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LX.NET Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Guys, calm down and enjoy what we haven't had in 25 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Guys, calm down and enjoy what we haven't had in 25 years. We are! We are enjoying the argument we've not been able to have for 30 years!!! Next argument agenda is how fast games load from SainTs SD multicart!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Indeed, if THIS is what we have t oargue about now, times are golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX.NET Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Pfeew, I thought you guys were angry at each other. Glad you corrected me on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Angry is Jaguar, next forum over... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I'm only angry at YOU, for saying you haven't been working on HSL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX.NET Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 It's exciting to think that we finally get to enjoy what us Lynx owners have been dreaming about since the 90s. I remember hearing about the Wizztronics hardware that was supposed to let you play Lynx games on a TV. That kinda faded away. I don't remember what the magazines back then used but I remember EGM complaining when Atari took their's away. Suddenly, just this past year or so, we have three individuals who have devised their own solutions. Not just being able to play on an external screen, but having an improved internal LCD as well! Plus, we've got SainT who is working on a multi-cart. My LCD/VGA kit is on its way and I can't wait to start my own project. Big thanks to all involved in the Lynx scene, hardware and software. It's a great time to be a Lynx fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 #FirstWorldProblem complaining that certain game doesn't look right on 98% of the new LCD when the rest of the world never had the luxury of a portable game system of any kind. Mine's in NYC waiting to get through constipated custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Mine's apparently still trying to leave Germany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42bs Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 It is a little too compressed to be readable. The smallest readable font I have seen is the Atari font. This was copied by me from some Atari screenshots a few years ago. AtariFont.png Actually, in the past, I found it quite readable. At least it allows to show all Mikey or Suzy registers on one screen. But I cannot try it at the moment myself, as all the USB<->RS232 dongles I have won't work with my RS232<->ComLynx adapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I borrowed the Hanzo (VGA/SLG) from my Dreamcast and hooked it in with the Lynx. The small scanlines look excellent on VGA, I prefer it to the pure output look. And the large scanlines give an interesting original LCD type of look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWill Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I borrowed the Hanzo (VGA/SLG) from my Dreamcast and hooked it in with the Lynx. The small scanlines look excellent on VGA, I prefer it to the pure output look. And the large scanlines give an interesting original LCD type of look Have you some pictures to post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) There has not been much snow in Finland this winter. So here is a small videoclip of Alpine Games slalom practise on the VGA. http://youtu.be/_TI6RKrGrus Edited March 5, 2015 by karri 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Actually, in the past, I found it quite readable. At least it allows to show all Mikey or Suzy registers on one screen. But I cannot try it at the moment myself, as all the USB<->RS232 dongles I have won't work with my RS232<->ComLynx adapter. A photo from the new LCD screen. I still cannot read it. A greyscale modified image is not much better. On my Lynx 1 I can read it. Edited March 5, 2015 by karri 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Is this also designed for using the Lynx original slow display like the high color pics? I wonder if the issues with such tricks can't be worked around by adjusting the the flicker... I mean, as I understand it that stuff is shown of the old screen by quickly changing pixels faster than the screen can actually display. Maybe if the picture would be changed with the frequency the new screen rerfreshes in mind the same or a similar effect could be achieved? Edited March 5, 2015 by 108 Stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Is this also designed for using the Lynx original slow display like the high color pics? I wonder if the issues with such tricks can't be worked around by adjusting the the flicker... I mean, as I understand it that stuff is shown of the old screen by quickly changing pixels faster than the screen can actually display. Maybe if the picture would be changed with the frequency the new screen rerfreshes in mind the same or a similar effect could be achieved? Not really. The idea here seems to be that the color pixels on the original Lynx are next to each other as three columns. So instead of 160 by 102 pixels you have 480 by 102 pixels. Perhaps the LCD has the physical pixels arranged differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 It's crazy good results on the old screen anyway. This should be close to 80 letters per line, which was always described as the big difference from professional computers had from cheap homecomputers in days of old.^^ Time to bring Open Office to Lynx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Mine's apparently still trying to leave Germany. Me too! AAAAAARRRRRGGGGHH! Get here coolnessssss! Iz WAITUN!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Me too! AAAAAARRRRRGGGGHH! Get here coolnessssss! Iz WAITUN!! Mine has been sitting in Germany for a few weeks now. It's incredible what DHL does over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 My kit arrived yesterday and it is up and running. Am really pleased with it. However, I am *really* annoyed with myself. During soldering, I accidentally let a blob of whot solder land on the underside of my Lynx II transparent plastic screen cover (part of the main lid.) So now I have an amazing LCD screen with a blob of solder/marked plastic on the transparent cover sitting in front of it. Does anyone have a spare plastic screen or Lynx II top lid they could spare? So frustrating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Mine has been sitting in Germany for a few weeks now. It's incredible what DHL does over there. Are you sure it is not just that tracking is not accurate? I've had it in the past that stuff arrived at my doorstep that had been in its original country the day before according to tracking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Are you sure it is not just that tracking is not accurate? I've had it in the past that stuff arrived at my doorstep that had been in its original country the day before according to tracking... Anything is possible, but it hasn't arrived yet and the tracking hasn't changed to show anything arriving in this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Anything is possible, but it hasn't arrived yet and the tracking hasn't changed to show anything arriving in this country. Same here. I know it takes a long time for packages to get to Albert from Germany, but they do arrive. So I'm just waiting patiently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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