Mad Lad Hooks PS5 Up to an ’80s TV, Works Surprisingly Well

The PlayStation 5 is a new-gen console made for modern TVs, and yet there’s something so charming about it being displayed on an ‘80s TV instead.

Despite being a collector of retro game media I’m yet to acquire a CRT TV though not for lack of trying.

While they can be quite pricey it’s the size of them that’s the biggest hurdle and they can be pretty heavy too.

While I’d love to own one to play my Nintendo, PlayStation and SEGA consoles on I’d have never considered hooking up one of my modern consoles to it, until now.

Xtr3m3z on Facebook shared a video of them hooking up their PlayStation 5 to a boombox TV, using an HDMI/AV adapter.

I’ve got one myself but to make classic consoles compatible with my modern TV.

After a bit of setup the PlayStation 5 was booted up and white no gameplay was shown. It's still very impressive.

As you’d expect the picture quality is dreadful by modern standards but again that’s sort of the charm.

It’s nostalgic to go back to these old screens again.

CRT TVs: Simon McGill- Getty Images

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I’d imagine games like Bloodborne would look decent on a display like this.

Sort of like the fan-made PlayStation 1 demake of the game you can find online - check it out here!

Another I’d want to try is Astro Bot, especially considering so many of the gaming icons that cameo in Sony’s platformer would have first been seen on one of these older TVs.

It was a lovely trip down memory lane, though it left me disappointed in myself for allowing my parents to throw away my old bedroom TV from when I was a kid.

It was the perfect size for what I’d want nowadays, so if only I knew its value back then.

For those wanting to try this themselves it’s pretty easy.

Like I said all you really need is an old TV, the console, the wires associated with said console and an adapter.

You can find cheap ones on sites like Amazon but you should be careful what you buy and always read the reviews.

Some do the job but others are very flimsy and low-quality. In my experience some don’t slot into the ports correctly so you’ll get a choppy signal, and they’re also not built to last either.