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02 October 2008, 15:42 | #42 |
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Amiga emulation isn't going to be ideal on it is it?
The screen resolution is 800x480 which is gonna be a bit of a crap for miggy emulation. I might pick one of these up in a year or two when they are a bit cheaper and I can see how well the scene has picked up. Be good to play some MD/SNES on the move, and the Amiga games which have the big black border at the bottom! |
02 October 2008, 15:45 | #43 | |
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02 October 2008, 15:56 | #44 | |
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And having borders on the sides for 320x256-pixel games (Alien Breed, Battle Squadron PAL, Pinball Dreams, etc.) and SuperNES-games is not a problem for me (it's no different on my notebook). The screen's height is still quite huge for a handheld. Of course 480 pixels height isn't perfect for upscaling 256 pixels but since the pixels are so small it shouldn't be noticable. |
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02 October 2008, 16:02 | #45 |
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As I suspected
All the games on the video are the Amiga games with black borders (NTSC res), with the exception of Project-X and Pac-Mania, and you can clearly see that the bottom parts of both games have the screen cut off Such a shame. |
02 October 2008, 16:06 | #46 |
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But if they changed it to match PAL Amiga games would it not screw things up for other formats (SNES, MD, NES etc...) ? You can't have your cake and eat for all formats it would seem.
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02 October 2008, 16:08 | #47 | |
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It's not like you won't have the ability to choose which works for you, is it? Personally looking forward to this like nothing before (except maybe my first A1000). And as miggy emulation is just the icing on the cake, I anticipate many, many hours of fun with this little fella. The specs will ensure it has a nice long life, too - the GP2x has survived with much lesser hardware for a long time with a massive and very active scene of developers. D. |
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Having it as 512 pixels high doesn't mess with SNES/MD/NES etc. as they all have less than 512 pixels in height. What are you talking about? Quote:
Unless of course you want it in lowres 320x256 which would appear absolutely tiny in the middle of a big black box |
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02 October 2008, 17:04 | #49 |
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I meant when running double height etc... The point is, the screen will not suit EVERY emulator / Application. It is obviously a trade off. There will have to be a comprimise otherwise you might as well be carrying round a 22" HDTV Widescreen with your DS sized handheld console
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02 October 2008, 17:42 | #50 |
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I was just pointing out that it is no way ideal for Amiga emulation because of that limitation.
You suggested that having it with a height of 512 other forms of emulation would be messed up, which is not the case. No old school emulators require anything near HD so your point about he HDTV is a little silly. Suggesting 512px in height however, is not. |
02 October 2008, 19:00 | #51 | |
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It's a bit blurry - but that's not a problem for me. So you can also scale 256 lines up to 480 by interpolation without doubling them. |
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02 October 2008, 19:37 | #52 |
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I want one of these but will be waiting for the 2nd batch to see if there is any early issue's with them. My early mk1 GP2X has had problems running using batteries for ages and has been sat here collecting dust for a long time and the PSP i bought to replace it is a bit poor in comparison when it comes down to the emulator side of things.
I did almost pre-order it when i got the e-mail but someone i work with beat me to it so i'll have a play with that first when his arrives The talk of full speed N64 and "possibly" Dreamcast makes the Pandora a no brainer for retro gamers. |
02 October 2008, 20:33 | #53 |
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02 October 2008, 20:41 | #54 | |
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But anyway, I was just making a point. It's not the IDEAL solution for Amiga emulation that's all. Still, it's a good looking product. |
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02 October 2008, 21:49 | #56 | |
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It is a good concept though, but I await the result of reality as I have been burnt before (Tapwave Zodiac anyone?). There is also the issue of how Gamepark's Wiz will compare. So a case of wait and see for me also. |
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03 October 2008, 09:48 | #58 |
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agreed, the ideal resolution would be 768x576 (or whatever PAL full overscan is), however you try finding a suitable LCD screen with those specs...
This is the best (imho) compromise that could be found. 800x600 would perhaps have been better but again availability of components is a major factor and I'd hazard a guess that the LCD is already the most expensive single component... Mine's ordered and I'm looking forward to it - I am hoping that there might be a big push to get a better UAE on there |
03 October 2008, 11:57 | #59 |
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Apparently it`s the same LCD touch thats in the Archos 605 wifi
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