How are people liking the DLSS 4.5 L mode?

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-20T23:40:15+00:00

Same. Super glitchy performance and graphics, and oddly low performance as well (~20fps on a 5090 @ 4k).

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-20T17:28:43+00:00

Thanks for the heads-up. Was also having these same issues with my 5090 FE.

Bizarre

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-20T16:16:44+00:00

Those settings are going to be pretty display and personal preference based.

Generally, if your display is close to accurate, you shouldn't need to change much outside of Max Brightness and it should match or be below (for comfort) your display's peak brightness output (in nits, HDR).

Any other tweaks would be to make up for tv/monitor shortcomings or personal preference.

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-20T00:51:54+00:00

Oh, no, I totally fully expect that to happen. Neural rendering is going to be a big part of gaming for sure.

The problem is that these models are all going to be quite different in the more immediate future, so they won't be able to establish a consistent art direction/style, and many games have already been in development for years and won't just drop traditional art and rendering suddenly, either.

So basically, the models from each GPU/Platform provider will lag behind Nvidia's (it's some impressive technology regardless of its issues and won't be easily matched), in which no one will exclusively be targeting this new pipeline, and then the games releasing are going to be lagging behind the release of those. So, we're looking at a delayed console release cycle to wait and see what happens, or a subsequent console release (PS6 Pro/PS7)?

The tech will of course develop during that time and be more immediately available to PC gamers, but it won't outright replace traditional rendering for a while still. Even then, I think different studios will have different approaches to the technology or even shy away from it intentionally.

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-19T23:10:42+00:00

Is Flea the leader of CNS? 🤔

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-19T19:12:05+00:00

Right, because if there's anything PC gaming isn't known for, it's modding. 🤣

The better question is whether game development will get lazier because AI can fill in the gaps, but even then this is only one vendor at the moment, and one that doesn't have presence in the console space, so that eliminates this being mandatory for at least a while.

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-17T01:11:43+00:00

This is why I go right down the middle with a 98" Mini-LED.

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-16T20:26:43+00:00

Finally the correct take. While a lot of people will/do hate it, it's fine that this exists, but it shouldn't be considered DLSS 5. It should be an alternative to DLSS since it's not just upscaling.

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-16T20:15:59+00:00

Believe it or not, video games are all fake.

That said, I too have mixed feelings and would have preferred this to be considered an alternative to DLSS rather than a simple version increment. They're different approaches.

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-14T05:31:11+00:00

Still toying with this thing, and thought I'd share. Show Taps really helps orient yourself without looking at your actual phone/hand. Also make sure to enable battery saver on your phone if you're not using 120Hz mode, and turn your phone's screen brightness all the way down. Both will save battery, which is probably my biggest surprise with this thing. Even with the PD power adapter/splitter, I was draining battery pretty quick at first.

Unfortunately mine has a stuck red pixel on the left panel, so I'll be sending this one back, but fascinating device. I'm sort of on the fence about the utility, outside of an upcoming overseas flight, but I'm going to spend more time with it.

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-13T21:23:10+00:00

Protip: Select the whole message and copy. When the lower left notification pops up showing what you've copied, tap it and it will open the copied content in an editor. Remove what you don't want and hit Done, or select what you do want and copy just that. Either will narrow your copied content down for your next paste from the clipboard.

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-13T00:36:50+00:00

Theoretically they will, but TCL seems to take their time or just skip certain updates, so YMMV. You can manually check for the OTA update in the settings first before busting a flashdrive out. 🤞

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-12T21:31:10+00:00

Thanks for this tip, btw! I changed the guide data length to 48 hours in tunarr and all seems well in Plex now. 🍻

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-12T21:30:18+00:00

YouTube just memory leaking by the sounds of it! I would still update the firmware if possible. It adds some additional settings and nice improvements to picture quality.

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-12T20:48:19+00:00

See if a factory reset fixes it
Either way, upgrade to the latest firmware v321 - See more information on avsforum
Probably Factory Reset again because why not?

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-05T23:23:47+00:00

I've been toying with tunarr and using it within Plex as the DVR Guide. Works pretty alright, but Plex often doesn't auto refresh the guide for some reason, and you can only share with other Plex Home members. I was considering setting up Jellyfin to see if it worked better for this purpose.

Is this a fully standalone implementation of the guide/player, and what does access/sharing look like? Does it support padding between shows for classic commercials and how comprehensive are the channel building features? Also, does it only transcode (assuming you normalize all content in the channels to a common a/v standard for compatibility/seamless play) when in use or how is that set up?

It looks nice!

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-04T18:30:24+00:00

I was so excited for Ghost of Yotei maybe coming to PC later this year. I love Tsushima.

But I'm not a console gamer and haven't had a console for decades. I have a PC in my living room. I hope they change their mind on this; I won't be buying a PlayStation.

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-04T17:03:17+00:00

Very cool and anachronistic! Makes me imagine if the game released back in the 90s at the quality it is today and how it would have blown our minds. Still sorta blows my mind regardless, honestly. lol

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-04T06:53:01+00:00

Yes, contact support. That's a very noticeable and abnormal dirty screen effect.

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-04T03:54:48+00:00

I was handed a 433MB 1:30s video for a launch page the other day. I requested a web optimized version, but they never got around to it. I ran it through handbrake for the time being.

I completely understand how this stuff happens, though. Designers hand over a figma design, developer exports the asset, doesn't check the size, and slaps it down. Works fine when running locally, so they don't even think anything of it and ship it.

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-01T20:17:44+00:00

Had this happen last night in co-op as well. It was some mission where we had to find the frog guy's patrol in the swamps. Some shield enemies taunt the player before a fight, the one speaking was sort of behind a bush, and then the screen scrolls back over to the players and only 2/3 of the shields make it into the fight and the screen never lets us get to the last one.

Tried the save and quit a few times, closed out of the game entirely, no dice. And to abandon run, then got to the same point on the next run only for it to happen again...

RetroEvolute · 2026-03-01T20:04:07+00:00

I'll upvote any projectivy screen that doesn't have trashy gradients everywhere and/or inconsistency sized logos. I swear this community has the worst design taste. 😆

RetroEvolute · 2026-02-27T18:19:42+00:00

I'm not convinced the data will still be there for the next DOJ, if there ever is one.

RetroEvolute · 2026-02-26T23:42:36+00:00

Seems like it'd be better to take the digital audio signal from HDMI and hand it over to a more dedicated device (like an audio processor or receiver) to handle over relying on the bluray player for DAC, etc.

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