First post, by Scythifuge
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Greetings,
I just saw that there are mini-LED TVs available for purchase at reasonable sizes and prices (including a 65" for $1100 in one instance.) Has anyone tried to run MS-DOS or Windows 3.x/9x games on a mini-LED w/freesync/gsync technology? Currently, I use a Samsung QN90A with either 86box, dosbox, or an OSSC w/ old PCs from a 486 up to an Athlon XP, and I can force 4:3 aspect ratio and it reports 70Hz under MS-DOS, with decent results.
I remember reading, over the last couple of years, that mini-LED tech may finally be a proper CRT replacement. I get decent results on my current set up, but of course it doesn't feel 100% like a CRT (plus the giant screen size which is unavoidable.) I am tempted to try to acquire another 19" CRT , but having a bad experience with a $500 "NOS" that crapped out after 2 weeks, plus $25 a pop to throw them out, makes me feel reluctant to do so. I have also considered various projectors, but I cannot find any videos or anecdotes from anyone using a projector at 70Hz in MS-DOS and having it look good (I have to imagine a laser short throw could possible look good, but no way to test...)
Supposedly, mini-LEDs are supposed to have near-perfect blacks like a CRT. Color bleed with neighboring pixels on a CRT would be utilized by some pixel artists for low-res graphics, and I don't know if that is possible with any LED TV without some sort of built in engine/emulation. However, if a mini-LED brings us closer to the looks and aspects of a CRT monitor, I am very interested.
Scythifuge