CRT Usage

PVM 4eva

HDMI on the mister - or AP all the way..

Mix of CRT and Analogue Pocket

I have mine (Mistercade) in a BigBlue(1) with a Home use only Tri_sync Monitor, from a Fast And Furious Cab, that the new owner wanted converted to LCD for a location, and reliability. So I have a zero burn amazing 27" which barely fits into the big blue.

CRT always

My MiSTer stays hooked up to my Sony PVM. I never use it with a HD screen.

4 Different CRTs

Bury me with my CRTs

I use Pocket with its screen and also Mister where I use either HDMI tv or Jamma cabinet with arcade 15kHz CRT for playing with friends (sometimes alone too, of course). Then I occasionally use rotatable computer HDMI monitor for vertical screen stuff. My default setup is 17 inch VGA screen used with scandoubler. I think VGA screens are very good option, because the image quality / sharpness is good, it is CRT, often has good controls for geometry and the 17 inch screen is "ideal" size and flat(ish). VGA monitors are also not as rare / expensive as good 15kHz screens. Only problems are that not all cores support scan doubling (you can use vga scaler of course) and there is no scan doubling for interlaced content (again vga scaler is an option).

CRT what else ! ;-)

CRT via Jamma and HDMI out to a second monitor for 3-4 player cores

I want to use a CRT but just haven't gotten add ons for phono plug style and although I own many PC CRT I keep having trouble working out how to get them working right. I bought 3 30" Dell multisync monitors from a furniture store as they were going out of business. But since it hasn't worked for me yet, want Vs reality. been playing HDMI.

CRT pour le vrais affichage

C R T

Both

and db15 keep it forever

retro games must use crt.

I use only CRT's to get that real retro feeling.

I personally use CRT but the HDMI for capturing and streaming to Twitch, as well as for cores that are beyond 15kHz

the Emulated systems are crt Systems so regardless of usage the attention to crt should be maximized

CRT TV is super important for me for JAMMA, also direct video rgb for crt tvs, and the rt4k on the oled ^^

CRT output is ideal for a lot of games so I got for that when I can (and otherwise hdmi for convenience)

I love my CRT, but with very good MiSTer shaders you can reproduce a good CRT picture pretty well too.

I have mine hooked up to large OLED - looks great when you have the correct filter / scanline options dialled-in. My PVM isn't allowed in the living room :)

I use a Mistercade connected to a HAS supergun that has a PS1 style video out that is then connected to my CRTs with HD Retrovision component video cable.This gives me much better analog video quality than using a Mister IO board.

LCD/VGA, I got rid of all the old (bulky and high consuming) CRTs time time ago.

CRTs, it’s the intended display so unsurprisingly looks the best for games of this era

Only use HDMI although I would use CRT if I had room for a CRT in my house.

Let's use the CRTs as long as we have them !

I use both but I would use crt more if I had more options to do so.

For convenience I generally try out most games on an OLED TV via HDMI, but if I really want to get into the game I use a CRT (with an analogue output going to a mini amp for the sound).

CRT always. Games don't look like the original in HDMI, no matter how many filters or masks you apply. Only shaders like Retropie's "crt-curvature" provide a nice look but it's at the expenses of adding extra video lag (due to the video processing).

AT the moment soles the Analogue pocket screen. BUT when Analogue pull their finger out their bum and updated the firmware to allow their D.A.C to reused with their Pocket Dock then I'll be using my Sony PVM.

I am using only CRTs, for Tate arcades i use 90° rotated monitors

CRT forever

Give me CRT or give me death

Retrogaming is on CRT

I use arcade cabinets 😀

Mi too crt

I’m Analogue pocket until I’m done moving.

mostly crt but hdmi for vertical games

mostly s-video to a 35" Mitsubishi CRT

HDMI screen with VRR exclusively now. Been down the CRT rabbit hole and don't have the time, money, and patience for it any longer. Too many hobbies and too little time.

CRT Always. LCD only when using something that won't sync.

There is nothing like a high-res 15Khz monitor like Commodore 1084 or PVM's.

Analogue Nt mini and Super Nt with DAC on CRT. Analogue pocket on HDMI and pocket screen until DAC support is implemented(will then switch it over to CRT)

I do use both on a everyday basis. A 29" consumer CRT, a HDMI TV and the capture card (using a HDMI splitter). It works flawless, as most of the cores presents analog support.

Arcade cabinets - so, 29" CRTs!

Mostly CRT by myself, but when friends come over we play in a living room and the HDMI 4K tv is so much more convenient.

I mainly use this on my hd tv through hdmi, but I would love to try it on a CRT for a more authentic experience. I just need an adapter or something.

@JT - Why are HDMI and Analogue Pocket Screen ‘bundled’ together?

I use both, HDMI at home and CRT at my local hideout on an arcade cabinet

I use both. CRT support is crucial

CRT for MiSTer, software emulation for HDMI because RetroArch shaders are far better at simulating a CRT than MiSTer is. CRTs rule when it comes to motion clarity and are just far better displays for retro gaming.

My beautiful LG C2 OLED does a fantastic job. :-D If I feel nostalgic I sometimes hook up my VGA-monitor. I use my CRT screen for the original consoles.

Primarily HDMI, but the CRT gets a lot of use too.

I really only keep a couple of CRTs around for light guns, the SegaScope 3D glasses, and blended CGA color mixing via the composite our port on old computers...

Hdmi only as my mister is set up in my living room for comfy couch gaming I use crt with my real consoles for legit retro experience. It's why I got mister in the first place to easily game on the main tv.

only CRT!

CRT should be the focus . Hell to everything else

On Blast and Astro City cabs

i do use hdmi when i don't have a crt around. I love the mister because of the good crt experience

I use CRT unless I need to do update all, which doesn’t work when on my crt for some reason

I use both CRT and HDMI screens, but where I can I prefer CRT

I have 3 misters. Mistercade in my NeoGeo cab. Mister on my Sony 310 crt. Mister (dual ram) on my main tv setup. It’s a mixed bag. :/

I use CRT primarily, but I also have a small HDMI panel set up for cores that don’t like CRT or I want to play something in PAL.

I would love to use it on my crt but I don't yet have a DAC to do so.

2x MiSTer CRT—analog and soon to be analog pro on my second unit—as the lord (and arcade devs) intended ;) Pocket exclusively for portable until DAC support sometime never

HDMI direct video into retrotink 4k

HDMI but using external scaler via Direct Video

I had a Sony PVM and sold it before moving. Right after that, the pandemic hit and the prices sky rocketed. CRT's feel like a rich man's game now.

CRT for the win. ;)

CRT for original hardware. HDMI for MiSTer.

I am partial to a good Cathode Ray Tube.

I go back and forth, so I use both. It's nice to have the big modern screen (especially with the filters and shadow masks people have made), but sometimes you just can't replace the CRT. My TVs are both hooked up and ready to go with the MiSTer, but I'm sure I'm in the minority there.

Crt baby!

Probably 90% SDR on my consumer CRT

My crt has hdmi

I had to ditch the CRT, it got too expensive to move it from place to place.

CRT and HDMI side by side 🤘

Most of the time hdmi although I do own 2 14 inch crts, which aren't currently set up due too space issues .

CRT all day everyday!!!

CRT FTW

MiSTer on CRT or Pocket for portable. I never connect the Pocket to the TV (I have the Dock gathering dust), for that, MiSTer is much better.

CRT in my custom built cab.

I guess Retrotink4k counts as HDMI so pretty much all HDMI (Sold the CRT a while ago)

HDMI for me. Apartment living means no room for a CRT

My 20” Sony PVM but I’ve been in love with my analogue pocket + retrotink 4k and 85” OLED combo 🥰

Definitely CRT

CRTs mostly! Occasionally on the TV with a Tink4K as well as the Pocket

CRT support is one of the main reasons I got MiSTer, the way those pixels look on them is magical, also goes well with reduced lag philosophy of FPGA.

I play via HDMI and Pocket screen. I have a dream of one day playing CRT!

CRT all day long

100% CRT, it’s THE only way to play the classics

Just the Analogue Pocket Screen. Not really interested in getting a Dock. Would be HDMI also if I ever buy a Mister analog.

I would never have sprung for a MiSTer if it didn't have analogue output.

Very rarely play on HDMI, almost always play on CRT as the games were meant to be played, but I appreciate the additional features for HDMI for when I do use it, either at a friends house or on vacation. Not everyone has a CRT.

I have 4 sega candy cabs and the mistercade rotates between them (yoko and Tate), then another mister hooked up to a consumer crt, and finally the third mister hooked up to a hdmi screen. I have an analogue pocket as well but only use it in handheld mode and not for arcade cores.

Pvm and astro city monitor

Crt at home, pocket screen on the go

Exclusively CRT

crt is the way to go no cheating here

Analogizer support please for CPS1/2 and other cores!!

I use an hdmi, i don't really have space for a crt. Though i have one in storage marked for when some relatives downsize their big old house at some point. Hopefully i'll have space by then

I play on CRTs exclusively and I use multiple CRTs depending on the console.

I have a mistercade so the majority of the time I'm playing fpga cores is on my new astro city cabinet. sometimes i plug it into my pc crt to play as well. but i also have an analogue pocket that i mostly stick to the "built in" native cores that take cartridges. i'd say about 20% of the time i use my pocket i use openfpga cores.

Wow can't believe how many people play on HDMI. I thought the majority would be CRTs. I'm 100% CRT user

Where's the esoteric poll option for "analogue dock connected to RetroTink 4K" lol

Sony pvm!

Mostly PVM and Mistercade, but also on Analogue Pocket and HDMI sometimes

CRT exclusively. A mix of 15 or 31 kHz monitors. About 70/30 in that order.

Right now mostly on the Pocket screen, but I have a Dock and DAC here waiting for the software update to enable CRT support