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#22 ·
Matteo91 said:
What is the benefit of getting the original PSX look? If ePSXe gives us the chance to improve our "obsolete" PSX games, who would still play with the original graphics? I don't understand, honestly.
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I would. It's just a matter of taste,really, no point in debating it.

Also this helped me in that old problem of mine with ePSXe not working in Direct Input: After switching from "ePSXe GPU core 2.0.0." to "Pete's OpenGL2 GPU core 2.0.0." the emulator suddenly started recognizing inputs from DInput again. Great :D
 
#23 ·
I recommend using Mednafen through Mednaffe. It's an highly accurate emulator, it gives you the original ps1 experience without having to set up any plugin. Mednafen is a command based emulator, but Mednaffe gives you a nice, clean and highly usable gui. I really recommend this setup to everyone, it was a real life changer when I discovered it.
 
#24 ·
Marcokobe said:
I recommend using Mednafen through Mednaffe. It's an highly accurate emulator, it gives you the original ps1 experience without having to set up any plugin. Mednafen is a command based emulator, but Mednaffe gives you a nice, clean and highly usable gui. I really recommend this setup to everyone, it was a real life changer when I discovered it.
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The only way to experience ps1 games as they were is to hook up a real ps1 to a crt TV, no emulator will give you the perfect experience.
If accuracy is what you want then Xebra is what you want.
ePSXe offers you best of both worlds, high accuracy with enhanced visual and customization via shaders, if the bare minimum you desire, then set video plugin to gpucore leave it at default settings and you're done.
 
#25 ·
Well, I was a bit too enthusiast when I said that Mednafen gives the authentic ps1 experience. However it is better than ePSXe if someone doesn't want to mess up with graphical settings, and, in my experience, it resolved all the ePSXe issues (even using the gpucore and native resolution). Bare in mind that I play on a laptop, so I better don't enhance the original resolution.
 
#26 ·
FoxSevent said:
The only way to experience ps1 games as they were is to hook up a real ps1 to a crt TV, no emulator will give you the perfect experience.
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You don't have to use a CRT TV you will just get the authentic PS1 experience of a PS1 connected to a digital tv if you use a digital tv.

That being said there is no cycle accurate emulator for PS1 and there are no circut accurate PS1 emulators so no emulator will behave exactly how a ps1 will. If you have a reasonably powerful system odds are you will get less slowdown in games that pushed the PS1's system too far (legacy of kain comes to mind though there are many others) and if you have a weaker system odds are you will experience slowdowns where the original hardware might not have. As far as looks and sound goes there are a multitude of good plugins/emultors which get close enough to be faithful if not 100% perfect.
 
#27 ·
as said before, xebra if you want as close to cycle accurate as your gonna get... it is down to circuit level emulation if you look at his website and the docs he is using...graphics are PSX pixel perfect as far as I have seen
 
#28 ·
acdbrn2000 said:
You don't have to use a CRT TV you will just get the authentic PS1 experience of a PS1 connected to a digital tv if you use a digital tv.

That being said there is no cycle accurate emulator for PS1 and there are no circut accurate PS1 emulators so no emulator will behave exactly how a ps1 will. If you have a reasonably powerful system odds are you will get less slowdown in games that pushed the PS1's system too far (legacy of kain comes to mind though there are many others) and if you have a weaker system odds are you will experience slowdowns where the original hardware might not have. As far as looks and sound goes there are a multitude of good plugins/emultors which get close enough to be faithful if not 100% perfect.
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Fiirst of all ps1 is not digital, it's analog, as such when using a modern TV the screen will lack interlacing and scanlines so not pictures perfect.
Secondly ps1 games will run the same on both the original hardware and emulators.
Most ps1 games depend on cpu clock speed for timing and have no fps limit in game, for example Soul Reaver on both ps1 and emulation this game suffers from major fps drops but if we overclock the cpu let's say 4x Soul Reaver will go ape shit, everything will move to fast as if the game was running at 200 fps which it will.

If you want accurate fps counter use software like Fraps, ePSXe only shows the emulator frame rate, not the games.
 
#31 ·
ePSXe / PCSX-R depend on the plugin. But currently I don't know any good sound plugin on par with the video one, not to mention some games that do not work properly (core problem, I suppose), that's all.
 
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Marcokobe said:
[...]through Mednaffe.[...]
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Mednaffe is pretty OK, although I'd also suggest either MedGui Reborn or something custom. Although it would be kind if the Mednafen devs would make a decen gui themselves, even if they'd just add in the team someone else.
And no: I'm not saying anything regarding anyone being ok with the things as they are, is just a subjective comment. That I'd love an actual gui for the thing. ^^

u3L05 vh9jV said:
ePSXe and PCSX-R depend on the plugin. But currently I don't know any good sound plugin on par with the video one
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Just use the default sound plugin, what's wrong with that one? it's still better than psxfin's and some other "new" ones I've seen lately.

u3L05 vh9jV said:
not to mention some games that do not work properly (core problem, I suppose)
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That's still a plugin's problem - use the GPU ones.

Plus debating on this is like saying what taste of ice cream you like and why is bad, it have no sense because it's a personal opinion.
PS: I want my PS Emu to look like the native one not for a "full ps1 experience",as I wouldn't care less than that. I just don't like having shaders or that crap on my games.
 
#33 ·
You can just go to Amazon or Ebay and purchase a used and working PSone for 30 USD or so and with the right cable get the original and accurate PlayStation experience. I personally use PlayStation emu's so I can make the old classics look better graphically. When I want to remind myself I'm not missing anything I pull out my old PSOne and hook it up to my old circa 1996 CRT just to make sure.

You'd be really surprised at how well some of those used PSOne's work. Granted it's a gamble but the other alternative for obtaining the real unused hardware will cost you in excess of 300 USD.
 
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#34 ·
Not everyone can buy and have that "authentic" experience.
I don't know why you're arguing so much against the point of this thread,let 'em do their thing as they please.

Now, for the Pete's OGL2, does anyone know a good crt filter? like the one used in mednafen?
 
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So you consider offering an alternative as argumentation? Understood
 
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LordShadow95 said:
In this thread, most of your messages were you questioning why would people wanting to use native resolution, why they shouldn't and more of that. Which isn't this thread's point, to be honest.
Going on topic again:
any good crt filter?
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I posted one single post on this thread. What thread were you looking at?
 
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