Amiga Games on the BIG Screen!

Steve · 21 June 2012, 13:37

A few days ago I hooked up my 50 inch Panasonic HD plasma TV to my PC and was trying out a few Amiga games to see how they looked on a large screen. Surprisingly they didn't look too bad.

Here is a picture of my PC running Breathless on WinUAE and connected to my TV via a long HDMI cable. I used the image scale and strech options to enlarge the main view to fill the entire screen. Needless to say, it was great fun to play on such a large display.

Anyone else tried this? Feel free to post pics of your Amiga games on large screens.

johnim · 21 June 2012, 14:48

hi we used a projector at amimeet on a 1200d and 1200t see thread will link when at home which was about 60in and that looked great

alkis21 · 21 June 2012, 17:29

Here is mine (47'' TV):

Yes, it does look great. However I've never had a console so I was never a 'couch' player... I will always prefer the desk.

fitzsteve · 21 June 2012, 17:34

Took these yonks ago, is a 40in LCD

Still looked great though!

This is using the Zoom feature of the TV since the game was in 'letter box' 14x9 ish format!

God bless my original A1200 with the yellow keys, I wonder where that fella is these days! (sold it to ck1200 on these boards and he sold it on so it could be anywhere!)

FOL · 21 June 2012, 23:22

Nice,

But doesnt your neck hurt cause you have to look up all the time?

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitzsteve

Took these yonks ago, is a 40in LCD

Still looked great though!

This is using the Zoom feature of the TV since the game was in 'letter box' 14x9 ish format!

God bless my original A1200 with the yellow keys, I wonder where that fella is these days! (sold it to ck1200 on these boards and he sold it on so it could be anywhere!)

fitzsteve · 21 June 2012, 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

Nice,

But doesnt your neck hurt cause you have to look up all the time?

It did at first but we got used to it quite quickly, plus it's great for wii tennis :-)

FOL · 21 June 2012, 23:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitzsteve

It did at first but we got used to it quite quickly, plus it's great for wii tennis :-)

True, I used to forget the ceiling fan was in the middle of the room are smack my hand into it playing wii tennis,

. After a few times of that, you soon learn the fan is there.

Mendel · 22 June 2012, 01:11

65" plasma:

a bit of stunt car racer on it:
[ Show youtube player ]
(in case you´re wondering, the lines moving up and down on the screen are artifact created by video camera, not visible while playing fortunately)

You know I can enable the 2d to stereoscopic 3d conversion of the tv in this game and it interprets the flat shaded 3d very well indeed. Fun times with 3d glasses and a miggy

rare_j · 22 June 2012, 02:28

I didn't even know tellys could be so big. That A1200 looks like it came out of a dolls house.

Mendel · 22 June 2012, 11:57

It felt like too big for one day. Very big for a week... then you get used to it and it feels great. High definition and 3d material is what it´s best for (Avatar in 3d was awesome) but it does a decent job of scaling to retro stuff too. Alien breed 3d 2 converted to stereoscopic 3d is very nice with the enemy projectiles flying straight at ya! (I instintively kind of dodge them by moving my head

) It´s also fun as a mame display!

Steve · 22 June 2012, 19:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mendel

It felt like too big for one day. Very big for a week... then you get used to it and it feels great. High definition and 3d material is what it´s best for (Avatar in 3d was awesome) but it does a decent job of scaling to retro stuff too. Alien breed 3d 2 converted to stereoscopic 3d is very nice with the enemy projectiles flying straight at ya! (I instintively kind of dodge them by moving my head

) It´s also fun as a mame display!

Hi Mendel. Lovely TV. Mine also converts 2D->3D but I've found its pointless for converting TV and films. Much better to stick with proper 3D source material than this software conversion rubbish. I don't get any sense of 3 Dimensions whatsoever. But I never thought to try it with Amiga games. I wonder what Frontier looks like in converted 3D.

Very interesting...

Geraldine · 23 June 2012, 12:49

Right, thats it! This thread has finally made up my mind for me. Time to get a new telly methinks.

PS: awesome pictures guys!

rampartsagain · 23 June 2012, 12:55

my god loved that game stunt car racer played many times on arcade and my zx spectrum so many memories

monkey island always NICE!

and old dizzy too

alkis21 · 23 June 2012, 13:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by rare_j

I didn't even know tellys could be so big. That A1200 looks like it came out of a dolls house.

Haha, indeed! It's like all it's missing is Amiga Barbie.

Specksynder · 23 June 2012, 16:17

What about an original A1200 with RGB scart? Does it work on a 'Big' LED TV?

Mendel · 23 June 2012, 16:58

Well my 1200d certainly works with my plasma as well as with my secondary lcd using rgb scart. Used it a lot that way before I got the indi aga.

BuckoA51 · 24 June 2012, 01:11

A thread for showing off big-screen Amiga setups? Well if you insist

big-screen-amiga-1 by videogameperfection, on Flickr

Fantasy World Dizzy, zoomed with aspect ratio maintained!

big-screen-amiga-2 by videogameperfection, on Flickr

Apidya - Only a little zoom needed this time

big-screen-amiga-3 by videogameperfection, on Flickr

Closeup showing simulated scanlines (moire patters not present on actual TV)

My Setup:-

Sony KDL-40Z4500 TV 40" (lovely low input lag TV)
Extron RGB 203 Rxi interface (needed for picture centring)
DVDO Edge video processor (for zooming and XRGB3 compatibility)
XRGB3 video processor (properly handles Amiga's low resolution modes, optionally adds fake scanlines)
Amiga CD32 + SX32 and CF hard drive

Biggest problem with HDTVs is the deinterlacing, feed them an interlace image and it comes out as a wonderful flicker free workbench. Feed them a non-interlaced game and they try to deinterlace that too

Not as bad as it sounds though and the scaling can be okay-ish on some sets. I guess not everyone wants to go to the extremes I have

21 June 2012, 13:37	#1
Steve I Identify as an Ewok Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Lincolnshire Age: 45 Posts: 2,356	Amiga Games on the BIG Screen! A few days ago I hooked up my 50 inch Panasonic HD plasma TV to my PC and was trying out a few Amiga games to see how they looked on a large screen. Surprisingly they didn't look too bad. Here is a picture of my PC running Breathless on WinUAE and connected to my TV via a long HDMI cable. I used the image scale and strech options to enlarge the main view to fill the entire screen. Needless to say, it was great fun to play on such a large display. Anyone else tried this? Feel free to post pics of your Amiga games on large screens. Attached Thumbnails

21 June 2012, 14:48	#2
johnim Amibay Mod/Staff Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: birmingham uk Age: 48 Posts: 1,019	hi we used a projector at amimeet on a 1200d and 1200t see thread will link when at home which was about 60in and that looked great Last edited by johnim; 21 June 2012 at 19:30.

21 June 2012, 17:34	#4
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,685	Took these yonks ago, is a 40in LCD Still looked great though! This is using the Zoom feature of the TV since the game was in 'letter box' 14x9 ish format! God bless my original A1200 with the yellow keys, I wonder where that fella is these days! (sold it to ck1200 on these boards and he sold it on so it could be anywhere!) Last edited by fitzsteve; 21 June 2012 at 17:40.

23 June 2012, 12:55	#13
rampartsagain Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Porto/Portugal Posts: 385	my god loved that game stunt car racer played many times on arcade and my zx spectrum so many memories monkey island always NICE! and old dizzy too Last edited by rampartsagain; 23 June 2012 at 13:03.

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21 June 2012, 17:29	#3
alkis21 Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Age: 49 Posts: 1,409	Here is mine (47'' TV): Yes, it does look great. However I've never had a console so I was never a 'couch' player... I will always prefer the desk.

22 June 2012, 01:11	#8
Mendel Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Kokkola/Finland Posts: 75	65" plasma: a bit of stunt car racer on it: [ Show youtube player ] (in case you´re wondering, the lines moving up and down on the screen are artifact created by video camera, not visible while playing fortunately) You know I can enable the 2d to stereoscopic 3d conversion of the tv in this game and it interprets the flat shaded 3d very well indeed. Fun times with 3d glasses and a miggy

22 June 2012, 02:28	#9
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,178	I didn't even know tellys could be so big. That A1200 looks like it came out of a dolls house.

22 June 2012, 11:57	#10
Mendel Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Kokkola/Finland Posts: 75	It felt like too big for one day. Very big for a week... then you get used to it and it feels great. High definition and 3d material is what it´s best for (Avatar in 3d was awesome) but it does a decent job of scaling to retro stuff too. Alien breed 3d 2 converted to stereoscopic 3d is very nice with the enemy projectiles flying straight at ya! (I instintively kind of dodge them by moving my head ) It´s also fun as a mame display!

23 June 2012, 12:49	#12
Geraldine Amigas4Ever! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Sunny Scotland. Anarchy System Tech Level 0 No Police Presence. Enter At Own Risk! Posts: 107	Right, thats it! This thread has finally made up my mind for me. Time to get a new telly methinks. PS: awesome pictures guys!

23 June 2012, 16:17	#15
Specksynder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Italy Age: 48 Posts: 445	What about an original A1200 with RGB scart? Does it work on a 'Big' LED TV?

23 June 2012, 16:58	#16
Mendel Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Kokkola/Finland Posts: 75	Well my 1200d certainly works with my plasma as well as with my secondary lcd using rgb scart. Used it a lot that way before I got the indi aga.

24 June 2012, 01:11	#17
BuckoA51 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 156	A thread for showing off big-screen Amiga setups? Well if you insist big-screen-amiga-1 by videogameperfection, on Flickr Fantasy World Dizzy, zoomed with aspect ratio maintained! big-screen-amiga-2 by videogameperfection, on Flickr Apidya - Only a little zoom needed this time big-screen-amiga-3 by videogameperfection, on Flickr Closeup showing simulated scanlines (moire patters not present on actual TV) My Setup:- Sony KDL-40Z4500 TV 40" (lovely low input lag TV) Extron RGB 203 Rxi interface (needed for picture centring) DVDO Edge video processor (for zooming and XRGB3 compatibility) XRGB3 video processor (properly handles Amiga's low resolution modes, optionally adds fake scanlines) Amiga CD32 + SX32 and CF hard drive Biggest problem with HDTVs is the deinterlacing, feed them an interlace image and it comes out as a wonderful flicker free workbench. Feed them a non-interlaced game and they try to deinterlace that too Not as bad as it sounds though and the scaling can be okay-ish on some sets. I guess not everyone wants to go to the extremes I have

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