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Best TV for non-HD gaming?
Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 9:20 pm
by ITSMILNER
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
Re: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 7:34 am
by Errkal
Dont the component cables improve the picture quality on LCD tvs?
Re: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 11:35 am
by Lotus
They do, but the official GC ones are £100+ on eBay.
Not sure if third-party ones are available.
Re: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 12:56 pm
by Spindash
It'd be cheaper to buy a preowned Wii (original model) with component cables. You can use that to play GameCube games.
Re: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 7:44 pm
by ITSMILNER
Does it lmprovement the GC games a decent amount then?
Re: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 8:10 pm
by Death's Head
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.
Re: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 6:00 pm
by Spindash
Yep, the GameCube is almost unplayable on my TV but the games look good on a Wii.
Re: Best TV for non-HD gaming?
Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 3:32 pm
by Ironhide
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.