If your game isn’t 16:9 then your video won’t be. Nothing about HDMI means you’re automatically going to get high def widescreen.
Comment on Why is my Dreamcast displaying tiny with a new HDMI cable?
macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days agoI was using an RCA cable output prior to this. It worked great, though was lower quality of an image than I would’ve liked.
I’ll have to check the display mode on the tv and see if any other options exist. I did play it in Fill mode which kept the 4:3 resolution but I feel like that sorta defeats the purpose of using hdmi.
db2@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 days ago
garbage in , garbage out.
or in this case, SD in , SD out.
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
HDMI doesn’t automatically mean good resolution. The Dreamcast only outputs 480p. That’s regardless of what you’re using to plug it in. The TV was likely automatically scaling the RCA signal, but isn’t scaling the HDMI.
AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Well no? You are getting a digital signal which will be MUCH clearer than analog RCA… Upscaling / fill mode is the Only way to make it bigger.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Well thats just not true! You could also try sitting really really close to the tv!
macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
You’re right. The picture is cleaner but choppy from TV being set to Full. That’ll have to be my Solution for the time being.
AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
If your TV has a crappy upscale then you can look into external hardware, however seems odd this is making it choppy, does your TV have a low latency GAME mode?
macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
With this cable it’s getting the signal as vga, so it’s “pc” settings. No lag or anything. And I meant choppy like lines and such. Should’ve said “crispness”. The game plays flawlessly on the tv with no output issues.
Sorry for the confusion.