# Is the JVC TM-13U any good? **URL:** \ **Category:** Video Games\ **Created:** [August 23, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/is-the-jvc-tm-13u-any-good/2451 "2021-08-23T22:18:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 117
**Author:** ![poptart](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/poptart/32/41_2.png) [@poptart](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/poptart)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/is-the-jvc-tm-13u-any-good/2451/117 "2021-09-02T03:32:31Z")
Most people might disagree but after running all 3 on HDTVs for a decade+ (I have legit component cables for all 3 including GC) I’ve come to the conclusion that they look best in 480i on a regular consumer level CRT TV. PS2 is native 480i in many ways – most games do not even generate any sort of progressive image, and those that do usually do so with compromises, so that’s an easy one to say run it on a CRT. Xbox and GameCube do generate 480p framebuffers before outputting 480i but most games are designed around CRT TVs, from things like UI being meant for 4:3, to art assets looking better with some fine detail left to imagination, to even considering the a 720x480 image as something intended to be band limited by low TVL consumer CRTs with nice softening filters giving an anti-aliasing-like result. I wrote out a [bit of a comparison last year](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/retro-av-ot-rgb-crts-upscalers-and-more/157/1558) of a best case scenario of 480p CRT vs 480i CRT and meant to make a better argument but yeah take it for what it is. --- _[View the full topic](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/is-the-jvc-tm-13u-any-good/2451)._