Are you talking about the resolution setting in a PJ64 video plugin or the resolution setting in catalyst control panel?
What is the resolution set to in catalyst control panel?
Which plugin? Does it use MSAA or SSAA?
(09-14-2011, 09:19 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Are you talking about the resolution setting in a PJ64 video plugin or the resolution setting in catalyst control panel?
What is the resolution set to in catalyst control panel?
Which plugin? Does it use MSAA or SSAA?
Res is set to 1360 x768.
Jabo direct3d8 1.6
I believe it uses MSAA.
What I'm saying is that when I set the INT and EXT res the same,
They look the same even if one doesn't match.
i.e. Pj64-1080i CCC-1360 x 768.
I'm just asking which gives me the best Image quality/performance ratio...
My TV does this with all of my games.
1360 x 768 - Half-life 2
Fastest, Clearest, most jaggies, least field of view.
1440 x 900- HL2
Middle
1080i-HL2
Slowest, Muddy, almost no jaggies, most field of view.
If it happens with PC games then either the display or the video drivers is doing the downscaling. Hit the guide button on your TV remote and tell me what resolution the TV input reads (run the game at 1080i).
Not weird. That's what I expected.
Here is what is happened. You have CCC set to 1360 x 768, so that's your desktop resolution. But the game has its own resolution. When you set the game to 1920 x 1080 it outputs a 1920 x 1080 image to your display and your display downscales it to 1360 x 768 before displaying it. Your TV likely uses a bilinear filter to blend the blend the pixels together, which removes the aliasing but might make the image blurrier like you described. Since you're rendering the game at a higher resolution your performance goes down.
Are you sure the game says 1080i? Or does the display say that? If the game just says 1920 x 1080 than it is 1080p not 1080i.
(09-14-2011, 09:41 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Not weird. That's what I expected.
Here is what is happened. You have CCC set to 1360 x 768, so that's your desktop resolution. But the game has its own resolution. When you set the game to 1920 x 1080 it outputs a 1920 x 1080 image to your display and your display downscales it to 1360 x 768 before displaying it. Your TV likely uses a bilinear filter to blend the blend the pixels together, which removes the aliasing but might make the image blurrier like you described. Since you're rendering the game at a higher resolution your performance goes down.
Are you sure the game says 1080i? Or does the display say that? If the game just says 1920 x 1080 than it is 1080p not 1080i.
(They both say 1080p... Doh!)
Yeah, game says 1920 x 1080 as well...
Stupid of me not to check earlier.
But I thought I had a 720p TV?
Aren't they incapable of 1080p progressive?
You do. Your display resolution is 1360 x 768, which makes it 720p. However it can input a higher resolution signal and downscale it if it needs to.
Quote:(Both.)
Yeah, game says 1920 x 1080 as well...
Ok then the computer is outputiing 1080p when running the game at that resolution.
(09-14-2011, 09:47 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]You do. Your display resolution is 1360 x 768, which makes it 720p. However it can input a higher resolution signal and downscale it if it needs to.
Quote:(Both.)
Yeah, game says 1920 x 1080 as well...
Ok then the computer is outputiing 1080p when running the game at that resolution.
So what would you recommend as my resolution? (For gaming.)
As I said, 1360 x 768 w/ 4x aa is FAR faster and almost as good looking as 1080p without AA.
But 1440 x 900 is a median between the two.
Whatever looks best to you while still achieving the level or performance you want, it's totally up to you.
I would probably go with 1360 x 768 + AA, but I would have to see it for myself before I decide.
(09-14-2011, 09:56 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Whatever looks best to you while still achieving the level or performance you want, it's totally up to you.
I would probably go with 1360 x 768 + AA, but I would have to see it for myself before I decide.
In a while I'll post pics.