Ok, this may sound weird but I am sure you laptop/LCD monitor people out there know what I am talking about.
I have a 2D side-scrolling demo going. Looks great on my CRT monitor but when I run it on any laptop or LCD-monitor computer, it looks good until the actual scrolling begins. WHen that happens, the screen actually "dims" and appears to "smear" accross the screen.
I believe I know why this is happening. It is probably due to the fact that CRT monitors have a verticle refresh and LCD monitors (like in laptops) don't really have a normal refresh. Instead, every pixel is always on and doesn't get turned off on the verticle refresh.
Now, I *think* a work around is possible because I can play Starcraft (original) and when I scroll the map around, it looks perfect. (probably due to Blizzard's huge budget..lol)
Anyway, any clues?
Thanks
cb
I have a 2D side-scrolling demo going. Looks great on my CRT monitor but when I run it on any laptop or LCD-monitor computer, it looks good until the actual scrolling begins. WHen that happens, the screen actually "dims" and appears to "smear" accross the screen.
I believe I know why this is happening. It is probably due to the fact that CRT monitors have a verticle refresh and LCD monitors (like in laptops) don't really have a normal refresh. Instead, every pixel is always on and doesn't get turned off on the verticle refresh.
Now, I *think* a work around is possible because I can play Starcraft (original) and when I scroll the map around, it looks perfect. (probably due to Blizzard's huge budget..lol)
Anyway, any clues?
Thanks
cb