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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator
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      Put your TV in game mode and re-try. What model of TV are you using ? What video resolution is the system running by default ?

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        alep
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        Thanks mitu.
        I have a 50 in Samsung UN50MU6300F. Right now I have it set to Hdmi2:0x60 1024x768 @60.00 Hz (65.000 MHz Hsync Vsync) . Should I go lower?

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @alep
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          @alep said in Poor video resolution Retropie:

          Should I go lower?

          No, it should be enough - 1080p would also be fine.

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            alep
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            thanks. It appears my TV doesn't have game mode :-(
            Any other setting within Retropie related to video? I mean I think the games should look better than what I am seeing here . . . do you have a picture you could send me showing what games should look like for example SNES game?

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @alep
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              thanks. It appears my TV doesn't have game mode :-(

              So much for a smart TV, huh ? What model is it ?

              Any other setting within Retropie related to video? I mean I think the games should look better than what I am seeing here . . . do you have a picture you could send me showing what games should look like for example SNES game?

              They look normal, I guess ? Look up any SNES video game on Youtube (with or without RetroPie) and that's how they show normally. Maybe it would be easier if you took a picture and show how things work on your side.

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                alep
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                  • dankcushionsD
                    dankcushions Global Moderator
                    last edited by dankcushions

                    yeah dude, that's normal - welcome to 16-bit gaming :) i would first set your resolution to 1080p as you've got some ugly scaling artefacts there. after that, look into shaders: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Shaders-and-Smoothing

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                      alep
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                      Thank you for the very helpful tips guys. Looks like the the video smoothing and shaders made a huge difference.
                      Just have one more question, is there a bluetooth or USB device compatible with PS3 joystick that I can hook up to my PC for Retropie?

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                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator @alep
                        last edited by mitu

                        @alep said in Poor video resolution Retropie:

                        Just have one more question, is there a bluetooth or USB device compatible with PS3 joystick that I can hook up to my PC for Retropie?

                        Probably lots of them, including the original PS3 gamepad.

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