Saturn S-Video checker board transparancies on LCD?

[Anapan]

Kinda a backward step, but some TVs treat Composite and S-Video differently. Putting a S-Video to Composite adapter on the cable might give you a 3D or 4-line comb filter that isn't used on the S-Video input which would reduce the dithering effect in trade for some different artifacts.

[Hair]

Wow, thanks for all of the informative answers everyone. I'm going to bounce between composite and S-Video for a few days or weeks and see which I prefer. I have a pretty large Saturn collection, so I haven't played all of my games on S-Video yet. So far, I think composite actually looks better than S-Video. More playtesting is needed...

[cptfishstick]

I just recently switched to s-video as well. Its a mixed bag about which games look better, and which games look worse, but I found a simple solution that worked out really well for me. Many LCD TV's (especially VIZIO's) allow you to adjust the sharpness of the picture. If you reduce the sharpness a slight fuzzyness, similar to that of the composite cable is introduced. So I adjust the sharpness with the remote on a per-game basis untill I like the way it looks. Cable switching is way to annoying.

[Duane Dibbley]

I recently got a Saturn S-Video cable and noticed this as well. IMO, the vastly sharper image far outweighs the mildly annoying loss of these transparencies.

[Jamisonia]

I just recently switched to s-video as well. Its a mixed bag about which games look better, and which games look worse, but I found a simple solution that worked out really well for me. Many LCD TV's (especially VIZIO's) allow you to adjust the sharpness of the picture. If you reduce the sharpness a slight fuzzyness, similar to that of the composite cable is introduced. So I adjust the sharpness with the remote on a per-game basis untill I like the way it looks. Cable switching is way to annoying.

You shouldn't have the sharpness up high to begin with. It creates the appearance of a high resolution picture without actually doing so.

[wip3outguy7]

I could have sworn I heard somewhere that later on in the Saturn's life that developers achieved a true transparency.... Maybe I dreamt that...

I am pretty sure that Shining Force III had actual transparencies. It's been awhile, but I remember reading that this was done by tasking the sound chip to do the work.

[AznKhmerBoi]

funny thing is i actually teh checker board style transparancies... its an artstyle/limitation of a bygone era.