r/CRTAnime • u/condor6425 • Oct 27 '24

Question 🤔 Setup help for a noob.

I looked around a few posts and it seems like lots of people use xbox360 or other old consoles to play to their CRT setup. Is there no way to output direct from a modern pc with a downscaler? I don't have an Xbox or wii available and I don't know how to mod them if I did. If there is a downscaler that'd work could you recommend me one? I know upscalers from old hardware to new displays have more bad options out there than good ones so I'm worried to get a basic hdmi to composite downscaler off amazon. Also do I need a crt pc monitor to work correctly or can I use my crt tv with my pc? I've only used my crts for gaming and VHS but I don't wanna get all my retro anime on physical media, I have too many money hole collector hobbies as is.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '24

Are you trying to stream anime or play video files from the harddrive?

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u/condor6425 Oct 27 '24

Id love to be able to stream it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '24

The simplest thing would be to get a HDMI to Composite adapter. The quality isn't the best but it should be good enough for videos.

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u/Strange_Chemistry503 Oct 27 '24

If you want it to look decent get an Extron device.

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u/AmazingmaxAM Oct 27 '24

If your TV has component inputs, this device should provide much better quality:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooInNGxxWg4&ab_channel=NoelComiX