Trying to get the best video quality with my consoles (and other problems)

[markusman64ds]

The small TV is getting annoying. It's not as good as the 50" one. I'm thinking that an RF to composite converter might make the Intellivision work better. Would it? Also, would an S-video to composite converter keep the video at S-video quality?

[APE992]

The small TV is getting annoying. It's not as good as the 50" one. I'm thinking that an RF to composite converter might make the Intellivision work better. Would it? Also, would an S-video to composite converter keep the video at S-video quality?

Nope. It'll look worse than it did on the smaller TV. Every time you convert a signal the quality degrades.

The only thing you can do with the Intellvision is to get an composite video mod done so you can use it without an adapter on the 50" screen.

Alternatively:
http://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=av:intellivision_pal

This might be useful on a NTSC console. There is a schematic for RGB output which you could then use with an upscaler to use component video with. Wouldn't look half bad.

[markusman64ds]

The X'Eye works fine. The video cables it came with aren't working though. They look fine, but they show no picture and play no sound. It has yellow, red, and white cables.

The video cables I already had came with the 32X, which I got pretty much brand new. It's only yellow and white cables, and they work fine with my Master System, but when I play on my Genesis/X'Eye the image flashes in certain situations. Not all the time, just sometimes. Like in Sonic & Knuckles it only flashes on the opening logos and when it shows the level name. But with Earthworm Jim, it doesn't flash on the menus or when the level name is shown, but flashes every other time. It doesn't make the screen completely white, it's more like someone was turning the brightness up and down.

[markusman64ds]

I just tried the Genesis video cables that kept flashing on the LCD on a CRT. They work fine there. It was then that I also remembered how good stuff looks on a CRT. I started wondering, would a projector with a lot of video inputs be a good alternative to a CRT? Do they work similar and have no lag?

Only problem there is where to put the Wii sensor bar or the Kinect sensor. Maybe a little shelf?

[markusman64ds]

Thinking about RGB again. Is this a good eBay store for cables?

http://www.ebay.ca/sch/retro_console...&_trksid=p3686

It looks okay. This would be the converter I'm gonna use.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-SCART-RGB...item3362ac07d1

I read that European and Japanese SCART cables are wired differently. Does that converter use European or Japanese SCART?

I also got component for Wii and HDMI for 360.

[APE992]

They're an OK ebay store. The converter probably uses European SCART cables but if it doesn't the cables can be easily rewired to work.

Keep in mind that NTSC GameCubes and N64s don't output RGB natively. If you're going to use a Wii then you don't need to worry about GameCube games but I do have a few RGB modded N64s if you're planning on playing Mario Kart or the like. 3DOs also need to be modded for RGB IIRC.

[markusman64ds]

But I'm trying to do it without modding my systems.

Instead of a projector I might try to find a flat screen HD CRT. They seem great for gaming. I'm just not sure if they made them flat screen.

Also, when using the component cables on the Wii, whenever a white screen like the Wii menu comes up, the top looks kinda fuzzy. Is this the TV?