Recommend a TV for £500 (fussy requirements!)

almoststew1990

almoststew1990

almoststew1990

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This TV will be for modern HDMI stuffs but also I would like to hook up my ps2 (component) and Dreamcast (SCART RGB and VGA)*. My 8 year old 32" LG has stupid 3.5mm connectors / adapters for these old cables and it creates a huge amount of lag so I'm looking for proper connections, if they still exist.

Bigger than 32" but smaller than 55" so 42" I guess but I think there are a few odd in-between sizes too?
Up to £500
1080p is fine but 4k is better.
Not bothered about "HDR" at this price range.
Digital optical audio out (not bothered about built in speaker quality)
3x HDMI or more
1x component
1x RGB SCART
1x VGA
Not bothered about its built in tuner
60Hz rather than 50hz for the pal consoles?

Most TVs seem to have some kind of built in motion tech advertising 800Hz or whatever and whilst I know that's not actual refresh rate some kind of motion tech would be good given its primarily for gaming.

*I know the image quality will not be great but having the option to just play on the modern TV without adapters and faff is what I'm after here.
 
The only brand I can think of that still supports SCART and VGA is Cello. But tats like the Saga brand of the TV world.

You'd need to check too whether it's full RGB SCART or just composite SCART that they feature.
 
From my searching the only one that fits the bill even closely seems to be PANASONIC TX-40HX800B as it has component and composite (shared) for £600. It was well reviewed in the summer particularly for motion/ gaming. None have VGA or SCART at this sort of price but I'll check in with the £300s too
 
My forever old Toshiba that's currently sat under a bed, (i still want it), does 100hz, 3x hdmi, and a few scarts and rca. But the even crazier thing is it has an actual power button, not just the typical standby type off.

Point being there are full HD TVs that tick your boxes around that still work.

If it were me i'd go 4k and buy a splitter box or AV Receiver that's compatible.
 
Why don't you just get rid of the PS2 and Dreamcast and get something like a Nvidia shield pro and run an emulator?

Or run retro pi on a raspberry pi if you want a cheap £50 option.

Buying a crap TV to use with consoles made decades ago seems like a terrible way to do things.

Alternatively you can can find old TV's being given away for free on gumtree, etc. Check charity shops to see if they have any.

It's like someone saying I need a vhs player to play old tapes. The smart option is to convert them to modern versions like dvd or buy them again in the new format.

Like what happens in 3 years if the TV breaks and there are no TV's available with scart in 3 years time?

It's best to dump legacy connections as soon as possible.
 
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