Konsolkongen wrote:My TV doesn't seem to care that the MVS is weird and V-syncs perfectly with the Mini still (very slight stuttering still occurs), but I believe that Artemio's TV wouldn't V-sync with the MVS>Mini combo.
It wouldn't sync with 1.05, I skipped 1.06 and just tested with 1.07. I works just as you say, really neat.
I have been using the 1080p output with scanlines with picture mode and smart x 2, and have been intrigued with the results. It uses a 3 pixels per line with 1 pixel per scanline pattern or perfect 4x pixel if no scanlines are used. This makes teh scanlines look too thin, very "digital" and not CRT like, but very well defined pixels. This mode would be great if two lines of pixels were darkened or shadowed, as in other cases.
When using 720p, after my TV scales the signal, It looks great with scanlines as we've all found out in the past. However, when examining the pixel pattern closely I get an alternating pixel density per line, sometimes of 4 or 3 pixels wide, not as well defined since the scaling is not exact.
I played with this since as you might remember after coding the lag test and using it on my set, I found out that I had around 7 frames of lag when using HDMI, however 0 frames when using DVI. Since 720p is not available throught DVI, I've been uexperimenting with these settings. What would you guys prefer? I'd love a pixel perfect mode that does look a bit more CRT like.
EDIT: Tested different Neo Geo MVS systems and all behaved properly (1F, 1C and 1B). BTW Konsolkongen, you don't need to set the V_WIDTH to 33 when using SmartX2, scanlines show the same way as any other 240p source eventhough it is recognized as 241. I know that it doens't fill teh screen completely, but I like the fact it is scaled in a linear fashion.