![]() While I was playing, I ended up finding the aperture grille mode in 1080p5x to be the best overall look. I think this pic does a fairly good job…and once again, click for a full-sized view: A more fair comparison would be to use two 20″ consumer-grade CRT’s with component video inputs: One with a shadow mask, the other an aperture grille tube. I ended up using a picture I took last year of a 900TVL RGB monitor, a picture of an IBM CRT and a picture of my 13″ MiniMiSTerCade screen. I also wanted to see how the new modes compared to a real CRT, but unfortunately, I don’t have access to all my equipment and monitors. As long as your TV is still in “game mode”, I’d recommend messing with different brightness and color combinations and see how it looks with the new scanline modes. Yes, that’s right folks, there’s a post on RetroRGB that actually condones vivid mode. For the best performance, you might want to raise the brightness, or even try setting your TV to “vivid” mode. I can’t stress enough that these look much different in person, but it’ll at least give you an idea Click on the picture for a full-sized view and scroll across to see the different scanline types:Īs a note, I wanted the comparison above to be a 1:1 comparison, so I didn’t change the brightness on my monitor to compensate for the different levels of scanline darkness. The RetroTINK 5x was set to 1080p5x (Over) mode and I used generic sampling for all, except the “LCD” style scanlines, as those won’t work unless you’re in the console’s optimal samplerate mode. Mike’s goal wasn’t a perfect re-creation, but something that captures the look and feel of a CRT when sitting a normal distance from the screen.Īfter some trial and error, I decided the best way to demonstrate these scanlines, was by taking a picture of each scanline option, using my Samsung 4K monitor, via my Panasonic Lumix GH5 camera (all the same manual settings). And you might even need different filters depending on the type of flat panel, as well as the size. ![]() Now, before I continue, I need to set realistic expectations – In order to truly re-create the look of ‘three colors fired at the back of etched glass via an electron gun’, you’ll probably need 8K resolution. ![]() More examples below and if you need help updating your RT5x firmware, check out the video above: ![]() For the first time ever, I’m loving the look. There are actually three new modes: “Slot Mask”, “Aperture Grille” and “PVM”, each including some vertical effects, rather than just horizontal lines across the screen. Mike Chi has just released a new firmware for the RetroTINK 5x that includes by far the best fake scanlines I’ve ever seen. ![]()
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