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Scanline screenshot thread. Because 240p is all the p's I need.
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Hope these look alright
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I am, still trying to figure it out. 
I am, still trying to figure it out.
Eep! You'll get there! Maybe your TV is doing some funky extra scaling. You're in for a treat with the FM anyway, I'm not much of an expert but don't hesitate to hassle us in the other thread for help
GamingOblivion
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what does a game like undertale look with scanlines on a SD TV?
Weird and probably unwelcome addition...
Scanline effect on top of the 3DNES augmented game emulator.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1QsV8JwqaI
TO DESTOROY ALL ENEMIES!!
Haouhmaru frowns at this shit.
Anyways, more 240P pics.
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Tinkering a bit with my XRGB settings and scanlines
After Burner 2
Ranger X
Mega Turrican
Barbie Super Model
I said wow!
andrewcounty
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@Peltz Thanks for the 480p suggestion as I think it improved my scanlines exponentially. I'm not sure what the deal with 720p is, but when I'm in 720p I can't use int scanline settings, only dec scanline settings that all look horrible.
Here's some new screens I took with my iPhone. Sorry about the glare on the screen.
Great Battle IV on SFC
Great Battle V on SFC
The Firemen on SFC
Astal on Sega Saturn
Vampire Savior on Sega Saturn
Radiant Silvergun on Sega Saturn
Here's some new screens I took with my iPhone. Sorry about the glare on the screen.
Great Battle IV on SFC
Great Battle V on SFC
The Firemen on SFC
Astal on Sega Saturn
Vampire Savior on Sega Saturn
Radiant Silvergun on Sega Saturn
Something slightly different - no scanlines though, sorry.
For the time being I've moved my retro consoles into the living room. I've ordered a framemeister - which will arrive in a couple of weeks, but until then I've plugged everything into the RGB SCART socket on the back of my LG 55" HDTV (nothing unusual, every TV in the UK has RGB SCART input)
surprisingly, it upscales 240p sources quite well. Here's some shots of my rgb modded Super Famicom Jr and N64. Sorry about the flash in some of them:
For the time being I've moved my retro consoles into the living room. I've ordered a framemeister - which will arrive in a couple of weeks, but until then I've plugged everything into the RGB SCART socket on the back of my LG 55" HDTV (nothing unusual, every TV in the UK has RGB SCART input)
surprisingly, it upscales 240p sources quite well. Here's some shots of my rgb modded Super Famicom Jr and N64. Sorry about the flash in some of them:
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^ That flash is in a great spot on that Mega Man shot.
Prisonerofheaven
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First time posting here, hope you like it
Pics from Gleylancer intro, taken on a 21" Sony Trinitron tv
I love the art in this game
Pics from Gleylancer intro, taken on a 21" Sony Trinitron tv
I love the art in this game
Looks good, Rich. Does it all fall apart when the games are in motion though?Something slightly different - no scanlines though, sorry.
For the time being I've moved my retro consoles into the living room. I've ordered a framemeister - which will arrive in a couple of weeks, but until then I've plugged everything into the RGB SCART socket on the back of my LG 55" HDTV (nothing unusual, every TV in the UK has RGB SCART input)
surprisingly, it upscales 240p sources quite well. Here's some shots of my rgb modded Super Famicom Jr and N64. Sorry about the flash in some of them:
depends...saturn and N64 hold up really well, SNES and Mega Drive don't as well - but are still more than acceptable though.
here's a video of my mega drive running on my LG 55" hdtv, direct rgb scart input (after c sync modding the console). Excuse the shakycam:
https://youtu.be/0Y9MacU4BfE
sixteen-bit
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Me too. Great pics.
nogoodnamesleft
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Camera battery just died so waiting for it to fully charge up so managed to only take a few pics of Akumajyo Dracula X
Those PC engine jailbars :/
These are superb, which Trinitron model is this? looks amazingly sharp.
Prisonerofheaven
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Thanks, the TV is a Sony Trinitron KV-21LS30E. It's not a broadcast monitor, but for a consumer TV the quality is awesome using a good RGB Scart cable.
Surprised how sharp this is for a consumer TV, looks a lot better than the Trinitron I have. More pics, my good sir!
Prisonerofheaven
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Some pics from Zero Wing
All your base are belong to us
I miss so much the retro anime look in nowadays games
All your base are belong to us
I miss so much the retro anime look in nowadays games
Some pics from Zero Wing
All your base are belong to us
I miss so much the retro anime look in nowadays games
Spectacular. Looks like the perfect CRT, honestly.
Fantastic shots and wow that game has some great art.
Amazing shots.
Do you mind me asking which Trinitron is that and if you can share your service menu settings (if you ever tweaked them, of course)? I own a 21" too, so if possible I'd like to compare my settings with yours.
ReyVGM
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You know, I've never been interested about scanlines.
I've been gaming since the NES days, and I had a huge 27 inch TV during the SNES days, so I could really see those scanlines. But I never looked at the screen and felt the scanlines were part of the game or experience, I always saw it as something that's just endemic to TVs.
When I saw a NES game emulated on a PC monitor back in 1999, it looked crystal clear and pixel perfect, just like what I thought the game really looked in the first place.
I've been gaming since the NES days, and I had a huge 27 inch TV during the SNES days, so I could really see those scanlines. But I never looked at the screen and felt the scanlines were part of the game or experience, I always saw it as something that's just endemic to TVs.
When I saw a NES game emulated on a PC monitor back in 1999, it looked crystal clear and pixel perfect, just like what I thought the game really looked in the first place.
Amazing shots.
Do you mind me asking which Trinitron is that and if you can share your service menu settings (if you ever tweaked them, of course)? I own a 21" too, so if possible I'd like to compare my settings with yours.
Asked the same thing, it really is one of the best looking Trinitrons, curious what the chassis is.
Prisonerofheaven
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Don't know if it's the right thread for this but here you have the chasis:
Amazing shots.
Do you mind me asking which Trinitron is that and if you can share your service menu settings (if you ever tweaked them, of course)? I own a 21" too, so if possible I'd like to compare my settings with yours.
My service menu settings, though I have to put the finishing touches using the 240p test suite:
Finally, my girlfriend played some columns 3 today and I took a shot meanwhile
What can I say? I'm a total scanlines fanboy
Aren't we all?
In this thread, you'd hope so!
So many good shots in here lately, it's awesome. Can't wait to contribute more when I get my retro setup moved.
I got a new phone and decided to see if I could take a few snapshots at my games with it. Better than expected even though the G4 is advertized of having a good (cellphone) camera.
Pocky & Rocky is just a really beautiful game in motion as well.
This is probably starting to be a bit too zoomed in, but I had to try.
e: Some bonus Ninja Ruykenden pics
Pocky & Rocky is just a really beautiful game in motion as well.
This is probably starting to be a bit too zoomed in, but I had to try.
e: Some bonus Ninja Ruykenden pics
Prisonerofheaven
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I LOVE that game, thanks for those beautiful pics
My service menu settings, though I have to put the finishing touches using the 240p test suite:
Thanks again.
I tried your settings, and unfortunately the image is quite noticeably stretched, too squeezed horizontally and too 'tall' vertically (with quite alot of overscan at the top and bottom of the screen). I guess it can only depend on the different model/tube (I own a KV21FX30B), or maybe on specific factory settings, since the service menu on my TV does have the same exact amount of settings and values as yours.
Prisonerofheaven
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Nothing beats retro games on a true 240p display:
photos taken of my New 3DS XL playing said games in 1:1 native resolution mode. The 3DS having a 240p screen can be useful!
The 3DS screen is awesome, love how the retro games look in it.
DarkConfidant
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At sixteen-bits request, Im cross posting this pics from the other thread.
The TV used is my first PVM, a Sony PVM1271Q. Got it for $70 with free shipping on eBay.
The first is Pokemon Green Version running on a Super Gameboy into my Super Famicom via SCART.
Second is Link to the Past running on the same Super Famicom
The TV used is my first PVM, a Sony PVM1271Q. Got it for $70 with free shipping on eBay.
The first is Pokemon Green Version running on a Super Gameboy into my Super Famicom via SCART.
Second is Link to the Past running on the same Super Famicom
Well heres my first attempt at pics of my new Sony PVM with those sweet RGB cables you guys suggested:
Theres a little of what seems like burn-in on the screen, but other than that, it looks beautiful.
The color seems way better than the RF picture I grew up with.
DarkConfidant
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And heres some more from Earthbound.
Set up is SFC via SCART to BNC on a Sony PVM1271Q.
Now to actually play it, now that I set this artifact up.
Set up is SFC via SCART to BNC on a Sony PVM1271Q.
Now to actually play it, now that I set this artifact up.
Prisonerofheaven
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Beautiful pics
Right. I have never been able to understand the appeal either.
From a pure artistic view... the reason for me is because the Developer specifically created images with Scanlines in mind. the Image was never MEANT to be seen without them, so things like detail, shadows, etc, make use of the scanlines to make the image look a certain way. Basically, by removing the scanlines from games, you are removing the artists original vision for how the game was supposed to look.
It seems like Youre in the mindset that things like old sprites were ever supposed to look solid and pixelated with solid color blocks touching each other... they werent, they were made and designed with lines running through and separating the pixels.
This video has really awesome examples. (it might have been posted before but i dont know)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vscKaVByjRU