Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2020-09-06, 03:18

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Added some more Voodoo 3 and FX 5900 VGA through OSSC vs various Nvidia DVI cards doing their upscaling comparisons to this thread .Re: I tested several pci video cards for picture quality in dos games.

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Re: I tested several pci video cards for picture quality in dos games.

Posted on 2020-09-06, 02:35

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You mean side-scroller dos games? There's much more to dos games than keen and jazz. If I want to play Duke3d for example at resolutions higher than 1024*768, then any Nvidia newer than Gf3 is unusable due to screen flickering. And if using DVI output, then basically any Nvidia card is out due to …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-09-06, 01:10

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Ok lets just all agree that there are some fakes and some remarked (misleading) products out of China but most are legitimate. I can say the same here in USA, have seen some obvious remarked and a rare few fakes being sold here. As always: check the reviews and if 97% or better then you can be …

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Re: SC-88 stopped working when attached to MPU-401

Posted on 2020-09-06, 00:02

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shadmere wrote on 2020-09-05, 23:51: ::checks:: Yes, it's set to MIDI. And yeah, neither work (from the MPU-401 at least). Hmm, how about connecting the MT-32 to the MPU-401 and cascading the SC-88 off the MT-32's MIDI thru port ?

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Re: EMM386 - What am I doing wrong here?

Posted on 2020-09-05, 23:59

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Hey everyone, I've been lurking around on this site since forever, because more than once I've been able to find a solution or workaround for a retrogaming problem I have been facing every now and then. Decided to create an account now, because I'm having a problem that I just can't wrap my head …

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Re: SC-88 stopped working when attached to MPU-401

Posted on 2020-09-05, 23:43

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Actual MPU-401. And the SC-88 did work at first. It worked in DOS, and it worked in Win 3.1 after I installed the driver. Well, it worked for playing MIDIs at least. I never got it to work in KQ6 in Windows, and after trying to, it stopped working in both Windows and DOS. In that case, it is very …

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Re: Help regarding BIOS 7.4 release for MSI 815EPTPro board in order to support Tualatin 1.4Ghz 512k

Posted on 2020-09-05, 23:31

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Hello everyone, Continuing the Tualatin build I'm making with this MSI 815EPTPro board, I saw in this link that I needed to update the BIOS to version 7.4 in order to support the 1.4Ghz 512k CPU: https://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-MSI/815EPT_Pro_(MS-6337).html "2019-06-29 00:41:50 Posted by: VENOM I …

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Re: Help regarding BIOS 7.4 release for MSI 815EPTPro board in order to support Tualatin 1.4Ghz 512k

Posted on 2020-09-05, 23:14

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Hello everyone, Continuing the Tualatin build I'm making with this MSI 815EPTPro board, I saw in this link that I needed to update the BIOS to version 7.4 in order to support the 1.4Ghz 512k CPU: https://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-MSI/815EPT_Pro_(MS-6337).html "2019-06-29 00:41:50 Posted by: VENOM I …

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Re: SC-88 stopped working when attached to MPU-401

Posted on 2020-09-05, 23:03

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Are you using an actual Roland MPU-401 or sound card with an MPU-401 compatible MIDI port that connects to the module with a joystick port to MIDI adapter ? If using a joystick MIDI adapter cable, I have a hunch that it is an out of spec cheap one that does not have an opto-isolator and that there …

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Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2020-09-05, 20:57

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Sorry I meant it has to be a DVI-DL cable, tried DVI-I and also tried a DVI-D single link and they did not work. No problem . Upon further checking, maybe DVI-I (analogue only are not a thing), but DVI-I dual link cables (analogue and dual link digital combined) seem to be a thing . Upon some …

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Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2020-09-05, 20:23

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I was not aware that a DVI-I only cable was a thing . That would basically be a VGA cable with DVI-I connectors . I thought the only use of "I " part of a DVI connector was for analogue VGA compatibility when using a passive DVI-I to HD15 passive adapter . Sorry I meant it has to be a DVI-DL cable, …

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Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2020-09-05, 20:11

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DVI-I normally includes DVI-D functionality plus analogue RGB (VGA) . EDIT: If you are not getting a picture from a DVI-I equipped card, my guess is the card does not like the EDID for some reason . My DVI-I (not that being DVI-D would change anything here) equipped Geforce FX 5900 and FX 5900 XT …

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Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2020-09-05, 20:02

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Look here for an actual capture of Nvidia scaling 640x400 (line-doubled 320x200) to 1600x1200 in DOS on an FX 5900 over DVI Re: VGA Capture Thread

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Re: 70Hz in pure DOS at 1600x1200 (or other) over DVI on an old card (FX5900) with modern monitor is possible

Posted on 2020-09-05, 20:00

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I was able to capture the output of a Geforce FX 5900 outputting 1600x1200 in DOS over DVI . See Re: VGA Capture Thread The OSSC approach is really much sharper .

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2020-09-05, 19:56

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The Cam Link 4K also handles 1600x1200@70Hz with reduced blanking as generated by a Geforce FX 5900 that was booted connected to an EDID emulator . (See this thread for details https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=74244 ). Notice the extremely soft Nvidia scaling on this card . 1600x1200@70Hz …

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Re: dogs in video games

Posted on 2020-09-05, 17:57

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Sam and Max, if anthropomorphic dogs count .

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Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2020-09-05, 17:53

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bestemor wrote on 2020-09-05, 17:26: Ack... now I really REALLY want an OSSC !! 😥 Stop posting all this resolution pron guys ! Sorry about that . I guess we are just too hyped about this excellent product . Hopefully, OSSC prices will go down even further once the Pro version launches .

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Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2020-09-05, 17:42

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Depending on what it ends up costing, an OSSC Pro might end up changing the cost dynamic, if the need for a 4:3 mode can be eliminated . The AOC 2590PX is 330 US$ , the Philips 252B9 is about 223 US$ and the Acer VW257 or its Displayport equipped variant, the BW257 (with an aspect mode but no 4:3 …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-09-05, 14:21

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Miphee wrote on 2020-09-05, 08:08: On topic of fake/legit chinese items: I'll cut this debate short: everything is legit unless the contrary is proven. I will state my disagreement with that affirmation . IMHO, there are situations where the opposite is true . It is probably best if we just agree …

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Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2020-09-05, 13:27

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Thank you darry! I have received my OSSC and I'm pleased to say that together with my 144 Hz AOC 2590PX monitor everything works perfectly :-) I've setup two profiles in the OSSC: Profile 0 (used for 80x25 text mode): Settings opt / Link prof->input / AV3: RGBHV Sampling opt / 400p in sampler / VGA …

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