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[drviccles]

I am in mega jelly of some of these setups here! Want to buy myself a retro console..can't decide what though. Thinking Game Cube or Sega Saturn (though Sega Saturn seems much harder to find!). Any recommendations on a 50" TV?

 

[Quivorir]

None. Find yourself an old tube TV.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

I am in mega jelly of some of these setups here! Want to buy myself a retro console..can't decide what though. Thinking Game Cube or Sega Saturn (though Sega Saturn seems much harder to find!). Any recommendations on a 50" TV?

Yeah get a tube for old consoles (like the one in my OP) or if you HAVE to go a modern set, make sure it's plasma. SD content looks a bit better on plasma and plasmas are better for gaming in general in terms of response time.

 

[Quivorir]

Good luck finding a new plasma these days though. Luckily my main TV is a plasma, but went looking for another one a few months back and they are nowhere to be found. All LEDLCD.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Good luck finding a new plasma these days though. Luckily my main TV is a plasma, but went looking for another one a few months back and they are nowhere to be found. All LEDLCD.

Yeah eBay and shittier electronics stores are the best best for even semi-decent plasmas. I had 2 and just sold one mainly because it was old and was PUMPING out heat, but it was arguably one of the best plasmas ever. Panasonic 800A. I still have a Panasonic in my game room (as you can see). Won't ever get rid of it.

 

[sacka]

Yeah eBay and shittier electronics stores are the best best for even semi-decent plasmas. I had 2 and just sold one mainly because it was old and was PUMPING out heat, but it was arguably one of the best plasmas ever. Panasonic 800A. I still have a Panasonic in my game room (as you can see). Won't ever get rid of it.

Got a 800A and they ae good.

 

[Trav68]

For those of us looking to connect old consoles to modern TV's, there are a few options but this one seems to be the best:

http://solarisjapan.com/products/xrgb-mini-framemeister-compact-up-scaler-unit

Trouble is, it costs about as much as a retro console ($350 US) but it solves all the problems. You could probably get a good quality CRT TV for less.

 

[Summer Nights]

You can make old consoles like N64s look fantastic on the recent Sony Bravias like the 70 inch LED by playing around with the insane level of customisation. You don't need a CRT because it won't look better once you get your custom settings right.

 

[MarcusP2]

Good luck finding a new plasma these days though. Luckily my main TV is a plasma, but went looking for another one a few months back and they are nowhere to be found. All LEDLCD.

Think only Samsung makes plasmas any more. And they're going to stop making them shortly.

 

[Liverpool_FC8]

Think only Samsung makes plasmas any more. And they're going to stop making them shortly.

Samsung shut down their Plasma TV factory's last year.

 

[MarcusP2]

Well that's it then, RIP plasmas.

Long live my Panasonic.

 

[Premiers04]

Look at all these gaming setups on this page

 

[Cory]

 

[Premiers04]

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

I have a mate who still uses my old Ben Q crt monitor that I sold to him like 10 years ago.

Get an LCD ffs.

 

[Grechy]

I am in mega jelly of some of these setups here! Want to buy myself a retro console..can't decide what though. Thinking Game Cube or Sega Saturn (though Sega Saturn seems much harder to find!). Any recommendations on a 50" TV?

Gamecubes are much easier to find games for, especially in Australia so I would lean towards that. Saturn has a tonne of great games if you can get your hands on it though. Some games can be very expensive though.

 

[GoldenHodge]

I am in mega jelly of some of these setups here! Want to buy myself a retro console..can't decide what though. Thinking Game Cube or Sega Saturn (though Sega Saturn seems much harder to find!). Any recommendations on a 50" TV?

I think you won't regret getting a retro console. I set up my PS2 again a few months ago and have been buying some more games for it. Great decision, it's ridiculous how many great games there are on the PS2. As for GameCube vs Sega Saturn, I'd say GameCube. Haven't played Sega Saturn but it's hard to overlook the great games on the GameCube from the usual suspects in Mario, Zelda, F-Zero, Super Smash Bros, Metroid etc.

 

[simba_]

My cousin had a Saturn before they sold it for the PS2, Daytona and Virtua Cop were the stand outs for us but he had a bunch of others. That was the only time I knew anyone who had a Sega, really, although my first console was a Mega Drive inherited from my old man.

The real competition would be Gamecube vs Dreamcast, you couldn't possibly choose the Saturn over one of them. For me I think the Cube could be the best console, last of the "retro"/non-HD consoles, the plug-and-play simplicity without the incoming updates/versions/internet ruled world. The Cube and PS2 sit high on the list for sure. Cube has 4 player and some of the best 4 player games, which may get it the nod.

 

[Tiger71]

Ok as promised, I am going to post pics of my new gaming rig. I pick it up in an hour!

Specs

CPU Intel Core I7 – 5930K 3.5Ghz
Mainboard ASRock Fatal1ty X99X-Killer
Case Corsair Obsidian 900d
PSU 1300w Antec HCP Platinum Cert PSU
HDD 1 Corsair 480gb Neutron GTX Sata 3 SSD
HDD 2 Corsair 480gb Neutron GTX Sata 3 SSD
HDD 3 Western Digital Caviar Black 3tb SATA III
Optical Asus BC-12D2HT Blu-ray / DVD Burner Combo Drive
Memory Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 16GB Quad Channel 2666Mhz CL15
Software Windows 7 prof 64bit
Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster Zx
GFX Card 1 Asus Titan X 12gig card
Cooling Corsair Hydro Series H105 CPU Liquid Cooler With Radiator

EDIT- I am at work and the pics wont upload, might be a work fire wall issue. I'll edit the post when i get home and post them then. Took pics of my email and converted it to my phone to bypass the firewall lol. Will post another when its safe and anchored at home

 

[mickelboy182]

****ing hell, fair bit of coin in that!

 

[Tiger71]

******* hell, fair bit of coin in that!

Well being that I have been married 20 years I deserve it. Well, thats what i told the wife lol

 

[mickelboy182]

Super jelly, that computers probably worth more than my shitty car

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

Midlife Crisis!

 

[Rustin Cohle]

Super jelly, that computers probably worth more than my shitty car

The GPU alone is probably worth more than my car.

 

[sacka]

Thought i would show off my rigs seeing other are doing it.

CPU 7-core cell
Ram 256MB XDR + 256MB GDDR3
Blu-Ray
USB 2.0
610 mAh Dualshock 3 Controller





Also have this one
CPU 8-Core x86-64 AMD Jaguar
RAM 8GB GDDR5
Blu-Ray
3.0 USB
1000 mAh Dualshock 4





Boy oh boy wowee im part of the superior race now. I can finaly look down on all those console plebs.