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Sega Master System/Genesis: S-Video?

PostPosted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 3:28 pm
by Azier the Swordsman
Do S-Video cables exist for these systems? Because I can't seem to find them at all. If not, will a Sega Saturn cable work? (I'm curious since my Master System and Genesis can use the same adapters/cables)

PostPosted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 3:58 pm
by Vyse
No... at least not to my knowldge. though I'm think the Mega Drive in the UK support RGB output, not sure about that.

PostPosted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 4:05 pm
by Azier the Swordsman
Hmmm... well the picture I get on my TV does not really look that great. Too much pixelation.

PostPosted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 4:16 pm
by Vyse
Azier the Swordsman wrote:Hmmm... well the picture I get on my TV does not really look that great. Too much pixelation.


Are you on an HD TV?

PostPosted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:07 pm
by Azier the Swordsman
Vyse wrote:Are you on an HD TV?


No, mine's just a standard TV. I'm using video inputs. (An RF switch is just too horrible to stand) I really want to get a Sony Trinitron in the near future though, as it's got the best picture of standard TVs. The systems I'm using an S-video cable with look great, though anything with a standard video cable looks less than average.

PostPosted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:09 pm
by Vyse
Azier the Swordsman wrote:No, mine's just a standard TV. I'm using video inputs. (An RF switch is just too horrible to stand) I really want to get a Sony Trinitron in the near future though, as it's got the best picture of standard TVs. The systems I'm using an S-video cable with look great, though anything with a standard video cable looks less than average.



Hmm.... thats really odd... the only time I remeber having a problem with 2D games pixilating was when I was playing Mega man X5 on my dad's HDTV, honestly I don't know what the problem is... how badly is it pixilized? Can you post a picture of it?

PostPosted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:36 pm
by Bobtheduck
Vyse wrote:Hmm.... thats really odd... the only time I remeber having a problem with 2D games pixilating was when I was playing Mega man X5 on my dad's HDTV, honestly I don't know what the problem is... how badly is it pixilized? Can you post a picture of it?


I'm guessing it looked something like this:

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Oh, look! It's the blue bomber...

Yeah, personally on 8 and 16 bit games, more clarity is the LAST thing I want... It needs to be a bit blurry... I always turn "interpolation" on in emulators to make it look more like it's on a TV (contrary to whoever did this, the "scanlines" ffeature does not accomplish this) The slight blur makes it seem more organic, doesn't it? Of course, it is a mater of taste

PostPosted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 6:51 pm
by Azier the Swordsman
Well, maybe 'pixelation' is too strong of a word, I mean, I can see everything, it's just blurry, and there are 'unncessary colors' sticking around objects/characters. (They've done this with all my other TV's.) This is definately not anything wrong with my systems or games. I could get a much better picture if I had an S-video cable. (My taste is that I prefer the best quality avaliable... I'm a bit picky about this.)

PostPosted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 6:42 pm
by Azier the Swordsman
I hooked up my Master System to our Trinitron TV today, and talk about a MAJOR improvement. I'm definately buying one of my own. (The reason I have to buy another one is because, for one, the one we have is for our study, and I need a personal one for my room. Two, it's too big to fit anywhere in my room anyways. Three, no S-video or component video inputs. But still, that TV delivers an incredibly awesome picture for gaming or anime.

PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:10 am
by Bobtheduck
Azier the Swordsman wrote:Well, maybe 'pixelation' is too strong of a word, I mean, I can see everything, it's just blurry, and there are 'unncessary colors' sticking around objects/characters. (They've done this with all my other TV's.)


Oh, yeah, that's just the TV's problem, not the cable's problem... I get perfect colors on my SNES using an RF cable, so it is just the TV... TV's crap out, sometimes, and old NTSC TV can't handle some colors...

PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 2:09 pm
by Fireproof
My family's nice, fairly new Zenith, crackles whenever I play game with the A/V input. :waah!: It doesn't even do that for DVDs through the A/V input. ONLY THE VIDO GAMES. :stressed: Yeah, TVs have theri quirks. Did you knwo that on most older sets, PS adn PS2 pictures will bounce up and down if you don't use the A/V. IT drives me nuts when I try to play PLaystation on the TV in my room. Gamecube has no such problem though. ~(^_^)~ Look at that smiley! HE'S SO HAPPY, HE'S DANCING! DANCING! ~(o_O)~ Oh no, NOW THEY'RE ALL DANCING! ~(T_T)~