Zenless Zone Zero, or ZZZ as it is known today, has not stopped receiving praise from the gamer community and the press in general. Its neat graphics and the breath of fresh air it brought to the hack’n’slash genre formed the basis for it to be the next hit created by the minds that brought us Genshin Impact. But even though ZZZ can be played on the most modern TVs or monitors, there will always be someone who wants to enjoy it in their own way; that’s why today we’ll show you a gamer who shared his experience playing on a top of the range game of the 20th century.
Zenless Zone Zero on a cathode ray tube TV?
The first thing would be to explain, in simple terms, what a cathode ray television or monitor or CRT is. These devices are in essence devices capable of capturing on a screen the image created by a group of electron guns formed by the red, green and blue color that went through a process of magnetism to sweep the image that we will see when using these devices.
But surely you are wondering what is the reason that motivated this gamer to enjoy Zenless Zone Zero on such an old screen and that is quite different from the capabilities of TVs or monitors in recent years. The answer is simple: There is a groundswell of gamers who have begun to marvel at the look and feel of current games on retro devices.
So this player named CH0KCHA1 wanted to share, through his YouTube channel, the experience when playing Zenless Zone Zero on a TV of these characteristics. The first thing to note about this experiment, is that we are not talking about any equipment, the monitor in question is a SONY-PVM-20N6E which was considered in 1998 as a high-end thanks to its powerful features for that time.
A 20-inch screen with an RGB input and the possibility of switching between 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio made these pieces a choice usually made by image fidelity lovers or those working in corporate environments. In addition, this monitor featured a Trinitron-compatible display technology that allowed the screen to achieve unsurpassed image quality thanks to its 500-line resolution for true-to-life reproduction.
Zenless Zone Zero looks amazing on screen despite the video compression done by YouTube, which according to the creator does not do justice to how it looks live and direct. In addition, and as confirmed in the comments of the video, the game is able to run at high refresh rates thanks to the characteristics of these monitors and the way they work inside when updating the image we see. Undoubtedly, a surprise to discover that such an old screen can match the capabilities of the great televisions of this era.
Finally, there is no doubt that the work done by the Chinese company Hoyoverse is exceptional. Being able to allow this work to run on TV monitors of this type (with the process involved in carrying it out) is simply wonderful, as it shows that Zenless Zone Zero is built on a foundation of immense compatibility. And whether you play on your cell phone or on a TV that may be tucked away in a closet at home, you can always count on this game being available to you whenever and wherever you want.
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