why is this emulator ugly?

mixup · March 12th, 2007

i have 256 nvidia geforce 7950 gtx re2 looks messed up you can see black squares ands stuff you need to fix it

and mgs looks choppy too..but it has good sound but ugly

**Shendo** · March 12th, 2007

No matter what graphic card you have it will always look like that because it is software rendered.

If you want enhanced graphics switch to psemu pro type emulators (ePSXe, PSXeven, PCSX, SSSPSX).

ultima528 · March 12th, 2007

READ the FAQ?

mixup · March 16th, 2007

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Q. Why is everything so blurry? I already set the resolution higher, but it doesn't help! Can I make the graphics look nicer in pSX?
A. pSX does not, and will not, attempt to enhance the graphics of your PlayStation games, but rather, attempts to faithfully reproduce their original graphics because the goal for pSX is to make an accurate emulator that reproduces the gaming experience from the real PlayStation. As such, the games running on pSX will not look much better than on your television screen. The most you can do is enable bilinear interpolation, which smooths the image out when stretching it (not unlike how the image looks on a TV when it stretches the image). If you want an emulator that does enhance graphics, pick any PlayStation emulator that supports the PSEmuPro plugin spec (which includes ePSXe, PCSX, SSSPSX, PSXeven, and many others).

it does not look like the original it looks like NES

but it has good sound

ultima528 · March 16th, 2007

That's what you think. I guess you didn't bother to actually read the FAQ section, otherwise you wouldn't still be saying that. If you want to continue complaining, then:

1) Try playing it on a television (connecting your computer to the TV), or
2) Try playing the PlayStation on your computer's monitor (directly via some converter, or using a TV tuner).

If it still doesn't look similar, then complain. Until then, stop making these assumptions. Enough people have tested it in either case to be able to say that pSX is doing a fair job at accurate emulation. If you care so much about enhancing the graphics, then pSX (in its current state) isn't for you, so just follow the suggestion at the end of at FAQ you quoted (which is the exact same thing as Shendo's suggestion).

cel123 · March 16th, 2007

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Originally Posted by mixup

i have 256 nvidia geforce 7950 gtx re2 looks messed up you can see black squares ands stuff you need to fix it

and mgs looks choppy too..but it has good sound but ugly

use epsxe instead.......
btw don't complain coz all emus are free

**hushypushy** · March 16th, 2007

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Originally Posted by mixup

it does not look like the original it looks like NES

but it has good sound

Have you ever even played a real PSX?

yertle82 · April 24th, 2007

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Originally Posted by hushypushy

Have you ever even played a real PSX?

I don't think they have

Anyway Playstation was optimized for television not VGA monitors, so there is a noticable difference when you using the 2 video outputs, and take into consideration the distance you would sit from a television set in comparison to a PC monitor.

NexXxus · April 25th, 2007

right.

same when playing PSX games on the PS2, it decrease the resolution to standart PSX resolution.
and it looks bad on PC monitors when the PS2 is connected via S-video on TV-card

KanedA · April 25th, 2007

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Originally Posted by hushypushy

Have you ever even played a real PSX?

I wanted to ask him exact the same question...

Quote:

Originally Posted by elitegamer

right.

same when playing PSX games on the PS2, it decrease the resolution to standart PSX resolution.
and it looks bad on PC monitors when the PS2 is connected via S-video on TV-card

what did you expect? PSX looks that way, sony didn't make anything that it would look better...

Gamesoul Master · April 26th, 2007

-.- I got the impression that he was more making a point than actually complaining...

VDDZ · April 26th, 2007

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Originally Posted by KanedA

what did you expect? PSX looks that way, sony didn't make anything that it would look better...

But they did do something for load times...wait, didnt they add something for the textures...I swear they did...

Wow, you people get touchy quick now, whatev, it's your community. damn it's been a wile since I've been here, hushy only had 5,000 posts last I remember, lol

**hushypushy** · April 27th, 2007

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Originally Posted by VDDZ

hushy only had 5,000 posts last I remember, lol

It's just your imagination, that was last month. I've posted a lot since then.

guest.r · April 27th, 2007

I'm really looking forward to see the real TV look emulated with pSX.
Some creativity is required...i think a special resize to PAL/NTSC res. and then a nice resize to the today's prefered LCD full resolution would do. We musn't forget the slight dot matrix/scanlines effect.

It's true LCD's interpolate for example from 720x576 to fullscreen but the algorithm involved isn't customisable. Look's average on cheaper models.

Edit: I wrote an example of how the TV resize (1.st stage) might look cool. It's neither a point neither a lienar resize. Something in between.

March 12th, 2007	#1 (permalink)
mixup here kiddy kiddy Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kidland Posts: 20	why is this emulator ugly? i have 256 nvidia geforce 7950 gtx re2 looks messed up you can see black squares ands stuff you need to fix it and mgs looks choppy too..but it has good sound but ugly Last edited by mixup; March 12th, 2007 at 19:09.

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Shendo Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 3,897	No matter what graphic card you have it will always look like that because it is software rendered. If you want enhanced graphics switch to psemu pro type emulators (ePSXe, PSXeven, PCSX, SSSPSX). __________________ [ www.shendo.ngemu.com ]

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NexXxus Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 3,395	right. same when playing PSX games on the PS2, it decrease the resolution to standart PSX resolution. and it looks bad on PC monitors when the PS2 is connected via S-video on TV-card __________________ My System: C2D E6700 @2.67GHz \| Asus P5W DH Deluxe \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| GeForce 8800GT Extreme My FFXII GSdx Highres Screenshot Gallery (link fixed!) \| mixed pcsx2 screenshots Get the latest GSdx here and ZeroGS here If you search for pcsx2 betas, look here (but no support in the forums for it!) Tutorial: Hardware Antialiasing in PCSX2 (DX9 only) Visit my blog (german only) PCSX2 howto included but still under construction.

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March 12th, 2007	#3 (permalink)
ultima528 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 58	READ the FAQ?

March 16th, 2007	#5 (permalink)
ultima528 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 58	That's what you think. I guess you didn't bother to actually read the FAQ section, otherwise you wouldn't still be saying that. If you want to continue complaining, then: 1) Try playing it on a television (connecting your computer to the TV), or 2) Try playing the PlayStation on your computer's monitor (directly via some converter, or using a TV tuner). If it still doesn't look similar, then complain. Until then, stop making these assumptions. Enough people have tested it in either case to be able to say that pSX is doing a fair job at accurate emulation. If you care so much about enhancing the graphics, then pSX (in its current state) isn't for you, so just follow the suggestion at the end of at FAQ you quoted (which is the exact same thing as Shendo's suggestion).