General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: badATchaos on May 10, 2014, 04:39:35 pm
Title: NES on Theater projector
Post by: badATchaos on May 10, 2014, 04:39:35 pm
I got it working but with no sound however. :'( The only cable I had was HDMI to DVI which doesn't support audio.
ORIGINAL POST: I started working at small town theater a few weeks ago and they/we have a newly installed 2K digital projector. [Edit: Slight change of plan. Read my reply below] My first thought was to plug a PC or Wii U or other modern system up to it, however I figured it would be much cooler to setup an NES/Famicom/2600 instead.
Title: Re: NES on Theater projector
Post by: turf on May 10, 2014, 05:53:48 pm
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! A 20 ft tall Dynamite Kid is a scary thing.
Next, do Castlevania. That seems like a good choice too.
Title: Re: NES on Theater projector
Post by: badATchaos on May 10, 2014, 09:56:13 pm
Sorry folks, I was incorrect about inputs on the system. It's just HDMI and component. So unfortunately that takes the NES out of the picture (unless I mod it). On a more up-beat note I'll just run an emulator instead. That opens up the games to anything I guess. Or I could just set up a Wii U/Wii for some Virtual Console stuff.
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Post by: blodwast on May 11, 2014, 03:51:26 pm
Ooohhh that's a nice idea. It must be pretty cool to play on a gigantic screen!
Title: Re: NES on Theater projector
Post by: MJMaranan on May 11, 2014, 10:05:09 pm
Any news on the Retron5 being a good alternative as, if I remember correctly, the system has HDMI?
Title: Re: NES on Theater projector
Post by: badATchaos on May 12, 2014, 12:53:20 am
That would be correct MJMaranan.
Title: Re: NES on Theater projector
Post by: blipcs76 on May 12, 2014, 11:39:45 am
I occasionally hook up older consoles to my projector in my home theater, which throws a 102" image. It's fun, but games look horrible when blown up to that size through a standard composite cable. The RetroN 5 is a Godsend for my setup, since it upscales to 720 and has other smoothing features that should make old games look great. I think it's supposed to be shipping within a few weeks.
Title: Re: NES on Theater projector
Post by: bobster on May 12, 2014, 12:52:29 pm
Was there any input lag with a setup like that?
Title: Re: NES on Theater projector
Post by: badATchaos on May 12, 2014, 12:59:01 pm
It was from the projection system. Theater systems were never built with gaming in mind
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Post by: spac316 on May 12, 2014, 02:00:39 pm
My dad used to have a large screen projection TV back when I was a kid and yes we would occasionally hook up our games to it. Good times!
Title: Re: NES on Theater projector
Post by: tripredacus on May 12, 2014, 02:13:21 pm
When I was snowed in at work in 2001, my friend and I took over the corporate projector to play NES games. 2 foot tall Megaman is a weird experience.
Title: Re: NES on Theater projector
Post by: badATchaos on June 04, 2014, 10:36:16 pm
Played some Mario Kart 8. Got the sound working too.
Title: Re: NES on Theater projector
Post by: turf on June 04, 2014, 11:58:26 pm
Dude! That's amazing!
Title: Re: NES on Theater projector
Post by: MJMaranan on June 05, 2014, 12:24:48 am
That's so awesome that you were able to play on theatre property!