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SHMUPGurus on 27 July 2009

You know what I can do with my Wii as well? I can kind of put or remove anti-aliasing while playing with my HDTV's "crisp" settings. It feels like I'm playing The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess in HD with 16x AA. Totally awesome!

Disclaimer: You need component cables.



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Why is Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 getting so much hate? We finally get a real game and they're not even satisfied... I'm starting to hate the gaming community so f****** much...

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Faxanadu on 27 July 2009

What is stereo sound? Is this a downgrade from Mono?



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nordlead on 27 July 2009
Faxanadu said:
What is stereo sound? Is this a downgrade from Mono?

Stereo is for those cheap TVs that can't split the Mono source to both speakers. So if your TV sucks, you need to use Steroe, but if you have a really good one Mono is the better choice.




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disolitude on 27 July 2009

PS2 and Gamecube did Pro Logic II...why wouldn't the Wii?

Xbox 1 did Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic II, 5.1 stereo...from what I recall.(for games that supported it obviously)



bardicverse on 27 July 2009

LOL Rol. Nice =)

DLP2 was great on the GC for Eternal Darkness, when you cast spells, the chant traveled around the room. Was really eerie.

I was very annoyed that the Wii was still using DLP2 and not proper 5.1 sound. I'm an audio maniac, these things bother me.



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O-D-C on 27 July 2009

always fun to find new things about something you'v owned for like 3 years lol



nordlead on 27 July 2009
RolStoppable said:
bardicverse said:
LOL Rol. Nice =)

DLP2 was great on the GC for Eternal Darkness, when you cast spells, the chant traveled around the room. Was really eerie.

I was very annoyed that the Wii was still using DLP2 and not proper 5.1 sound. I'm an audio maniac, these things bother me.

What do you mean? There's better sound than DLP2?

I thought DLP was a TV technology, not an audio technology. You learn something new every day.




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bardicverse on 27 July 2009
RolStoppable said:
bardicverse said:
LOL Rol. Nice =)

DLP2 was great on the GC for Eternal Darkness, when you cast spells, the chant traveled around the room. Was really eerie.

I was very annoyed that the Wii was still using DLP2 and not proper 5.1 sound. I'm an audio maniac, these things bother me.

What do you mean? There's better sound than DLP2?

I'm going to assume you're being a smartass as usual, but I'll post this for those that don't know -

Mono < Stereo < DPL1 < DPL2 < Dolby Digital 5.1 < Dolby Digital 7.1

 

(Actually, DD 5.1 and 7.1 are similar, just allows for more speakers, so more sound placement in the room. This setup actually goes as far as 9.1, but most devs and movie studios use 5.1 - 5 speakers (front right/left, rear right/left, center and a subwoofer)

The diff between Dolby Pro Logic 2 and Dolby Digital 5.1 is that DPL2 takes the stereo signal, splits it and reroutes it to the speakers to give a faux-surround sound. DD 5.1 actually runs on different layers, each assigned for a specific speaker. DD 5.1 is MUCH more developer friendly for providing precise surround sound. I had the pleasure of understanding how awesome DD 5.1 is when I sat in on a conference at GDC with Bungie showing off their Halo 2 audio engine.

And rarrr on dyslexic fingers, DPL, not DLP. Yes DLP is tv tech.



Faxanadu on 27 July 2009
bardicverse said:
RolStoppable said:
bardicverse said:
LOL Rol. Nice =)

DLP2 was great on the GC for Eternal Darkness, when you cast spells, the chant traveled around the room. Was really eerie.

I was very annoyed that the Wii was still using DLP2 and not proper 5.1 sound. I'm an audio maniac, these things bother me.

What do you mean? There's better sound than DLP2?

 

Mono < Stereo

 

Are you serious? Do your research before you post such nonsense.

Look at Nordleads post for clarification.



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SHMUPGurus on 27 July 2009
Faxanadu said:
bardicverse said:
RolStoppable said:
bardicverse said:
LOL Rol. Nice =)

DLP2 was great on the GC for Eternal Darkness, when you cast spells, the chant traveled around the room. Was really eerie.

I was very annoyed that the Wii was still using DLP2 and not proper 5.1 sound. I'm an audio maniac, these things bother me.

What do you mean? There's better sound than DLP2?

 

Mono < Stereo

 

Are you serious? Do your research before you post such nonsense.

Look at Nordleads post for clarification.

Wow wait... If I have a surround system and I want to hook it up on a Mono TV, can I make it so the sound comes out on both speakers (imagine left and right)?

Honest question. My TV at my appartment sucks. >_>



Random game thought :
Why is Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 getting so much hate? We finally get a real game and they're not even satisfied... I'm starting to hate the gaming community so f****** much...

Watch my insane gameplay videos on my YouTube page!