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

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: 3, Touché) by EJ on Saturday October 12 2019, @05:01AM (1 child)

    by EJ (2452) on Saturday October 12 2019, @05:01AM (#906238)

    If it was an intelligent story about technology, then I might agree with you.

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  • (Score: 2) by martyb on Saturday October 12 2019, @09:43AM

    by martyb (76) Subscriber Badge on Saturday October 12 2019, @09:43AM (#906280) Journal
    Instead of complaining, you could use the Submit Story [soylentnews.org] link that is displayed on nearly every page and submit a tech-related story we could all enjoy.
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