Retro Gaming Setup

[bonzobanana]

VGPolyglot said:

bonzobanana said:
If your in the USA are you sure you have scart RGB output from your consoles? Pretty sure the N64 needs conversion to RGB scart output. So you are going to need scart RGB cables for all your consoles (not normally sold in the US I would of thought) and a RGB conversion for your N64.

Then you could get a Scart RGB to component conversion box which should be cheaper than scart RGB to hdmi.

I can't help thinking your best option is to buy a nice portable CRT set. In the UK they are practically given away and suspect the US is the same. A small 14-17" set would be ideal I think. Not only that it will have absolute zero input lag and if you have any light gun games they will work on a CRT. It's the best option. Try to get a bedroom set with very light use ideally with a trinitron tube. Don't get a widescreen CRT go for a standard 4:3 aspect tv.

Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and SNES all natively support RGB, even in North America. The N64 does not natively support it, however, so it has to be modded in order to work. Its best native signal is S-Video.

I understand the consoles support it but just wondered if the cables were available as scart is a european standard of connection. I guess he can order from Europe or maybe aliexpress etc but in the past it used to be the higher quality standard for the US was s-video and then they moved to component.

Wow there is an RGB mod for the original NES.

http://retrorgb.com/systems.html

However as previously stated I think a CRT is the best option both for value and for results. Many retro games rely on zero input lag as delivered by 50/60hz CRT sets. They may not look quite as nice but the handle much better with silky smooth response.