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[–] grue@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Well, it apparently can't do decent 8- and 16-bit anymore, since they're ditching the composite video jack for hooking it up to a CRT TV. Now it's only good for newer games designed for LCDs.

[–] llii@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago

You can still solder an video out to the Rpi 5, there's just no port. So it's still possible if you really want to.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Whata wrong with running retro games on LCD? The only issue I can see is games that use a light gun.

[–] HarriPotero@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You'll get at least one frame of added latency in the very best case when using original hardware on an LCD. Combine that with a TV that does its own processing and emulation and you'll have some noticeable input lag. And yes, I know most TVs have a game mode.

Interlacing when doing sprite multiplexing looks shittier on an LCD, too. Unless you do blending at the cost of an additional frame of latency.