#A 3000 Question…
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A question about the 3000-
When I saw a flicker-fixed 2000 about a year ago, the display was great
looking but ghosted anything that moved, especially the pointer. I found
this very unprofessional and annoying.
Does the 3000 also have this problem? If it doesn't, how does it get
around it?
Greetings from the Great White North!
– Ian –
Ian:
I have a FFed 2000 as well, what do you mean by ghosted? I havn't noticed
any difference (other than the removal of flicker!)
-Mike Schiller
CIS: 76416,3065
Mike,
If you look (very) closely, when you move the mouse pointer (or any
sprite graphic) you'll see a blurring on a flickerFixer equipped machine.
This is very noticable in some games such as Arkanoid and Menace (in
Arkanoid, the entire game, in Menace just the intro where the big space
ship 'spits' out the player ship). I haven't tried these games on the 3000
but I suspect that the results will be the same.
-sja
No they aren't on any scan doubled image (200 lines) the image is updated
properly with NO ghosting, ghosting will only happen on fast interlaced
(400 lines) animations, Ihave verified this, I've seen both the 3000 and
have installed a flicker fixer as well. C= display enhancer wins on this
point, and C= takes great pains to point that out in the 3000's manual.
Ben
Leigh's Computers
Well, ghosting appears on almost _any_ movement in interlaced mode when
using the 3000. Just move your mouse pointer around and you'll see
noticeable (but not terrible) ghosting appear.
Of course, no ghosting appears on non-interlaced screens.
Mike
That is what I said but, they did mention fast motion in interlace causes
ghosting and if somethin is not moving fast (ie below 15 frames / second)
there isn't any that I've noticed. True by not moving fast they mean
SLLLLOOOW but what else ca you expect it has to do with the way interlace
works, have you ever puased a laser disk during motion? Talk about
ghosting!
Ben
Ian-
You must have seen the FlickerFixer working in tandem with a
longpersistance monitor, or there was some other problem. I've had one
since they first came out, and under normal use there is no ghosting.
The F. Fixer is a great product.
Tim
I saw the ff working on a Sony monitor. As the pointer was dragged around
the screen, a second image struggled to keep up but stayed 2-3 inches
behind. I'm very glad to here this was an isolated case- I'm not sure what
caused it though, as it didn't seem to be a long persistance monitor. I'm
glad there is no problem like this on a ff2000 or 3000.
Thanks,
Greetings from the Great White North!
– Ian –
If _that's_ the type of ghosting you were referring to, rather than a
perceived blurriness immediately around the pointer, then the monitor or
flickerFixer was not adjusted properly. There are no such 'ghosting'
problems with a properly setup system.
On my NEC 3D at work, there is a slight blurring when fast moves are made
accross the screen using a flicker fixer.
?|^] Ray Lewis