Noob needs help with his TV and SNES :)

[swilley07]

Hey guys just started getting serious about my snes gaming and decided to pick up a FREE sony trinitron wega tv, i was just wondering if this tv is any good for old gaming? And Also the calibrations.. i have no idea what to do in the menues a little help would be great. I'm using RWY cords at the moment, hopefully upgrading to s-video soon. The model number is
"Sony FD Trinitron WEGA KV-36XBR400 36" Television"
Heres a link with some information about it, THANKS! http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Sony-FD-Trinitr ... -/48197431

[nielse16]

Here is the manual: Operating Instructions

4:3 aspect ratio, 480i resolution--I'm no expert (and correct me if I'm wrong), but it seems like an optimal television for any fifth generation (Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Saturn) or older console and the second best option for 6th generation consoles (Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft XBox, Nintendo GameCube, Sega Dreamcast) behind a 16:9 1080i CRT.

Be sure to check out thelolotov's Best Video Connections guide.

Also, if you have a THX Certified DVD on your shelf (Star Wars, Monster's Inc., etc.) you can use it to calibrate the settings. I had a much lesser television (20" RCA w/ a curved tube from 1999) that I got a pretty good picture out of until I finally replaced it with a plasma last year. Properly calibrating will give you great black levels, but be warned that you may need to turn up the picture and/or brightness for some video games (we would have to crank the picture/brightness just to be able to see in some parts of Halo and Prince of Persia).

Enjoy your new television!

[Hazerd]

That TV is a damn boat anchor (216lbs) and Excellent for Retro S-Video/Composite gaming, i have a 27in Sony Wega Trinitron and it weighs in at 110lbs, love it!

Also if it's Non-HD? you can still play Light gun games i think.

[swilley07]

Thanks for the advice guys, more advice could be helpful as well , not too worried about duck hunting because it is a HD tv. :p

[theclaw]

One idea is figuring out if that TV's component input accepts 240p. Makes a difference!

You'd be able to have an RGB-to-component transcoder box, turn model 1 SNES RGB straight into component. No need to open up the console for a component mod. Or deal with 240p upscale devices.

[Zing]

When it comes to NES or Super NES games, there is not much you need to do it the image looks fairly straight. You need a DVD with test patterns to get it perfect.

I suggest just loading up a basic game like Mario World and ensuring you can see the scores and such, that they aren't cut off. If you do need to fix the geometry, then you will have to get into the service menu.