fatcow Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Hi guys, I have asked this on multiple forums and am just trying to get as many opinions as I can. If I was to hook up a neo geo, SNES, Sega Genesis or even an N64 to a 52 inch hd television, would the games looks good? I have seen some cases where they end up looking better on older smaller tv's so I'm just wondering if anyone has experience with this. Also, in your opinions what would be the best way to hook up said consoles to a single television without having to switch wires all the time depending on what you want to play. I used to have a VGA splitter for my pc but that was a while ago, do they make a similar peripheral for tv's that would accommodate the devices I mentioned? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I was once at a friend of a friends birthday party a couple years back and saw them playing MarioKart 64 on a fairly fancy tv. Though I was a little intoxicated at the time, I remember it looking really bad on that particular tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcow Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 (edited) I was once at a friend of a friends birthday party a couple years back and saw them playing MarioKart 64 on a fairly fancy tv. Though I was a little intoxicated at the time, I remember it looking really bad on that particular tv. Haha, I feel like it looking really bad had nothing to do with your intoxicated state. Hopefully someone presents a solution! Edited July 15, 2012 by fatcow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 You're gona need an analog/digital converter of some kind. New TVs weren't designed for old games. Because new TVs suck. And so does the American government for forcing me to go digital and losing all my reception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcow Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 In the event that I purchased a converter, would they look okay? Or is that just something necessary for it to work in the first place? Thanks for the help TM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 They're never gona look great, but they'll probably look okay. I'd expect lots of pixilation. But yes, the converter in most cases would be a prerequisite to playing. LMGTFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b00sted Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 as we discussed on IM I fully recommend Hyperspin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye's Junk Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I use my nes on a 60 inch. Looks fine. We usually do tecmo tourneys before my fantasy draft. I would recommend using the audio video cords directly to the tv old VCR cables work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geohound Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 (edited) I have a 55" LCD tv and the first thing I did when I got it was hook up my SNES and play Mega Man X. It still looked like Mega Man, and if your eyesight is a little bad like mine and you sit a bit back from the tv, it looks alright, but if I get close or put on my glasses, it looks pretty not good. Couple weeks back, I had Mario Kart 64 set up for nostalgia's sake, and that's also bad. But sometimes even GameCube games look pretty bad on my tv, so who knows. I still play stuff that way, it's just obviously not great. Edited July 15, 2012 by The Geohound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieFodder Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 i don't like the way retro games look on digital TVs. I think they look better on the giant televisions before flat screens took over. It's not terrible to play on newer TVs but you lose some of that nostalgia feel. But here's a cool idea I've seen some hipster restaurants doing, and you should try this bc from what I remember this is for your Hipster Friendly Gym: Hook a VCR up to a nice Digital TV and all movies have an almost late 80s Live News Channel feel. The picture looks very different, has sort of a steady cam feel to it. They were playing Goonies and Princess Bride among others and it was sweet. So there's an idea because VHS is real cheap now. again, the TVs with the big tubes in the back make for the best retro gaming experiences I've found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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