Are CRTs really superior for retro games? I haven't gamed on one in like 20 years...
Yes. Emulation is soulless and fake CRT lines are gay. Buy a CRT, buy retro hardware and games, and realize that the past is a better country we cannot return to.
>>736939418not really, you can simply get a decent crt shader for retroarch and call it a day, no need for all this fag shit
Ironically the 360 was the first generation they weren’t better forThat original probably looks great on it though
>>736939486Don't listen to this guy, CRTs can't do anything more a CRT shader couldn't do except for clutter your room.That said, CRT shaders are the best way to reasonably play older games with the vanilla experience. Actually owning a CRT is weirdo psychopath nerd pussy repellant shit.
>>736939486>>736939612So I understand why they're good for pixel art games, but for PS2 and XboxHUEG which are mostly 3d games, what's the advantage besides motion clarity?
>>736939659Even 3D games in that era were designed around CRT and it was in a very similar way.
If CRTs are so good why isnt anyone making them again?
>>736939727they're expensive to make and all the tools used to make them are long gone. Plus all the boomer sony engineers are probably retired. Unironically lost technology.https://www.reddit.com/r/crt/comments/1jcao0o/why_doesnt_anyone_make_crts_anymore/
>>736939418No. They just pretend it is and get away with it because you can't confirm otherwise, seeing as no one reasonable would actually own a CRT. It kind of how Bloodborne was treated as the pinnacle of gaming on this board up until people were able to emulate it and see for themselves.
>>736940182CRT owner here, can confirm that PC CRTs and standard def CRTs mog and rape new displays.
I miss the ozone smell from that 55kgs 17' crt
>>736940414>17' CRT:O
>>736939659og xbox is better on a flat panel with progressive scan thoughbeitps2 is best on crt
>>736939418>SuperiorI don't know, I just can't think of a reason I need to min/max my visual experience of playing Contra III: Alien Wars.
>>736939418Yes. CRTs have zero input delay.
>>736940959HD CRT TVs have a lot of input lag compared to the older sets.
>>736939418>>736939659The softer image resulted by the CRT's rounder pixels, natural light blending and SCART / composite connectors work as a sort-of "anti aliasing" even for 3D.The almost perfect black and white values are something you only learn to appreciate if you have an LCD / LED to compare things side by side. Silent Hill's darkness for example truly is DARK, not just dark-colored color hue.Also, if you want to play Lightgun games, you HAVE to use CRT. They simply will not work on LCD / LED.
>>736939727They're unironically bad for your eyes compared to LED screens. And much more power consumption, much more expensive to make, much heavier, (minimal) risk of explosion, so basically there's zero good reason to make them anymore.
>>736939727Convenience. The modern television is both cheaper and easier to make. CRT's are beasts and there's a lot that goes into making one.
>>736941063I don't know why you think that's relevant. HD CRTs are a meme technology like projector TVs.
>>736940414Former CRT owner here: I was prone to getting debilitating headaches from playing games on CRTs. That completely stopped after getting an LCD. Visual clarity is objectively superior on LCDs.
>>736941185Most CRT were flickering a lot, it was probably the cause of your headaches.
>>736941185Opposite for me. Hell, even modern light bulbs give me a headache compared to incandescent bulbs.
>>736939659>mostly 3d games, what's the advantage besides motion clarity?Superior colors / contrast, darkness / light values, natural 4:3, handles INTERLACED image and resolution swaps way more effortlessly, and has the same natural light blending aspects that 2D stuff receives.Especially older 3D games still used stuff like dithering for shading and transparency effects, that CRTs smooth out, similar to that Sonic the hedgehog waterfall comparison.Last but not least, the most underrated aspect of CRT tellys:AMAZING sound, with strong bass and wide range. You'll realize why "sound bars" weren't invented before the flat screens got more common once you hear the PS1 startup sound on a real tube TV!
>>736941550Old school sound is so underrated dude. OoT's sound design is fucking incredible on a good CRT set.
>>736941180Because those sets were quite common when X360 was around and OP posted Oblivion. Now, are we getting to the point, where X360 is considered a retro console, is another question.
>>736941364>>736941185you need at least 85 Hz refresh rate for CRT and 60 Hz for LCDlower values aren't safe for your eyes
>>736939486you never lived that past.
