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Nazi NecroPhile · 05/04/2009, 04:57 PM

Quote from: override on 05/04/2009, 03:46 PMThe games done look to bad on the screen though! I dont have to "stretch" them or resize them to make em fit either!

.....but they are stretched to fit.

Ceti Alpha · 05/04/2009, 08:01 PM

Quote from: guest on 05/04/2009, 04:57 PM
Quote from: override on 05/04/2009, 03:46 PMThe games done look to bad on the screen though! I dont have to "stretch" them or resize them to make em fit either!
.....but they are stretched to fit.

Yeah, you're stretching out poor ol' Bomberman.

override · 05/04/2009, 11:53 PM

Quote from: guest on 05/04/2009, 04:57 PM
Quote from: override on 05/04/2009, 03:46 PMThe games done look to bad on the screen though! I dont have to "stretch" them or resize them to make em fit either!
.....but they are stretched to fit.

How do you figure they are stretched to fit? If thats the case then displaying on a CRT or any tv or diplay would be considered stretching the image.

Neways what I was refering to is that I dont have to physically do into my options and change it to stretch it to fullscreen. It automatically fills the screen at 16:9!

Ceti Alpha · 05/05/2009, 07:20 AM

Quote from: override on 05/04/2009, 11:53 PM
Quote from: guest on 05/04/2009, 04:57 PM
Quote from: override on 05/04/2009, 03:46 PMThe games done look to bad on the screen though! I dont have to "stretch" them or resize them to make em fit either!
.....but they are stretched to fit.
How do you figure they are stretched to fit? If thats the case then displaying on a CRT or any tv or diplay would be considered stretching the image.

Neways what I was refering to is that I dont have to physically do into my options and change it to stretch it to fullscreen. It automatically fills the screen at 16:9!

Ah, so your TV automatically stretches the image. If you want to play the game in its original resolution you should change the settings to 4:3 aspect ratio, so you'll have the two black bars on the sides of the screen.

Nazi NecroPhile · 05/05/2009, 10:11 AM

Quote from: override on 05/04/2009, 11:53 PMHow do you figure they are stretched to fit? If thats the case then displaying on a CRT or any tv or diplay would be considered stretching the image.

I meant 'stretched to fit the incorrect aspect ratio'. The games were intended to be shown on a 4:3 screen, so forcing 'em to fill a 16:9 screen will distort the hell out of everything. Haven't you noticed that everything looks kinda fat and that circles are now ovals? If that doesn't bother you, then game on; it's not my TV.

termis · 05/05/2009, 11:52 AM

Yeah, you'll find that most of us old-schoolers will hate seeing 4:3 image stretched out to 16:9. It just looks... wrong...

But like NecroPhile says, it's your deal.

override · 05/05/2009, 01:36 PM

No it really doesn't bother me that bad....Since this is the only TV I have and the only room for a TV I have then this is what Im stuck with. To be honest with you I dont remember what the system looked like on a nice size CRT. The last time I played a Turbo Duo, up until this year, was when I was about 12 -13. I had my TG-CD sitting in storage for a long time. When I pulled it out the CD portion didnt work. I got it all fixed up and added a region mod and sold it on here.

To me things look alright and I can play then on the bigscreen but you also have to figure that the big screen is what I have been used to now for over a year.

Nazi NecroPhile · 05/05/2009, 01:54 PM

Quote from: override on 05/05/2009, 01:36 PMNo it really doesn't bother me that bad....Since this is the only TV I have and the only room for a TV I have then this is what Im stuck with.

As ceti noted, you don't have to play in 16:9 and can set it to 4:3 instead. In fact, your Sammy should be able to set each input independently; meaning just the Turbo's input would be at 4:3 and all other video sources would remain at 16:9, so you won't have to change modes manually each time you switch inputs.

Ceti Alpha · 05/05/2009, 01:58 PM

Quote from: guest on 05/05/2009, 01:54 PM
Quote from: override on 05/05/2009, 01:36 PMNo it really doesn't bother me that bad....Since this is the only TV I have and the only room for a TV I have then this is what Im stuck with.
As ceti noted, you don't have to play in 16:9 and can set it to 4:3 instead. In fact, your Sammy should be able to set each input independently; meaning just the Turbo's input would be at 4:3 and all other video sources would remain at 16:9, so you won't have to change modes manually each time you switch inputs.

Exactly. All my inputs are 16:9 except for my Duo input, which is 4:3. Though I think my emulators on the Xbox go directly to 4:3 as well.

override · 05/05/2009, 03:34 PM

True True! Yes I know of my TV's capabilities...hell the damn thing can even connect to the internet via CAT line.

Although this is the case I honestly dont like the way my TV displays 4:3 in the older games. I think Im just gonna stick to 16:9.

One day after I move and I have the space I plan on setting up a game room! Then maybe Ill get the arcade I want and have a nice size CRT to play my older games on....Projector screen is another thing I might get!

Arkhan Asylum · 05/05/2009, 04:30 PM

I just got my mint in box DUO R with all the stuffs inside, and hooked that motherbitch up.

Rabio Lepus time.

Ninja Spirit · 05/22/2009, 01:35 PM

My first pic since my Duo-R needs a solder joint reflow in the controller port and putting off on buying security bit screwdrivers. I got a "Whitey" to hold me over. I don't mind the lack of instant access to CD games.

And in the utility room where the clothes are done (TMI?), here I got the PCE running on good ol Channel 95 RF on my old Symphonic, which I had since Christmas 1995. Surprisingly For RF it still looks good, despite that I can't see my score cause of the picture proportioning.

Ninja Spirit · 06/05/2009, 08:46 PM

Today I pulled out the projector...it looks pretty hot. seeing the wallpaper texture was a nuisance but I got used to it.

CrackTiger · 06/05/2009, 08:47 PM

Quote from: Ninja Spirit on 06/05/2009, 08:46 PMToday I pulled out the projector...it looks pretty hot. seeing the wallpaper texture was a nuisance but I got used to it.

Do you have a screen for it?

Ninja Spirit · 06/05/2009, 08:51 PM

Quote from: guest on 06/05/2009, 08:47 PM
Quote from: Ninja Spirit on 06/05/2009, 08:46 PMToday I pulled out the projector...it looks pretty hot. seeing the wallpaper texture was a nuisance but I got used to it.
Do you have a screen for it?

Tried a homemade tablecloth that was scrolled into two pieces of wood, wouldn't stay up. Other than that, no screen. I'll have to go get 4 pieces of posterboard and tape them together

nat · 06/05/2009, 10:42 PM

Oh man, if I was using a projector that wallpaper background would not fly.

Arkhan Asylum · 06/06/2009, 12:42 AM

Quote from: Ninja Spirit on 06/05/2009, 08:51 PM
Quote from: CrackTiger on 06/05/2009, 08:47 PM
Quote from: Ninja Spirit on 06/05/2009, 08:46 PMToday I pulled out the projector...it looks pretty hot. seeing the wallpaper texture was a nuisance but I got used to it.
Do you have a screen for it?
Tried a homemade tablecloth that was scrolled into two pieces of wood, wouldn't stay up. Other than that, no screen. I'll have to go get 4 pieces of posterboard and tape them together

just nail a bedsheet to the wall!

serious! thats what we did

Ceti Alpha · 07/15/2009, 04:13 PM

The projector setup is sweet, but yeah, the wallpaper would be a major distraction. The bed sheet idea is definitely the way to go.

blueraven · 07/15/2009, 04:45 PM

A sound-fixed PC Engine Duo I purchased broken. 2 Avenue 6 and 2 CGII controllers. Electronics store power supply and custom-built AV cable. Phillips Magnavox 26" CRT with really bad screen-fade that I dumpster dove on college move-out day. It's missing 2 buttons, channel down and mute. Protected by an APC UPS 550 surge protector with battery backup.

One man's junk is another man's treasure!

_Paul · 07/15/2009, 06:03 PM

Quote from: CrackTiger on 06/05/2009, 08:47 PM
Quote from: Ninja Spirit on 06/05/2009, 08:46 PMToday I pulled out the projector...it looks pretty hot. seeing the wallpaper texture was a nuisance but I got used to it.
Do you have a screen for it?

Sod that. Go and project it onto the side of a building somewhere!

Ninja Spirit · 07/15/2009, 09:42 PM

My $2.00 screen (4 pieces of poster board for .45 cents a pop). This time the Famicom A/V system is the guinea pig.

This title screen says "Mystery of Atlantis".

guyjin · 07/15/2009, 09:47 PM

neat

Arkhan Asylum · 07/16/2009, 01:44 AM

You should try the bedsheet maneuver. Itl remove the wiggly bumps

Adol2009 · 07/16/2009, 07:24 AM

I'm currently playing on my RGB Duo-R, on a CRT TV.
I can't get a better picture than that ^^

Tatsujin · 07/16/2009, 08:55 AM

sure! RGB on low-res CRT FTW!!

esteban · 07/20/2009, 06:26 PM

You know, playing via projector is sounding less and less silly every year. I don't think I'd be able to play every action/platforming game on a super-big screen, but other genres (rpgs,racing) lend themselves to a big screen, perhaps.

Quote from: Tatsujin on 07/16/2009, 08:55 AMsure! RGB on low-res CRT FTW!!

Hahahhahahahaa.

Anyway, I am picking up my brother's old Sony Trinitron (27") in the next day or two. It isn't a flatscreen, but it is very nice and hardly used. I wanted to take his 27" WEGA, but he's keeping that bad boy (it is sweet, let me tell you).

ApolloBoy · 07/26/2009, 01:54 AM

I've been using a region modded Duo (which I bought from D-Lite before that whole fiasco) for the past two years, and I have it connected to a Commodore 1702 monitor. Love those monitors.

TR0N · 07/27/2009, 12:01 AM

Quote from: ApolloBoy on 07/26/2009, 01:54 AMI've been using a region modded Duo (which I bought from D-Lite before that whole fiasco) for the past two years, and I have it connected to a Commodore 1702 monitor. Love those monitors.

Yeah those C64 1702 montior are nice it gives you a realy clear and crisp picture.Every once in a while i'd run my famicom av and duo-r on it.

Arkhan Asylum · 07/27/2009, 01:08 AM

Those 1702s are neat. It sucks when they start to go alittle and the picture gets a bit fuzzy though

DCharlie · 07/27/2009, 10:35 AM

have a Duo-RX RGB out via XRGB-3 to a Pioneer Viera. Looks very nice indeed.

This is actually my foray back into the wonderful world of Duo - after my last duo died, i needed some cash sharpish, so i sold up almost everything. Now that that need has passed, i am going back and picking up a load of stuff

The Core Graphx is attaced to the CRT in the spare room. :]

Otaking · 09/03/2009, 02:43 PM

I'm on the look out for a decent CRT Monitor or Small TV, want that CRT goodness again

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What’s your current PC Engine Setup?