I need a link to buy that convertor cord. I have a vhs model of the TV and I've always wanted to play my switch on it(I plan to use the TV for years to come). Do you remember where you got it?
Yep: an about 25 or 26" Panasonic tv that, which I've had since the 90's. I haven't tried my Switch, or any of my classic mini systems on it yet because I need the HDMI to AV converter first. I'll show gameplay of them on my channel once I get it from Amazon.
Well since boarders are included they're actually worse because it stretches the widescreen picture...making the overall image really skinny. Unless you have a higher end downscaler, you'll have to find a way to stretch the picture to wide screen.
It might be worth trying all this stuff with a 16:9 CRT instead of a 4:3 one because all the video is being squashed or cropped depending on what display options you choose which makes things look worse than they would be if you had a display with a matching aspect ratio. I also highly recommend using a better analogue input method like Scart or something similar because the method you chose is highly compressed which seriously reduces the clarity of the entire video output making the outcome appear lower quality than what is possible to achieve with analogue video.
I wish it would let me choose cropped over squashed when im doing this, you can change the screen size in settings to fit the tv screen, but not the ratio.
Lol I was born in 1990 so I had one of these growing up and that always used to annoy me when I was really young and I had a bedtime cos it meant I couldn’t turn it on past it. When I was 8 or 9 I stopped having a bedtime though lol so it was fine after that
The switch need to be set to 4:3. All switch games are 16:9. When a 16:9 video is played on a 4:3 screen black bars should be on the top an bottom. Plus CRT tv have massive overscan. The image on all sides is cut off because the image is zoomed in. You were also only hearing the left channel audio because the tv is mono. You need a stereo to mono adapter for the whit and red cable to hear all the audio.
I kind of thought it was cool that a lot of crt tvs have built in dvd/video caseate players and their speakers sounded better than its digital cousins.
@@RetroDeathReviews666 older consoles also have zero latency since analog signals require zero processing, unlike digital displays of today which can introduce awful amounts of latency.
Older CRT TVs have very poor picture clarity. In Russia, there were CRT TVs working with the European TV definition standard 576i (50Hz), similar to the low screen resolution of 768x576 (4: 3). I know that in America and other countries there was a standard 480i (60Hz), it looks like the resolution is 640x480 (4:3), but with interlaced scanning. All CRT TVs that were sold in Russia in the 2000s supported both video standards - NTSC and PAL - 480i (60Hz) and 576i (60Hz). Such TVs on the go switched from 60Hz to 50Hz and vice versa. Later, televisions appeared that supported progressive scan images. I also know that there were CRT TVs that supported high definition (HD) output. Many call these TVs HD CRT, they could work with resolutions of 720p and 1080i (interlaced). Notably, almost all HD CRTs had an aspect ratio of 16:9, they were huge. Unfortunately, HD CRT TVs were sold only in Japan and the USA, in all other countries such TVs are almost impossible to get. But on the other hand, you can easily buy a CRT monitor that can work with resolutions up to 1920x1440 and 2048x1536. But CRT monitors were only up to 24 inches. LCD TVs have very poor picture quality, so Plasma or OLED TVs are better. OLED is very expensive. Plasma TVs are cheaper now. Plasmas look amazing, but they're limited to 720p and 1080p, which is plenty for 40 inches. It's worth noting that 540p, 720p, and 900p resolutions are now considered low resolutions, while 1080p, 1440p, and 1800p resolutions have become the standard for phones and monitors. High resolutions can be considered 2160p (4K), 2880p (5K) and 3600p (6K).
Text on GameCube and PS2 games is generally readable even on a CRT with composite, because most GameCube and PS2 games are specifically made for SDTV CRTs, unlike Nintendo Switch games.
You should’ve adjusted the screen size on the Nintendo switch settings on the CRT TV So it wouldn’t be zoomed in it would be perfectly fit on the CRT TV screen it would’ve looked a little bit better as well
I know why the image is crooked like that on the CRT. It's because the magnet around the yoke of the tube has gotten slightly rotated. It happened to one of mine and what I had to do is take off the back of the TV and then while it was on, and had one of my test images on screen, was carefully rotate the magnet on yoke ever so slightly in the opposite direction to get the image straightened out.
@@draconic5129 I know I am a tad late replying but I used rubber gloves to insulate myself while doing it. While I may not be a professional CRT repairman I do fully understand the amount of voltage that CRTs have inside them
@@jameswyma9849 CRTs don't have input lag when they're used with devices that have native analog outputs (Famicom, Super Famicom, N64, PS1, PS2), however the switch doesn't output a native analog signal, the switch is output is a digital signal which is converted to an analog signal by that little converter so there will be some amount of latency depending on the converter that's used. If it's a good one it shouldn't be too noticeable.
Crt tube tv do not lag to my knowledge especially a small tv like this one most gamers went with 24 inch crt tv or under. But if your playing 4 player split screen on n64 24 inches or higher might be bet if there is any lag it would most likely be from the converter used.
It looks bad because you are using composite and also because it is vertically stretched, it looks good on CRTs that have a 16:9. Enhanced mode with a HDMI to component adapter though your CRT might not have these inputs.
I really want a CRT TV, cause when I get my salary I'm going to get a Mister FPGA to play retro games and how nice would it be to play them on the retro TVs. Sadly, no room. (I need to move out). But a Switch... let's say that I won't ever use that on a CRT TV seeing how it looks xDD
It would definitely look better if he used an HD CRT TV with component inputs, I've used my switch on mine and I think it looks pretty good, not really worth it though since the converter introduces input lag so it kind of defeats the point of using it on a CRT.
Still feels so weird how every person on youtube puts a disclaimer explaining what a CRT is, considering every low budget hotel and hospital still has them. Also schools on those rolling desks, still living. Rolled it in myself last week I do miss having that ear-piercing flyback circuit/scanning radiation noise in my home. Also, the reason your picture wasn't centered is a hardware issue and the reason why many early games and TVs have an option to shift the centering
Thx for this video! I was curious if anyone had done this. My experience with crts is that old, worn out or even cheap RCA cables can affect pícture quality. I remember the top end were gold plated. The pícture becomes off center over time. It's usually from moving or rough handlíng. It might be possible to adjust but i don't recommend ít due to the very, very high voltage of the technology. Adjusting is something you would call a tv repaír man to do. Cheers
I actually tried hooking up my Switch with an HDMI to VGA Adapter... The most my CRT Monitor can support is 720p suprisingly though I prefer going into 480p just for the scanlines. Even more ammuzing when you can play with the screen controls to squeeze the screen into a 4:3 display. Some games look akwardly skinny, but the only games that look good in squeezed 4:3 is Dragon Ball FighterZ and Scott Pilgrim.
Probably a lot like how the old Super Famicom/SNES games looked on a CRT TV, although if you have an HD CRT with component they will look much better then the old games did.
I have a CRT 2006 TV and it has HDMI ports to it and it comes out crystal clear as a matter of fact you can modify TV picture On your Nintendo switch so it’s practically full screen without cutting any parts of it off and might I add it does it way better than the PS4. The PS4 I have it as the farthest I can go and it still cuts off part of the side of the TV. The Nintendo switch is very much better adapted better for CRT television versus the other console.
I think your experience was hindered by the resolution...many slightly larger sets have 480i as a resolution. Your set might possibly have 240i as it's maximum resolution.
Problem is that you are playing in av mode thats why it looks horrible. I plugged my switch in a crt computer monitor with a hdmi to vga adaptator running in 720p. It looks incredible and has no latency, unlike when you play on a lcd/oled screen. Its especially good on 2d games but its also great on big 3D game because of the fluidity
If you look hard enough you can find them with DVI inputs so you just need an HDMI to DVI cable instead of an HDMI to VGA adapter. A 2000s era Sony Trinitron will probably be your best bet.
