/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6230258
>but currently it's outputting 480i instead of 240p
Do you even need it to output 240p, though? You seem loaded up with hardware and flash carts, unless my eyes are deceiving me. The biggest reason I would hook a computer up to a CRT would be specifically for 480i content like old TV shows and anime and whatnot.

>>5430232
Not TV, but I picked up a really nice VCR on a whim because it was 10 bucks and I figured I already had the perfect setup for it. Stopped by my parents to nab up a bunch of old tapes from my childhood and it's been a blast. There are few ways to better spend an evening than playin' vidya and topping it off with a favorite movie. Also, my sound system is rad as hell so I honestly prefer watching movies like this to on my LCD. Good audio is easily 75% of the immersion factor, and contrary to what people want you to believe, VHS tapes with Hi-Fi stereo (i.e., almost all of them) sound fantastic.

>find craigslist ad of local dude selling a bunch of old A/V and computer equipment.
>I don't particularly need anything, but he may have some hidden gems
>says it's a big lot he wants to sell at once, but there are some things that he would let go separately
>send an email asking what he has that he's willing to let go separately
>"No, we want to sell the whole lot."
>ooookay... want to get a better idea of how much stuff, so ask him for ballpark estimate for whole lot
>"Well, it's an ongoing sale of dead inventory and it's always changing, so I'd hate to give a price that ends up inaccurate because some things might be sold off"
>what the fuck, so which is it, are you selling separately or as a lot? Ask for location so I can come see what he has, which might be a total waste of my time because he expects me to buy it all and he might be talking about a literal fucking warehouse of broken shit
>"There is a fair amount of stuff"
>doesn't tell me where it actually is
What the fuck dude. I'm trying to do you a favor by paying you money for your garbage, and you're making it impossible. Craigslist was a mistake.

>>5182981
>When DVDs starting to become common, I was like fucking spellbound. Sure, the rewinding wasn't smooth like on a VHS, but the media was TINY, and you didn't NEED to rewind it, it'd start from the beginning by itself, moreover you could watch it a hundred times and you wouldn't get those lines of static and shit.
This was a huge appeal for me as well. I got my first DVD player for Christmas of 2002 and it blew my mind. It was also around the time I started having my own disposable income, so my friends and I would basically hit up stores on a weekly basis looking for movies and TV series to buy. It was so awesome.

But now that it's easy to get everything streamed right to your TV in HD at a moments' notice, pretty much all physical media is pointless, especially if you're down with piracy. Even just 5 years ago, I would have laughed at other VHS enthusiasts, but honestly, I get it now. There's a sense of charm and nostalgia for people who grew up in pre-DVD times, and at this point, I've seen all of my favorite movies so many times in 1080p on a 50-something-inch screen that it's more worthwhile to seek out that nostalgia kick, even if it means watching the movie on a worn-out tape on my 20" CRT. And really, if the movie is good enough, after about 5 minutes, you won't even notice the little visual imperfections and artifacts; you'll just get reinvested in the movie. I recently popped in a copy of Star Trek IV that was sitting in my sock drawer for like 10 years, just to see how it played. I ended up watching the whole thing because it's a great movie, regardless of format.

>>5155973
Also got a super cheap editing VCR and watched a VHS of Star Trek IV that has been tucked in my underwear drawer for almost a decade.