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Nintendo 64 TV connector an cables

  • 22-11-2017 12:02pm
    #1
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,262 ✭✭✭


    Hello,

    I'm going to be collecting my Nintendo 64 in a couple of days and I'm just wondering what the graphics look like on large screen TVs.

    We have a 40 inch LCD. Will it make the games look woeful? Are they better on a smaller screen? Or does it make no difference?

    I'm collecting it from my parents house and just wondering it I should also take the old portable TV before it is thrown out.

    Regards


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  • #2
    MilesMorales1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,431 ✭✭✭MilesMorales1


    Do new tv's even have the right connections to let you hook an N64 up to? I imagine it'll look absolutely awful, yes.


  • #3
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    You're probably better asking the same question over in the Arcade & Retro forum here. The folks over there will be able to help you out no problem.


  • #4
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,262 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    MilesMorales1 wrote: »
    Do new tv's even have the right connections to let you hook an N64 up to? I imagine it'll look absolutely awful, yes.

    I've googled N64 original parts and it will hook up to our TV.


  • #5
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,262 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    You're probably better asking the same question over in the Arcade & Retro forum here. The folks over there will be able to help you out no problem.

    Will do.

    Thank you.


  • #6
    The_B_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,893 ✭✭✭The_B_Man


    FYI, you can buy a modified S-Video cable online for about a tenner, which will plug into your modern TV and make it look semi-respectable, assuming your TV has S-Video. Otherwise, try get the official scart cable off eBay.


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  • #7
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 52,407 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    The_B_Man wrote: »
    FYI, you can buy a modified S-Video cable online for about a tenner, which will plug into your modern TV and make it look semi-respectable, assuming your TV has S-Video. Otherwise, try get the official scart cable off eBay.

    N64 doesn't support RGB Scart. You have to get a US or Japanese console and mod it for RGB. You can't mod RGB to a European console, except very specific and rare models.
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  • #8
    The_B_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,893 ✭✭✭The_B_Man


    This is what I got myself:
    http://consolegoods.co.uk/

    Click N64 down the left, and see the "N64 S-Video & AV cable - PAL version" for £7.90.


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