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Well then, crack-on!It's a cracking bit of kit I must say, especially for the price.
Well then, crack-on!It's a cracking bit of kit I must say, especially for the price.
Thank god someone gets it.Eh, Raspberries are the bottom of the barrel for emulation (even the Pi4). The only thing that is worse are the Pandora boxes and i'm not sure about the newer ones.
Yeah, derp. Show me something better for the price.Thank god someone gets it.
Pi's are solid hardware at their price point. A real bang-for-the-buck.Py users....
*Laughs in real hardware*
Depends a lot on how sensitive you are to input lag or lack of accuracy, I know a lot of people don't care.Pi's are solid hardware at their price point. A real bang-for-the-buck.
lol did you just fucking linked 512GB of pirated shit?
I've just dug out my old Odroid Xu4, think i'll get stuck into that for a while, see what it's all about.Well then, crack-on!
Thanks for the information. I am waiting to use a Pi with Windows to run a dedicated Plex server. Right now, the Shield does a great job with it, but I still use a Windows PC to make changes to it across the network since it’s faster and more convenient.I can't wait until there is a Pi powerful enough to be your every day PC (Browsing, Video, photo manip, and so on). The Pi 4 was marketed this way, but it's been proven to not quite be there yet (Especially with Windows).
Hopefully the Pi 5 will be enough to replace my laptop, as both my PC and Emu machine.
(I know Intel NUCs exist. But they are waaay overpriced).
Depends a lot on how sensitive you are to input lag or lack of accuracy, I know a lot of people don't care.
Mister is a solid alternative though, I bought one a couple of months ago and highly recommend it to people who like accuracy.
Honestly, aside from current lack of 32-bit and onward home consoles, MiSTer is the way to go for all around emulation.
Get a used PC, even one of the neat sff Lenovo ones.. with a core i7 or even i5 you can get more accurate emulation for the old systems and it will let you emulate something complex like tge PS2 and sega Saturn.Yeah, derp. Show me something better for the price.
What are you talking about, there is no input lag?Depends a lot on how sensitive you are to input lag or lack of accuracy, I know a lot of people don't care.
Mister is a solid alternative though, I bought one a couple of months ago and highly recommend it to people who like accuracy.
I think the main issue with MistER is its complexity setting up and overall lack of availability.Pi retrogamers always get so upset when u tell them there is a way better lagless solution called the MiSTerFPGA..
Had my shares of Pi's and i always ended up battling with various distros breaking one thing or another and huge amounts of input lag (even on my Pi 240p board outputting to a crt!)
Ive build an arcade cabinet the other month and first had a pi running in it with the fancy frontend stuff.. tried it a few weeks and ultimately put my MisterFPGA in it since i couldnt stomach the lag and delay of the Pi.
Sure, a pi is cheap and emulates more systems (even though PSX and Sega Saturn are on the way to the MisterFPGA!) , has a fancier frontend , but thats about it for me, never going back to them.
Fpga is the future, they are cycle accurate recreations of the original hardware but indeed most people wouldnt know how much lag a pi generates until u put them in a room with the 2 systems next to eachother playing the same game.
I even stopped using retroarch on pc mostly because of my Mister
I think the main issue with MistER is its complexity setting up and overall lack of availability.
That said, I also believe FPGA is the future of emulation; it'll just take awhile to get firmly established.
Geez man, you don't feel it? Be glad.What are you talking about, there is no input lag?
Do we have a MISTer thread? If we don't, we should create one and spread the love.Honestly, aside from current lack of 32-bit and onward home consoles, MiSTer is the way to go for all around emulation.
After a whole lot of two reactions from C cartman414 and DGrayson I'll do it.
MISTer thread incoming.
I'll try to make a quick version for the TLDR people, and nerd out a bit for those who want more details on how the magic happens.Nice! I love all things emulation, would love to know more.
I'll try to make a quick version for the TLDR people, and nerd out a bit for those who want more details on how the magic happens.
I've been following it for quite a while, but finally bought one around a month ago and I'm having a blast with it.
I'll give a shoutout to RGB-Pi for any Euros who happen to have an old tube TV lying around. I found myself an old Bang & Olufsen TV last year and coupled it with an RBPi and this SCART cable and it's probably the greatest new toy that I've had in a decade.
Games don't just look accurate but accurate.
Pi retrogamers always get so upset when u tell them there is a way better lagless solution called the MiSTerFPGA..
Had my shares of Pi's and i always ended up battling with various distros breaking one thing or another and huge amounts of input lag (even on my Pi 240p board outputting to a crt!)
Ive build an arcade cabinet the other month and first had a pi running in it with the fancy frontend stuff.. tried it a few weeks and ultimately put my MisterFPGA in it since i couldnt stomach the lag and delay of the Pi.
Sure, a pi is cheap and emulates more systems (even though PSX and Sega Saturn are on the way to the MisterFPGA!) , has a fancier frontend , but thats about it for me, never going back to them.
Fpga is the future, they are cycle accurate recreations of the original hardware but indeed most people wouldnt know how much lag a pi generates until u put them in a room with the 2 systems next to eachother playing the same game.
I even stopped using retroarch on pc mostly because of my Mister
What are you talking about, there is no input lag?
What's the level of message boards below Gamefaq-tier?
Have you got any thoughts on what the cause of the lag is on the Pi setup, compared to the FPGA? Are you using an SDcard or SSD drive?Pi retrogamers always get so upset when u tell them there is a way better lagless solution called the MiSTerFPGA..
Had my shares of Pi's and i always ended up battling with various distros breaking one thing or another and huge amounts of input lag (even on my Pi 240p board outputting to a crt!)
Ive build an arcade cabinet the other month and first had a pi running in it with the fancy frontend stuff.. tried it a few weeks and ultimately put my MisterFPGA in it since i couldnt stomach the lag and delay of the Pi.
Sure, a pi is cheap and emulates more systems (even though PSX and Sega Saturn are on the way to the MisterFPGA!) , has a fancier frontend , but thats about it for me, never going back to them.
Fpga is the future, they are cycle accurate recreations of the original hardware but indeed most people wouldnt know how much lag a pi generates until u put them in a room with the 2 systems next to eachother playing the same game.
I even stopped using retroarch on pc mostly because of my Mister
Geez man, you don't feel it? Be glad.
Play on real hardware and move to a py afterwards, it is painfully laggy. It's like playing on current gen with your tv set to cinema mode.
Not at all. It's been a while since I last used it, but playing Super Mario World on a Pi3B+ with a bluetooth connected Dualshock 3 felt as snappy as ever.Geez man, you don't feel it? Be glad.
Play on real hardware and move to a py afterwards, it is painfully laggy. It's like playing on current gen with your tv set to cinema mode.
Yes, the RGB-Pi is something I want to get at some point. Does it work with Raspberry Pi 4? Or do you need a Pi 3 for that? I've heard some retro emulation doesn't work well on Pi 4, but that could be outdated information by now. I haven't been in the loop.
This has been my experience as well. Some controllers have far higher BT lag than others and they're not all equal in this regard. I notice a fairly big difference between BT and USB on my 8bitdo while my DS4 doesn't feel any less snappy over BT.Not at all. It's been a while since I last used it, but playing Super Mario World on a Pi3B+ with a bluetooth connected Dualshock 3 felt as snappy as ever.
How is your hardware setup?The lag is hit or miss on the Pi. Obviously depends on the romset/isos used and the emulator running it.
For example, I can 1-credit DoDonpachi on the Pi but cant even clear the first stage without dying in Strikers 1945.
The input lag inconsistencies is what makes the Pi more of a novelty item - great for stuff where lag doesnt matter like RPGs.
RGB-Pi is clearly the best option if you want to play emulated stuff on a CRT tv.I'll give a shoutout to RGB-Pi for any Euros who happen to have an old tube TV lying around. I found myself an old Bang & Olufsen TV last year and coupled it with an RBPi and this SCART cable and it's probably the greatest new toy that I've had in a decade.
Games don't just look accurate but accurate.
They are working on Pi4 support.It supports RBPi up to the 3B+. Support for Pi4 is still in the works but it's not coming any time soon, apparently.
It's very good, actually.How is the emulation on XSX?