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From: Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: CRAP Poll: Does The Tech Still Impress?
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:47:39 -0400
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On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:40:08 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>On Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:09:24 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
>Spalls Hurgenson wrote: 
>
>>Does the technology in games impress you anymore? 
>
>Yes. I got a 1000 nit HDR monitor and I was very impressed by the
>results. Like "Wow, why didn't I do this years ago?" Games are starting
>to take full advantage of it. It is amazing.
>
>G-Sync is also (an albeit older) wow. Much more responsive to control
>without Vsync. Some weird flicker with static images, but I fixed that by
>getting a higher refresh monitor and not running it full refresh*.
>
>Talos Principle 2 absolutely floored me with it's beauty and
>photorealism. Then I got the HDR monitor, and I was giddy.
>
>Polygons keep polygoning, and it's always rounder and better. NBD.
>
>Ray tracing is a "meh," but it still allows for some noticeably cool
>effects from time to time. Like SM3.0 level of mildly cool**. A few
>parlor tricks here and there. Not breathtaking at all.
>
>So a resounding "Yes." The tech still does advance, and it definitely
>still does impress. Some things less than others.

Aww, there's still a romantic amidst us who hasn't been soured by
years of Usenetting. Stay pure, Zag! ;-)




(I intended to be less creepy than that probably sounded ;-)