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How to change screen resolution for Retro Pi 5 and Emulation Station SNES, NES for 4K TV
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How to change screen resolution for Retro Pi 5 and Emulation Station SNES for 4K TV

Simple steps to fix problems with resolution with a Pi 5, RetroPi, Emulation Station, in Ubuntu.

The Problem with 4K Displays and Retro Games

Retro games were not designed to run on 4K displays. This can cause games to run excessively slow.

Symptoms may include:

  • SNES games run in the top left quadrant of the TV.
  • Emulation Station menus and games run slow and lag.

How to fix

To change emulation station game resolution to fix 4K Monitor lag:

  1. In Ubuntu go to Display Settings and choose 1920x1080.
  2. In emulationstation select RetroPi Setup.
  3. Select RetroArch.
  4. Select Video Options.
  5. Set Aspect Ratio to 4:3.
  6. Go back to the first RetroArch menu and select Settings->Save Configuration on Exit.
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