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opieant
March 29th, 2002, 07:28
Searched and didn't see anyone having obvious problem with this... when I run PJ64 in windowed mode, the refresh rate is of course that of whatever I've set for my video card (85Hz). Problem is, when I switch to Full Screen mode of the same (1152x864) resolution or any other resolution, it has clearly set itself to 60Hz. Return to windowed, 85 again. Is there any workaround for this or should I just stick to windowed mode so I don't go blind?

Thanks ahead for the replies.

Greg F.
:o
CpU MasteR
March 29th, 2002, 07:38
Originally posted by opieant
Searched and didn't see anyone having obvious problem with this... when I run PJ64 in windowed mode, the refresh rate is of course that of whatever I've set for my video card (85Hz). Problem is, when I switch to Full Screen mode of the same (1152x864) resolution or any other resolution, it has clearly set itself to 60Hz. Return to windowed, 85 again. Is there any workaround for this or should I just stick to windowed mode so I don't go blind?

Thanks ahead for the replies.

Greg F.
:o

No Dude, it cant be adjusted. Looks Like You Will Have to Live with 60hz ???
gOLDENeAGLE
March 29th, 2002, 10:22
Assuming that this happens no matter what ROM you use, I’d try either a newer version (or even an older version) of the graphics plugin and/or a different plugin altogether.
Try http://www.smiff.clara.net/ for additional plugins and recommendations.

Also, if you haven’t already, make sure you have the latest release of your graphics card.
Cyber
March 29th, 2002, 11:59
It is not a video plugin problem, it is a hardware problem.
It can be video card or monitor problem
gOLDENeAGLE
March 29th, 2002, 12:37
You sure about that?
Cyber
March 29th, 2002, 13:00
Yes, because I have 85Hz refresh rate at 1024X768 with my monitor, And I have a Geforce 3 TI 500.
With my friend's monitor I got 120Hz at 1024X768, And my friend got 75Hz at 1024X768 with the same monitor with his video card.

Conclusion:
My monitor sucks
and my friend's video card sucks.
gOLDENeAGLE
March 29th, 2002, 13:44
Sucks for you... However...
opieant is getting 85Hz at 1152x864, just not in fullscreen mode.
This was my first clue that the hardware is ok.
Tk64
March 29th, 2002, 20:19
Actually I have a fix for that.:thumbsup: Of course it's NVidia only... but if you're lucky you can find it at www.voodoofiles.com .

My desktop runs 1152x864@85HZ, and I run emus at 640x480 (2XAA) or 1280x960 (4XAA + S filter). Works fine.
EdgeBlade
March 29th, 2002, 20:38
Yeah, it's an XP thing, I'll go see if I can find the fix and post it here
EdgeBlade
March 29th, 2002, 21:12
Go to http://www.planetquake.com/ztn/nvreffix/ and get that.
Tk64
March 29th, 2002, 21:21
Yep. That's exactly what I was talking about. :D
OtNife
March 31st, 2002, 01:08
The problem you'll find now is, the XP fix doesn't work with newer NVIDIA drivers ! :(

I have however noticed that since upgrading my drivers (to 2.8.3.2) and uninstalling the XP refresh fix, PJ64 runs at 75hz fullscreen. I think this is because I DID NOT run the registry entry that the fix creates in order to return to original settings. At least it's better than 60hz...


I can't believe Microsoft haven't addressed this problem themselves. Pretty much ALL fullscreen games revert to 60hz, it's damn ridiculous.
Reznor007
March 31st, 2002, 08:12
Go into the Windows display settings and set the refresh rate for each resolution/color depth you play games in. That fixes it for me.