this is better. I did this when I bought a hdtv specifically for my dreamcast. I brought it to the store to check on all tv's and the toshiba one I got did 1:1 pixel which looked by far the bestkrssn wrote:From all the posts I've already seen here having a VGA port alone is not enough.mazonemayu wrote:when I need a new tv I always look for something that has vga, the brand is less important to me than the connections it has
Better to bring your DC to the store and check if the VGA port is compatible with the DC's VGA signal.
Question about playing the dreamcast on a new TV.
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gjb1985
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Re: Question about playing the dreamcast on a new TV.
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Blarneo
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Re: Question about playing the dreamcast on a new TV.
I bet the sales drone was thinking "Why doesn't he just get an XBox?"gjb1985 wrote:this is better. I did this when I bought a hdtv specifically for my dreamcast. I brought it to the store to check on all tv's and the toshiba one I got did 1:1 pixel which looked by far the bestkrssn wrote:From all the posts I've already seen here having a VGA port alone is not enough.mazonemayu wrote:when I need a new tv I always look for something that has vga, the brand is less important to me than the connections it has
Better to bring your DC to the store and check if the VGA port is compatible with the DC's VGA signal.
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gjb1985
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Re: Question about playing the dreamcast on a new TV.
I don't think he had a clue what dreamcast was. I also said I only buy the tv for dreamcast so if it doesn't look good I buy another tv.Blarneo wrote:I bet the sales drone was thinking "Why doesn't he just get an XBox?"gjb1985 wrote:this is better. I did this when I bought a hdtv specifically for my dreamcast. I brought it to the store to check on all tv's and the toshiba one I got did 1:1 pixel which looked by far the bestkrssn wrote: From all the posts I've already seen here having a VGA port alone is not enough.
Better to bring your DC to the store and check if the VGA port is compatible with the DC's VGA signal.