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| duncanator:
Forgive me for this basic question but if I am just going to use a 19" 4:3 LCD as my monitor for MAME, is this card worth it? Will it work well with the LCD? I want the games to look as authentic as they can, even though it will not be used with an arcade monitor. I know many will say to get a new arcade monitor, but the reason why I am using an LCD is because I am hesitant to make too many modifications to my original Tempest cabinet. Mounting the LCD will not require that much work and won't generate the heat that a CRT monitor would produce. Also, I already have the monitor lying around. The original game is still fully functional and in perfect condition so I don't want to tear it apart or alter it too much. Thoughts? |
| southpaw13:
It will work. It will be too clear, so maybe some effect filters will look good. |
| kronic24601:
I have the ArcadeVGA 3000, and I currently have it hooked up to a LCD monitor ... I cannot tell any difference between this and my previous card for this monitor. The ONLY reason I purchased this is because I also bought an arcade monitor (just don't have it hooked up yet). So, if you ever plan on upgrading, it might be something you should consider. However, if you plan on using an LCD, I don't really think you will get enough benefits to justify the cost. However, perhaps I am missing something obvious while I have been using it. |
| AndyWarne:
Regarding the SF IV benchmarks. The default settings are AntiAlias off. The question I have is, is there any noticeable difference between AA off and on? I have found that it seems impossible to actually turn off AA on the later ATI drivers used on the ArcadeVGA3000, so I believe AA is always on, in hardware. Another point is that most modern LCDs do aniti-alias in the monitor. This means they are less suitable for the classic games and the difference between a standard VGA card and ArcadeVGA is reduced on a monitor which has AA, as it will attempt to smooth out the blocky graphics of the classic games. Andy |
| AndyWarne:
I did some more checking on the above points. If you compare the ArcadeVGA3000 with the older version, using an LCD monitor, the Windows desktop is anti-aliased on the new card but not on the old. But, contrary to what I said above, Mame is absolutely fine. Its not anti-aliased which means classic games are pixel-sharp just as on the older card. If using an ArcadeVGA card on an LCD and it looks the same as a normal card when running classics (Pacman etc) then something is not configured properly, possibly hardware stretch is not disabled. Now to SF4: Its generally accepted that PC games look better with anti-alias on. Certainly games whith a lot of geometric patterning such as blocky type backgrounds do. But I can see very little difference in SF4, and in fact prefer without AA (the default setting) as it seems slightly sharper, but accept its a matter of preference. |
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