Why do my games have so many jaggies?

[Wayward Goat]

I have TV, i use it as my monitor, i get input lag, but im stuck with it until i can get a new monitor. Its native resolution is 1366x768, but my games appear darker with this resolution, and have jaggies, flickering textures at far distances, even with anti aliasing maxed out, all graphical settings maxed out, still get flickering and jaggies. Do i need a 1080 monitor? Should it fix this problem? And possibly the lighting?

[[wan-clan.org] Gordy Freeman]

Set it up to use GAME MODE or LOW INPUT MODE.

[King_BR0K]

try using vsync
it should fix screentearing which is what i assume "Jaggies" are

[Air]

Sounds like there are some filters that your TV is applying to the image. The sharpening filter in particular(which is sometimes on by default) can make games, web browsing, and the desktop look terrible. So, your best bet is to change the settings on your TV to try and make the image better.

[Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism]

Yeah. TVs usually have very aggressive sharpening.
So if you show text on a webpage you'll get halos around the contrast rich edges of text. And of course pixels in any other scenario too.

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Originally posted by AKing1:

try using vsync
it should fix screentearing which is what i assume "Jaggies" are

Aliasing. Threrefore the OP nees to turn up the Antialiasing....

[Revelene]

How large is the TV? If it is much over 20 inches, you'll most certain get jaggies. This is called aliasing. Anti-aliasing can only do so much. You are heavily limited by your resolution. Anything you play that has more detail, will show this limitation even more.

Lighting has to do with your TV settings. Most TVs have a million and one filters set, with some filters that affect brightness. Use game mode or PC mode, if your TV has it. Disable any and all filters and color settings. This will also help with latency.

I believe you have posted here about your TV before. It just sounds like you have an old TV that really isn't cutting it as a monitor. Getting a monitor would be a better monitor than an old TV, yes.

[Monk]

Low Res on a TV - so likely a large screen means no ammount if AA will cover up the physical size of the pixels I am afraid.

Higher Res on a smaller screen to increase the DPI will improve things alot, but remember, higher Res also requires alot more power to run.

[Wayward Goat]

Originally posted by Gordy Freeman 🇦🇺:

Set it up to use GAME MODE or LOW INPUT MODE.

It has one, but its locked out when im on PC, it doesnt let me use it

Originally posted by AKing1:

try using vsync
it should fix screentearing which is what i assume "Jaggies" are

I have some screentearing, vsync makes my input lag even more unbearable, i have as little as possible, so im stuck with some screentearing, id prefer that over input lag. Jaggies to me, are distant textures flickering, too sharp, its very obvious and annoying

Originally posted by Revelene:

How large is the TV? If it is much over 20 inches, you'll most certain get jaggies. This is called aliasing. Anti-aliasing can only do so much. You are heavily limited by your resolution. Anything you play that has more detail, will show this limitation even more.

Lighting has to do with your TV settings. Most TVs have a million and one filters set, with some filters that affect brightness. Use game mode or PC mode, if your TV has it. Disable any and all filters and color settings. This will also help with latency.

I believe you have posted here about your TV before. It just sounds like you have an old TV that really isn't cutting it as a monitor. Getting a monitor would be a better monitor than an old TV, yes.

It is 23 inches, and yes i have posted before. Im asking about this so i have some peace of mind that im just not missing something. Game mode is locked out for me when im on PC, in fact, every graphical option on my TV is locked out when im using PC, except size and colour, which is all set to default

Originally posted by Monk:

Low Res on a TV - so likely a large screen means no ammount if AA will cover up the physical size of the pixels I am afraid.

Higher Res on a smaller screen to increase the DPI will improve things alot, but remember, higher Res also requires alot more power to run.

23 inches, ive noticed the image looks a little better when i change to 1080p, but my TV doesnt support it so it also looks very blurry, but it fixes the colour, and the image looks smoother, less flickering

What size should i be looking for? Under 20 inches?

[shiel]

Originally posted by Goat:

Originally posted by Gordy Freeman 🇦🇺:

Set it up to use GAME MODE or LOW INPUT MODE.

It has one, but its locked out when im on PC, it doesnt let me use it

What are you using to connect to your tv? HDMI?

[Wayward Goat]

Originally posted by shiel:

Originally posted by Goat:

It has one, but its locked out when im on PC, it doesnt let me use it

What are you using to connect to your tv? HDMI?

Yes

[xSOSxHawkens]

Most TV's that are 1366(1360) *768 have VGA input as an option..

Though its rare for me to suggest VGA now days, this would be a good option for it,

The VGA inputs on TV's are gennerally 100% outside of the image processing system, and therefore will give you the most accurate 1:1 representation on lower end screens.

VGA is also more than capable for x*768 screens, having no issues at that resolution or refresh rate.



If you are already using VGA and having these issues, try swapping to HDMI-1 and give it a shot. HDMI will be a more flexible interface, and most TV's will let you run higher than native over HDMI, as many accept (and downscale) 1080P even if they lack the actual resolution.

VGA will not have options beyond native.

[Monk]

For a monitor at normal viewing distance - so about arms length / 2ft a 24 inch 1080p screen is fine, but 27 is getting a bit to big, for 1440p 27 is great, 4k can obviously go bigger.
For viewing across the room on a lounge 1080p on a 50 inch screen is still fine due to distance, but up close is way to big, largest 1080p screen I've used as a monitor up close was 32 inch, and it was to big, very immersive, but pixelated.