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TL;DR - Much higher pixel resolution, at the cost of framerate.
Gotcha. Could you please give me an example of what an image might look like before and after overclocking?
I long ago lost that monitor and related hardware over the sands of time, moving one place to another multiple times.
The benefit though was that I effectively quadrupled the number of pixels on screen from the common 1024x768 resolution of the time.
1024x2=2048, 768x2=1536
I was basically pioneering early extra high definition video output before it was even a thing.
The images themselves wouldn't look any different, except smaller as each pixel was only 1/4 of original size, giving me a much larger visible pixel area for image editing.
It wouldn't have helped gameplay much though, as I had to sacrifice framerate to accomplish that.
Edit: You definitely can't do shit like that on modern LCDs, that category of overclocking is exclusive to old CRTs.
Thank you for the info!
You've actually read this far?
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Of course I read this far! I adore discovering and learning about niche info from dedicated people who love what they do. Thank you so much for taking the time to share.
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