Is gaming on a crt worth if I only ever plan to emulate from PC? It seems retro gaming drove the price of these insanely high.
And then if I take it correctly, I would still need to figure out how to output source(from any system) to the CRT monitor? I keep searching for guides on how to make it output the display from my PC, but there aren't many sources around and most won't explain the process as its complicated.
I have the money for an average priced PVM as there are many Sony trinitrons around.
But are there easier alternatives? I would even go for an old LCD as long as it captures and renders good retro visuals.
Retro gaming didn't drive the prices high, the fact that they literally aren't made anymore did.
Ayden Jackson
Is gaming on a crt worth if I only ever plan to emulate from PC? Nop. Emulation itself doesn't equals the real hardware so it's kinda pointless.
Aaron Richardson
No, it is retro gaming that drove it high. Literally no one else cares about these monitors or uses them other than for games these days.
Logan Bennett
What can I do or use to get the best render in terms of aesthetic and audio?
Jaxon Collins
Trinitrons will bring a Sony tax. There are other brands that are just as good if not better that might be cheaper. JVC, Panasonic, Ikegami, NEC, all make comparable monitors and can often be found cheaper than Sony equivalents. Part of the fun of buying crts used to be getting high end video equipment for cheap, which can still be done but takes more patience and time. I like the look of crts but don't get hung up on high end broadcast monitors. Later made consumer grade stuff looks great and can often be had for very cheap or even free. Get creative wi h your search and you'll multiply your options. You can also emulate on a pc with a crt, which is a good way to play certain consoles that have just become unreasonably expensive.
Justin James
PC CRT monitors if you have a dvi-i or vga port. You can simulate 240p on them but it won't look the same as a TV. There's a way to output on a real TV with a radeon gpu and RGB but it's complicated. Hack a Wii, you can output 240p on most of it's emulators with composite, s-video and component.
Blake Walker
I looked onto NEC but of their stuff are cpu with monitors and cables that are hardly used nowadays. Also not all the CRT monitors are good or better choice than LCD.
JVC and Sony produce the best crt. Prices between trinitrons or JVC monitors are relatively the same, actually some are more expensive because of how rare they are.
Tyler Turner
Any pc CRT with scanlines?
Jose Carter
Just emulate on a CRT TV with a hacked Wii. It's really simple to do and you can even buy a pre-hacked Wii online for fairly cheap, less than the price of your standard PVM. Wii has native composite output and can also do component.
>aesthetic and audio? You mean like the same as the console?
Jaxon Campbell
Pam's are not worth it anymore. Either get a late generation consumer Trinitron TV, or get a Framemeister. Too many people out there with more money than sense have caused the PVM market to become inaccessible to most people. Hell you're better off just buying a 4k TV with prices being what they are.
James Gomez
I got a trinitron off craigslist last year for free. It needed a new degauss coil but I just took one from another free CRT and it was piss easy to change out.
Easton Taylor
That hasn't been my experience but okay. Basically I would avoid paying meme prices unless you really need to have one now. I didn't get into crts until last year and I ended up with 3 pvms, a jvc, and a pc trinitron for like $200. Cables are the biggest ripoff so make your own when possible.
Josiah Butler
>Any pc CRT with scanlines? What do you mean by that? All crts have scan lines, that's how electron beams works. If you mean the """black""" lines it's because some games are rendered at 240p instead of 480i.
Noah Rogers
I don't know how anyone could game on such a small screen is baffling.
You mean get an OSSC. Far more accessible than a framemeister at this point.
Gavin Ortiz
Thats what we have done for decades, it fucking sucked even back then.
However if you had lived these rainy nights, playing megadrive/snes on a CRT monitors blowing all these electrons to your face while eating a slice of pizza, you would probably understand the appeal.
I love having my consoles and but emulation is fine really. Really depends on what you are wanting to play though.
Jacob King
>shaders >ever kill you are self.
Jace Green
Yes. PC CRTs are the hidden gem of monitors. Unlike those shitty TVs everyone memes a good PC CRT can run 2048x1536 at 85Hz, or 1042x768 at 120Hz.
Juan Hall
t. zoomer faggot who never saw a crt in his life just heard about "muh skanlinezzz" from r/pcmasterrace
Jack Kelly
Just get a PC CRT monitor. The picture will look a bit too sharp, but that's fine and it's still better than any flat panel you can get. Emulation is also fine, as long as you're emulating 4th gen or below.
Isaiah Nelson
I have an OSSC. It works great and looks great for most games but for resolution switching games you might just want to use a CRT or emulation.
Kayden Richardson
>The picture will look a bit too sharp This. 240p games on a PC CRT starts looking like a 50% scanline shader.
