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« Reply #28440 on: July 12, 2021, 07:53:16 AM »
So if im using my pc as my main input, do I want to run HDR in Windows off? I noticed that after I shut off HDR in Windows my Netflix sdr content like Star Trek looked so much better, the blacks were correct and not swimming with artifacts..

But will it turn on for games automatically that support it?

What guide did u use for setting everything up Bepbo?

I also turned off AI Picture Pro in the beginning setup, the initial tv one bc I read that you dont want the software to do any upscaling, is that correct? I cant even turn it on anymore in General Settings either.. 🤔
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« Reply #28441 on: July 12, 2021, 06:09:11 PM »
you have to switch manually with windows at this point. your tv will switch automatically on hdr/sdr input but in windows it's a hard hdr on/hdr off. consumer devices like series x, ps5, shield tv etc can switch automatically depending on the content you're playing eg "always on when supported" but afaik windows does not have this
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« Reply #28442 on: July 12, 2021, 06:16:11 PM »
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« Reply #28443 on: July 12, 2021, 06:22:57 PM »
my experience is hdr content is still janky and highly variant in application. sometimes it's great, sometimes it's arguably worse than the sdr offering, depends how much work they've put in to correct tone mapping i guess. has been a lot better lately, but yeah, i bought an hdr10+ monitor when it was pretty new and i ended up selling it to my cousin to use for design and architecture work and got a high refresh rate non-hdr monitor for my pc because hdr generally just didn't work well/was a PITA on pc. definitely seems to be getting better though
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« Reply #28444 on: July 12, 2021, 06:47:33 PM »
This is the best channel for TV settings and reviews
https://youtube.com/c/hdtvtest

HDR works great on Xbox, Plex and Netflix.
PC is janky still
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« Reply #28445 on: July 12, 2021, 11:30:59 PM »
MMaRsu,

ok, so basically this is what I found worked best on the LG C series tv. I turned everything off because I always turn everything off on tvs (energy saving is especially important since it limits OLED pixel brightness). Then I used this chart from Resetera, from this thread.



https://www.resetera.com/threads/lg-2017-2021-oleds-suggested-settings-for-xbox-one-series-x-s-ps4-ps5-and-webos-sdr-hdr-dv.73304/

Someone said the variance in a bunch of LGs they tested were like 3%, so even though yeah to get absolute perfect calibration you need to spend $500-700 on tools and do it yourself or hire someone, you can get a pretty fucking good picture using these and just tuning slightly to how you like it by eye.

You want to pick a mode and set SDR sets and apply to all inputs and then pick a mode when in HDR and set all settings and apply to all inputs. HDR doesn't need much tuning, SDR needs a lot. Important to set your black level to LOW/LIMITED on both console and tv to get full range of black which makes no fucking sense to me why limited would have a wider range of black level than full wtf.

The only thing I'm iffy on with those recommended settings is they keep sharpness at 10 whereas I've always been told to put sharpness at like 0 for all TVs and some movie stuff seems a bit sharp. I might knock down to 5 personally.

Also keep in mind that after you put those settings in you want to run the console's HDR adjustment.

Also the specific game settings are really helpful. Like AC Valhalla looked way too dark on the HDR settings default but I boosted HDR nits from 600 to 4,000 and exposure to 0.5 like recommended and it looks just right. Very few games have built in HDR stuff though.

Anyhow this isn't 99% perfect calibration/quality, but it's a very good start and makes most things look rad. Also it's good to know that OLED Tru Motion on games doesn't fuck with image quality and just changes how frames are drawn so they're drawn closer to Plasma/CRT and you don't get the slight motion blur on movement. The downside is you lose a lot of OLED pixel brightness. But on some games if there is excessive blur that is distracting (like say a racing game when you turn) having the option to get rid of the blur at the cost of some brightness is good to have.

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« Reply #28446 on: July 13, 2021, 11:49:59 AM »
Thanks man gonna look at that chart tonight and try setting it up as good as I can <3

By the way peeps RDR2 has DLSS now and on Quality it looks better than standard TAA also improves frames so in 4k that game is looking delicious now
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« Reply #28447 on: July 13, 2021, 09:39:14 PM »
https://store.steampowered.com/app/898750/Super_Robot_Wars_30/

Super Robot Wars w/licensed anime mechs is getting an English western release for the first time in history. Very wowww because the licensing is hell which is why they haven't come over before.

Must be one of those "Steam isn't a real platform" kind of ways out of Japanese contracts. Meanwhile game is running up the top10 charts in every region for Steam.

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« Reply #28448 on: July 14, 2021, 11:02:03 AM »
crapcom at it again

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« Reply #28449 on: July 14, 2021, 08:21:10 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/axios-gaming-insiders-spooked-by-pay-for-engagement-plans.457054/

Remember when everyone said “no no this won’t happen for gaming subscriptions!”

I also remember people getting pissed about horse armor, now look at the microtransaction model.

Thank god I have a 1200 game backlog on steam  :lol

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« Reply #28450 on: July 14, 2021, 08:24:21 PM »
Because Stadia is such a trendsetter  :doge

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« Reply #28451 on: July 14, 2021, 10:09:40 PM »
Microsoft tried it initially with game pass but backed off, assume everything is terrible and you’ll rarely be surprised!

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« Reply #28452 on: July 15, 2021, 03:04:00 AM »
Where did MS pay based on playtime? Source?
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« Reply #28453 on: July 15, 2021, 09:10:16 AM »
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-25-xbox-experimenting-with-how-to-pay-studios-for-game-pass-because-we-dont-think-we-have-it-figured-out

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“ He continued: "Others want [agreements] more based on usage and monetisation in whether it's a store monetisation that gets created through transactions, or usage. We're open [to] experimenting with many different partners, because we don't think we have it figured out.

"When we started, we had a model that was all based on usage. Most of the partners said, 'Yeah, yeah, we understand that, but we don't believe it, so just give us the money upfront."

Spencer added that he hopes to eventually settle on a hybrid model that's based on both usage and upfront payments.”



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« Reply #28454 on: July 15, 2021, 09:44:09 AM »
Congratulations Silicon Valley, you've re-invented the arcades  :doge
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« Reply #28455 on: July 15, 2021, 09:48:16 AM »
crapcom at it again
So someone on Era said they actually removed some Boss moves, in the cracked ver., to make it go smooth (moves that triggered the online check) but that seems to not be the case from this?

Bebpo

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« Reply #28456 on: July 16, 2021, 12:31:05 PM »
Fuck I hate how new technology fucks your eyes to make old tech look bad.

After a week with my OLED tv I fired up FF14 on my 165hz LCD monitor and everything looks so dim and washed out suddenly when before it looked great. Fuck!

Also stuff like Judgment PS5 looked great on my 1080p set, but in 4k those Yakuza games sure look rough.

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« Reply #28457 on: July 16, 2021, 01:39:45 PM »
Meanwhile I can still play 50hz PS1 and N64 games fine :trumps

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« Reply #28458 on: July 16, 2021, 01:58:59 PM »
*Dumps a big ass CRT on his 4K 120hz Dolby Vision TV*

Now this, this is gaming.

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« Reply #28459 on: July 20, 2021, 11:05:13 PM »

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« Reply #28461 on: July 22, 2021, 08:03:05 AM »
theres gonna be a witcher netflix fake hanime wtf?
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Don Rumata

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« Reply #28462 on: July 22, 2021, 02:04:52 PM »
Prob. usual Netflix garbage anyway.

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« Reply #28463 on: July 22, 2021, 02:23:01 PM »
the live action series wasn't too bad, especially for Netflix non fiction :trumps
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Don Rumata

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« Reply #28464 on: July 22, 2021, 05:32:04 PM »
Yeah but Castelvania, past the first season, was really awful.

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« Reply #28465 on: July 23, 2021, 09:48:11 AM »
Free Olympics JRPG on Google. And JRPG OSTs were played at the opening ceremony  :doge

https://twitter.com/SStapczynski/status/1418540257268490248

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« Reply #28466 on: July 23, 2021, 01:20:17 PM »
Free Olympics JRPG on Google. And JRPG OSTs were played at the opening ceremony  :doge

https://twitter.com/SStapczynski/status/1418540257268490248
I'll route for whatever country comes out to One Winged Angel.

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« Reply #28468 on: July 23, 2021, 03:31:08 PM »
I’d love to live McCaffrey’s timeline where Max Payne is a media sensation with tens of millions of fans  :goty
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« Reply #28469 on: July 23, 2021, 05:41:00 PM »
It's got a shitty movie adaptation, that's sensation enough.  :trumps

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« Reply #28470 on: July 23, 2021, 05:53:48 PM »

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« Reply #28471 on: July 23, 2021, 07:35:49 PM »
I’d love to live McCaffrey’s timeline where Max Payne is a media sensation with tens of millions of fans  :goty
In Europe it's quite big. Everyone who played video games in those days 'knows' Max Payne like everyone knows Duke Nukem and the likes.
But during the days of Max Payne and Max Payne 2 piracy was also rampant in the PC gaming space so it was never reflected in the sales.

I think for every copy sold about 10 or 20 more people played it.
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« Reply #28472 on: July 26, 2021, 10:30:01 AM »
If you are like me and you bought a new PC in 2020/2021 and your Bluetooth magically dissapeared, your USB was unstable and/or your network device would crap out do all of the following things

- Update Intel Bluetooth drivers (they've finally acknowledged it and released a driver fix for this issue)
- Update Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller drivers
- Update BIOS (for Gibabyte B550 boards there's finally a stable bios as of 2 weeks ago that doesn't force you to pick between various things working or not)
- Disable power saving mode for USB devices in Windows

If your bluetooth is still not showing up:
- Go to BIOS
- Enable ERP

BOOM, Bluetooth

Also best to keep AMD cool n quiet disabled for now in the BIOS as well.
It only took about 6 - 8 months but finally the B550 platform is stable.
I'm noticing a big difference at least.
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« Reply #28473 on: July 27, 2021, 12:27:16 AM »






Uhhh, the new music arrangements are fucking good. Unless they really fuck up something these might actually be real nice versions. The sprites are fine, effects are nice, music is great, quick save, fast-forward in battles, etc...

Planning on playing through FFIII in this. Only mainline FF I've never cleared.

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« Reply #28474 on: July 27, 2021, 01:52:58 AM »
I can't stop listening to these clips. I'm such an FF nostalgia nerd. I need these new arranged OSTs asap.

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« Reply #28475 on: July 27, 2021, 02:08:02 AM »
Really hope these eventually make their way to console... SE apparently is trying to 'see if there's a demand' (of course there is, ya dummies) to put them on console.
I'm mostly excited to play the pixel art remake of FFIII - didn't particularly care for the DS port and I felt it changed some of the encounter designs (having only 2-3 enemies on screen at a time) and balance from the original FC game for the worse.
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« Reply #28476 on: July 27, 2021, 08:32:11 AM »
I'm a simp and will be buying the mobile games, if they do plan on porting these to console it will be a while out. FF4 pog
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« Reply #28477 on: July 27, 2021, 12:51:39 PM »
you'd think switch would be the logical place to release them first, but square :rash
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« Reply #28478 on: July 27, 2021, 01:28:39 PM »
https://twitter.com/FinalFantasy/status/1420006305482346530

The weakest part is definitely the FF1 party member sprites. Otherwise everything looks good enough to look & listen past that.

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« Reply #28479 on: July 27, 2021, 01:29:52 PM »
Oh and the English font is a fucking terrible font choice. Again it's minor and can look past it. Though if I can play with Japanese text I might just for the font lol

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« Reply #28480 on: July 27, 2021, 02:20:52 PM »
Anyone heard anything good or bad about the Retroid Pocket 2?
It randomly popped up on my yt feed and for $80, this thing seems kinda awesome.  It has an HDMI out and even supports Steamlink.

https://www.goretroid.com/collections/frontpage/products/retroid-pocket-2-handheld-retro-gaming-system?variant=36670989828256


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« Reply #28481 on: July 27, 2021, 05:46:45 PM »
Linus Tech Tips did a decent look at these type of machines

https://youtu.be/LXj5A9ZhPSE?t=1036

When I see stuff like this, all I wonder is why Nintendo won't just release a 'Gameboy Ultra' that runs everything.  :doge

General impression seems to be if you want to just play the games get the RG351P up to GBA if you want to tinker around with emulators and what not get the Retroid Pocket 2 because it does Dreamcast and PSP decent as well.

There's also an upgraded RG351M  apparently.





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« Reply #28482 on: July 27, 2021, 07:06:35 PM »
Ordered the RG351p on Amazon in lovely GBA indigo, should be here tommorow.
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« Reply #28483 on: July 27, 2021, 08:54:20 PM »
I have a Retroid Pocket 2 and it was a pain in the ass to update to newer firmware that can run newer versions of MAME or whatnot, but in general once I got that done it’s been alright.  Haven’t used any of the other features like hdmi out, but it’s a nice device.  I think if I were to do over I’d go for the RG351 instead, just for simplicity’s sake.

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« Reply #28484 on: July 28, 2021, 12:21:03 AM »
https://www.romhacking.net/translations/6181/

Translation for Tomato Adventure, the precursor to Mario & Luigi
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« Reply #28485 on: July 28, 2021, 02:01:59 AM »
https://www.romhacking.net/translations/6181/

Translation for Tomato Adventure, the precursor to Mario & Luigi

Nice, I remember that game.

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« Reply #28486 on: July 28, 2021, 11:47:46 AM »
FF Pixels are out - I picked up FF1 just to see how it is. Mostly just want FF4 cause its the best
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« Reply #28487 on: July 28, 2021, 12:21:03 PM »
They knew everyone would just buy 4 & 6 if they released all 6 at the same time.
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« Reply #28488 on: July 28, 2021, 01:51:24 PM »
Nah, FF3 in non-shit 3d and beyond 8-bit for the first time is the real deal here.

Sucks the fast forward in battle makes it auto-battle only, but I guess it's fine for grinding when you only mash O anyhow. I feel like it'd be bad for FF2 though since you need to cycle actions to build stats.

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« Reply #28489 on: July 28, 2021, 03:04:21 PM »
Also in random gaming talk how fucking dumb is SE business department that they are releasing 5 jrpgs today in the west (4 in Japan) that will compete with the exact same audience for time & money?

FF1-3 Pixel
TWEWY2
Nier Reincarnation


Like they couldn't have spaced these out a bit?

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« Reply #28490 on: July 28, 2021, 03:15:51 PM »
Alright, picked up all six FFs. Time to fuck with these games again. FF definitely my favorite game franchise.

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« Reply #28491 on: July 28, 2021, 03:28:18 PM »
Ok, I tried FF3.

Literally teared up. This is beautiful at 1440p full screen. It looks really nice, the music in the first cave and battle theme are SO.FREAKING.GOOD. Plays pretty well with some of the features. FF 2d battle system has always been fairly fast and auto-battle speeds it up slightly. Being able to see the whole map is nice.

QUICK SAVE DOES NOT DELETE SAVE UPON RELOAD, so it's essentially a one-slot perm save which will really help for certain parts.

Font isn't too bad. Game has language options so you can play in Japanese font. No loads or anything.

The CRT filter is fucking awful lol. Scanlines are one thing but it makes everything blurred and out of focus like a shitty cable CRT. Yeah, no thanks. If someone wants to mod normal scanlines in I might try.

I may replay all six games honestly. Haven't played most in 15-25 years and this seems a great way to re-experience these. Although I might want to wait for steam deck because portable these would be even hotter.

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« Reply #28492 on: July 28, 2021, 03:40:54 PM »
The game even ships with fixed fonts that aren’t enabled for some reason, but can be modded in lol.

https://www.rpgsite.net/feature/11522-how-to-fix-that-awful-font-in-the-final-fantasy-pixel-remaster-games-on-pc

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« Reply #28493 on: July 28, 2021, 03:41:55 PM »
Nice, I feel like the narrow font must have been for phones or something. Will mod that asap.

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« Reply #28494 on: July 28, 2021, 03:46:13 PM »
Lol, someone on Era already made a trainer for FF1 that increases battle speed to 2x and 3x options. These will definitely be the definitive version of FF1-6 with some modding/touchups outside the lack of extra content prior versions added.

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« Reply #28495 on: July 28, 2021, 03:53:18 PM »
Also in random gaming talk how fucking dumb is SE business department that they are releasing 5 jrpgs today in the west (4 in Japan) that will compete with the exact same audience for time & money?

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Alright, picked up all six FFs.

Not that dumb I guess :teehee

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« Reply #28496 on: July 28, 2021, 04:08:03 PM »
I want FF6, if only for sprites that don’t look like salt water taffy.

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« Reply #28497 on: July 28, 2021, 04:19:45 PM »
Also in random gaming talk how fucking dumb is SE business department that they are releasing 5 jrpgs today in the west (4 in Japan) that will compete with the exact same audience for time & money?

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Alright, picked up all six FFs.

Not that dumb I guess :teehee

Yeah, I'm not really representative of rpg buying habits of the mainstream, otherwise Shadow Hearts would still be an active series and we'd have a great Xenogears remake by this point.

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« Reply #28498 on: July 28, 2021, 04:46:22 PM »
Tried all three games, extremely good releases. After decades and decades of every other premier rpg series getting quality re-releases of classic entries while FF got shit release after shit release, we finally get great high quality versions of FF1-3 (and assuming the same 4-6) and of course SE has no faith in the games and stealth announces them at E3, gives no information, doesn't even talk about the amazing new music score until some tweets a few days before release and just drops them out without going into any of the new features or changes, and doesn't bother to put them on consoles.

SE's handling of the FF series has been pretty atrocious.

I'm guessing the Steam/IOS versions will sell pretty well and SE will go "oh wow, people actually want to play this old pixel crap" and they'll fast-track the console versions. Probably release it on Switch and stuff to line up with 4-6's release if I had to guess.

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« Reply #28499 on: July 28, 2021, 05:10:58 PM »