HD TV Genesis help.

[Lanzo]

Hey guys, not sure if this is the right place to put this but here goes. I have a sega genesis model 2 hooked up to my hdtv and as you probably know it doesn't look too good, its very pixelated. Well I went to a retro gaming store by me and purchased a model one genesis. The game I was testing was earthworm jim. The game looked a lot better when played in the model one genesis with less pixelation however there seems to be some diagonal bars in the screen background that move a little. Both hook up by cable to the back of my television so why is one better than the other and what are the moving bars? Also, I purchased an av cable for my model 2 off ebay and have yet to get it. Will it make a difference?

[Zapf]

Hey guys, not sure if this is the right place to put this but here goes. I have a sega genesis model 2 hooked up to my hdtv and as you probably know it doesn't look too good, its very pixelated. Well I went to a retro gaming store by me and purchased a model one genesis. The game I was testing was earthworm jim. The game looked a lot better when played in the model one genesis with less pixelation however there seems to be some diagonal bars in the screen background that move a little. Both hook up by cable to the back of my television so why is one better than the other and what are the moving bars? Also, I purchased an av cable for my model 2 off ebay and have yet to get it. Will it make a difference?

Different models of genesis have different video / audio hardware, and thus different quality levels for video and audio output. There's a large post about the different models' audio and video output on sega-16.

Having composite output via the AV cables will definitely better than your current connection via RF

[Oldskool]

It's gonna look bad on an LCD TV no matter what unless you mod it for S-Video, or even better RGB out with a Scart to Component or HDMI cable and adapter.

[savageone]

If you get an SCART RGB cable (like this one) and a scart to component converter (like this one) the system will look VERY sharp on a LCD screen. More or less it will look like emulation, but that depends somewhat on your TV. It'll look good though and should also clear up any other video interferences.

[Lanzo]

If you get an SCART RGB cable (like this one) and a scart to component converter (like this one) the system will look VERY sharp on a LCD screen. More or less it will look like emulation, but that depends somewhat on your TV. It'll look good though and should also clear up any other video interferences.

So, I would plug the RGB scart into the converter and using a pair of component cables go from the converter to the tv. But component doesn't carry sound does it? The RGB scart does but I think I would lose it with the component.

[Lanzo]

Nevermind.

It occurred to me that a scart to hdmi converter would work.
Thanks for the suggestions.

[alec006]

So, I would plug the RGB scart into the converter and using a pair of component cables go from the converter to the tv. But component doesn't carry sound does it? The RGB scart does but I think I would lose it with the component.

Well the Sega CD does come in handy after all,it has Stereo out on the back if you happen to have a Genesis 2 with no headphone output and want to do the whole scart to component thing. Granted the guy in the video shows another way to do it by having a selector box with audio out on it,either way will yield great results.