My Sound Blaster 16 CT2230 Review

Posted on 2016-09-12, 10:58

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by James-F

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My SB16 CT2230 Review CT2230.jpg I have received my Sound Blaster 16 model CT2230 Rev.49432. DSP v4.13, CT1745A-S mixer, CT1747 OPL3, CT1703-A DAC. Test points: * Distortion in high volume games? * Oscillation in SBPro high-speed Stereo mode? * Clicking after sample playback? * Noise from Wavetable …

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Re: Mortal Kombat 3 slow on Shao Kahn

Posted on 2016-09-12, 08:03

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by James-F

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Works okay with latest svn.

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Re: Aspect Ratio full screen and to fast mouse

Posted on 2016-09-11, 07:31

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by James-F

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I think the official dosbox 0.74 has a problem with the aspect parameter, it has been fixed in latter SVN builds but I doubt there is one for Debian. In any case, OpenGL/NB is the best output for linux.

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Re: Anyone use a 8"-10" TFT VGA monitor?

Posted on 2016-09-11, 06:09

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The scaler looks great from that closeup image. Hasn't it have some adjustments to move and resize the image?

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Re: LCD monitor VGA compatibility database

Posted on 2016-09-11, 05:56

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by James-F

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LG FLATRON F700B 17" CRT lg-flatron-f700b.jpg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [code] Monitor: LG FLATRON F700B 17" CRT Native res: 1280x1024 Scaling: CRT Aspect ratio: 4:3 Machine: Pentium 233 MMX Video card: Cirrus Logic 5446 2MB UniVBE: No Tested by …

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Re: Something causing DOSBox to not work correctly.

Posted on 2016-09-11, 04:59

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by James-F

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This is a known problem with Windows 10. Always use the latest SVN version from the link i posted. The SVN dosbox-SVN.conf file located here: %LocalAppData%\DOSBox , or C:\Users\Your User Name\AppData\Local\DOSBox. Copy and paste the bold text into the address bar in My Computer. You get a …

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Re: Anyone use a 8"-10" TFT VGA monitor?

Posted on 2016-09-10, 17:46

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Actually this is a great score, up to par with CRT of that era. In Ambience and Luminati you can lower and raise the refresh rate by pressing the Down and Up arrows, maybe the Eyoyo will sync to a slightly lower refresh rate because the test starts at 87Hz. It does 720x400@70Hz and 640x480@60Hz …

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Re: Aspect Ratio full screen and to fast mouse

Posted on 2016-09-10, 16:34

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by James-F

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Try a different output=, I think not all output modes respect the aspect= parameter. There is a sensitivity= parameter for the mouse speed.

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Re: Something causing DOSBox to not work correctly.

Posted on 2016-09-10, 12:24

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by James-F

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Go here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BxEUS … aW1aYXlRRkRpVE0 Download the SVN (non PLUS), just copy the files over your old files. Try to run your game again.

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Re: Anyone use a 8"-10" TFT VGA monitor?

Posted on 2016-09-10, 12:17

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Cool, looking forward to the review! It may take two week or so to arrive. I'll probably pick up a newer model too. This time I can wait for it to ship from China and save a little money. I don't think you'll gain anything, it is practically the same. I'm about halfway through the test suite and …

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Re: World Rally Fever - Strange phenomenon involving the "pause" command

Posted on 2016-09-10, 11:43

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by James-F

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EDIT: My version of WRF behaves the same when started from the autoexec.bat. I will try to solve this too. EDIT2: If I press any key during the first intro screen, it will not skip to following screens. It seems that ripsaw8080 was right about port 60h.

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Re: World Rally Fever - Strange phenomenon involving the "pause" command

Posted on 2016-09-10, 10:03

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Looks like another SVN is in order. 🤣

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Re: DOSBox Feature Request Thread

Posted on 2016-09-10, 10:02

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Enabling vsync with 70Hz games on a 60Hz monitor is much worse than tearing, the game will stutter so badly it will be unplayable. Edit: Even without vsync the game stutters badly and has tearing, this is how a mismatch of fps and refresh rate looks, nothing can be done about it with a 60Hz monitor. …

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Re: World Rally Fever - Strange phenomenon involving the "pause" command

Posted on 2016-09-10, 09:39

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I get: 1. Team17/Ocean 2. Split. 3. Intro sequence. 3. Game menu.

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Re: Anyone use a 8"-10" TFT VGA monitor?

Posted on 2016-09-10, 05:33

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S801U is the newer IPS model, but the differences should be minimal. Better contrast ratio of 800:1 but slower response time 25ms, DOSBox is way slower than 25ms yet nobody complains. When compare with its previous S801H model,this new S801U model features with IPS Panel and extra MP5 Player …

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Re: Anyone use a 8"-10" TFT VGA monitor?

Posted on 2016-09-09, 14:33

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Looks great, even has a functional scaler by the look of the square grid, not bad at all. Filename grid.png File size 110.93 KiB Views 1033 views What about the more funky resolutions? Maybe you should try the monitor test program that xjas linked?

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Re: DOSBox SVN Builds

Posted on 2016-09-09, 14:05

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Alright, I managed to do the same and everything worked, thank you! I see .rej and .orig files so locating the problem is quite swift. Now I can troubleshoot patching future SVN builds myself.

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Re: DOSBox SVN Builds

Posted on 2016-09-09, 12:56

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Thanks Yesterplay80! Since some patches interfere with others because they change the same files and sometimes even the same lines, I came up with a single patch file, if anyone's interested, this is it: What did you do to avoid conflict, in case I encounter the same problem? Is there a certain …

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Re: DOSBox SVN Builds

Posted on 2016-09-09, 11:57

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Thank you. There are countless excellent patches Yesterplay80, you can't compile them all. I strongly suggest to any tech savvy dosboxer to learn how to compile an SVN with Patches of his choice.

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Re: Anyone use a 8"-10" TFT VGA monitor?

Posted on 2016-09-09, 07:01

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by James-F

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Wow looks great. Can you please answer few questions before I snatch one. 1. Is the scrolling smooth in 70Hz, 75Hz modes, or the monitor locked at 60 (stutters)? 2. How does it handle 640x480 60Hz (Warcraft 2)? Also, can you please show the menu features, maybe take some pictures.

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