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| cyberhedz:
I looked, and from all the FAQs here, the best bet would have been a 27" arcade monitor....but I have yet to find a reseller for one that was good. I was reading here about the wells model, but apparently is has some issues as well. it was my understanding though that the arcade vga card would emulate the 15Khz refresh on LCDs. Since LCDs are relatively cheaper nowadays, I figured why not go out with a 32" arcade cab ;) |
| Derrick Renaud:
--- Quote from: cyberhedz on November 23, 2010, 11:17:32 am ---so I can run at the native resolutions for the games, I'm pretty sure the lowest res current video cards will go is 640x480 --- End quote --- Uhmm, the LCD will scale the video anyways, so there is no reason to not just send it to it scaled and use a cheaper video board. Just tell MAME to scale to the video mode that matches the native resolution of the LCD monitor. It will not look any better sending it to the monitor at the original res/freq and then the monitor scales it to it native resolution. |
| cyberhedz:
in other words, just use the on-board video? lol I am planning on making a core2duo itx system to run the emus, should be more than enough, I'll just find one with either a decent onboard or grab a cheapo, I didn't think about about the hardware scaling taking effect so thanks! |
| RyoriNoTetsujin:
Yeah, sorry, I have to reiterate what is being said here; using a graphics card to get the original resolution/refresh rate of a game is useless if the monitor you're sending it to doesn't support it. And suffice it to say LCD monitors are not capable of supporting classic arcade resolutions. Even if they did, the technology used in the display is fundamentally different, and it would not look the same. If you want authentic look and feel, you're going to have to track down a CRT based arcade monitor. The arcade vga card is able to send 15khz signal to monitors that support 15khz signal. (i.e. arcade monitors, not LCDs) Using the arcade vga card with an LCD is just like using any other graphics card (of which there are many that are cheaper and more powerful. I hope that helps. ;D (EDIT: Yup, totally use the onboard if it smoothly runs the games you want to play.) |
| cyberhedz:
makes sense, thanks! just need to finish my hubby do list and I can actually start building this beast instead of just designing it, lol |
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