/vr/ - Retro Games

>>3149384
>yeah we like high res CRTs here as well
Please bear with me because I have no idea where I stand, and the more I read, the more confused I get

On the subject of the consoles, I've got a PS3 that's got the PS2 BC, an N64, a model 2 NTSC-J Saturn, an Xbox, and a Wii. I've got component cables for the PS3 and the Wii, and regular composite for the rest.

My goal was the use the Wii as a catch-all system because it can output basically every 240p resolution under the sun, the Xbox to emulate some arcade games that the Wii can't, the N64 because you just can't recreate the VI filter off real hardware (and apparently some VC games won't output 240p like OoT), the PS3 for PSX back-ups (and I guess PS2 games that don't quite look well on my HDTV), and the Saturn because it's a Saturn. I'm not opposed to throwing my Dreamcast in here either to completely cover everything under the 7th gen, but I don't really own any games for it and don't want to burn .cdi's and end up killing it

Anyways, here's my questions for you guys:

I've got a VGA monitor that I'm currently doing the 3840 x 480 super wide resolution with for Retroarch (it unfortunately doesn't support 320x240 resolutions, and it's super dark and basically unplayable during the day time because of the inserted scanlines) and an old shitty CRT that only has RF on the back, and composite on the front. Which one should I be using, assuming that I'm not too hung up about price points, or should I try to get a different display all together?

What would be the best cables to use to get the best quality out of these systems? Splitters? Scalers?

As I said, I'm not too hung up about price points, but is there any area I should focus on first? I'd like to gradually build up to a finished display, not drop a fuck ton of money all at once.

I live in a pretty rural area, so before you tell me to go to the Thrift Store and get a sick ass Sony Trinitron, that just won't happen.

Also, I can solder if I need to.