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    using VGA breakout cable to arcade CRT - super blurry!

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      tsiguy96
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      Hey folks!
      I have spent atleast 15 hours working on this and I cannot find a fix to it....

      i am using a pi4, with a mini HDMi to HDMI, then a HDMI to VGA converter. i uploaded wolfanoz 64gb image then downloaded a 240p theme from the library.

      I am using this method to get image to my screen:

      a homemade VGA breakout cable to my arcade CRT using classic RGB HS G wiring (wells gardner 7000). i was using a GBS8100

      it took me quite literally forever to get info to my screen at all. I had to use custom CVT:
      group 2, mode 87, CVT 336 250 60 1 0 0

      i also set custom frame buffer to 640x480 to fit the screen.
      all that said, I cannot get a CLEAR image to my screen. its so blurry you cant read it.

      so: why would the text be that blurry and is there any possible fix? is it because i got lucky to get anyhting on the screen given that this is likely a 31khz our and the screen needs a 15khz signal, and it is never going to look very clear? thanks!

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