About to go HD, need to ask one question

[jt august]

I know several here have gone HD, and have had generally satisfactory
results. But if there are any HD TVs that don't play nice with the old
world games, I need to know what to watch out for.

Any thoughts I should be aware of?

jt

[Aaron J. Bossig]

Sorry to not have replied sooner.

First of all, yes, some do better than others. Unfortunately, it's
not a matter of one brand or model being better, it's more of a
crapshoot. To get yourself ready, upgrade all your systems as much as
possible. Mod everything to the most advanced possible output, and
even get better cable if you've been using questionable stuff. If
your old system can do Composite, or s-video, or even RGB/Component,
now is the time to get those mods done.

Second, figure out how to lock your TV into 4:3 mode. Any flaws in
the signal or scaling will be multiplied when the image is
stretched.

Third, if your TV offers different options on upscaling/signal
processing, play around and find what works best for you.

Fourth, if at all possible, take your most questionable consoles with
you and test them in the store.

Finally, once all is said and done, give yourself time to adjust.
Your games ARE going to look different. In some ways, you're playing
them on a better setup and bringing out their original luster. In
other ways, you're messing with them in a way that was never
intended. It's a tradeoff, no question, but be very slow to decide
that different = bad.

--

Aaron J. Bossig

http://www.GodsLabRat.com

[jt august]

In article
<e769f484-34c9-4d6b...@j19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>,

"Aaron J. Bossig" <godsl...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Fourth, if at all possible, take your most questionable consoles with
> you and test them in the store.

My test systems:

Atari 2600 w/Robot Tank and Defender
a pong clone
NES with Crystal Mines and Klax (both non-N made games)

I may take Duck Hunt and a gun for fun, I know the gun doesn't work with
HDs.

I know r/f inputs are used for the over the air input, but that NTSC
tuners are fast disappearing. I am going to take a vcr with composite
output just in case. I'd take my old sony betamax, but it is so damn
heavy it isn't worth the laugh.

jt