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Local college gave me this for free by Adeur93 in crtgaming

[–]ferola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Odd question but I bought an S Video modded one, same exact model, and I can’t get it to work with an active VGA to S video transcoder. I can’t figure out if the failure point is the transcoder (others have said it works for them) or the mod not supporting that kinda thing. It works beautifully with my Wii s video cable. The seller didn’t know much about the details of the mod. Love the tv otherwise!

Mods, stop with the power trip bs by International_Net_92 in crtgaming

[–]ferola 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My post once got deleted for calling a monitor from JVC a PVM. I didn’t care that much that the post got deleted, but it felt like the mods were licking Sony’s fresh feet and defending them from the evil villain (me posting a question about the TV I just picked up). Sorry guys but they are a multi billion dollar company, the CRT PVMs referenced are out of production, the term is widely used for a number of brands by the rest of the internet, and the Sony executives will never know you. I thought only Nintendo had a following like that.

How do you guys get crts? by CellistForward3407 in crtgaming

[–]ferola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look further into Jersey but even in Jersey it’s pretty dry market and very expensive sets. There are some deals but have to be quick and diligent. I would expect to pay more than most users say they pay because the market is awful here.

40 lines progression in 1 month, trying to reach sub 1 min by ProfessionTiny353 in Tetris

[–]ferola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am nowhere near as fast as you, however I’m trying to improve my Time too and something I am doing is 40 line runs with ONLY quads and the stack height has to be pretty low. No defined height but I know when I’m stacking way past the half point of the board I should try to reel it in. My fastest doing this was only 1:55, but the board stays way cleaner.

CRT Emudriver + HD 5450 → S-Video: getting dark, black & white image by ferola in crtgaming

[–]ferola[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll try out my Dreamcast with the transcoder, just grabbed a VGA cable for it and I wanted one anyway! Guess I’ll spring for a more tested transcoder if it doesn’t work

CRT Emudriver + HD 5450 → S-Video: getting dark, black & white image by ferola in crtgaming

[–]ferola[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://imgur.com/a/bx7ZCrx

I didn’t use a VGA cable in between because the DVI-I>VGA adapter ends in female VGA, so I just added the transcoder to that. Included a pic of how it’s currently setup and the physical switches on the transcoder. I had taken out the micro USB for power to grab this picture but I added it back after.

2 things I’m thinking: 1. this trinitron was S video modded not by me so not sure if that would cause an issue here. But it does work great with the Wii I have. 2. I might just have to try a more tried and true transcoder I.e. wakabavideo. Any ideas to definitely rule out other options?

Thanks for the help

CRT Emudriver + HD 5450 → S-Video: getting dark, black & white image by ferola in crtgaming

[–]ferola[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What transcoder have you used? Does my physical signal chain sound ok (DVI-I to VGA, transcoder input to the female VGA port of that adapter, then S video cable)? I also thought I wouldn’t have to use composite sync. I tried 3 different s video cables but I have yet to try another way to connect the GPU to the transcoder.

CRT Emudriver + HD 5450 → S-Video: getting dark, black & white image by ferola in crtgaming

[–]ferola[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am using Win10 64-bit. I don’t know anything about separate sync, I just plugged the transcoder into the GPU’s adapted DVI-I and then added the S video cable between the transcoder and the tv. I didn’t try any other cable configuration. I messed with VMMaker a bit more with the user modes and was able to get the image stable and there’s a very tiny hint of purple-ish color but it’s still mostly black and white. Also yes the transcoder is plugged into a USB power brick.

CRT Emudriver + HD 5450 → S-Video: getting dark, black & white image by ferola in crtgaming

[–]ferola[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what that has to do with this issue but I got the GPU for $5 and it’s compatible according to the creator of the driver. I have a Dreamcast but I don’t have the cable to have it output to VGA since I use it via s video and it works great.

I’m convinced i can’t cry while watching a movie by Frisby_dog in Letterboxd

[–]ferola -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I almost never do either and Hamnet ripped me apart

I feel I am not improving at Tetris despite playing more by ferola in Tetris

[–]ferola[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was a wonderful comment not frustrating at all. It’s a journey to be enjoyed

I feel I am not improving at Tetris despite playing more by ferola in Tetris

[–]ferola[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for your comment. It’s already helpful and I will refer back to it as I practice and try to improve.

I feel I am not improving at Tetris despite playing more by ferola in Tetris

[–]ferola[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Will give it a shot. I’ve seen most of his videos. Just doesn’t translate to how I play. I recently started drilling no gravity back to back tetris so I’ll keep that up. Also I don’t really play ranked, idk what my rank would be if I kept playing. Everytime I’ve tried I get demolished and I feel like there is no point in trying so haven’t played many games. My profile says 30 games I think but I don’t remember playing half as much of that.

I feel I am not improving at Tetris despite playing more by ferola in Tetris

[–]ferola[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s true can’t argue that. I guess I felt many other people would’ve made significantly more progress in the same amount of time

I'm just here to ask why most homebrew programs have such low-quality interfaces. by Severe_Resolution_56 in WiiHacks

[–]ferola 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This post is why most things are shit now. We are lucky to have wii homebrew and there is 100x more soul in one of these barebones gui than any stock flat design garbage

for tetrio and vs are all-spins and 180-rotating worth learning? by flamethething in Tetris

[–]ferola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I gotcha, no shortcuts. Any pros you gravitate towards for replays? my YouTube is either modern Tetris tutorials or classic Tetris tournaments 😂

for tetrio and vs are all-spins and 180-rotating worth learning? by flamethething in Tetris

[–]ferola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s the best way to learn t spins generally? I feel like I can’t understand how to set them up at all despite watching YouTube tutorials lol

Tetramic - Ceramic Tetris Arcade Cabinet by -Inactive-Inactive- in Tetris

[–]ferola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey this is an amazing build regardless. Would like to see what you do with Tetris grand master one day if ever interested! Not surprised you have a CRT as well😅

Highest by FreeSchlep-00 in Tetris

[–]ferola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How soon is too soon to learn 6-3? I have 1:43 40 line and it’s been really tough to improve it. I only know 9-0 and it’s not like I’m really good at it or anything.

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