bobafett07728 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 While playing last night, I wondered how large a TV everyone has there 2600 hooked up to. How big can you go before the pixels look ridiculously large? Does a larger TV benefit your gameplay? I've been playing on a 13" in my room since the beginning, and right now, don't have any other options. Was just curious to know if anyone is playing it on a huge screen, and what is the gameplay like. If I ever get a larger TV for my Atari, would like to know what the masses prefer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 i use a 32" panasonic atm. Ive always found a larger tv helped, dont ask me why, esp w/ atari games. esp fast reaction games like comsic ark, i find it much easier to react in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Yeah I use an old 26inch Sylvania built back in 85 for my stuff. Atari is Atari no matter how large or small...the pixel will always look blocky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy76 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 While playing last night, I wondered how large a TV everyone has there 2600 hooked up to. How big can you go before the pixels look ridiculously large? Does a larger TV benefit your gameplay? I've been playing on a 13" in my room since the beginning, and right now, don't have any other options. Was just curious to know if anyone is playing it on a huge screen, and what is the gameplay like. If I ever get a larger TV for my Atari, would like to know what the masses prefer. Dude, I have an old 21'' color TV from the 80's that my wife inherited from her grandma several years ago. I like using this old beast because it feels like you're back in the day playing on what was common then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendan Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 How about 7 feet wide? I picked up an LCD projector and pull-down screen at my company's fire sale a year and 1/2 ago (and have the projector mounted in the closet so that it shines through a square hole in the wall). Yes, the pixels are rediculously large and I don't always like to have to wait until dusk to play, so most of the time, I actually play Atari on the 27" Panasonic in the bedroom... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 20" studio moniter I got from Goodwill for $15. This thing has better sound/picture then my brand new flatscreen Toshiba in the livingroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobafett07728 Posted August 4, 2003 Author Share Posted August 4, 2003 How about 7 feet wide? That is pretty unbelievable! I wonder if in a timed game, such as Barnstorming, or Skiing, you'd benefit from having the pixels so huge. In games like that you have to cut corners ever so close, I would imagine you'd be able to navigate those courses with more precision. Not that I am going out to get a LCD projector to find out though. So far it seems that everybody uses something within the 20-30" range. . . keep the responses coming!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Slocum Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I like tiny old TVs. Here's one I use a lot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerGnome Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 My fancy ass brand new 27" Apex flat screen! and thanks to all the fancy hook ups on this damn TV I can have every console on the same tv with out having to go crazy on moving wireing around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fretwobbler Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I can only imagine the *click* Paul Slocums TV makes when he changes channels. I want that TV. That photo has brought back a flood of memories. I want a knob on a modern TV that has a satisfying *click* when you turn it. Quality that you can feel . I play on a 14" portable thing, unfortunately a modern one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 14" Commodore 1084S monitor in my study. I'm currently using my S-VHS deck to decode the RF signal(also used to tune cable channels). My other set's a 65" HDTV. I play my Playstation 2 on it, but won't put the Atari on it due to the risk of burn-in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijin Z Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 25" I think... but it's not hooked up anymore. Two days after I got it, the power plug gaysploded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tifany Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 My main 2600 is hooked up to an old rca 19" analog tuning and everything! very vintage! My 7800 which i use to play 2600 games most of the time is on my 50 inch projection tv circa 1984! Whoo hoo! I think prefer the 19 inch for games though, my 50 inch is great for movies, but can get a fuzzy with the atari games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I have a night job cleaning up an IMAX theater, and usually spend my breaks playing Atari up on the screen . . . . . . . . . just kidding , s-video connection to 13-inch Commodore 1702 monitor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edit_5 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I play my Atari's on a Philips 36" flat widescreen TV, looks great, but I use it because it's NTSC compliant, great for playing all those NTSC carts I end up with from eBay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miqorz Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 13" Commodore Monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Sims Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 13" Toshiba TV/VCR Combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCorcoran Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 19" Sony TV/VCR combo. I bought this just for the gameroom so I could record my games for TG and review games for TG. Problem is I watch more than I play... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Some old 25 inch TV my wife had. That's all I know. lol But... I will soon be watching a lot of my playing on either a 5" playstation screen... or a 5" portable black and white screen when I get my arcade controls in and finish my Atari Tabletop Project!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBOTRON Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 32 in Bell & Howell....tube type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorlaxnut Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 A Sears 13" color tv from 1985. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 32" Sony WEGA Flatscreen here, hooked (via composite of course) to my trusty four-switcher. The sound from said Woody is hooked straight into my 100W RMS speakers via a Dolby Digital receiver. The TV currently has a small rubber duck on top of it, which may or may not help the picture quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 When we bought our house, we got an HDTV for upstairs. The old 51 Inch projection TV is now the "game TV". We play everything on it (sans that RCA Studio 2, Geez, that thing DESTROYS TV's); Atari, Coleco, Intelli, Telstar, even plays all my PAL games (no adjustments necessary; or possible for that matter!). Cassidy It's kind of cool that upclose, you can actually distinguish how many scan lines each shape is. Very helpful when following Davie's forum on programming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 20 somthin inch flat screen by apex and its home to 5 other systems as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 51cm (26in?) telly . It accepts PAL/SECAM/NTSC so it's the only TV I'll ever need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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