TATE and TV size

[gs68]

Is there any advantages to tate'ing a TV whose width (in the upright position, of course) is smaller than the height of the TV I normally use?

My family once had a portable 13" TV and I was thinking of tate'ing it, until my mom gave it away.

[Ghegs]

Well, some games don't have a proper yoko mode. The few Psikyo games with the infamous wobble-mode, for instance. And others use several filters in yoko, which causes a bit distorted graphics.

[elvis]

Is there any advantages to tate'ing a TV whose width (in the upright position, of course) is smaller than the height of the TV I normally use?

Sure. You can make it a dedicated tate setup, so you don't have to worry about constantly tateing your normal TV, and then putting it back for TV/movies/other games/etc.

My family once had a portable 13" TV and I was thinking of tate'ing it, until my mom gave it away.

Bummer. Still, TV's are getting cheap, man. Here in AU we have 52cm (21") TVs going for AU$130 (US$100) or less! I'm considering buying a bunch for my games room while people are still making CRTs at all.

[gs68]

Is there any advantages to tate'ing a TV whose width (in the upright position, of course) is smaller than the height of the TV I normally use?

Sure. You can make it a dedicated tate setup, so you don't have to worry about constantly tateing your normal TV, and then putting it back for TV/movies/other games/etc.

I don't see much point in doing that.

[Ghegs]

Sure. You can make it a dedicated tate setup, so you don't have to worry about constantly tateing your normal TV, and then putting it back for TV/movies/other games/etc.

I don't see much point in doing that.

Heh, that's also one of the reasons I got a dedicated tate monitor. It's always a bit of a hassle to flip the TV, wait for 5 minutes, play for a while, then do the flip-wait thing again when you change games. Much simpler this way, and eliminates the possibility of damaging the TV while flipping it.

[elvis]

I don't see much point in doing that.

Speak for yourself. I've got a dedicated tate system running off a 17" monitor, while my standard horizontal cab is on a 21" monitor, and I love them both.

[gs68]

Tate'ing a tiny screen doesn't seem beneficial

[elvis]

Tate'ing a tiny screen doesn't seem beneficial

Are you reading what I'm typing at all?

Pros:
1) dedicated tate setup, no need to regularly tate main househole TV screen and risk unecessary damage.
2) It also means you can play shmups while other people use the TV.

Cons:
1) No size advantage. My 17" tate is identical in screen size to the play area of vertical games on mt 21" horizontal tube.
2) Extra cost (if you don't already have one spare), extra maintenance

So there you go. Some beneficial, and some not so beneficial. You can't argue there are NO benefits. You just have to weigh up the overriding factors for you individually. Can't paint the whole world with one brush, after all.

[Dave_K.]

Cons:
1) No size advantage. My 17" tate is identical in screen size to the play area of vertical games on mt 21" horizontal tube.

There is a Pro here, even though your viewable screen will be the same as a 21" horizonal tube, you will actually have better resolution (more lines displayed) because you are in real tate mode.

[gs68]

Tate'ing a tiny screen doesn't seem beneficial

Are you reading what I'm typing at all?

I am, it's just that until recently I thought people tate'd their TV's just so they could have a bigger picture.