WARNING: Retro gaming!!
Anyway, I recently got my dads old 1992 original 16bit sega megadrive out as it has been in the cupboard for years. I like to consider myself as quite an avid technology user but I did not recognise the cables! I worked out that it used an RF cable to attach to the tv. I connected it and everything worked fine. Apart from the fact that the graphics were so fuzzy it was very hard to actually play games. ( I was using Sonic 2 to test the console).
Next, I checked the connection strength and it measured very low. I have read that RF cables degrade over time. I remembered that the DVD player is fairly old and also used RF cables. When I used this cable, I found it was much better, however the image was still a littlest fuzzy! I don't get a fuzzy image on the DVD player when I use it through the other TVs which it was in. The TVs read excellent signal with this RF cable even though it was still a bit fuzzy.
I have not tried it on the other television yet but will give an update when I do. What could be the problem? The TV, console or RF cable?
Should I use a different cable to attach it to the TV? E.g. RF to SCART. I would prefer not to spend much if possible but thanks to any contributions to this thread!
- Zebedi1
Anyway, I recently got my dads old 1992 original 16bit sega megadrive out as it has been in the cupboard for years. I like to consider myself as quite an avid technology user but I did not recognise the cables! I worked out that it used an RF cable to attach to the tv. I connected it and everything worked fine. Apart from the fact that the graphics were so fuzzy it was very hard to actually play games. ( I was using Sonic 2 to test the console).
Next, I checked the connection strength and it measured very low. I have read that RF cables degrade over time. I remembered that the DVD player is fairly old and also used RF cables. When I used this cable, I found it was much better, however the image was still a littlest fuzzy! I don't get a fuzzy image on the DVD player when I use it through the other TVs which it was in. The TVs read excellent signal with this RF cable even though it was still a bit fuzzy.
I have not tried it on the other television yet but will give an update when I do. What could be the problem? The TV, console or RF cable?
Should I use a different cable to attach it to the TV? E.g. RF to SCART. I would prefer not to spend much if possible but thanks to any contributions to this thread!
- Zebedi1
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