Highest playfield 'resolution'

[Gorf]

I wonder, just how fine can the pixels of the playfield be horizontally?

 

I dont mean only in batari basic but a hand written kernel if needed.

 

Right now we get 16 reflected pixel, or 32 pixels across asymetrically.

 

Can the 2600 achive higher resolution than this? batari or asm ?

 

Thanks

[Nukey Shay]

Playfield pixels are and always will be the same width - 4 color-clocks. 20 bits control what is displayed...spread out to 3 registers (only the upper nybble is used for PF0). An additional register dictates whether these should be repeated or reflected for the right side of the screen, and a coding technique can be used to do neither (for asymmetrical display).

So the maximum horizontal resolution for playfield gfx is/always will be 40 pixels in assembly.

[Gorf]

Playfield pixels are and always will be the same width - 4 color-clocks. 20 bits control what is displayed...spread out to 3 registers (only the upper nybble is used for PF0). An additional register dictates whether these should be repeated or reflected for the right side of the screen, and a coding technique can be used to do neither (for asymmetrical display).

So the maximum horizontal resolution for playfield gfx is/always will be 40 pixels in assembly.

 

 

Thanks!