Best settings when playing games with TV-Out?

emusnicker · August 1st, 2004

I'm using Pete's latest (2.6) OpenGL plugin and the 1.5.2. version of the emulator (for games like FF7 and CC).

What are the best settings when using the TV-Out capabilities of my video card? Is there any way to make the output image look better or at least just like the PS1 image on a TV?

**Razor Blade** · August 1st, 2004

You can definately make it look better

What Graphics card do you have and what are your system spacs?

emusnicker · August 1st, 2004

Here it is:

ATI Radeon 9700 Pro (4.7 Cat Drivers)
Athlon XP 1800+
512 DDR Ram
Windows XP Pro SP1 DX9

Emulator: 1.5.2.
Video: Pete's OpenGL 2.6

emusnicker · August 3rd, 2004

On the PC, it's always best to choose the highest settings. I'm just not sure how that applies to TV-Out. It appears like certain things, like the MDEC video filter, could actally make things blurrier on a TV. The problem is it's so very difficult to tell without the ability to take proper screenshots. Do certain settings give the colors a greater depth on a TV or something?

Badaro · August 3rd, 2004

For TV-Out usage, I suggest you stick to 640x480, since this resolution is an exact multiple of the native resolution of the PSX, and highter resolutions are often too blurry in a TV. You can also use some texture filtering, I usually stick to "Standard + Smoothed Sprites".

Oh, and if you're playing 3D games, use Pete's OGL1 instead of OGL2 and set AA to max in your card's control panel, it'll look great.

[]s Badaro

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Badaro Rosen Ritter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil Posts: 3,401	For TV-Out usage, I suggest you stick to 640x480, since this resolution is an exact multiple of the native resolution of the PSX, and highter resolutions are often too blurry in a TV. You can also use some texture filtering, I usually stick to "Standard + Smoothed Sprites". Oh, and if you're playing 3D games, use Pete's OGL1 instead of OGL2 and set AA to max in your card's control panel, it'll look great. []s Badaro __________________ My old signature became obsolete and I lack imagination to make a new one.

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August 1st, 2004	#3 (permalink)
emusnicker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 111	Here it is: ATI Radeon 9700 Pro (4.7 Cat Drivers) Athlon XP 1800+ 512 DDR Ram Windows XP Pro SP1 DX9 Emulator: 1.5.2. Video: Pete's OpenGL 2.6

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emusnicker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 111	On the PC, it's always best to choose the highest settings. I'm just not sure how that applies to TV-Out. It appears like certain things, like the MDEC video filter, could actally make things blurrier on a TV. The problem is it's so very difficult to tell without the ability to take proper screenshots. Do certain settings give the colors a greater depth on a TV or something?