TVs, 4:3 or 16:9?

[Kidderz]

I'm getting a new TV in one week, at the moment I have a 28" Widescreen (16:9) but its going back since we don't rent anymore.

Im considering getting a 28" 4:3 TV, the standard square shape, which would obviously feel bigger than a widescreen...

...I play a lot of 8bit and 16bit games, and then there was hardly any widescreens, I'm thinking for older games and newer games a large standard TV would look nicer?

If I get a Widescreen, I'd think I would only afford a 24", but maybe stretch for a 28".

I'm not bothered about watching movies and such.

Any ideas? 🙂

 

[Jurai]

Originally posted by KiDdErZ@Nov 6, 2003 @ 08:52 AM

I'm getting a new TV in one week, at the moment I have a 28" Widescreen (16:9) but its going back since we don't rent anymore.

Im considering getting a 28" 4:3 TV, the standard square shape, which would obviously feel bigger than a widescreen...

...I play a lot of 8bit and 16bit games, and then there was hardly any widescreens, I'm thinking for older games and newer games a large standard TV would look nicer?

If I get a Widescreen, I'd think I would only afford a 24", but maybe stretch for a 28".

I'm not bothered about watching movies and such.

Any ideas? 🙂

imo you dont need 16:9 unless your tv supports hi def output, otherwise theres a very limited selection of games that its useful for

 

[ExCyber]

I'm not bothered about watching movies and such.

Then there's really no good reason to get a widescreen TV. Very few games support it, and it's not really set to become a dominant standard in the forseeable future.

 

[Kidderz]

Cool thanks for the replies... I'm also guessing Master System and Genesis games would look better, as in less distortion because of the resolution it is?

 

[Cloud121]

One time I went over to my neighbors so I could play my copy of NCAA Football 2003 (I hate the Madden engine yes, but I love this game too much too care), and they had a huge ass wdiescreen TV. Tanner's friend was playing Super Mario All-Stars, and it looked VERY pixelly. Playing NCAA on the PoS2, and setting the setting to 16:9 in the options, the game looked VERY jaggie. If you go with a 4:3 TV, and you got a PoS2, jaggies are not as easy to see. Which is good. When I got my PoS2 a week later, I was glad to be playing it on my 25" 4:3 TV, as opposed to Tanner & Dan's huge widescreen. It looked MUCH better. Go with the 4:3.

Then again, this thing was a 60" Widescreen (looked like it anyway. Give or take a few inches).

 

[it290]

Given that you end up paying more for a widescreen TV that actually has less screen real estate, 4:3's are almost a universally better deal. And atari games look a helluva lot better on them as a bonus. Think about it, with a 28" 4:3 tv, any movies you watch in widescreen will be nearly the same size compared to a 24" 16:9.