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3DO on LCD TV

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:52 pm
by Jugger
Im playing on a Sharp Aqua 37" and it looks pretty bad. Is there any tricks to make it look a little "duller"?

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:02 am
by 3DOKid
No unfortunately.

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:13 am
by Jugger
3DOKid wrote:No unfortunately.
Ah, thanks anyway.

After playing awhile, I dont notice the pixelation anymore really.

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:00 am
by UnholyTancred
Heh, if there was a way to preserve the visual quality of old school gaming systems on modern crummy TVs I would've "upgraded" to an HDTV a long time ago.

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:51 am
by 3DO Experience
Um, how's about using an old set? CRT for old, HD for new.

I should also add that a line doubler might help.

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:16 am
by Tears of Ash
Are you using S-video?

I have a 20" Philips set to 4:3 mode (so it won't stretch things out). It doesn't look GREAT, but you can tell it was pretty spiffy for its time. :P

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:42 pm
by Jugger
I'm using normal AV cables. I couldnt figure out how to switch to 4:3.

I noticed a lot of games filled the screen but didnt appear to be stretched, which surprised me.

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:48 pm
by mattyg
there were a number of titles that were 16:9 supported
Most lcd's do have a 4:3 mode - I would also drop the resolution to 640 x480 if possible
This is as good as its gonna get though
Plasmas tend to look a little better but nothing beats a decent Widescreen CRT (and they're cheap to buy second hand now!)

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:16 am
by Tears of Ash
Is there a list somewhere I could look at to see which 3DO games support 16:9?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:31 am
by UnholyTancred
Widescreen 3DO Games?

No way!

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:03 am
by mattyg
I am holding in my hand right now the Japanese release of Port Augusta masters Golf still sealed with original spine card that is clearly labelled 16:9 compatible!

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:21 am
by mattyg

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:06 am
by Jugger
Yeah. 3DO was def ahead of its time making titles in widescreen.

This may be a bad idea, but do you think RF would look better on an LCD since it might "blur" the sharpness so it wont be so pixelated?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:28 am
by Qcombus
Jugger wrote:Yeah. 3DO was def ahead of its time making titles in widescreen.

This may be a bad idea, but do you think RF would look better on an LCD since it might "blur" the sharpness so it wont be so pixelated?
Thats exactly what I do and most 3DO games look fine that way. They do seem a little darker though...

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:07 pm
by UnholyTancred
Don't you only get mono sound through RF?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:58 pm
by BryWI
Shoot me if im wrong.. (ouch!) I think you can use RF and then still use the RCA audio outputs to go out to a reciever or something else for stereo output.

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:46 am
by 3DO Experience
You sure can.

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:00 am
by mattyg
You sure can
Do you mean using the cable or shooting BryWI ? :lol: :wink:

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:12 am
by 3DO Experience
I meant you can use the RF cable for video and the RCA jacks for audio. RF does carry stereo sound BTW but it will def sound better from the jacks into your surround system. Don't forget some titles have Dolby ProLogic!