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Hi all,

I've recently been getting to all the amazing games I missed in my childhood due to being in 'a Nintendo household'. It's been amazing experiencing these time capsules of entertainment on their original hardware.

The 'trouble' I'm however having is the age old issue of video inputs and outputs. I picked up an old Sony TV that has a bunch of inputs so I can connect all my systems at once and don't have to replug things. The issue is that it's become a bit of a mess due to the TVs limited inputs:

  • Dreamcast -> Composite
  • PS2 -> Component
  • GC -> Composite to SCART
  • Wii U -> HDMI

This results in wildly different video quality across all systems.

How do you keep your consoles connected? HDMI mod them all and connect them to a modern TV? Do you even do that or do you just swap out whatever you are playing at the moment? Or should I just play everything on PC.

Most online posts talk only about getting the best video quality from one connected console, but the prospect of having to buy 4 OSSCs seems a bit daunting.

Bonus question: hoe do you manage the Audio?

EDIT: Thanks all for your ideas and opinions. I feel quite dumb that I have never thought of putting a video switch before an upscaler. I Think I'll be going that route as it seems the most convient and cost effective. I'll also definitely be looking into the Retrotink.

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[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

My CRT doesn’t have a SCART input but it does have S-Video. I have a scart to S video adapter that I run to the CRT that looks great. I’d run it to a retrotink 5x/4k if you wanted to play on a widescreen flat panel. It looks great but it’s pricey