Looking at LED TVs

[runawayprisoner]

He is connecting the GameCube via component to his HDTV, but just outputting 240p/240i.

Think displaying 320 x 240 on a 1280 x 720 screen without any filter.

Not that it's bad, but... the image quality is... just not good. CRTs don't have square pixels. The way they output images gives them a natural filter that is better than what most HDTVs can do. But in any case, I edited my post and omitted that part later on because I thought it was redundant since I'm suggesting that he gets a scaler either way.

And ya, some CRTs have component inputs, too. He should use components if possible, but 240p/240i is not supported through components on some TVs due to them missing an internal scaler that can scale component.

It's not surprising... because including a component scaler would drive the cost of production up, plus not a lot of people try to display 240p/240i through component.

[the_randomizer]

Originally Posted by Lasnap

RAP some CRTs have inputs for component cables I should know I had one that was about 20" that had them and I am not sure if the Gamecube has component cables but it should as the PS2 has them. So telling him to use composite cables with a CRT when he doesn't have to is just idiotic you know.

Exactly, using composite cables on an HDTV would look horrendous, I tried using s-video with a Chrono Trigger on a Super Famicom and well, it looked like crap, plus it had a lot of screen tearing. This was even on a Sony Bravia TV. Some games like Mega Man X Collection don't even display on my current Vizio TV, nor do any emulators for the Wii display at their native 240p resolution.

Originally Posted by runawayprisoner

He is connecting the GameCube via component to his HDTV, but just outputting 240p/240i.

Think displaying 320 x 240 on a 1280 x 720 screen without any filter.

Not that it's bad, but... the image quality is... just not good. CRTs don't have square pixels. The way they output images gives them a natural filter that is better than what most HDTVs can do. But in any case, I edited my post and omitted that part later on because I thought it was redundant since I'm suggesting that he gets a scaler either way.

And ya, some CRTs have component inputs, too. He should use components if possible, but 240p/240i is not supported through components on some TVs due to them missing an internal scaler that can scale component.

It's not surprising... because including a component scaler would drive the cost of production up, plus not a lot of people try to display 240p/240i through component.

I know it's a very unconventional resolution, I was merely curious if there were ways to find out whether a TV supported said resolution or not, that's all. To be honest, I really can't think of any real reason to justify trading my current LCD with an LED; I'm at a loss here.

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[DaMan]

IMO CCFL>edge lit LED
I don't care about thinness or power consumption (still rocking a CRT too) but backlight bleeding does bother me.