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If you want the least amount of lag possible, you now know which device to turn to. I'm thinking of the famous lag table of character entry for 80s 8-bit computers and modern PCs.


Using these machines on a 2022 display adds so much lag, it really makes them unplayable. On a CRT the connection between your movement and the paddle on screen is so immediate and undamped, it can be quite a powerful experience as you embody it despite its crudity. Helps to understand how simple games like this were so popular.

I have a few, but sadly I don't have the space to keep a CRT monitor too.


This device should be remade for a 120 Hz display to halve the maximum lag from 17 ms to 9 ms.




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