Best TV for non-HD gaming?

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PostBest TV for non-HD gaming?
by ITSMILNER » Mon May 05, 2014 9:20 pm

So, I want to play my old GameCube games, problem is they look gash on HDTV. What's my best option? GC component cables are too expensive so any recommendations on a TV? 32 inch

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PostRe: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
by Errkal » Tue May 06, 2014 7:34 am

Dont the component cables improve the picture quality on LCD tvs?

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PostRe: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
by Lotus » Tue May 06, 2014 11:35 am

Errkal » Tue May 06, 2014 6:34 am wrote:Dont the component cables improve the picture quality on LCD tvs?

They do, but the official GC ones are £100+ on eBay. :dread:

Not sure if third-party ones are available.

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PostRe: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
by Spindash » Tue May 06, 2014 12:56 pm

It'd be cheaper to buy a preowned Wii (original model) with component cables. You can use that to play GameCube games.

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PostRe: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
by ITSMILNER » Tue May 06, 2014 7:44 pm

Spindash » Tue May 06, 2014 12:56 pm wrote:It'd be cheaper to buy a preowned Wii (original model) with component cables. You can use that to play GameCube games.


Does it lmprovement the GC games a decent amount then?

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PostRe: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
by Death's Head » Tue May 06, 2014 8:10 pm

Have you checked a 720p Plasma? My Panasonic resolution is something like 1074 x 786 and I don't know if it is the lower resolution that does it, but SD sources look really good. Not tried anything through scart though.

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PostRe: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
by Spindash » Sat May 10, 2014 6:00 pm

magicmilner » May 6th, 2014, 7:44 pm wrote:
Spindash » Tue May 06, 2014 12:56 pm wrote:It'd be cheaper to buy a preowned Wii (original model) with component cables. You can use that to play GameCube games.


Does it lmprovement the GC games a decent amount then?


Yep, the GameCube is almost unplayable on my TV but the games look good on a Wii.

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PostRe: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
by Ironhide » Sat May 17, 2014 3:32 pm

You can actually get hardware downscalers to make older consoles display properly on modern TVs, they're not cheap though, about £80+ iirc.

A cheap second-hand CRT TV might be a better option if you have the space for it.

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