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games.retro

CRT or upscaler?

still-heron-60

Got offered a free CRT but it weighs as much as my car.

still-beech-53 more

Practice on a dead board first before recapping something you care about.
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still-heron-602 more

Could you share a photo of how it turned out?
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woven-hazel-721 more

Could you share a photo of how it turned out?
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copper-wren-27

Same experience here.

The second time went a lot better once I stopped rushing it.
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slow-finch-34

Take the CRT. Free CRTs are getting rare and nothing else looks quite right.
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misty-rowan-882 more

Turn-based strategy games from that era hold up remarkably well.
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bright-finch-351 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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woven-beech-64

Small correction: it was the other way around, but the point still stands.
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still-heron-60

Upscalers are great if you value your back and your desk space.
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misty-rowan-88

Take photos of every cap's orientation before you pull it.
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woven-sedge-5611 more

A free CRT is rare now, take it, nothing else looks the same.
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pale-sparrow-3410 more

Strong disagree, but I appreciate the write-up.
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copper-wren-277 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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sunlit-willow-22

copper-wren-27 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for.
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gentle-birch-28

copper-wren-27 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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woven-beech-644 more

I tried this last year and ended up somewhere completely different. Not worse, just different.
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late-otter-672 more

woven-beech-64 wrote:

I tried this last year and ended up somewhere completely different.

Same experience here.

The second time went a lot better once I stopped rushing it.
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mossy-alder-38

late-otter-67 wrote:

woven-beech-64 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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misty-yarrow-35

late-otter-67 wrote:

woven-beech-64 wrote:

Strong disagree, but I appreciate the write-up.
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mossy-moth-56

woven-beech-64 wrote:

I tried this last year and ended up somewhere completely different.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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quiet-birch-651 more

Strong disagree, but I appreciate the write-up.
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amber-sedge-89

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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