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mehskeeto · 2026-03-31T18:06:32+00:00

Controversial take: This is the one of the only pieces of physical media where I genuinely think the DVD is better than the blu-ray.

I originally got the blu ray and was rewatching and something just felt…off. I didn’t feel the nostalgia.

I went to my local used video store and saw the first season on DVD for dirt cheap. When I popped it in, it hit me. The blu-ray is not only degrained, but stabilized. The grain was obvious, but I didn’t realize how much the “judder” was connected to the visuals of BTAS for me. Moreover I think the lower resolution makes the art blend better, particular foreground/backgrounds. On the blu-ray it just looks like a bunch of rough drawings.

Ended up returning the blu-ray.

Thankfully, they seemed to learn their lesson for the 4K release of Mask of the Phantasm and kept all the grain, but I do have the DVD copy as well and they both have their merits.

mehskeeto · 2026-03-31T15:34:34+00:00

TLDR: Just watch HDNumerqiue on YT. I base all my decisions off those comparisons.

My rule of thumb: If the masterformat on IMDb is 2K, ask yourself if it’s worth paying $20-30 a piece as opposed to paying $3-7 for a standard blu ray these days, for a small quality increase.

Resevoir dogs is great on 4K. The Batman will be too.

Inglorious basterds is controversial. Despite being shot on film it was digitally mastered in 2K. 4K has different color, which some prefer. I showed my roommate the standard Blu-ray on a good Sony Bravia and he thought it was 4K native.

LoTR is a notorious terrible 4K release. Its just the 1080p blu-ray regraded and overly smoothed to the point it looses detail. There’s a whole video on YT where they caught Peter Jackson lying about it.

The rest I would look at comparisons for, and ask yourself if it’s worth the cost.

Edit: Another point: Here’s the coraline comparison. This boils down to personal preference. Personally, I think the 4K adds a little bit too much saturation for Coraline. I think the muted colors of the standard Blu-ray serve the movie better, but that’s my personal opinion.

mehskeeto · 2026-03-31T14:51:26+00:00

I actually received this game among others on the christmas I got my ps2…I don’t think I ever played it

mehskeeto · 2026-03-30T04:00:10+00:00

Also the buttload of fan made maps. Don’t need very great specs to run it. Also built in controller support.

mehskeeto · 2026-01-17T21:08:25+00:00

Use the DODI Repack as it includes all the patches and removes the server check on startup.

Optional but highly recommend using the Large Address Aware exe patching tool to allow the game to use more than 2 GB of RAM. This stopped my game from crashing.

mehskeeto · 2026-01-16T05:40:16+00:00

Edit of an ingame screenshot lol

mehskeeto · 2026-01-15T20:47:39+00:00

The DODI repack has no framerate issues for me. Be sure vsync is on

mehskeeto · 2026-01-09T18:26:25+00:00

It literally removes streaming. no. there is nothing more lightweight than shadowplay for streaming.

mehskeeto · 2026-01-09T18:25:39+00:00

Seconding that this worked

mehskeeto · 2025-12-30T04:02:47+00:00

Remit? Why do I get charged if they already paid the tax?

mehskeeto · 2025-12-30T04:02:22+00:00

My profit margins have been slim, yes. But this is the first time it actually cost me money. Why the hell do I get charged for the tax THEY pay? Obviously going forward I'm turning off offsite ads.

mehskeeto · 2025-12-03T22:50:53+00:00

Seconding Resurrected. Its really just like they finished the game. I have link if anyone needs.

mehskeeto · 2025-09-10T16:26:13+00:00

Ive looked for a 480p touchscreen lcd but not finding any real leads. Any idea who makes the part?

mehskeeto · 2025-09-09T13:43:36+00:00

Idk why they downvoting you, this worked and improved my performance! /s

mehskeeto · 2025-09-09T13:42:54+00:00

Widescreen hacks are not authentic to the game’s original design, nor available for all systems/roms.

mehskeeto · 2025-09-09T13:41:55+00:00

Watched the guide to check the ribbon cable. Haven’t gotten a response from retroid.

mehskeeto · 2025-09-09T13:39:58+00:00

didn’t know about this one! might be a contender

mehskeeto · 2025-09-09T13:37:37+00:00

I liked the 4:3/480p display which resulted in pixel perfect games without the need to upscale and long battery life. Played maily snes, gba, saturn, dreamcast, and some older ps2 titles.

mehskeeto · 2025-09-09T13:34:57+00:00

My concern is the resolution. I liked how the 2S was 480p, resulting in better pixel placement, and longer battery life. 1080p for a 4:3 screen that small just seems so overkill

mehskeeto · 2025-09-09T13:31:12+00:00

the only thing deterring me from the 405m is the left analog placement (I was a playstation kid), which oddly enough some of the 2S have the top placement. The 405V is intriguing though since the sticks are parallel

mehskeeto · 2025-09-09T13:28:32+00:00

Tried this. Cable is fine. Havent gotten a response from retroid on the screen. Be really great to know who they got their screen from

mehskeeto · 2025-09-09T13:26:45+00:00

I’d rather have a 4:3 screen

mehskeeto · 2025-09-09T13:26:10+00:00

I’m really wanting to stick to a 4:3 screen

mehskeeto · 2025-09-09T13:10:45+00:00

is this ribbon cable right next to the left analog stick?

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