Any gamma settings to reduce ghosting?
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Well, you can find a lot of different opinions... some say it's terrible, some barely do notice it.
I hated the PSP ghosting and while the Pandora is not perfect (haven't seen a perfect affordable LCD in that size), I have no issues playing games on it.
TV Gamma should reduce the ghosting quite a bit, as does hardware scaling (depending on the emulator you're using).
They're only visible when Mario is facing away from them.
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I wonder if there are also some natural variations between individual LCDs playing a part in that, as well?
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Remember that each generation of PSP has wildly different screens; the original PSP had dreadful ghosting, but the Slim is not half bad.
For ghosting, its certainly there (and I suspect does vary by LCD; certainly from pre-release LCDs to production LCDs differs), but it seems to _show_ differently depending on the situation. ie: Obviously games with high blacks adjacent to non-blacks will show more, and games using a lot of dark colours as dither patterns may show more. It seems to me that some families of games bring it out more, while others don't at all -- running Wipeout 3 under PcsxRearmed is gorgeous, but Time Bandits on the ST .. if its a dithery coloured screen, it looks muddier. Some platforms needed or fostered colourations that aggravate the ghosting but others do not?
Certainly it depends on the person; I know that FPS dipping a little or screen tearing doesn't tend to bother me at all (except on Wiz), while it drives others mental. *shrug*
I'd say Pandora does ghost a little (most LCDs do), but certainly not best or worst. I wouldn't let it scare people, but some people might be bothered a bit for some games. I would bet most people are happy with it, or at worst, 'a little annoyed sometimes'?) ie: For me it does take away from some of the effect of Time Bandits (one of my favourite old school games), but most games I don't notice it _at all_ (Dungeon Master, Captive, etc, on the ST, or eye of the Beholder, Master of Magic on dosbox, or Quake 2....)
jeff
Never occurred to me to test brightness; does brightness impact ghosting perception? I tend to run dull on most devices to conserve battery and avoid burnign my brains out, but LCDs tend to lok sharper/better when brighter if it doesn't bug you, so maybe higher brightness pronounces or deemphasis it?
For ghosting, its certainly there (and I suspect does vary by LCD; certainly from pre-release LCDs to production LCDs differs), but it seems to _show_ differently depending on the situation. ie: Obviously games with high blacks adjacent to non-blacks will show more, and games using a lot of dark colours as dither patterns may show more. It seems to me that some families of games bring it out more, while others don't at all -- running Wipeout 3 under PcsxRearmed is gorgeous, but Time Bandits on the ST .. if its a dithery coloured screen, it looks muddier. Some platforms needed or fostered colourations that aggravate the ghosting but others do not?
Certainly it depends on the person; I know that FPS dipping a little or screen tearing doesn't tend to bother me at all (except on Wiz), while it drives others mental. *shrug*
I'd say Pandora does ghost a little (most LCDs do), but certainly not best or worst. I wouldn't let it scare people, but some people might be bothered a bit for some games. I would bet most people are happy with it, or at worst, 'a little annoyed sometimes'?) ie: For me it does take away from some of the effect of Time Bandits (one of my favourite old school games), but most games I don't notice it _at all_ (Dungeon Master, Captive, etc, on the ST, or eye of the Beholder, Master of Magic on dosbox, or Quake 2....)
jeff
Never occurred to me to test brightness; does brightness impact ghosting perception? I tend to run dull on most devices to conserve battery and avoid burnign my brains out, but LCDs tend to lok sharper/better when brighter if it doesn't bug you, so maybe higher brightness pronounces or deemphasis it?
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