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    I have a Samsung GXTV with a PS1 hooked up to it. Small and compact.

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    I used to have a 36" CRT TV/monitor that had two VGA inputs plus the usual assortment of inferior tv inputs. It could only handle up to 800x600 resolution, but that was more than enough for what I used it for.
    I can't deny how awesome Dreamcast games looked via VGA, and xbox/ps2/gc through an XRGB2+, but after moving twice, I just couldn't deal with the size and weight of it anymore.
    I ended up giving it to my brother, who recently passed it on to my nephew, so at least I know it's getting used properly.

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    OK, this is obviously a dumb question, so feel free to give me the n00b hazing...

    I have a pretty substantial retrogame collection assembled from 2002-2005 timeperiod. Since that time, I've had it in storage and haven't really touched it. I'm about to take it out of mothballs and start playing again.

    I take it that my NES won't hook up to my new lcd TV?
    Are there any soloutions other than buying an old CRT TV? I live in a condo in Chicago and space is at a premium. I'm having to leave about 300 of my NES carts behind for this reason... I'd really rather not have to get a second TV if at all possible...

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    Uh, no. If I can get rid of one for free I jump at the opportunity.

    The local dump has TONS of them. Fun to go and smash a few lol

    We have a 40" CRT in the basement for DDR... biggest CRT ever made! Weighs like 350lbs, no joke. Takes 4 people to carry it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Landon View Post
    I take it that my NES won't hook up to my new lcd TV?
    Nearly all LCD TV's (except some computer monitors) have the Red Yellow and White RCA type connectors or an RF connector, just like the old fashioned CRT TV's. This means you can hook pretty much all old generation games to them. Light Guns will not operate, but that's about it.

    Some TVs make systems look worse and some look better. This is a highly debatable topic, but if you have a decent LCD TV you'll find a lot of stuff looks good. Make sure you properly calibrate the picture on your HD set to make your games look good.

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    Ha,I was just on the phone with my Dad yesterday about stocking up on CRT TVs..
    I see lots of them at Flea Markets...but...They are untested and range in price from $25.00 to $100.00..
    Even at $25.00 I'd still be pissed off to get burnt with a dead TV..

    I see so many on the side of the road and yet have grabbed one..I worry about stocking up on them,picking one up and roaches coming out of them ..

    I'd like to snag,buy one and keep it in the basement as spare..I wonder if they get too cold down there will firing them up later pop some cold caps..I have a CRT TV with a humbar.I heard it happened from keeping the TV too long on a cold concrete floor..

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    I wouldn't pay a cent for a CRT unless it's something really special. I see perfectly good TV's and monitors on the curb all the time, but unless it's a professional quality monitor or a very high end television, I won't give it a second glance.

    It does kind of piss me off, though, that there are fucktards out there that go around chopping the cords off of perfectly good equipment just so they can get a few cents at the scrap yard for the copper. I caught a guy about to do that to some stuff I put out, and told him if he cut the cord off, I'd strangle him with it.

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    this thread is funny, I have 4-27"inch tv's 1-36"inch, Just to play my "Old" games, I thought I was the only person who had this thought, in the head.
    Last edited by josemp81; 01-07-2010 at 08:02 PM.

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    I have the same GXTV Retsudo mentioned above. Cost $300 when it 1st came out, billed as a "gamer's TV"- in fact, I got it at Electronics Boutique. It's only 13" but has a remote, lotsa hookups, & a built-in rear woofer & stereo speakers that fold in/out 180 deg. to protect the screen. It has extra sound channels "Warzone" & "Roadrace" that enhance gameplay by altering the sound (I never noticed much difference). I plan to introduce my kids to classic systems w/ it, maybe put it in their room when they're older.

    My wife wants me to get rid of it but for $300, I'm keeping it. It's a one-of-a-kind item, still in its box & wrappings.
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    The only SD set I have is a 14" Toshiba flat CRT from about 2001. It's a pretty nicely featured set for the size. It has Composite, S-video AND Component inputs, as well as a front headphone jack.

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    All I have now is a 1084s and a 17" Samsung monitor. I really don't have space for anything bigger.

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    I called dibs on the flat screen CRT 32" Sont TV and the old Zenith when they decide to get rid of them.
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    I'm stocking up on 19" TV's for the tubes. I've got about 6 in my attic, all vary in age.

    You guys think you have it bad, try being an arcade collector.... Finding a new replacement CRT monitor is next to impossible.

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    I'm getting fed up with the compatability problems in S-video with my snes and genesis ( black and white picture )

    What 20 or 19 inch with S-video ( maybe component too ) do you guys recommend?

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    I've never heard of any sort of incompatibility with CRTs.

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    I got a 20" Philips 20PT6341/37 at Goodwill last week. It's got all the inputs I need (RF, composite, S-video and component), and it was only $15. Now I need to find a remote for it and I'm all set.
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    I REALLY want to pick up another CRT. The one I have is pretty "nice", with component in, very clear picture...but it's 4:3 and 480i. I'd like to pick up a 16:9 progressive scan model, perhaps a 32 or something.

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    Am I going overboard?


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    It's a distinct possibility. (Is it just me, or is that picture squished laterally?)

    I shouldn't talk though, half my CRTs are monitors that came with crappy mid-90s Apples (not even iMacs).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ed Oscuro View Post
    It's a distinct possibility. (Is it just me, or is that picture squished laterally?)
    Yeah there seems to be some aspect ratio tomfoolery going on.

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