Buying a CRT TV, Need Opinions :)

[Parodius Duh!]

I had an RCA HD before for gaming and I found that the N64 was very pixalated (when I say very I mean relative to the amount that n64 normally produces ) Just hoping if I pick up this FS sony that it won't distort the Video so I can get the picture I got when I used SD CRTs

Edit: Local pick ups FTW, no one else bids usually cause shipping is INSANE

Hmmmm.....what model? 64 looks fresh and crisp on mine.

[charles__99]

Hmmmm.....what model? 64 looks fresh and crisp on mine.

I can't remember, probably a lower end model, back in the day money was tight around my house, which is probably why it didn't handle the picture as well as your HD does ,

here's to hoping the FS320 will give me the picture I want Also, I'm getting the TV for $60, any feedback on that would be awesome, as a side note, if you don't have feedback on this TV model, let me know what your using, which systems and how you love/hate it

[theclaw]

KV-36FS320 looks to have component. That should give especially stellar possibilities, after investing in the extra equipment to make older systems use it.

[charles__99]

KV-36FS320 looks to have component. That should give especially stellar possibilities, after investing in the extra equipment to make older systems use it.

Is the N64 able to use components? I have S-video and assumed the N64 and snes weren't able to Use the potential of components?

[theclaw]

No. Not on their own. It's a fairly expensive road for people who must seriously have the cleanest sharpest video from games.

[kedawa]

I'm not sure how things stack up on a 36" screen, but on smaller screens, I can't really tell the difference between s-video and component unless the component source is progressive scan.

[charles__99]

I'm not sure how things stack up on a 36" screen, but on smaller screens, I can't really tell the difference between s-video and component unless the component source is progressive scan.

So what size screen do you consider small ? Also, anyone with any information on XBR models, does the Sony XBR 800 have a 4:3 option ? Where do I draw the line in the XBR line of sonys in which the N64 graphics will still look decent and not like a blur, as they do on HD LCDs?

[charles__99]

No. Not on their own. It's a fairly expensive road for people who must seriously have the cleanest sharpest video from games.

I don't have the money when it comes to "expensive", but am deffinitly interested, for the sake of learning, what these people are doing to get that sharp image. Care to elaborate?

[theclaw]

I don't have the money when it comes to "expensive", but am deffinitly interested, for the sake of learning, what these people are doing to get that sharp image. Care to elaborate?

The idea is making home TVs closer to arcade style. Regular CRT users don't usually need fancy upscalers or HD features (HDTV is where the very very costly XRGB shines), so turning RGB SCART (popular cable in Europe) into component direct is one approach.


(this particular example doesn't pass through sound, but there's SCART adapters to get around it)

See a sharp image has potential for clearer object edges, textured patterns less washed out, reduce the effect of bright colors bleeding into nearby pixels...

SNES does OK through composite's limits. You may not see a big effect there.

Improvements are much more obvious with systems like Genesis and Neo Geo who offer worse composite than average.
Some unusual Genesis revisions even have composite below that, into an atrocious "rainbow band" effect. Must be seen to believe!

[kedawa]

My Genesis 2 always had weird vertical lines around sprites. I thought it was defective until I saw that my friends' system did the exact same thing when connected through composite.

[Gamevet]

My Genesis 2 always had weird vertical lines around sprites. I thought it was defective until I saw that my friends' system did the exact same thing when connected through composite.

It's called rainbow banding. I notice it on my SD CRT, but I don't see it while using composite cables on my HD CRT.