Need a av receiver for all my consoles

[harper]

Am i the only one who thinks the NES actually looks better with rf?

[CRTGAMER]

My WEGA has this in the back:
2 RF
1 Composite
2 Composite shared 2 SVideo
2 Component
1 DVI for HDMI

A third Composite shared SVideo in the front is not used.

Multiple Switchboxes or one huge box?
A huge dedicated switchbox with all the input capabilities tends to be expensive. I prefer separate inexpensive boxes for each type of input. For example one Component input supports both DVD players and the wall unit DDR PS2. The other Component input gets a separate Switchbox for the main Component capable game consoles. A third switchbox is for the main SVideo and Composite game consoles. Then a fourth Switchbox is for the Laser Disc and wall unit PS1 and Dreamcast DDR consoles separate of the main gaming consoles. Another HDMI switchbox is used for the upscaler DVD player and Cable box. The CED player and VCR are shared thru the direct Composite input of the CRT. The two RF inputs are for analog cable TV if I want to bypass the cable box and the Atari 5200. Multiple Switchboxes are an initial hookup nightmare but have a very keen advantage.

The Advantage
If I had just one huge switchbox tying in all the inputs I would have to hit BOTH the TV remote input and the switchbox select input everytime I wanted to watch a DVD, Cable TV, CED, Laser Disc, VCR, Component Console, SVideo Console, Composite Console or the Atari RF output. With the multiple switch boxes I simply use the TV Remote input. I only have to select the switchbox if I have a different mood on a particular console that has a different type of output. For example I can play Gamecube Component or N64 SVideo simply by hitting the TV Remote input. The switchboxes are only used if I need to select a different console that utilizes its own specialty output such as SVideo.

I posted an in depth article on this at my CRT vs LCD signature link.

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Am i the only one who thinks the NES actually looks better with rf?

I suspect so. RF looks identical to composite, except with extra rainbow effects on edge pixels and worse sound quality. I see no reason why someone would prefer it. Composite accomplishes the old school blurriness just fine without the extra artifacts.

[harper]

Am i the only one who thinks the NES actually looks better with rf?

I suspect so. RF looks identical to composite, except with extra rainbow effects on edge pixels and worse sound quality. I see no reason why someone would prefer it. Composite accomplishes the old school blurriness just fine without the extra artifacts.

The only noticeable difference (unless I'm right up on the tv) is composite makes the colors brighter, which I do not like so much. I am not anal about picture or sound quality. But it is more convenient and more visually appealing in my opinion to have my nintendo on rf. For a system like the n64 I can completely understand why one would not want to use rf.

[Breetai]

The only noticeable difference (unless I'm right up on the tv) is composite makes the colors brighter, which I do not like so much. I am not anal about picture or sound quality. But it is more convenient and more visually appealing in my opinion to have my nintendo on rf. For a system like the n64 I can completely understand why one would not want to use rf.

If you don't like bright, I think every TV in existence has adjustable settings for that.

I'm not sure how RF is ever more convenient. You have to unscrew a connection (assuming you are like 95% of people in western countries and have your TV plugged into something with coaxial), screw one in, and then screw a second one in. That is three steps. PLUS, the coaxial connection is in the back of every TV I know of, so it is also in an inconvenient location.

Composite just required plugging in. Maybe unplugging something if you don't have enough connections. That is one step; maybe two. A lot of TVs also have hook-ups in the front.

Both of your points are moot.

The N64 is maybe the only system I could see someone wanting to us RF with, in order to hide the ugly graphics it puts out.

[harper]

If you don't like bright, I think every TV in existence has adjustable settings for that.

whoa, seriously?

I'm not sure how RF is ever more convenient. You have to unscrew a connection (assuming you are like 95% of people in western countries and have your TV plugged into something with coaxial), screw one in, and then screw a second one in. That is three steps. PLUS, the coaxial connection is in the back of every TV I know of, so it is also in an inconvenient location.

I use an old ass tv for the systems that I play on a regular basis (because it is bigger than my other tv). I have to use an RF modulator for 3 of those so that I can use composite which works out well because 3 of the 4 systems use composite and I just keep the NES in the coaxial. (this tv is not hooked to cable or anything else that 95% of people in western countries have their tvs plugged into.)

The N64 is maybe the only system I could see someone wanting to us RF with, in order to hide the ugly graphics it puts out.

I happen to like playing ugly n64 games.

[AppleQueso]

Wait wait wait hold on.

Are you comparing the video output on an NES via composite through an RF modulator vs NES via RF?

[harper]

Wait wait wait hold on.

Are you comparing the video output on an NES via composite through an RF modulator vs NES via RF?

I have a cable going from my tv to the RF modulator. The NES is hooked up to "tv in" via RF. And the rest is hooked up to one of these (see picture) through the modulator (via rca cables). If that makes sense.

[AppleQueso]

In other words, nothing is connected directly to the TV, sans the NES via RF?

And the other systems are connected via av to a switchbox, which is connected via AV to an RF modulator, which is connected via RF to the TV?

Am I getting this right?

[harper]

Yes