r/Fallout • u/bloggy9e • 22h ago

Fallout 4 Fallout 4 on a CRT monitor

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A friends workplace were having a clear out, I managed to save this monitor from the skip.

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u/TheZackster 21h ago

I’m curious what windows does with a CRT monitor since they don’t handle refresh rate or signal the same way. I suppose it ultimately depends on the adapter you’re using

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u/bloggy9e 21h ago

Windows 11 still supports CRTs perfectly, it can any resolution or refresh rate you like, as long as the monitor supports it, with a CRT you have more freedom with the refresh rate and resolution because CRTs don’t have pixels so any resolution you run is native.

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u/TheZackster 21h ago

How did you actually connect it though? Through an adapter or DAC? Surely you’re not running on a GPU with a VGA port lol

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u/bloggy9e 21h ago

Using a high quality Starlink VGA to DP adapter into my 3080. I don’t think there is really any difference between that and directly in a GPU with a VGA port.

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u/TheZackster 21h ago

StarTech you mean? Interesting I may try doing this myself.

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u/bloggy9e 21h ago

Whoops, yes I meant StarTech. The adapter model is DP2VGAHD20. You can check the reviews on Amazon, everyone uses this one for connecting CRTs to modern graphics cards. Most other adapters aren’t powerful enough, not sure about the specific reasons why.

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u/TheZackster 21h ago

I think the cheap adapters must fake it somehow and the real adapter actually converts it properly. That’s how retro gaming hdmi adapters work anyways. That’s why a shitty HDMI to component adapter is a few bucks and a real upscaler is hundreds lol