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Epyx:

--- Quote ---Okay what if you are gonna play a lot Console/Emulator games with it?  NES, Genesis, SNES, Playstation...  What then, will it still appear bad?
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This is going to vary by emulator. Many of the emulators supported  non-interlaced 240p modes so the emulator on a tv via S-Video will not look as good as the original did on a tv. I know you are using a TV but this can be addressed by using an arcade monitor. For example, paired with Soft15khz or an ArcadeVGA card you can run (depending on if the emulator supports the lower 240p resolutions) them at their native progressive resolutions.

Again it is certainly passable and without an arcade monitor to compare it against (or the original hardware on a tv) you will likely be happy...but for the best look it would have to be emulator with an arcade monitor or hardware on a tv.

MaximRecoil:

--- Quote from: WhereEaglesDare on April 18, 2010, 04:56:00 pm ---Okay what if you are gonna play a lot Console/Emulator games with it?  NES, Genesis, SNES, Playstation...  What then, will it still appear bad?

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S-video will always look bad compared to RGB + native resolution. However, with the consoles you mentioned, it will be potentially as good or better than what you would see if you were running the actual consoles, since all of them you mentioned offered RF and/or composite connections by default. The SNES, Genesis, and PS were capable of RGB output, assuming you had the right cables; though few people in North America ever played them that way.

MaximRecoil:

--- Quote from: Epyx on April 18, 2010, 05:34:22 pm ---but for the best look it would have to be emulator with an arcade monitor or hardware on a tv.

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The best would be the original hardware hooked to an arcade monitor; which is possible with pretty much anything from the NES on up (the NES needs the right PPU from certain PC-10 or VS. Unisystem games, plus RGB amp circuitry).

Epyx:

--- Quote ---The best would be the original hardware hooked to an arcade monitor; which is possible with pretty much anything from the NES on up (the NES needs the right PPU from certain PC-10 or VS. Unisystem games, plus RGB amp circuitry).
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Yes absolutely, I meant that but didn't state it...it goes without saying ;) Providing you have the cables etc. 

Epyx:
@WhereEaglesDare

Here is an example of running an emulator at native resolution on an arcade monitor. As an example, I took Castlevania on Nestopia (256x240). Compare these to some S-Video on your configuration (if you have the parts already) to give you an idea of the comparison.




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