I grew up with the CRT scan lines and honestly I
prefer the hard pixels. Don’t know I think it just triggers the nostalgia better than the muddied lines that look like a bad attempt at upscaling.
Fair play, people’s preferences are ultimately a subjective thing
I would say when it’s done properly it genuinely looks like the devs have found resolution that doesn’t exist in the image
Here’s a good example that I think demonstrates it clearly (though this is a real deal CRT in this image versus the kind of filters I’m talking about in this thread, though the goal is the same effect)
Oh, don’t get me wrong. I give them credit for being able to make the pixel art look much better than was intended, but I think my brain fills in the detail without wanting a filter to do it. Or I have yet to see a filter that is as good as a CRT and I’m not about to go out and buy one to get that experience.
You and me both. I remember thinking our TV was cheap or shitty because the images never looked like this:
I went to Radio Shack a handful of times when I was 12 or so trying to buy better coaxial or component cables to “fix the problem,” not really understanding the fundamental issue.
I don’t care how it was intended to look- seeing those blocks pop in HD is so much more satisfying than muddy pixels smeared across a CRT.
I grew up with the CRT scan lines and honestly I prefer the hard pixels. Don’t know I think it just triggers the nostalgia better than the muddied lines that look like a bad attempt at upscaling.
Fair play, people’s preferences are ultimately a subjective thing
I would say when it’s done properly it genuinely looks like the devs have found resolution that doesn’t exist in the image
Here’s a good example that I think demonstrates it clearly (though this is a real deal CRT in this image versus the kind of filters I’m talking about in this thread, though the goal is the same effect)
(Via https://mastodon.social/@ponysmasher/111025666005999438)
Oh, don’t get me wrong. I give them credit for being able to make the pixel art look much better than was intended, but I think my brain fills in the detail without wanting a filter to do it. Or I have yet to see a filter that is as good as a CRT and I’m not about to go out and buy one to get that experience.
You and me both. I remember thinking our TV was cheap or shitty because the images never looked like this:
I went to Radio Shack a handful of times when I was 12 or so trying to buy better coaxial or component cables to “fix the problem,” not really understanding the fundamental issue.
I don’t care how it was intended to look- seeing those blocks pop in HD is so much more satisfying than muddy pixels smeared across a CRT.