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New Wells-Gardner D9200 Monitor Review

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HeadRusch:
Oh, and as an aside, I'm starting to really look forward to Kev's video reviews :)

Seeing that monitor in action is very cool indeed...

SNAAAKE:

--- Quote from: Sasquatch! on August 07, 2003, 07:57:17 pm ---Hopefully this isn't an obvious/stupid question, but I honestly don't know anything about the D9200:

If it has a standard 15-pin plug and can display Windows, why would you need an ArcadeVGA card?  Wouldn't any PC video card work?

Also - again because of the fact that it has a VGA plug - is there any use for the standard arcade video hookups?


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Umm..you don't 'need' an ArcadeVGA.
Any video card will do.
You need an ArcadeVGA to run 15khz(standard) so games look authentic(spelling?).
JUST like how it is in the arcades.

The monitor is muliti sync.
CGA,EGA,VGA.

cga=15khz standard resolution
ega=24khz medium resolution(nfl bliz runs medium resolution)
vga=31khz 640x480.
 ;)

KevSteele:

--- Quote from: HeadRusch on August 08, 2003, 01:19:04 pm ---Just curious how you handle this beast of monitor without, you know, getting electrocuted and dying :)
Can you safely grab the frame?

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Yes, you can safely grab the frame (and the tube) -- the big red wire is the anode, and that's the part with 20-30,000 volts. You definitely do not want to grab the wire and the frame at the same time!

Once you've got the monitor installed in a cab it's no longer a threat.


--- Quote from: HeadRusch on August 08, 2003, 01:19:04 pm ---Does WG have any sort of suggested timeframe in which an arcade monitor might need service?

I'm stll "too damn chicken" to deal with a real arcade monitor........
But it would be nice....

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The D9200 is pretty painless (well, until you try to lift it  :o) as far as arcade monitors go -- no custom wiring, just plug in the power cable and VGA cable and you're ready to play.

WG doesn't have any service timeframe, but they do include a complete parts list (down to the diodes) and a full schematic of the circuit boards. I suspect almost any electronics tech could repair one given this information.

(Oh, and thanks for the compliments!)

Kevin

HeadRusch:
..now lets see it smash the hell outta some ice ;)

KevSteele:

--- Quote from: HeadRusch on August 08, 2003, 02:20:47 pm ---..now lets see it smash the hell outta some ice ;)


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Actually, I just got a set of the new SlikStik ball-top stainless steel joysticks today. They look good for smashing...well, just about anything.  ;)

Kevin

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