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Organic Jerk:
Sorry to chime in so late here...
I'm not sure I understand how to configure res' in pstrip.ini...
As it stands, Windows on my TV works under 640*480 32bit at 30hz Interlaced. At this point I'm not interested in getting arcade perfect resolutions. I just want 640*480 32bit at 30hz Interlaced to work "all around" first.
The first app I'm having trouble with is "Doom Legacy", which runs in OpenGL, if that means anything.
I would like to create a profile for the res and refresh rate above to attribute to a profile for Legacy, but I don't understand everything in the lines provided earlier. For example:
--- Quote ---512x240=512,16,48,40,240,4,3,15,9702,7
--- End quote ---
I can see where the res numbers are, but I am lost as to what every other number means...
Help?
Silver:
From Powerstrip FAQ (this may be a bit old):
This is what it says in the powerstrip FAQ
*Timing string parameter definition:
1 = horizontal active pixels
2 = horizontal front porch
3 = horizontal sync width
4 = horizontal back porch
5 = vertical active pixels
6 = vertical front porch
7 = vertical sync width
8 = vertical back porch
9 = pixel clock in hertz
10 = timing flags, where bit:
1 = negative horizontal porlarity
2 = negative vertical polarity
3 = interlaced
5 = composite sync
7 = sync-on-green
all other bits reserved
(Note that flag bit 0 is reserved and that pixel clock is expressed in Khz not hertz)
Organic Jerk:
640, x, x, x, 480, x, x, x, 30(?), 3
Is that about right so far? I have absolutely no clue what the porches and sync widths are so I'm trying to understand that still ... If I enter wrong parameters can I destroy my TV?
Also, Windows tells me that it's currently in a 30Hz refresh rate (Horiontal??) , but the BYOAC book states that a Horizontal refresh rate of a High monitor is 31.5 kHz... also stating that a standard TV Vert Refresh rate is 60hz.....
It says 30hz... and I'm using component video... shouldnt that denote that my Vert refresh should at least be at a standard (and not 30hz)?
What does the 9th number there refer to? Vertical or Horizontal?
Off to Google!
Edit: And now after going to Geometry Wars ,which split my screen into two halves, I exit and find my windows desktop keeps the split, and now the Display properties doesnt list the 30hz interlaced option anymore, and I cant seem to do any amount of fidgeting (ie: Switching monitors back and forth in the display properties, going into advanced and looking for the mode) to get it listed again so I can get the TV back to its usable state...
Is using Component Video more hassle than it's worth? :badmood: Pardon my frustration.
Silver:
Can't help on all your problems - 30Hz will be vertical, not horizontal (its number of times the screen is refreshed per second, basically).
If I recall, powerstrip has an inbuilt mode for 640x480interlaced that you can select - does that not work?
Ummon:
Do a search on component video here. You might notice it says to use 640x432x60.
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