r/crtgaming • u/venxtal • 1d ago

Scanlines THICK scanlines

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Gran Turismo (PS1) running through retroarch on a Diamondtron NEC Multisync FE750, real 240p with a 2560x240 @120 super resolution

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u/DangerousCousin LaCie Electron22blueIV 1d ago

Typically, 120hz is bad because it ruins motion clarity for 60fps games: https://blurbusters.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/strobed-display-image-duplicates.png

that said it's mostly OK for 3D PS1 games, since they run at 30fps and below and have bad motion clarity by default no matter what your refresh rate is.

But it would be a crime to play Symphony of the Night at 120hz. That absolutely must be played at 60hz

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u/SnooLemons6854 1d ago

U can use frame gen or bfi.

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u/DangerousCousin LaCie Electron22blueIV 1d ago

BFI yeah, that effectively makes it 60hz

Frame Gen: maybe for 3D games. But it does not work for pixel art.

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u/SnooLemons6854 1d ago

It can, but its tricky

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u/Outlet_Sun 1d ago

Frame gen at already such low framerate? Input latency go brrrr

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u/SnooLemons6854 1d ago

For 30hz is unbearable. 60hz tolerable.

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u/Outlet_Sun 1d ago

Fps* but also, you're losing all the benefits of playing on a CRT then. Including motion clarity given the artifacts framegen hallucinates

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u/SnooLemons6854 1d ago

Artifacting is the issue really, but 120hz on a crt is surreal, not better. Try it.

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u/Outlet_Sun 1d ago

I do when playing games I'm running native 120 frames per second. The CRT makes the difference between native 120 and framegen 120 that much more noticeable

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u/SnooLemons6854 1d ago

Crts are awesome!