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I miss my 19" 4:3 CRT monitor that did 1600x1200 @ 85Hz. I want to play doom with it again. No matter what you do, upscaling a low resolution game to high res
by clarry 10y ago
I miss my 19" 4:3 CRT monitor that did 1600x1200 @ 85Hz.
I want to play doom with it again. No matter what you do, upscaling a low resolution game to high resolution flat display just doesn't look good. Whereas a CRT, even a high end one, could switch to a low resolution mode and look crisp without turning the pixels into huge squares.
I see that "crt shaders" are popular today, but to me they all look like they're trying to replicate the look of a NES hooked up to a shitty old television. It's completely different from a high resolution computer display.
- bitwize 10y agoA lot of people think that CRTs all worked like the flickery, jittery displays from Fallout games. Compare also the default settings on cool-retro-term, and then track down a working-order VT220; odds are the picture on the actual terminal will still be rock-steady and razor-sharp.
- rangibaby 10y agoEvery time I miss big CRTs I remember how fat their asses were and how much fun they were to lug up stairs. No thanks. Having said that, I rescued my wife's grandfather's early 80s Toshiba TV when we were cleaning up his house after he died. It is awesome for playing games, and TV works on it (TV > balun > digital tuner > antenna). Too bad there's nothing to watch.