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Emulators 1080p (question)

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  • 01-08-2012 9:50pm
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    timsnewbridge
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    Possibly in the wrong section here but I have downloaded zsnes and snes9x. My computer has a hdmi ouput which I'm running on a full HD tv so I'm just wondering does anyone know how I can tweak the settings of either for the best video output1? Any help would be great and also this is a discussion about emulators thread :)

    Possibly in wrong section, so feel free to mooooove!


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    kitakyushu
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    Try the arcade and retro section. They know everything there is to know about emulators.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=94


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    timsnewbridge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 110 ✭✭timsnewbridge


    kitakyushu wrote: »
    Try the arcade and retro section. They know everything there is to know about emulators.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=94

    cool thanks! I was going to post there but I thought it was only for trading!


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    WindSock
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    I'll shift her over so :)


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    Retr0gamer
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    Because you are playing it on a HDTV it's not going to look as good as on a low resolution CRT monitor. CRT monitors have an antialiasing blur that blends the pixels together to make it look higher resolution. If you play an emulator on a HD screen it's going to look blocky. Also I hope to god you aren't playing these games stretched to 16:9 because they look horrible. Make sure it's in 4:3, even with the borders it will look better.

    There are ways to get rid of the pixelated look. Zsnes comes with a variety of filters. You are better off using WinZsnes which I believe supports a lot more filters. It's worth trying them out. Some like bilinear and trilinear filtering blur the pixels which looks absolutely appalling. Some like super eagle I think enhance the edges making the image seem a lot more high res than it is. Some people like this look but for the puritans on this forum it's never going to look as good as the console on a CRT screen.

    I'd actually recommend completely against using ZSNES. SNES9x is a better emulator. However the emulator you really should be using is BSNES. It's a real system hog but it's far and away the most accurate SNES emulator out there so if you have the CPU horsepower then use it instead. Also it comes with a larger variety of filters that come very close to emulating the look of a CRT TV screen. It's worth messing about with them to find one you like.
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    timsnewbridge
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    WindSock wrote: »
    I'll shift her over so :)
    cheers! :)


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    timsnewbridge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 110 ✭✭timsnewbridge


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Because you are playing it on a HDTV it's not going to look as good as on a low resolution CRT monitor. CRT monitors have an antialiasing blur that blends the pixels together to make it look higher resolution. If you play an emulator on a HD screen it's going to look blocky. Also I hope to god you aren't playing these games stretched to 16:9 because they look horrible. Make sure it's in 4:3, even with the borders it will look better.

    There are ways to get rid of the pixelated look. Zsnes comes with a variety of filters. You are better off using WinZsnes which I believe supports a lot more filters. It's worth trying them out. Some like bilinear and trilinear filtering blur the pixels which looks absolutely appalling. Some like super eagle I think enhance the edges making the image seem a lot more high res than it is. Some people like this look but for the puritans on this forum it's never going to look as good as the console on a CRT screen.

    I'd actually recommend completely against using ZSNES. SNES9x is a better emulator. However the emulator you really should be using is BSNES. It's a real system hog but it's far and away the most accurate SNES emulator out there so if you have the CPU horsepower then use it instead. Also it comes with a larger variety of filters that come very close to emulating the look of a CRT TV screen. It's worth messing about with them to find one you like.

    Cheers bud, I have all the original consoles I need and a CRT tv. I guess I'll stick to that for games I own. I'll give the emulator you suggested a go, thanks :)


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