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April 18th, 2011, 20:50
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[source: retro.nintendolife.com (http://retro.nintendolife.com/news/2011/04/feature_the_slg3000_and_the_glorious_return_of_sca nlines) via gbatemp.net (http://gbatemp.net/t288961-slg3000)] How to get that authentic retro look from your modern flatscreen TV. Sometimes, outdated technology has a quality which seemingly defies description. For example, those of you that are old enough may harbour a strange nostalgic affection for the monochrome Game Boy’s blurry LCD screen, even to the point of spurning the updated Game Boy Color because its improved display doesn’t exhibit the same flaws that gave the original handheld its unique personality. It’s an odd situation, but one that many of you will no doubt sympathise with. Veteran gamers will feel a similar glow of fondness when the word scanlines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scan_line) is mentioned. Again, this is a case of outdated technology boasting an appeal which simply cannot be replicated by modern devices; for the uninitiated, scanlines are a characteristic of old CRT monitors - the kind that were standard issue before flatscreen LCD and plasma TVs arrived on the scene.
[source: retro.nintendolife.com (http://retro.nintendolife.com/news/2011/04/feature_the_slg3000_and_the_glorious_return_of_sca nlines) via gbatemp.net (http://gbatemp.net/t288961-slg3000)] How to get that authentic retro look from your modern flatscreen TV. Sometimes, outdated technology has a quality which seemingly defies description. For example, those of you that are old enough may harbour a strange nostalgic affection for the monochrome Game Boy’s blurry LCD screen, even to the point of spurning the updated Game Boy Color because its improved display doesn’t exhibit the same flaws that gave the original handheld its unique personality. It’s an odd situation, but one that many of you will no doubt sympathise with. Veteran gamers will feel a similar glow of fondness when the word scanlines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scan_line) is mentioned. Again, this is a case of outdated technology boasting an appeal which simply cannot be replicated by modern devices; for the uninitiated, scanlines are a characteristic of old CRT monitors - the kind that were standard issue before flatscreen LCD and plasma TVs arrived on the scene.