Re: 6x DVD drive okay for gaming?

Posted on Yesterday, 09:33

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H3nrik V! wrote on Yesterday, 05:46: That said, I wouldn't want a too fast CD-ROM drive for games, as the spin-up time often tends to be a bigger annoyance than actual read speeds. And oh, the noise of those 52x CD drives are excruciating 🤣 Ah, the exact reason why I use ISO images for playing …

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Re: How important is screen resolution to you?

Posted on 2024-05-16, 20:18

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It's like Shaggitarius said, it probably all boils down to the quality of the TV's built-in upscaler, but it's always some sort of compromise, innit?

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Re: How important is screen resolution to you?

Posted on 2024-05-16, 12:45

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Yeah, but regular ol' Bluray is in HD rather than 4K!

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Re: How important is screen resolution to you?

Posted on 2024-05-16, 11:46

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One more thing - wasn't the move from HD to 4k a bit rushed? I mean, 1080p is by far the most popular resolution for gaming (at least according to Steam's hardware & software survey as of April'24), and that's pretty understandable, as only the most powerful & expensive GPUs and CPUs allow to run …

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Re: How important is screen resolution to you?

Posted on 2024-05-14, 08:56

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On a side note, I hate it when modern-ish 16:9 TVs insert ugly GREY bars instead of black bars for displaying 4:3 content.

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Re: How important is screen resolution to you?

Posted on 2024-05-14, 07:07

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Dunno how popular the Nostalgia Nerd is around these here parts, but he has just posted a video titled Why did we Abandon 4:3?

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Re: Texture filtering - yay or nay?

Posted on 2024-05-13, 08:48

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My first console was an Atari 2600 clone Cheers, my first gaming device of any kind was also the Atari 2600! :) The Jr. model to be exact. Got it in 1990 or 1991. Still have it, although I'm not too sure it still works. I bought the composite out mod for it a couple of years back but didn't have …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-05-12, 06:52

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Apart from Fallout 4 in survival mode, I've been playing some Forza Horizon 4 with my elder kid. He can handle the wheel pretty fine but he's too short to reach the gas and brake pedal, so dad's gotta help for now 😉

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Re: How important is screen resolution to you?

Posted on 2024-05-12, 06:43

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I always argue that a dvd movie displayed on a crt tv looks way beter than on any modern HD/4k panel. Hell, it even gives Bluray a run for its money! For retro gaming, I really like the grungy look of 640x480 on my crt monitor, so that's the resolution I usually opt for. Plus it allows a more or …

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Re: Texture filtering - yay or nay?

Posted on 2024-05-12, 06:24

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On the other hand, the software renderer has underwater effect and there are source ports retaining that renderer without the problems around the transparent textures. Interesting. The transparent water/portal effect could be activated through a console command in glQuake, did they remove that in …

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Re: Texture filtering - yay or nay?

Posted on 2024-05-11, 17:12

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On a somewhat related note, Phil posted a video about software rendering last week 😉

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Re: what was it like watching the death of 3dfx post voodoo 3 (late 1999-2000)?

Posted on 2024-05-11, 17:10

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I upgraded from s3 Virge/voodoo 2 to GF2 MX- something in 2003 and that was my last desktop PC upgrade until 2016 😜

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Re: what was it like watching the death of 3dfx post voodoo 3 (late 1999-2000)?

Posted on 2024-05-11, 15:03

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I remember being quite shocked how 3dfx, which had become a household name by that point, with the voodoos being an item coveted universally by every PC gamer, dropped the ball like that after voodoo2. Pure complacency on their part, which allowed nVidia and ATI to up their game. For comparison, and …

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Re: Texture filtering - yay or nay?

Posted on 2024-05-11, 06:11

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I had some kind of nostalgia googles on. Back in the day when i got my Voodoo, everything looked so smooth and beautiful. Nowdays I prefere my first/second generation games in high resolution software mode. Ok Unreal Tournament have filtering even in software mode. But Quake2 in 3D accelerated is …

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Re: Are there regular users here with profession away from tech industry?

Posted on 2024-04-27, 14:07

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I have masters degree in process engineering and currently working as a product specialist for analyzers and measuring devices in paper industry. Even though it´s highly technical, IT stuff is included in my work only on a very basic level: MS Office, all the basic tools and portals, remote access, …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-04-27, 14:02

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I've installed Fallout 4 + the latest update for another playthrough, first time since 2018. I'm playing it in survival mode, the increase in immersion compared to other difficulty levels is huge! There's no fast travel and manual saving, you have to rest, eat and stay hydrated, constantly monitor …

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-04-25, 08:53

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Also, your avatar looks familiar, are you a member of the foreverdelayed.org.uk forum by any chance? ;) Thanks for the picture, interesting setup. And I'm not a member of that forum sorry. Thanks! My room is a bit of a cluttered mess, so I won't be showing off my retro computing area in its …

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-04-25, 06:13

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This is borderline modern/retro: I bought a PS3 with the sole intention of hooking it up to my CRT TV and running RetroArch. I've been setting this up all day today. Fun, fun, fun! Pictures or this does not exist :-) Here ya go! Also, your avatar looks familiar, are you a member of the …

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Re: 1997 period correct retro PC build

Posted on 2024-04-24, 19:46

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drone16 wrote on 2024-04-24, 13:16: And should I use Win98 with P200 MMX or still Win95? I'd stick with Win95 for period correctness.

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-04-24, 19:31

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This is borderline modern/retro: I bought a PS3 with the sole intention of hooking it up to my CRT TV and running RetroArch. I've been setting this up all day today. Fun, fun, fun!

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