LCD TV Settings for old systems

[Joshie]

Some of the high def lcd/plasma have a setting that inserts frames of black. I find this helps with the older systems. Also, lowering the bulbs in general. The colors can get pretty vibrant from old composite/svideo signals so if you have the tv on normal settings, you are going to get washed out. Blacks are hard to achieve on newer tvs. Contrast and backlight settings are very important, these need to be lowered (and lowering the backlight improves bulb life anyway, win win). And, as others said, lowering the sharpness also helps.

This is what mine looks like, at 55 inches. Pretty darn playable if you ask me (The blacks look darker then my crappy camera shows).

[eastbayarb]

I still think a pure RGB (15khz for non VGA sources) monitor will always win

[Joshie]

I still think a pure RGB (15khz for non VGA sources) monitor will always win

I am not sure if this will help him with his original question

[Ed Oscuro]

(The blacks look darker then my crappy camera shows).

Yeah, I ran into this issue today playing around with a new lens. Cameras often take a longer exposure than one frame, hence the blurry and rather too bright look of the image while the other items in the picture are decently resolved (what brand is the beer btw?).

Have to say though, still kinda ugly. Then again, playing SNES games on my LCD monitor hasn't ever bothered me in that regard, so maybe the picture isn't helping me judge what the setup actually look like.

[Joshie]

Yeah, I ran into this issue today playing around with a new lens. Cameras often take a longer exposure than one frame, hence the blurry and rather too bright look of the image while the other items in the picture are decently resolved (what brand is the beer btw?).

Have to say though, still kinda ugly. Then again, playing SNES games on my LCD monitor hasn't ever bothered me in that regard, so maybe the picture isn't helping me judge what the setup actually look like.

It looks just like my CRT when all is said and done, but I am not RGBing it, just s-video.

The beer is a Magic Hat brew, Howl. I didn't like it as much as I do other Magic Hat (woah off topic ). I recommend the Circus Boy