Scan lines filter?

[cuetzpalin]

Hello,

Thanks to the TV Out cable I got from hmc, I finally played some games on my TV. I realized how upscaled graphics don't look very nice on today's TV sets.

I understand this is not Pandora's fault at all, but an obvious "loss" from CRT to LCD/LED/plasma technology. Browsing the net, I found adding a scan lines filter (either software or hardware) is a common workaround to get a better experience.

Is it possible to add such software filters to the Pandora? at the very least, to the TV out signal?

There are some hardware filters available, but it seems like the best ones only have VGA input/output.

 

[mcobit]

Hi. Those filters can be added on a per app level and some apps already got them integrated.


Some examples are the emu ex+ emulators and PanMAME.


Vut I agree with you that it would be really cool to have those effects on a global basis.


Because the hardware will not support this out of the box, there always will be some performance penalty though if you add such effects.

 

[CAZMIESTER]

Its worth the extra 40 bucks i bought a scanline generator a couple of years ago and it increases your viewing pleasure a lot these old games look as sharp as they did in the day

 

[cuetzpalin]

Its worth the extra 40 bucks i bought a scanline generator a couple of years ago and it increases your viewing pleasure a lot these old games look as sharp as they did in the day

Yes, I was thinking on getting one. Although I wouldn't be able to use with Pandora and that's a pity. Also, as far as I know, ll of them have VGA input/output which some TV-sets doesn't have.

 

[Asiyura]

There are quite simple diy scanlines generators that cost about 12$ to make, if you're not afraid of soldering parts on a prototyping board.

Here is a quite complex one well designed and a more DIY looking one (sorry, it's a google translation from korean )

But you're right, all of the scanlines generators I know are VGA ones.

EDIT : And here is a third one : http://mmmonkey.co.uk/console/other/vga-scanlines.htm (mmmonkey mods are great)

 

[BAFelton]

Its worth the extra 40 bucks i bought a scanline generator a couple of years ago and it increases your viewing pleasure a lot these old games look as sharp as they did in the day

A link ? I'm interested too

 

[lingenfr]

I saw this one on ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VGA-Scanline-Generator-SLG-Transform-your-PC-display-into-an-arcade-monitor-/130901631375?pt=US_Video_Game_Cables_Adapters&hash=item1e7a58618f

 

[cuetzpalin]

Its worth the extra 40 bucks i bought a scanline generator a couple of years ago and it increases your viewing pleasure a lot these old games look as sharp as they did in the day

A link ? I'm interested too

I've read many good reviews on this one:

http://www.arcadeforge.de/product_info.php?products_id=12

 

[CAZMIESTER]

Its worth the extra 40 bucks i bought a scanline generator a couple of years ago and it increases your viewing pleasure a lot these old games look as sharp as they did in the day

A link ? I'm interested too

I've read many good reviews on this one:

http://www.arcadeforge.de/product_info.php?products_id=12

The one you want is 

Scanline Generator SLG3000
ignore these cheap knockoffs

 

[Asiyura]

What I find quite fun is that SLG3000 is kinda old and can only do 640x480 res, where some of the DIY I linked can work on higher res…

 

[cuetzpalin]

The one you want is 
Scanline Generator SLG3000
ignore these cheap knockoffs

Maybe if you clicked the link I posted you'd realized I linked to the SLG3000

Kodeln, no you know of any filter that would work with a Pandora?

 

[Asiyura]

Nope. S-Video and composite video are shitty signals that are a pain in the ass to work with.

The hardware scanline generators I know are always using VGA.

What I'm sure, is that dishing 48,97€ in a SLG3000 is far too overpriced when you can make that   for a few bucks… (it generate scanlines and you can adapt the width of those scanlines if you're using a larger res than 640x480)

 

[Ian J]

I wonder how these would work with the Wii, I've never been impressed with it's component output.

 

[sebt3]

pandora's SGX isnt fast enough to implement these kind of filter using the GPU (I tryed)