Can someone please explain "screen tearing"?

**glen421** · 06-07-2010

I was just over on the website "lensoftruth" and comparing some of there head2head analysis. It seemed that most of the newer games on the PS3 exhibit a high "screen tearing" percentage per frames per second. The way they illustrate it, makes it look like it is a developer issue and not a hardware issue. Am I correct in this assumption? Can someone explain "screen tearing"?

**LewisJ999** · 07-07-2010

Forgive me if I'm wrong but I think its when to or more frames are shown at once so you end up getting images like this:

**Shak** · 08-07-2010

Yeah it's what Lewis described perfectly. It doesn't happen in many console games because they are usually optimized for the system, and if it does happen, it shows how badly the game has been coded. Usually happens on PC when you have a system that is not up to spec for a certain game.

**glen421** · 09-07-2010

Thanks you guys on the clarification. I do see this in some games like BBC:2, COD: MW2, I even experienced it in the GOW Collection...

06-07-2010	#1
glen421 PCN Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: In a van down by the river! Posts: 640 PSN ID: glen421	Can someone please explain "screen tearing"? I was just over on the website "lensoftruth" and comparing some of there head2head analysis. It seemed that most of the newer games on the PS3 exhibit a high "screen tearing" percentage per frames per second. The way they illustrate it, makes it look like it is a developer issue and not a hardware issue. Am I correct in this assumption? Can someone explain "screen tearing"?

08-07-2010	#3
Shak Staff Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1,280	Yeah it's what Lewis described perfectly. It doesn't happen in many console games because they are usually optimized for the system, and if it does happen, it shows how badly the game has been coded. Usually happens on PC when you have a system that is not up to spec for a certain game. __________________ http://www.ps3center.net/images/uplo...bar_staff2.jpg

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

07-07-2010	#2
LewisJ999 PCN Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 72	Forgive me if I'm wrong but I think its when to or more frames are shown at once so you end up getting images like this:

09-07-2010	#4
glen421 PCN Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: In a van down by the river! Posts: 640 PSN ID: glen421	Thanks you guys on the clarification. I do see this in some games like BBC:2, COD: MW2, I even experienced it in the GOW Collection...

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)