Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware

Posted on 2024-01-12, 19:15

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they're finally making non-widescreen OLED monitors that aren't extremely expensive Any more info on these? no chance... the current existing 4:3 lcd displays are also (based on) very old models. and be honest, i am happy, that i can use the oled for retro and for modern purposes. i do not want a …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2023-12-29, 10:12

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Is it possible to disable the ugly mode switching/blinking on the elgato usb devices?

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Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware

Posted on 2023-12-21, 17:43

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750$ is cheap for you? Good for you 🤭

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Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware

Posted on 2023-12-15, 18:46

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i had a small issue with my oled g8, if the display goes to sleep at 70hz, no image if you turn on it again. just the cold start helped, or if i set the home screen as default. i forwarded this issue to the samsung austria, and they send me a new display software after two days! so it fixed for the …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2023-12-15, 18:42

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NightSprinter wrote on 2023-12-15, 15:52: Am curious as to what this tool is. it i not a public tool, i suggest to use this: https://github.com/leikareipa/vcs

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2023-12-15, 09:23

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Here is Epos Vox latest video reviewing the RetroTink4K, and he actually tested it using DOS as well. Linked at the timestamp https://youtu.be/_KUxCUtSiI4?t=1584 he ran into issues with games constantly switching resolution, but says its possible most likely to automatically do that if you create a …

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Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware

Posted on 2023-12-11, 20:02

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The retrothink is way more perfect solution for analogue inputs, than any display input. From the display perspective always the native resolution at the native input frequency is the best. If it gets a different input, the display will also scale it somehow.

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Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware

Posted on 2023-12-11, 16:10

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If you show a picture on a digital device, there is always an ad and a scaler… just in the monitor itself.

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Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware

Posted on 2023-12-11, 13:04

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The Retrotink4k review by ModernVintageGamer does look very promising as scaler for computers. Looks like it might solve the issues I mentioned with the OSSC Pro above. What interests me in these scaling solutions, is CRT emulation. Mid-90's CRT monitors are unrivalled when it comes to how great …

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Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware

Posted on 2023-12-11, 12:58

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Guys… end game “retro” display, samsung g8 oled with ossc. Frequency perfect (upto 175hz vrr), 4:3 support. It is a p120 with s3 968. Impressive, how many inches is that diagonally? Doesn the curved display bother you? the 34” 21:9 practically is a 27” 16:9, so it should be around 22” 4:3. The …

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Re: Good 4:3 LCD Monitor

Posted on 2023-11-29, 19:18

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The samsung g8 oled supports 4:3 mode, vrr upto 175hz, no lag, great match with ossc.

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Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware

Posted on 2023-11-29, 16:30

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Guys… end game “retro” display, samsung g8 oled with ossc. Frequency perfect (upto 175hz vrr), 4:3 support. It is a p120 with s3 968.

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2023-11-29, 07:50

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The datapath is a professional card with own programmable api, just the retro freaks started to buy the old cheap cards. I do not think, somebody here payed the original price, probably it was cheaper than the modern capture card alone w/o the scaler. If the best capture quality is the target with …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2023-11-28, 17:43

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The datapath is a professional card with own programmable api, just the retro freaks started to buy the old cheap cards. I do not think, somebody here payed the original price, probably it was cheaper than the modern capture card alone w/o the scaler. If the best capture quality is the target with …

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Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware

Posted on 2023-11-28, 16:38

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It was just an example, the scaler should be completely independent from the monitors features, anyway you will always stuck to some outdated feature. The uw is great for sw development, i am a sw engineer, our office is also replaced the dual screen setups.

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2023-11-28, 16:02

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You cannot find more flexible card, than the datapath 😀 just you have to configure it properly.

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Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware

Posted on 2023-11-28, 14:12

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Because people want a bridge between the modern display and the old sources, and the modern display cannot do a proper scaling. Basically from every displays, what we mentioned here, missing something, especially if you want a modern display (oled, ips black, mini led, etc) in the right size. The …

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Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware

Posted on 2023-11-28, 10:04

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ElectroSoldier wrote on 2023-11-28, 09:59: It can do all of that, its only flaw is its age, it doesnt have the modern connectors. Thats it. But thats why I have the others. For running old games it works amazingly well. so it can output eg 3440x1440 70hz? the pdf said, you can choose eg 1080p with …

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Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware

Posted on 2023-11-28, 06:06

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Very much depends on which part of my system youre talking about, but I have a Kramer VP-440 and a VP719XL for scaling. The 719XL was the cheaper of the two but thats the one that can output the retro games resolutions, regardless of what comes into it it puts out what I tell it to. Which is maybe …

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Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware

Posted on 2023-11-27, 21:06

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Regarding the LG Dualup monitor, my train of thought was as follows: My Retro Room doubles as my home office, and currently, I have 2 x Dell 1440p monitors there for the work computer and 1 x Dell 2007FPB for my retro clients. If I replace the Dell 2007FPB with the Dualup + Retrotink 4k, I'll have: …

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