Sega Genesis video picture comparison IN RGB ANALOG, COMPOSITE RCA/AV, & RF/COAX!

[arcadecup]

Ok got the components in today to make some homemade cables.
I used sonic as the test pattern. I should have used something without a scrolling background or a paused scene. While my $100 digi camera will not give exact image reproduction of what I seen here, you will get the idea...
RGB wins hands down. some folks may hate scan lines.. i dont.. guess they stuck with me from the arcade days of good old rgb monitors.
Crystal clear image I can’t believe I played this in RF back in 1990!
Oh the wonderful days of not knowing in bliss regardless of output mode.

[sayin999]

Best comparison I have seen on the internet. I have thought about doing that kind of mod myself but have yet to find a sony broadcast monitor for the right price. Have you tried this with other systems?

[Sticky]

Cool Stuff.

[Arasoi]

Good full screenshot comparisons. The lack of artifacting on the RGB signal makes all the difference. For anyone curious about other systems or wanting a closer look, check out ccovell's site below:

http://www.disgruntleddesigner.com/c...reenshots.html

[Greg2600]

Using a digital camera is not a valid route of comparison, IMO. I play the old stuff via composite, and it doesn't look like the images on that link, with the naked eye. Taking a picture of a TV screen is always going to look like that. Now, of course a game on a computer LCD screen will look the best, but the difference is not as huge as those screen shots. And if you play on an LCD TV, it's very little.

[PC-ENGINE HELL]

Figured I would add to this thread. Its always nice to see people escaping Genesis RF and composite. If you want you can check out this video I did last September comparing Genesis Composite to S-video. I captured off of both signals directly with my cap system to give a solid compare between the two, using multiple titles.

[Trebuken]

My experience with RGB and the Genesis matches this. The Genesis benefits from RGB the most. Other systems not so much - better to settle for S-Video when possible.

The screenshots may not be perfect, but they do seem correct for the most part. I think the Genesis S-Video looks about the same as the composite, probably a bit better.

[Black_Tiger]

My experience with RGB and the Genesis matches this. The Genesis benefits from RGB the most. Other systems not so much - better to settle for S-Video when possible.

The screenshots may not be perfect, but they do seem correct for the most part. I think the Genesis S-Video looks about the same as the composite, probably a bit better.

If you have a proper S-Video output for a Genesis (and are using a proper CRT TV), it actually looks more like RGB, only less perfect while regular Genesis composite and RF output are similar to each other and look nothing like S-Video/Component/RGB.