So, back in 2006 I bought a Sony WEGA flat screen CRT. I have used it for years through a DVD changer, PS2, SNES, PS3, Xbox, and 360 and it still looks great. It was one of those peak of CRT technology ones that had a component input along with S-video.
Over the last few years, my home theater/dvd changer died (during a move) so the TV has mostly sat unused since 2019. I figured that it was time to get a new Dolby Pro Logic II capable receiver and get everything hooked up.
So, I currently have the PS2 on component video and optical digital TOSLink audio through a 5 channel Sony speaker system... and it looks and sounds so wonderful. Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 5, and even old SeaLab 2021 (so last year) DVDs look and sound phenomenal!
Now I am just debating if I should keep the SNES on S-video or move my OG Xbox to S-video and TOSlink audio by way of the Xbox HD breakout pack.
Once upon a time Sony made nice tvs that held up... My CRTs are all dead and gone. I don't miss the hernia or real estate they took up, it just would be nice to play some light gun games.
That TV has survived since 2006 through 4 apartments and a house. Bluevoodu actually helped me move it twice!
All the sony CRTs I had lasted longer than any pet. I never managed to get a wega, i had the older trinitrons. I do miss light gun games and just screwing a bunch of rf switches together!
Hah, no RF switches here. I do have an S-video switcher, but right now it is just the PS2 on component and SNES on S-video.
My oldest pet was my catfish, Blink, who passed away a few months ago at 17 years old. That is a long time for a small catfish! This TV is currently on year 16 of still working with no apparent issues.
Quote from: Grindspine on June 04, 2022, 01:43:12 AM
That TV has survived since 2006 through 4 apartments and a house. Bluevoodu actually helped me move it twice!
lol... per
@targetrasp 1 Hernia later! ;D I kid... that wasn't too bad to move. It is a nice TV.
That's a cool setup. Those S-Video SNES cables were rare for a long time. Not sure if they're more available now or not.
For a while back in 2010 or so, Target had Monster component video GameLink series cables for Wii, PS2, PS3, and 360.
If I recall, I have a Monster Gamelink HDMI cable (white with black weave, matches early xbox 360 aesthetics), a Monster PS3 component cable, a Monster GameCube S-video cable that works with SNES, N64, or GameCube, and even a Monster-branded hybrid PS2 / Xbox S-video cable.
I have a full Rubbermaid storage bin full of A/V cables.
@Grindspine --> Speaking of Sony Wega... Is your Wega still alive?
Yes, yes it is!
The only difference now is that there is a TMNT blimp atop it!
@Grindspine NOICE!! What are you still playing on that TV? It's been a long time ... we used to watch Unearth on that TV as well LOL :great:
Yeah, same TV that I had in Ft Wayne! It still works and is hooked up to a Sony receiver for Dolby Pro Logic II sound, which works great with games like Castlevania: Lament of Innocence. There is a section where you descend through a spiral staircase and hear the clanging and heavy breathing of a forgotten monster circling around you as you go further down the stairs.
I think that Lament of Innocence on the PS2 and Final Fantasy II on the SNES have been the most recent games I have played with that TV.
@Grindspine I bet that looks and sounds awesome lol... I bet Eternal Darkness on the Gamecube has a potential to look awesome on that TV too.
Also, a tribute to the Wega and that one Unearth DVD of the concert we watched:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm9D5ok7XqU
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