{"id":63,"date":"2022-02-14T19:05:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T19:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrokingpin.com\/how-to-make-retro-games-look-good-on-hdtv\/"},"modified":"2022-02-14T19:05:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T19:05:25","slug":"how-to-make-retro-games-look-good-on-hdtv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrokingpin.com\/how-to-make-retro-games-look-good-on-hdtv\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make retro games look good on HDTV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vintage CRT televisions are commonly known to be the best way to play your old video games. Retro games look better due to the lower resolution that these games are displayed on televisions that offer the correct aspect ratio and resolution. What would you do if you couldn’t find an old CRT or didn’t have the space for one? <\/p>\n

Have you ever tried hooking up your Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis to your shiny new 4k tv and get a terrible looking stretched out input? Does your new TV even have the common composite (otherwise known as that yellow cable) or S-Video outputs? <\/p>\n

In this guide, we’ll cover a couple of different options that you can choose from to suit your needs. We’ll be focusing more on playing the games on original hardware. Skipping things like PC emulation<\/a>, mini consoles like the SNES Classic Edition. We’ll also cover the MiSTer FPGA or other FPGA type devices like the Analogue Mega SG. Those are all great options if you want a new way to play your old games on a modern display, which is ultimately the end goal. The objective here is to be able to take a piece of hardware from 1991<\/strong> and bring it to 2023<\/strong>, giving you that indie game look with razor sharp pixels on a modern HDTV!<\/p>\n

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There are a handful of out of the box solutions that you can buy, take out of the box, plug in your HDMI cable and you’re up and running with your old cartridges. These can vary between two different options:<\/p>\n

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