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Plasma TV recommendations? Looking for a decent 50+ inch display for older consoles. (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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I am looking for a 50+ inch plasma tv for semi-retro gaming. I have some consoles that I want to hook up and I don't want to deal with smart bullshit and I would like something semi period correct. Does anyone have a recommendation? I remember Pioneer being really nice back in the early 00s but I never knew anyone who had one long term. Is this a terrible idea?

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[โ€“] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Get a CRT, or buy a new TV and just don't connect it to the internet.

The difference between a disconnected smart TV and a dumb one is basically zilch.

If you're getting anything which has a native res higher than 480p, I'd recommend looking into up-scalers like the ossc or some of the offerings from Retrotink. Even modern TV's have shit up-scalers.

Also make sure you're using Scart/RGB or Component where possible. Composite, or even worse RF, looks like cookie in most places.

Even if you have to settle for S-Video through a koryuu, it will look better than composite for something like the N64 where RGB or component are unavailable for un-modded consoles.

[โ€“] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 6 days ago

Don't forget to set it to gaming mode too. That will usually disable a lot of the smart features in the OS to boost performance.