Dan Iacovelli Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 my 2600 was hooked up to many tvs: first when I got it when it came out it was hooked up to an old quasar 19inch tv(b/w) then later on it went down to 12 inch tv(color) then it went to 20 inch(color) it's currently hooked to a 27 inch sony tv. (it shares the same tv with my jaguar right now) if you went to mwc or vgs then you saw my 12incher. Dan Iacovelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobafett07728 Posted August 5, 2003 Author Share Posted August 5, 2003 Wow. . . quite a few Commodore monitors being used. I never had a monitor for my Commodore, just used the same TV since the beginning. Is there any difference with the monitor, versus the TV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 my 'other' displays that 2600s run on are a 19" arcade monitor in a sega cab, and an ol amiga monitor :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 32" Sony. I've had it for five years and wish they had flatscreens then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerGnome Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Wow. . . quite a few Commodore monitors being used. I never had a monitor for my Commodore, just used the same TV since the beginning. Is there any difference with the monitor, versus the TV? its got a better picture tube than a regular TV.. but over all.. its just a composite monitor.. basicly.. A tlevision with out a tuner.. but for video payback monitoring.. they are incedable.. I used one for years hooked up to a VCR for my bedroom Television if you get a chance to pick one up.. I highly recomend it my old monitor still works..but after about ten minutes.. the picture fades out to black and is unusable, being the pack rat I am.. I have it religated to the museom of antiquated equipment/ Brewing paraphanlia room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PogoFX Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 55" Mitsubish HDTV, Model WS-55908. This is arguabley the best High Def TV that Mits ever made, for those in the know. The best TV for best video game system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 I play on my 32" flatscreen. However any system that uses a keyboard (Atari 8-bit, TI-99/4a, C-64, etc.) is played on a 20" flatscreen that I have on my desk (otherwise I can't reach the keyboard when the system is on the floor). We play everything on it (sans that RCA Studio 2, Geez, that thing DESTROYS TV's) Really? How? I've never heard that before. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Zumwalt Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 I have 3. A 50" Hitachi LCD back projection set that looks very clean. A 13" Sony color TV/Monitor that is okay. A 5" Sony B/W which is clear, and fun in the car on road trips, but really hard to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcurrie Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 I have mine hooked up to a 48" Sony. I had it hooked up to a 12" or so RCA with the "clicky knob" for the full effect (I also bought a bean bag to sit in while I played) but rapidly found that as old age sets in and your eyesight deteriorates, bigger is truly better.....I posted this question on the 7800 board but didn't get any answers so I'll post it here. I have my Atari run directly into the cable jack of my TV (no switchbox) but can get no sound. I intentionally did not run it through my surround sound because I wanted the option of listening to the satellite 70's station through that and planned to just cut up the TV volume if I wanted to hear the Atari but I can't get any sound. Does the box serve some sound-decoding purpose? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.FoodMonster Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 32" Sharp tube type thats no more then a year old. I HATE playing games on anything smaller then a 24" its just to squinty like. My friend had a PSX right when it came out and he only played it on his 18" and he had a 64" big screen in the other room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Ive got my 2600 on my Toshiba 52" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI TROLL Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 55' Mitsubishi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voch Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I had my 2600 and other systems hooked up to my "main" 27" Philips Maganavox TV and games looked great. Then the clutter got to be too much and my friend's dad offered me an old KTV 13" television so it's now all together in a play area in my apartment. The RF interference on the KTV is awful so if anything game play is much more "authentic" as to the Atari experience of my childhood (my grandma's 19" RF-leaking Curtis Mathis) . I'm going to replace the 13" KTV sometime soon (I assume it's the 300 ohm connectors causing the interference...new TVs don't have those). Voch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I generally use a 35" Sony XBR set for playing games, whether it be Atari 2600 games or Playstation 2 titles. Sometimes I use a smaller 27" set, and I have several (I think 10 now) Commodore 1702 monitors that are very useful for setting up displays at shows. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 55' Mitsubishi 55 feet? That's bigger than Stonehenge. 5-11under Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI TROLL Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 typo on my part....55" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisjohn Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 68cm Phillips Matchline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 68cm Phillips Matchline. Heh, it's strange seeing people denote television sizes in metric. I wish we (the United States) would move away from our archaic measurement system and join the rest of the world! The funny thing is that there are some items, such as soda, that are sold in metric measurements and everyone accepts them. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 screw metric, a gallon is more than 4 litres, so id prefer MORE for my money, thanks. i want soda by the gallon. damn smart soda manufacturers saving money by getting us to pay for litres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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