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Soft-15KHz - slim new tool for 15KHz on normal vga cards
alexv:
I want to use this tool, but since bootup will still be in 31khz, is there any risk of damaging my monitor? I have a Wells Gardner K7000.
Calamity:
--- Quote from: Paradroid on October 19, 2011, 08:57:04 am ---Awesome! Thanks SailorSat!
Both those modes worked but, unfortunately, the funky video processing on my Loewe Cantus makes a mess of things. The 896x512 looks weird and while the 1024x576 looks better, 720x480 still looks nicer for some reason. I don't know what's going on inside the TV but it's obviously doing something unfriendly to those modes. They actually look chunkier than the lower resolutions.
Are there any other 16:9 modes I can try?
I guess I'll have to try these on a different 16:9 CRT when I get a chance...
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Hi Paradroid, check this thread in case it could be of interest:
http://www.dvdplaza.com.au/forums/showthread.php?s=&t=19396&f=15&pp=15&page=1
Basically, Loewe TVs with chassis Q2500 are preset to de-interlace NTSC 480i signals, and convert them into 480p@60Hz. On the other hand PAL signals seem to follow a different path and are digitally converted into 100 Hz. However you can enable the de-interlacing system for PAL signals too, using the Service Menu (explained in the article), that will convert those signals into 576p@50Hz.
I've just tested this with DVD and Satelite PAL signals via SCART and it works great (L. Articos 32"), however haven't tested it with custom modelines from a PC, so I'd be interested in your results.
Paradroid:
Hey Calamity! If there's anything in particular you want me to test, just let me know! It's been trial and error so far, working out which SCART TVs are best suited to the task. Just because they look good with analogue television or connected to a DVD player doesn't mean they'll work well with all PC resolutions in my experience!
Currently, I have 3 Loewe TVs (all different chassis numbers), a Grundig and a Metz. The Metz is interesting in that every resolution seems to be interlaced (even the very low ones!) and no resolutions show scanlines. Personally, I don't like that: I love scanlines! However, I imagine some people might prefer that because it makes the image brighter and the colors look more continuous.
Anyway, if there's anything particular you'd like me to try with any of those TVs just holler. The more information available to people getting into this, the better.
apfelanni:
@paradroid : in case ur metz tv is a 100 hertz modell with chassis 601g , 603 or 605 u can feed it with 640x480 p or 800x600 p via a metz vga-scart cable. i tested it on a metz astral ( flat philips tube with 605 chassis ) and the vga picture is top notch .
Paradroid:
Interesting! Do you know what the difference between a Metz VGA-SCART cable and a regular home brew VGA-SCART cable is? Perhaps I could make one?
I see in the input menu for the TV that there are options for many different things (S-VIDEO, RGB, etc.) including a "PC" option.
BTW, it's a Metz Linos-S 84TG87. Amazing looking screen (massive!) and nice case design. I just wish it didn't do so much image processing to the lo-res modes. It would be perfect for me otherwise...