Soviet Conscript
07-11-2006, 01:08 AM
i've been collecting games for awhile now and systems for even longer but i have to admit i've never given alot of thought to display quality. i have 3 tv's with systems hooked up and the newest is at least 3 years old and everything uses composite red/white/yellow a/v connections. I have to say though, after cruiseing the forums lately i'm starting to feel like i'm in the display stone age, VGA box, HDTV, aspect ratios, S-video, red/blue/green component ????
thing is i never noticed a huge picture quality jump between coaxel and composite and i have known of S-video for awhile but never acually seen anything played through it. i hear the quality of these connections is 20% + better starting with S-video and lately i'm feeling like i'm missing out on a much better gameing experence useing older A/V connections, unfortunitly i'm quite poor and as much as i would love a $2,000 HDTV with all the bells and whistles its just way out of my means. can anyone reccommend a good quality TV for under $500 (but the cheaper the better). i know you can't have your cake and eat it to with this but what should i make a priority? HD or better A/V connections like S-video and R/B/G? should i just buy a TV with a VGA connection or would i be better off getting a computer monitor and a VGA box? i'm not looking for a huge screen but alot of the smaller tv's i've seen lack decent A/V connections. and finally is it really worth it? is the quality that much better?
oh, and i plan to use the tv for retro and modern gameing so i suppose something with a variaty of A/v selections would be best
thing is i never noticed a huge picture quality jump between coaxel and composite and i have known of S-video for awhile but never acually seen anything played through it. i hear the quality of these connections is 20% + better starting with S-video and lately i'm feeling like i'm missing out on a much better gameing experence useing older A/V connections, unfortunitly i'm quite poor and as much as i would love a $2,000 HDTV with all the bells and whistles its just way out of my means. can anyone reccommend a good quality TV for under $500 (but the cheaper the better). i know you can't have your cake and eat it to with this but what should i make a priority? HD or better A/V connections like S-video and R/B/G? should i just buy a TV with a VGA connection or would i be better off getting a computer monitor and a VGA box? i'm not looking for a huge screen but alot of the smaller tv's i've seen lack decent A/V connections. and finally is it really worth it? is the quality that much better?
oh, and i plan to use the tv for retro and modern gameing so i suppose something with a variaty of A/v selections would be best