TV for retro gaming?

[cynicalhat]

you're welcome =)

[zaneiken]

Personally I would go with a newer flat CRT with S-Video and component inputs. Just make sure it isn't 100/120Hz otherwise light guns won't work.

[jordandavid]

I'm confused... there are several 32" SONY WEGA tvs on craigslist in my area, but everyone is talking about the 27", is the 27" the largest non-HD WEGA made?

[Darko]

I'm confused... there are several 32" SONY WEGA tvs on craigslist in my area, but everyone is talking about the 27", is the 27" the largest non-HD WEGA made?

No, they made a 32" as well.

[jordandavid]

I'm just really interested because I'm still gaming on like a 23" magnavox with no A/V or S-Video input, just cable. I'm sick of it, and there are several Sony WEGAs on craigslist in my area

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So the FD = non-HD?, I'm seriously puzzled

And I'm assuming the 27" is also recommended because it is the most manageable size/weight while retaining a large crisp picture?

[Darko]

so does the name "Trinitron" automatically denote the HD version or could it still be either?

I'm just really interested because I'm still gaming on like a 23" magnavox with no A/V or S-Video input, just cable. I'm sick of it, and there are several Sony WEGAs on craigsllist in my area

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So the FD = non-HD, I'm seriously puzzled

And I'm assuming the 27" is also recommended because it is the most manageable size/weight while retaining a large crisp picture?

I have the 27" because it's not too big and not too small. It's still heavy and awkward to move, but it's much easier than the larger sets. Mine is a Trinitron Wega. Trinitron refers to a technology used by Sony to produce a brighter picture. It doesn't have anything to do with HD. To my knowledge there is no 4:3 tube set that was ever made by Sony that is HD (above 480p that is). I could be wrong, but I've never heard of one. They did, of course, make several widescreen tube sets which I would not recommend using for playing older games.

In my opinion Sony produced some of the best tube TVs ever made in the late 90's and early 2000s. Mine is pushing 10 years old and has never had a single issue. Magnavox and Panasonic also made really great products around that time, but you're going to be hard-pressed to find one in the size/price range you're looking for.

[cynicalhat]

the 32' weighs like 300+ lbs. good luck finding a stand to put it on that wont crumble under the weight. the wega was a trinitron on crack, outstanding image quality. i do believe that sony made decent sized tube HD TVs, but again... the weight was ridiculous. CRTs produce the most accurate colors, and handle varying resolutions much better tan the stretching and pulling of todays LCDs.

[Zoe F]

To my knowledge there is no 4:3 tube set that was ever made by Sony that is HD (above 480p that is). I could be wrong, but I've never heard of one.

Now I get to blow your mind by informing you of the Sony WEGA KV-40XBR800. It's a 4:3 set, displays at 1080i, and is 40". Unfortunately, a decent percentage of them broke within a few years, the TV didn't sell that well in the first place, it weighs over three hundred pounds, and you'll be shelling out hundreds of dollars for one if you can find it. Still, when it works, it's jaw dropping.

[teh_L0ki]

I'm confused... there are several 32" SONY WEGA tvs on craigslist in my area, but everyone is talking about the 27", is the 27" the largest non-HD WEGA made?

The 32" is just too dang heavy.