a few carts, some games will no doubt be mangled by the 16:9 but can easily just switch the pic size to 4:3 for those games, so I'll be tossing my 27" JVC on kijiji tomorrow!
What will you do for light gun games? The NES light gun will no longer register on your LCD display.
(That'd be amazing if those existed.)
I like it because it has 3 different AV inputs, 1 on the front. Also a place to hook up the RF for my toploader, and lastly an AV output, that I can route to my DVD recorder for Twin Galaxies submissions
I would recommend trying to find a decent CRT tv, the newer the better. I think the older ones have a tendacy to cut off part of the edges of the screens. And also I think the light gun's don't work on the LCDs