Armonigann Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Hello everyone.. I play all my retro games (NES,Sega Master,7800,Flashback 2) on a 13 inch 1984 Goldstar television that I bought from Goodwill for 2.12..I've played them all on bigger and better screens but I much prefer the Goldstar over all the rest. Including the 42 inch LCD flat screen(worst of all IMO for retro gaming) The sprites, gameplay,overall graphics, and even sound just seems to be much better on the old set. I don't know maybe its just the nostalgia of the whole ordeal. What T.V. do you guys play your retro games on?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Hello everyone.. I play all my retro games (NES,Sega Master,7800,Flashback 2) on a 13 inch 1984 Goldstar television that I bought from Goodwill for 2.12..I've played them all on bigger and better screens but I much prefer the Goldstar over all the rest. Including the 42 inch LCD flat screen(worst of all IMO for retro gaming) The sprites, gameplay,overall graphics, and even sound just seems to be much better on the old set. I don't know maybe its just the nostalgia of the whole ordeal. What T.V. do you guys play your retro games on?? I use a commodore 1802 monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Older TV's are widely regarded as being best for classic gaming. That said, I play all of mine on my 50 inch plasma or 42 inch lcd. The LCD one isn't all that great, but the plasma looks really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 27" CRT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 20-inch Sony Trinitron, which is our main TV. It's a flat-screen (NOT a flat-panel, but a flat screen). I love the sharpness of the games on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 32" Sony Triniton I may break out one of the spares when carpeting is installed Sunday in the Retrocade... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jsmith73 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 27" Durabrand (read as ubercheap wallyworld brand) It works nicely for retro-gaming. The tube has a large curve in it just like the Curtis-Mathis I had growing up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 42" LCD I tweaked the settings a bit to get a better picture Crystal Castles is the way to go, with the "default" settings I couldn't hardly see the "crystals" as they blended into the bg. But after messing around with the colors and brightness and black levels it looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdement Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I use a small Toshiba CRT from 2005. It's young and in great condition. It also has all the modern inputs on it, including even component. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 (edited) I use a 13-inch Samsung analog CRT television, model TXM1367. I had the good fortune of buying mine new just before it was discontinued, so it should last me for a good number of years. I'm not sure what I'll do when I finally need a replacement TV since analog sets won't be readily available anymore. Some 7800 games (which use the 160 modes) look too "stretched" horizontally as it is because of the low horizontal resolution; I'm guessing that they--and most other classic consoles/computer games--would look really awful on a modern widescreen LCD HDTV. Edited September 12, 2009 by jaybird3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanhq Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 I use a commodore 1802 monitor. I use a Commodore 1702 monitor. I've had the thing since it was new back in the early 1980's. They're rock solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaxda Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 36" RCA ColorTrack Plus. And also a little 10" Panasonic Quintrix II, which is an incredible little portable with a great picture. Although that one does not have a 7800 hooked up to it, just a 130XE and 2600 jr. I like to keep all the small fries together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 since my 19" LCD died I have had to resort to a Matsui 13" CRT, looks horrible. Hopefully my Commodore 1084S will arrive in the next couple of days so I will be able to use my s-video moded NTSC console and my PAL RGB one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I just got my 7800 and a stack of games off ebay a few weeks ago. I haven't played Atari since my 2600 back in the early 80's and I was a little shocked at how chunky the graphics looked on my 42" LCD. Definately not what I remembered. So I pulled my old 19" RCA out of storage and now the games are what I was expecting. The 19" CRT rounds out the jagged edges just enough without making the picture fuzzy. I'm in retro gaming bliss. PS. I tossed my 2600, 400 computer and carts back in the late 80's and I'm really kicking myself now. Good thing we have ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 (edited) Used to play on a 1975 Hitachi 27 inch CRT.It was one of those in a huge wooden cabinet that was more a piece of furniture than it was a TV,weighed a tonne too!It conked out for the 1st time 2 years ago.I bought a brand new ELECTROHOME 27 inch CRT which i use now.Haven't gotten around to throwing the old one out YET,the new one's on top of the old one! Edited October 5, 2009 by Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I plugged my S-video 2600 into my 112" projector screen today. It was the most hilarious thing on the planet. Those pixels were HUGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 42" Sony Video production monitor that I got from a Disney contract. As many have said CRT's really look good on these! I have 7 systems hooked up to it for simple one stop viewing LCD just didn't look as nice and a 100mhz wide screen was hated by the Dreamcast on house of the dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koopa64 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I use a 27" General Electronics RF-only CRT TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I game on a C=1701 monitor that I've had since 1997. It has composite and S video inputs which both get put to great use. I do not use the monaural audio. Almost everything hooks through my Go Video DVD/VCR either through the Line 2 jacks or the RF jack on that. Audio is handled by a pair of very thin GE speakers and a four inch subwoofer. It's similar to the one in my Creative PC sound system. That one also has a tiny subwoofer, but it's enough to shake the floor when stuff blows up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armonigann Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 I plugged my S-video 2600 into my 112" projector screen today. It was the most hilarious thing on the planet. Those pixels were HUGE. LOL!! I can imagine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 20 inch RCA "Truflat" with built in DVD player. It has two sets of cable ports, a seperate audio out, s-video, and RF. It is in my rec room in our old entertainment centre. It is the perfect set up. Any bigger or more fancy and it'd mess with the picture. Less hookups and it wouldn't be very plug and play ready. Any smaller and it'd be hard to see from he couch. No DVD player and I'd use a needed port (for watching stuff like Evil Dead that my wife won't watch). When it dies some day, I will be very sad. I already have two 13' ones as backups, but if I see something bigger at goodwill, I'll pick it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZanU Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 At home it is on the 32 Inch RCA TV using one of those Coxial/RCA connectors. At work it is on the LCD Via Emulator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 new 19" LG m197wd LCD. So many inputs I'm spoiled for choice http://www.lge.com/uk/it-products/monitors/LG-lcd-monitor-M197WD.jsp and a C= 1084 for light gun games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wccw mark Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 13 inch orion tv for all my classic systems. 30 inch spectroniq hd tv for all my modern systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 (edited) 47" plasma Edited October 13, 2009 by Shawn Sr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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