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What do we do when all the crts are gone? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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I worry this about a lot of things. But what alternatives are there when crts are gone or all broken?

I've never had a flat-screen with as good color or 0 latency like a crt. And im sure they exist theyre probably just 2000 dollars.

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

My flat screen definitely has a better picture and color thank any crt I've ever owned. I don't know what you mean. Latency is not an issue on any tv made in the last ten years. Probably more.

Crts went the same place 8 tracks, cassettes, floppies, and a million other tech went.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Latency is not 0 like op suggests but he's not entirely wrong about the latency comparison to modern displays (at a technical level for your average modern display). You are still correct that the numbers are so low typically that it's not an issue for... 99.9% of people. Probably more, we might want to add a lot more 9s to the end.

    If we're talking to someone like a top competitive street fighter player though, I'm super interested in how they feel about CRTs vs modern displays. Note that this is also a different conversation if you're on a TV that doesn't have some sort of a Game Mode, those can be rough.

    Great writeup on real world CRT input lag: https://www.resetera.com/threads/crts-have-8-3ms-of-input-lag-addressing-a-common-misconception-about-display-latency.40628/

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Yeah I think a good gaming monitor has better latency than a CRT. I remember a Mario 64 speedrunning event brought the top players in for a weekend (literally a new world record was set at this event, they had all the best players) and they were all playing on gaming monitors with a good N64 to HDMI adapter. None of them complained about latency, they all enjoyed the setup, and I remember the world record holder (Cheese) actually started using the same setup at home.

    The top Mario 1 player (Niftski) plays on a computer with a gaming monitor.

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  • [–] [S] -1 points 1 year ago

    Maybe you dont notice latency. I notice it very easily.

    I have overactive peripherals so maybe thar accounts for it.

    I've never played on a super expensive flat screen though. I have 1 flat-screen just for videos but it sucks ass for any game, and its like 3 years old.

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