j_jza80 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Hey guys, I recently bought a 42" plasma monitor on the forum, and i'm now looking to connect some old games consoles to it. The problem with old games consoles is they use an aerial lead to connect to the telly, and provide the picture and sound. Ideally, what i'm looking for is a connection block, with maybe 5 arial cable inputs, going to rgb, DVI or a standard pc monitor plug. I've had a good look around on the net, and can't find anything. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 You need a VGA box. They aren't cheap so brace yourself lol. http://www.amazon.co.uk/1080p-Mega-Cool-Xbox-Slim/dp/B001IZGI3O/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt/279-7716635-9286662 http://www.amazon.co.uk/GameCube-Digital-Camcorder-Projector-supports/dp/B001W3J3UW/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_1/279-7716635-9286662 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 http://cpc.farnell.com/_/av16052/video-to-vga-converter/dp/AV16052?in_merch=Products%20From%20This%20Range&MER=e-bb45-00001003 This should work if you used an old VCR to convert RF to Composite first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leelbuk Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Which consoles did you have in mind? Have you considered emulation instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Emulation just isnt the same as blowing dust out the machine and cartridges to get the damn thing to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Have you considered emulation instead? Emulation just isnt the same as blowing dust out the machine and cartridges to get the damn thing to play I have emulators, but it doesn't really cut it. I'm going to connenct a NES, a SNES, a Megadrive 1, an N64, a Mastersystem, a PS2, a Commodore CD32 and an Atari Jaguar (i'm still to buy the last 2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I connected my N64 to my 42" TV and tbh it looked crap. Played Goldeneye on it and you could hardly make it out. Old 15" TV ftw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leelbuk Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 It's true you can't beat that nostalgic feeling of bringing the old console out of the loft etc. I still have my N64 etc but I do find that the novelty can wear offwhen you realise just how used to the higher resolutions and detailed models that have in todays games - at least with emulation you can get the benefits of higher resolution and texture filtering with some of them. I could quite happily dig the N64 out, all 4 of my controllers and have a few mates round to play GE64 and Perfect Dark - 4 player split screen on a 50" plasma will surely beat the old 15" CRT we used to have to share between us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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