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CRTs are still heavily used in the smash bros. melee gaming community as the nintendo gamecube natively outputs to 480i. Using a modern 720p+ display involves
by andrewzah 6y ago
CRTs are still heavily used in the smash bros. melee gaming community as the nintendo gamecube natively outputs to 480i.
Using a modern 720p+ display involves upscaling, which causes latency. This latency is wildly inconsistent across tvs, which makes competitive play untenable.
There are monitors with extremely low response time (~1ms), BenQ was the go-to for a while. It used to be that the cost was prohibitive, but now finding CRTs is more prohibitive... especially finding a good trinitron.
- hnick 6y agoI was going to mention this. I've heard stories about players scouring the streets on council cleanup day in the hopes to snag an old CRT.
- cyrialize 6y agoI have a tiny Sony trinitron (I think) CRT. The screen is the size of a banana diagonally. I specifically have it around just for practicing SSBM. Many people nowadays do just use their PC with a good monitor. There are a ton of hacks that you can do to reduce the lag that you get from a monitor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6B4t5fCEbQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6B4t5fCEbQ The video above is from Hax, a prominent smasher who has been part of the SSBM scene for a very long time.