Which Game Consoles Should You Play on a CRT TV? - Retro Bird

Most retro gamers own CRTs, but which consoles should you play on them? In particular, what about those 6th generation consoles (Xbox, GameCube, PS2, Dreamcast) and even the Wii? I cover the information you'll need to decide which consoles play best on a CRT TV and which consoles play best on something different.

Which Consoles Should You Play on a CRT TV? - Retro Bird / Which Video Game Systems Play Best on a CRT TV?

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[MattValtezzy]

"If you're looking for either a CRT or a ferral animal; you'd have good luck looking in a lot of the same spots." Now that's a quote worth subscribing over

[dmarshall]

I still have my CRT from back in the day. For years my now ex wife complained and complained about getting rid of. I finally broke down and took it to the Salvation Army wouldn’t take it, so I took it home and now she’s gone and the CRT is still here… win win!!!!

[zachammer]

Your goofy humor and personality is hitting the mark perfectly in this video. You seem very confident and comfortable now more than ever. I love it! Hoping you get all the followers you deserve some day.

[jerryprice]

This is how all tutorials should be. All the factors with humor sprinkled in here and there.

[Enigmatism]

It was always simple for me: Gen1-6 on 4:3 CRTs, Gen7-9 on 16:9 non-CRTs. Yes, some Gen6 games support EDTV, but the vast majority of people played them on SD-CRTs during the first half of the '00s. This fact, combined with the massive leap in online accommodations from gen6 to gen7, leads me to consider Gen1-6 truly retro and Gen7-9 truly modern. Radically different eras of gaming.

[derekboom]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who still uses a separate CRT for my older consoles. Those scanlines and native 4:3 screen gives a priceless picture that HD screens just cannot.

[toonvank]

Picked up a good CRTtv this week and it made such a massive difference when playing stuff like Goldeneye or Jet Force Gemini on N64. Hooking it up to an HDtv made the image so fuzzy that it was practically impossible to make out any in-game object that weren’t right in front of the player, now with the CRT it all looks crisp and clean (and old and pixelated, just the way I like it haha)

[PaulRockey]

lol, I can relate to the “crt’s can end marriages” a little bit. My wife and I are still married, but it was a bit of a thing when I brought home a 36 inch Sony Trinitron 2 years ago. (Got it on Craigslist for $50), Lol, we need it for the retro systems! Looks beautiful next to my 40 inch LCD, which we play the new stuff on.

[superbrolyDS]

CRTs are not a hassle they're perfection

[mattcraven]

Love my CRT, I bought a 90's living room entertainment center cabinet and hooked up a bunch of consoles to it, it's the best.

[MyBurdenToBury]

I just found your channel about a week ago and have been watching religiously since, I really enjoy your attitude and perspectives of gaming/collecting it's nice to find someone who does this for the love of it.Regardless of topic I'm watching just for that. 🙂

[rooty]

My go to explanation for why CRTs are better is the pipe in Mario. A CRT blurs the chekerboard pattern of light and dark greens into a third shade of green, creating a gradation effect that makes the pipe look round. That's why it was designed with that checkerboard effect. On an HD display, it doesn't make any sense. It's like watching a 3D movie without the glasses; it will look awful because the image was not created with the expectation that anybody would be watching it without the glasses.

[TheBatmanMan]

Recently got a CRT so my kids could experience the consoles I grew up with in the way that I played them growing up.

Currently I’ve got my N64, PS2, GC, and retron 5 hooked up to it.

Also for kicks I tried hooking my switch up to see how the classic games look - actually pretty decent. Not quite perfect, but for the convenience of them all being digital, it’s a pretty nice compromise.

[RedRanger]

All the arcade and console compilations starting from the 5th gen (PS1, Saturn, and N64) all the way to the 7th gen (PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii) are all perfect on the CRT TV.

[MrAxelStone]

I have a composite Roku hooked up to my Sony CRT in my game room just to watch all those great 90s TV shows in 4:3 through my Plex

[KillaEVO]

I make sure to grab every crt tv with component inputs on it that I can. Last one I grabbed I found on a test drive. I brought the customers car back to the shop, jumped in my truck and grabbed that tv. I use nes, snes, n64, ps1, ps2 on CRT. Dreamcast I use a PC monitor for.

[King_Midas]

I have an NES, SNES, Genesis, and an N64 hooked up to my CRT. Just subscribed to your channel today, so catching up on your videos.

[dariusq]

I've still got my CRT from back in the day which is good because all my light guns games wouldn't be worth squat without it.

[RonkeyRong]

Lmao the intro was hilarious. I'm lucky enough to be allowed to bring 2 CRTs with me when I move in a few months to a small condo with my fiancee (20 inch and 7 inch CRTs). I'm scared about pushing my luck and asking if we can get a 32 inch CRT for good ole local MP games XD

[gameofyou]

I currently use a 27” CRT with S-video for: Saturn, Dreamcast, N64, & Gamecube. I use the same tv’s composite input for Neo Geo. All 5 systems look fantastic on the CRT, in my opinion.