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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Actually things like the ZX Spectrum predated SCART plugs and their video signal came in instead via the antenna input.

(And this was everywhere, not just the US)

So the guy in the thread posted by the OP might just be older than you think.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

We had an SNES hooked up to the antenna input for the simple reason that if you're a kid who wants a TV in the attic, away from adult interference, it's not going to be a brand-new model but a hand-me-down from the living room.

Still we programmed channel 1 to the SNES's frequency so we wouldn't have to switch channels after turning the thing on. On the console side though composite outputs quickly became ubiquitous as including them involves little more than bypassing the RF encoder. Speaking of the ZX Spectrum.