The biggest problem with old systems, specially the PS1, Saturn, PS2, Gamecube and Xbox, are the aliasing and lower resolution textures. Still, most people that complain on how "bad" they look are trying to compare old games to current ones. Unfortunately most games haven't aged as well as the old 8-bit and 16-bit classics.
Depends on the TV, and generally speaking: no, the N64 isn't the only system to look noticeably off on most HDTVs. Truth me told I've yet to see a HD set look right to me for analogue RGB. If you've got a set that works for you, though, that's all that matters... none of my mates really care about how their screens look and it's really not my place to pass judgement. They're fine with what they have.
yes most Japanese TVs have the D-Terminals rather than separate component ports. The D-Terminals are just the same though although they range in quality levels. D1 up to D5 which is 1080p. My new TV has D4 which is 1080i/720p. Bit of a silly choice on a HD screen. Still the HDMI gives full HD True that my Saturn looks a hell of a lot better on a good old RGB CRT screen but for a HD screen it's not all that bad. I'll still be on the look out for a real upscaler in the future mind you.
Who's a lucky bastard? You are Yakumo!! Hahaha, congrats on that TV !! Looks pretty cool !! Hope you enjoy it
Must've been one that you didn't have to put your name (or you put your wife's). That's b/c they ALL look like shit on an HDTV. 15khz was simply not meant to be displayed on that screen, and the TVs themselves do any awful job of handling the upscaling. External hardware (like the console itself) does a better job, but this doesn't happen until around the PS2, and I'm convinced is why so many 2D games are (uggh) interlaced. My GC/Wii/DC look far better on my arcade monitor (CRT) than my flat screen. No comparison.
Not saying that other systems don't look terrible on hd, i am just saying in my opinion 64 looks the worse. I agree they never thought of tvs being designed this way when they made games back then. It be interesting if they started making tvs markets for older consoles that actually had rgb in them. Cause in the U.S. only way to find a crt rgb is to get a broadcast monitor and those aren't easy to come by.
Same in Japan. Basically NTSC countries never had RGB as standard which is mad. I can't even begin in thinking why not. Anyone can see the RGB is far better than shitty composite. Even my dad can and he's the type of guy who couldn't accept that 16.9 showed more of the image than 4:3. All he used to bitch about was the black lines. You can imagine what he was like when the familly finally got a wide screen TV and the black lines where still there on some movies :lol:
I think it's got at least something to do with SCART never getting a foothold outside Europe, since they had pins for RGB signals from the start. This is understandable to some extent, since SCART connectors are pretty badly designed, although they are kinda convenient.
Tell me about it. Tring to put in a scart lead around the back of the TV when you couldn't see the socket hole was a right pain. My old Toshiba was scratched to death around the scart ports. I found the game option settings for the TV today and what a difference they make to the SD picture. Just take a look at these shots taken on a normal Saturn via S-Video. Standard Saturn resolution image looks very nice. A tinny bit blocky but nothing to bother you plus the colours and image are rock solid. Golden Axe the Duel Saturn high resolution games look even better. Imagine a Saturn in VGA mode! Looks very nice Goiken Muyou Anarchy in the NIPPON A bit of a blurry picture but you can make out the blacker than black tones. Lovely. Yakumo
