Why CRT TVs Are IMPORTANT for Retro Gaming
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 Published On Sep 6, 2024

Hope you guys get some enjoyment out of watching this one, I put quite a bit of effort into it. Also I do wanna touch on how difficult it really is to record a CRT TV, these things will fight your camera tooth and nail. Given this it should be clear that this footage doesn't do my CRT justice, but I can assure you guys that this thing looks insane in person.

I also wanted to say that the footage you see of NES games on my CRT is via the Wii emulator FCEUGX. So no I’m not using a modded NES or anything like that. But the Wii does output 240p so these NES games look as intended.

0:00 Intro
3:56 CRT Technology
7:45 Interlaced Video
16:00 Types of CRTs
18:15 Analog Connections
21:53 240p Games on Modern TVs
26:21 Why 240p Looks Better on CRTs
34:22 How Cables Affect Your 240p Picture
40:27 What Do The Developers Think
45:35 480 Media
48:39 480i/480p Games
55:27 How Cables Affect your 480 Picture
57:22 60p vs 60i
59:20 480i/480p Games Via Emulation
1:01:27 I love old stuff lol

The videos I referenced in my video
   • The Joys and Sorrows of Interlacing  
   • Dithering on the Sega Genesis with Co...  

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