SNES on a modern TV?

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Hi all,

I'm considering binning my Xbox and jumping back in time to my youth. The console of choice is a snes but I'm a little concerned about playability on a modern screen.

Does anyone here have a setup which works?

I've read various things and the most popular option seems to be via an RCA cable. Does this work okay? I would rather buy a cable from a decent supplier instead of eBay so any links/suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

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Thank you both. Very helpful.

I will watch that link tonight after work.

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I would love to hook it up to an old crt but my lass isn't too keen as we haven't got the space. It took enough convincing her a snes was a good idea so I don't want to push it

I'm going to try the rgb route as the cables on retrogamingcables look decent. Fingers crossed!

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I'm hoping that the snes plus rgb will be okay. From the reading I've done I'm fairly confident...

I'm quite excited but nervous at the same time!

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I used to be into emulators back in the late 90s but...

I miss my real snes.

I miss plug and play, no faffing.

I miss the simplicity of the games in that you can just pick them up for 30 minutes (perfect as I just don't have the time to play modern games anymore).

I like the idea of having an original snes collection.

And, depending on how it looks on my TV, you can't beat the real thing.

Let's hope my trip down memory lane isn't disappointing

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NickXX said:

I used my SNES a couple of years ago on a modern LCD TV with no problems. I used a 'Multi-AV' lead (which inputs to SCART) that came with a Game Cube (you can also buy them on eBay for a fiver).

Street fighter 2 turbo is still as good as the day it came out

This is on my list of games to buy!

I can see this costing me a small fortune.

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soad said:

You want a Nintendo Classic Mini! Even if they do command a premium...

It's funny you should say that but this is on my list....I should have picked one up before they sold out.

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Mr Snrub said:

Hoink said:

NickXX said:

I used my SNES a couple of years ago on a modern LCD TV with no problems. I used a 'Multi-AV' lead (which inputs to SCART) that came with a Game Cube (you can also buy them on eBay for a fiver).

Street fighter 2 turbo is still as good as the day it came out

This is on my list of games to buy!

I can see this costing me a small fortune.

Yep, the games are not cheap and are only going up in price. Buying just the carts will make it a lot cheaper though

I'm going to buy a mix of boxed games and carts. I'm starting with the games I really want (boxed) and will then take it from there.

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Thanks.

I'd read about upscalers and lag was mentioned quite a bit. I'm hoping to update the thread properly this weekend once I have the snes fully setup.

My RGB scart cable has arrived so assuming it works okay I just need to trim the back of the TV stand so it fits.

I'm trying to hold back on buying loads of games until I have it working. I also need to buy a supply of batteries and a soldering iron. I plan on putting fresh batteries in each cart I get.