For those who are using mister with BVM monitors, if you run GBA core on a mister connected to a BVM-20F1U, will there be black borders around the picture or will it be full screen?
GBA Core and BVM Question
Re: GBA Core and BVM Question
In direct video you get a small image as it is in gba native resolution. You need the scaler to get something full screen but as gba resolution is not a multiple of the standard 320x240 res you are not suppose to end up with something great.
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Anyway, if you want to see what it looks like with the scaler enabled, try adding this to your ini file:
[GBA]
video_mode=320,8,32,24,240,4,3,16,6048
vga_scaler=1
vsync_adjust=2
vscale_mode=0
Edit: If you have a multisync display, someone else has posted these settings, which should be integer scaled and near fullscreen:
[GBA]
video_mode=856,40,80,120,642,3,4,19,43750
vscale_mode=1
vsync_adjust=2
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Sigismond0 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:30 pmAnyway, if you want to see what it looks like with the scaler enabled, try adding this to your ini file:
[GBA]
video_mode=320,8,32,24,240,4,3,16,6048
vga_scaler=1
vsync_adjust=2
vscale_mode=0Edit: If you have a multisync display, someone else has posted these settings, which should be integer scaled and near fullscreen:
[GBA]
video_mode=856,40,80,120,642,3,4,19,43750
vscale_mode=1
vsync_adjust=2
I have tried adding both of the settings to my INI file, but unfortunately neither setting does anything. I notice no change at all. Tried rebooting the Mister but nothing seems to matter.
I am using direct video on a CRT over component. Am I missing a step?
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Re: GBA Core and BVM Question
Replace vga_scaler=1 with direct_video=0. You need to turn OFF direct video to use custom resolutions.
That means you also might need to greatly increase the horizontal resolution to satisfy HDMI requirements for your adapter. (use aspect ratio = full to get something usable, albeit imperfect.)
Re: GBA Core and BVM Question
You can also use one of the alternative geometry slots on the monitor (overscan or 16:9) and set it up to massively underscan. You will probably not reach full screen, but you might get close. Also, the scanline separation will be pretty extreme.