RGB32E wrote:There's a setting on the U2311 you have to set so that the colors are correct (RGB -> YPbPr). I tried out the Wii's 3 main video modes of 480p, 480i, and 240p - All work! I was really surprised to see that the U2311 displays 240p via component. I tried 240p via RGBS, but didn't have any luck. However, I've yet to try 240p via RGsB or RGBHV... it might just work!
Amazing that something new would support that low of rez! Did you happen to try a variety of graphics (most interested in virtual console stuff) to see how the monitor handles scaling? Tech specs say that the monitor's native rez is 1920 x 1080, so I was wondering how funky the stretching is.
-ud
undamned wrote:Amazing that something new would support that low of rez! Did you happen to try a variety of graphics (most interested in virtual console stuff) to see how the monitor handles scaling? Tech specs say that the monitor's native rez is 1920 x 1080, so I was wondering how funky the stretching is.
-ud
I was surprised myself! It doesn't even try to de-interlace 240p to 480i (e.g. like how the GBS-8220 handles 240p). There's a fair amount of edge enhancement, but not too bad overall. Aspect ratio control is fairly simple and not automatic on the U2311. There are two settings - "4:3" and "Fill", and are not automatic controls. I tested 240p using the SMB2: Lost Levels in 240p mode (NES Virtual Console). Setting the U2311 to 4:3 for 4:3 content works as expected.
Also, 480i mode on the U2311 flickers a fair amount, so I'm not sure if it even tries to deinterlace 480i!
The XRGB-3 works just fine in B0 mode at 1920x1080 via DVI-D (digital) connection!
I had an eventful day yesterday, taking steps forward towards my TATE setup and also slipping a bit backward =P.
Following my plan, I decided to go scouring the local thrift shops and yard sales for a small SD TV to use for the setup. Since older TVs are pretty much limited to local pickup, I wasn't being too picky, just hoping to find a TV that had the following characteristics:
- Flat screen
- S Video Input
- 20-26", basically small enough that I could carry it by myself and not so heavy that it would be hard to rotate.
At the very first store I visited, they had a 20" Apex TV that was flat screen and had s video. Pretty much what I was looking for right off the bat. It's a model GT 2015 from 2002. The video looked good - dunno if it's HD or not, but it looks pretty crisp for an SDTV. Does anyone know if this thing TATEs well?
After testing, I wasn't getting any sound from my Saturn on the new TV. For moment I thought I had gotten a lemon, as I wasn't able to test it at the store. I chalked it up to bad hardware and continued with my plans for the day. I wasn't too put out, as the TV didn't set me too far back anyway.
Putting that aside, I went to my friend's house for an evening of retro shooting goodness... or so I thought. Upon hooking up my Saturn to her TV, I didn't get sound there, either. When in doubt, clean the cables, so I swabbed out the composite cables with isopropyl. No luck. I was seriously worried that the sound had gone up on my Saturn, when I remembered having an extra set of cables from my old Saturn unit lying around. Lo and behold, the system and new TV worked flawlessly after swapping out to a different composite cable. Apparently the composite cable I got with my "new" Saturn died in the last week that I hadn't been using it... somehow!
Incidentally, we ended up playing games on the X360 instead of the Saturn that night. Darius Gaiden isn't the same without the music =D.
I feel a sense of irony that, immediately after obtaining an S Video TV, my composite cables went up. It's like the universe is telling me that it's time to upgrade, haha. Perhaps the composite cables, all too aware of the situation, chose to end their weary existence rather than face the indignity of being replaced =P.
Whoops! That IPS monitor I thought was on sale for 220 actually turned out to be a different model!
I thought it was the NEC EA231WMi (an IPS panel, what I want), but it was actually the very similarly-named NEC E231W (a TN panel, no good). Fortunately, I stopped to confirm my purchase before going through with it. Bait and switch ftl =P *rolls eyes*.
Blackbird wrote:I had an eventful day yesterday, taking steps forward towards my TATE setup and also slipping a bit backward =P.
Following my plan, I decided to go scouring the local thrift shops and yard sales for a small SD TV to use for the setup. Since older TVs are pretty much limited to local pickup, I wasn't being too picky, just hoping to find a TV that had the following characteristics:
- Flat screen
- S Video Input
- 20-26", basically small enough that I could carry it by myself and not so heavy that it would be hard to rotate.
At the very first store I visited, they had a 20" Apex TV that was flat screen and had s video. Pretty much what I was looking for right off the bat. It's a model GT 2015 from 2002. The video looked good - dunno if it's HD or not, but it looks pretty crisp for an SDTV. Does anyone know if this thing TATEs well?
After testing, I wasn't getting any sound from my Saturn on the new TV. For moment I thought I had gotten a lemon, as I wasn't able to test it at the store. I chalked it up to bad hardware and continued with my plans for the day. I wasn't too put out, as the TV didn't set me too far back anyway.
Putting that aside, I went to my friend's house for an evening of retro shooting goodness... or so I thought. Upon hooking up my Saturn to her TV, I didn't get sound there, either. When in doubt, clean the cables, so I swabbed out the composite cables with isopropyl. No luck. I was seriously worried that the sound had gone up on my Saturn, when I remembered having an extra set of cables from my old Saturn unit lying around. Lo and behold, the system and new TV worked flawlessly after swapping out to a different composite cable. Apparently the composite cable I got with my "new" Saturn died in the last week that I hadn't been using it... somehow!
Incidentally, we ended up playing games on the X360 instead of the Saturn that night. Darius Gaiden isn't the same without the music =D.
I feel a sense of irony that, immediately after obtaining an S Video TV, my composite cables went up. It's like the universe is telling me that it's time to upgrade, haha. Perhaps the composite cables, all too aware of the situation, chose to end their weary existence rather than face the indignity of being replaced =P.
the only thing that would prevent it from "tateing" well would be if the housing is irregularly shaped, which might cause it to not sit right.
