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Good news - lnput lag improvement/4K TV

  oldskool

   My TV is a very low latency response for a 4K TV according to the Rtings
   website and this is true for modern gaming consoles with 4K plus HDR
   coming in at 20ms - note that is the TV latency and not input response the
   two things are quite different. Anyway the TV is not far off class leading
   in this area - Samsung KS9000.

   However, I have suspected that the TV might be upscaling the image I
   already have and adding in increased latency to the input latency that
   already exists as an emulator. So what I have done is added a HDMI
   splitter box to my TV set-up. I have added one that cannot support 4K.

   The idea being that it will prevent the TV from upscaling anything.

   The result - the input lag is a little better.

   I have then gone in and chosen pixel perfect - not the display choice I
   would want or prefer - nevertheless, in theory at least this may reduce
   processing and input latency.

   Has it improved matters, possible a little.

   The bottom line here is that I am getting less input lag without any
   shadow of a doubt.

   I played Armalyte and the ship was nowhere near as heavy and much more
   manoeuvrable. As a result I went from dying pretty much every time, even
   before the first minor boss, to beating the minor boss and major
   boss/clearing the first level on my second go.

   This would all be anecdotal if it were not for one thing - 4K Tvs.

   If like me, you were getting input lag that was so horrific that the games
   were totally unplayable and you have a 4K TV - try pixel perfect display
   and more importantly if you can - get a HDMI splitter box that does not
   throughput 4K and run the C64 mini through it. It goes without saying you
   should also be in game mode - otherwise you can triple your input lag or
   worse.

   I hope this helps one or two others.

   Issues remain for me, but this is one obstacle that seems to have been
   overcome. I am pretty sure my 4K TV was upscaling that image (pointless of
   course and unwanted). Unsure of settings on other models, but certainly
   Samsung TVs do not allow you to choose the resolution.

   This idea only came to me, because I recall connecting the WiiU to the TV
   and the picture going from being that nice fuzzy cartoonish low res
   Nintendo look, to an overly sharp more pixelated look with questionable
   anti-aliasing. Anyway, if like me, you are on a 4Ktv set and having
   significant input lag/latency issues - give this a try. At worst you'll be
   in the same boat you are now and these splitter boxes cost around 10 quid
   on Amazon.

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  oldskool

   Just to say, I am still getting lag, but it is the lag I would expect from
   emulation, nothing horrific or out of the ordinary. As near to solved for
   me as it can get.

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