Author Topic: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE  (Read 604 times)

dougal

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Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« on: July 31, 2013, 07:36:39 AM »
The ROM list menu on my Turbo Everdrive looks really bad on my Turbo Express. It looks fine on my PC Engine console and once the game loads everything looks great.

I saw a video on youtube and the menu looked good on other TE portables just not on mine.

Is there some option I need to set ?

Bernie

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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2013, 11:14:36 AM »
How do you have your roms named and organized? 

dougal

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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2013, 05:28:38 PM »
How do you have your roms named and organized? 

Root:

JAPAN
USA
TOS.PCE
Untitled

then in JAP/US: A,B,C,D etc..

Bernie

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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2013, 05:47:23 PM »
OK, you got the organization down.   Lol.  Now, how are your ROMs named?  If you are using a ROM set you downloaded, and the name is long and has all the underscores in it, that could be the issue. 

dougal

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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2013, 08:36:57 PM »
OK, you got the organization down.   Lol.  Now, how are your ROMs named?  If you are using a ROM set you downloaded, and the name is long and has all the underscores in it, that could be the issue. 

They are long names, but even the root (JAPAN, USA etc..) looks awful. It all looks squished.

I don't think there is anything wrong with the TE as the games look great as they are supposed to look once they are loaded. (Aside from 1 stuck (red) pixel - which I wonder if it can be fixed)

Bernie

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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2013, 11:00:54 PM »
Hmm.  I don't have a TE, so I cant mess with it.  I don't remember if there are settings you can adjust or not. 

dougal

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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2013, 11:09:02 PM »
Hmm.  I don't have a TE, so I cant mess with it.  I don't remember if there are settings you can adjust or not. 

The menus using the same everdrive look fine when I use them in my white PC Engine console.

turbokon

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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2013, 11:53:49 PM »
It's because of the TE's resolution.
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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2013, 02:12:41 AM »
Yarr, what turbokon said.  The TE's resolution is inadequate to show great looking text.
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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2013, 03:39:12 AM »
OK, you got the organization down.   Lol.  Now, how are your ROMs named?  If you are using a ROM set you downloaded, and the name is long and has all the underscores in it, that could be the issue. 


They are long names, but even the root (JAPAN, USA etc..) looks awful. It all looks squished.

I don't think there is anything wrong with the TE as the games look great as they are supposed to look once they are loaded. (Aside from 1 stuck (red) pixel - which I wonder if it can be fixed)


Try reading the text in many games on your TE...you'll see it ranges from "passable" to "ugly, yet 60% legible" to "WTF!?"

 

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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2013, 04:07:01 AM »
Only resolution to the resolution is to mod to a 3.5lcd:)
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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2013, 06:17:59 AM »
Only resolution to the resolution is to mod to a 3.5lcd:)


  
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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2013, 06:42:48 AM »
Only resolution to the resolution is to mod to a 3.5lcd:)

Great! Will you be doing it for me ?? LOLLLL

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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2013, 11:58:41 AM »
I'm not sure who else does this but thesteve or myself can.  Both of us are located here in the states though. I'm east coast and thesteve is west coast.
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Re: Turbo Everdrive ROM list menu resolution on TE
« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2013, 02:42:03 PM »
Dougal, you really should consider it. I had thesteve put in a new lcd into my PCE GT, Duo-R do a lithium battery mod, and Turbokon throw in a controller port and component tv-out board. Now, i understand some people like to keep their systems stock, but the upgrades are truly worth it. Turbokon does all three mods now himself and you should consider them. Atleast the new lcd and the battery mod. its  amazing how good it looks, and how long your battery life will be :)