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Title: Best TV to get?
Post by: meta87 on July 02, 2003, 12:49:19 pm

I need to get a tv for my cabinet and don't know what to get. I want a 25 or 27 inch tv and will be using svideo.

I want to spend under $250. Any recommendations?

Thanks! :)

Title: Re:Best TV to get?
Post by: F|end on July 02, 2003, 01:26:01 pm

I think you can get by e-bay a sony trinitron 27' for that price! I heard once from a kid who had one in his cab that the screen it's very similar to a wells grardner!


 :)  Hope this helps anyway!

Title: Re:Best TV to get?
Post by: said7 on July 02, 2003, 02:15:19 pm

Im in the same boat as you Meta.

Ive seen toshibas new for about 230-250, but good luck finding a 27 inch trinitron for that price. I have yet to see one.

Title: Re:Best TV to get?
Post by: AlanS17 on July 02, 2003, 11:35:40 pm

It's just an arcade machine. I'd go buy a cheapo new one from Walmart. That way you don't pay shipping and you won't break the bank. Who needs top of the line for such a limited purpose, anyways?

Title: Re:Best TV to get?
Post by: F|end on July 03, 2003, 04:51:46 am

Humm, sony trinitron, i mean the old ones of course, have a very similar image to the arcade ones like wells 9k per example!

I think in america everything's possible so why don't you give it a try! :)

By the way i'm not american...

Title: Re:Best TV to get?
Post by: night on July 04, 2003, 01:34:58 am

define old ones ?
how to tell the diff.

i hate sony and dont buy their junk, but i'd like the best screen i can get for the money

Title: Re:Best TV to get?
Post by: F|end on July 04, 2003, 05:23:13 am

Old= Used ones!


Sony doesn't sells crap! Somethings are bad and others are good! :)


With adjustements or advance MAME, should do the trick! :)

Title: Re:Best TV to get?
Post by: Generic Eric on July 04, 2003, 05:47:33 pm

Best buy has some tvs between $300 and $400 with component video.  You can get ATI cards that work with the ATI compnent adapter.

I am thinking that I may go that route

I think that most "new age" consoles can output to compent.  Not sure about dreamcast, the rest, I am reasonably sure about though.