Post your setups

[Neohound]

There meant to be played on VGA adapter at 480p. CRT Tv's can't play that. LCD Plasma can.

My 32" CRT has VGA input

But yeah it's rare

[mazonemayu]

you're nuts, recent hdtvs don't leave any of that shit; I've been playing my dc on a samsung for over a year now & its the best choice I ever made

[AdamKoralik]

you're nuts, recent hdtvs don't leave any of that shit; I've been playing my dc on a samsung for over a year now & its the best choice I ever made

Damn right.

[Jussum0ne]

Sweet stuff.. I'll post my setup asap as well.

Oh yes, DC @ my LCD isn't bad... I don't see the problem really...

[Barrys_Bapz]

Basic and

[Siku]

My Console Setup :


Computer/Dreamcast Area :


Purchased a 47'' LG LCD with my tax return money last tax session and couldn't part way with my old 32" Samsung LCD so I made it my computer monitor lol. That and I constantly have company over so it doubles as another area for consoles whenever company is over.

I need to get a VGA cable for the dreamcast, still using the A/V cable at the moment.

[Macabre]

Basic and

Sideways monitor for best shmup experience

[mazonemayu]

its not intended to be smacked, maybe you should learn control
+ you'll never know how good dreamcast can look then

[Gary_b]

i dont know that the hell i so big about flat screen tv, they are but ugly and look like a picture frame that has moving pictures, yuck i love my crt tv to death and i will never buy a lcd, plasma, led or any flatscreen ever, they are stupid and break down quickly, plus i want a durable tv, the screens on the new tvs break easily if you smack it or hit it, glass dosnt

i'm fairly sure that you meant flat panel, i have a flat screen CRT that is in HD. flat screen just means that the screen is flat and not rounded like the older CRT's. if i buy a new flat panel it will be to save space. otherwise I'm gonna cling to my CRT as well.

[Siku]

i still hate both, lcd leaves motion fragments/tracks when the picture is moving fast, and plasmas tend to get burn in, its also been proven that the crt tvs have a longer life span

The motion fragments you speak of are non existent now in 120hz LCDs. And the "Tracks" your probably seeing are most likely because the current resolution on the LCD was probably interlaced. Alot of the 720p LCDs can only display 1080i not progressive.

The only two things CRT has nowadays on the newer TVs out is as you said longer lifespan and anti-wii controller dumbasses shielding lol. Color and Lag are no longer a factor.

I do admit anything SD looks awful on a LCD that's simply because your trying to display something well below the native resolution. CRTs don't have a native resolution. And the biggest reason older consoles look better on CRTs is because of the natural Anti-aliasing/blur that comes along with any old TV. If you have a console or PC that can produce anti-aliasing you can easily emulate it.

I can understand having a CRT over a LCD for playing the older consoles, but if that's what is holding you back from playing newer consoles or watching anything in HD, then you are seriously missing out.

Sadly, you are eventually going to need to switch over. They may have a long lifespan but will not last forever and are a dying breed, especially because of the energy consumption and mercury in them. Enjoy it while it lasts.