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We Played Modern Games on a CRT Monitor - and the Results are Phenomenal

posted by martyb on Saturday October 12 2019, @01:20AM   Printer-friendly
from the for-some-values-of-phenomenal dept.

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We Played Modern Games on a CRT Monitor - and the Results are Phenomenal :

It's true. Running modern games on a vintage CRT monitor produces absolutely outstanding results - subjectively superior to anything from the LCD era, up to and including the latest OLED displays. Best suited for PC players, getting an optimal CRT set-up isn't easy, and prices vary dramatically, but the results can be simply phenomenal.

The advantages of CRT technology over modern flat panels are well-documented. CRTs do not operate from a fixed pixel grid in the way an LCD does - instead three 'guns' beam light directly onto the tube. So there's no upscaling blur and no need to run at any specific native resolution as such. On lower resolutions, you may notice 'scan lines' more readily, but the fact is that even lower resolution game outputs like 1024x768 or 1280x960 can look wonderful. Of course, higher-end CRTs can input and process higher resolutions, but the main takeaway here is that liberation from a set native resolution is a gamechanger - why spend so many GPU resources on the amount of pixels drawn when you can concentrate on quality instead without having to worry about upscale blurring?

Are there any Soylentils here who still use a CRT for gaming? If I could just find a CRT with a 65-inch diagonal, and a table that could support the weight...

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @04:53AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @04:53AM (#906236)

    Weird you think that VGA is not doable on modern cards without significant effort. DisplayPort to VGA adapters are readily available and cheap.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 13 2019, @10:47AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 13 2019, @10:47AM (#906585)

    To address both of the above responses :
    HDMI doesn't have any provision for analog signals. You can't go from a passive HDMI/DVI adapter, to a passive DVI/VGA adapter, and have it work. The analog pins won't be connected to anything.

    DisplayPort to VFA adapters exist, but they're no good. They're intended for driving VGA-based projectors from laptops with no VGA output. None of them have the resolution or refresh rate for driving a CRT desktop monitor with any kind of acceptable quality. Most are locked to 60Hz.