Resolution problem !

balem · June 29th, 2002

Hi all,

I am happy with ePSXe but i still have one strange thing which i don't know why that is when i change "desktop resolution" from 640x480 to 800x600 and to 1024x768..." then any game i am playing still look the same !

My spec.:
PIII/733
19" iiyama monitor
ASUS Geforce 2MX-400 (Detonator 28.32)
Pete's GPU 1.62
Eternal SPU 1.30
Pleay from ISO image

Does anyone out there has any idea ?

Thanks very much.

**Raziel** · June 29th, 2002

Heh ?
Not sure about what you mean.
Are you sure the resolutions don't get changed ?
It should look better if you set the resolution higher.

**Pete Bernert** · June 29th, 2002

depends on the game... big 2D psx pixels will stay big 2D psx pixels (without filtering, etc), doesn't matter how high the resolution is.

grahf · June 29th, 2002

For EPSXE or any other PSX emulator, a higher resolution usually don't improve graphics in any way. That's because most PSX games run at a even 320X240 resolution, with some running at 640X480. If I'm not mistaken about this, most emulators just stretch the naive PSX resolution to a higher value, but usually the difference in quality is not very noticeable. I did notice however that a higher resolution can sometimes slightly increase the quality/sharpness of 3d graphics, but like I said, the differences is not very noticeable usually.

If you want sharpen/crisper graphics, then you might want to try screensmoothing with a combination of FSAA.

June 29th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
balem Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Viet Nam Posts: 37	Resolution problem ! Hi all, I am happy with ePSXe but i still have one strange thing which i don't know why that is when i change "desktop resolution" from 640x480 to 800x600 and to 1024x768..." then any game i am playing still look the same ! My spec.: PIII/733 19" iiyama monitor ASUS Geforce 2MX-400 (Detonator 28.32) Pete's GPU 1.62 Eternal SPU 1.30 Pleay from ISO image Does anyone out there has any idea ? Thanks very much.

June 29th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Raziel Beta Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Nantes, France Posts: 6,150	Heh ? Not sure about what you mean. Are you sure the resolutions don't get changed ? It should look better if you set the resolution higher. __________________ System Specs: OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @4GHz Video Card: MSI GeForce 8800 GTX Motherboard: ASUS Maximus Formula SE RAM: 4GB OCZ XMS2 PC6400 Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS

June 29th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
grahf Weltall Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 458	For EPSXE or any other PSX emulator, a higher resolution usually don't improve graphics in any way. That's because most PSX games run at a even 320X240 resolution, with some running at 640X480. If I'm not mistaken about this, most emulators just stretch the naive PSX resolution to a higher value, but usually the difference in quality is not very noticeable. I did notice however that a higher resolution can sometimes slightly increase the quality/sharpness of 3d graphics, but like I said, the differences is not very noticeable usually. If you want sharpen/crisper graphics, then you might want to try screensmoothing with a combination of FSAA. __________________ SIS motherboard \| WindowsXP pro \| Athlon XP 2200+(1.8 Ghz) IBM 120gb 7200rpm \| 512Mb DDR PC2100 @133mhz \| C-media 3d sound\| Pixelview geforce4ti4200 64mb\| 12x8x32x CDRW \| 300watt power supply

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June 29th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Pete Bernert FREAK Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 874	depends on the game... big 2D psx pixels will stay big 2D psx pixels (without filtering, etc), doesn't matter how high the resolution is.