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I just bought my first arcade machine!
Mr. Dude:
Nice find man! I'm sure the controls are an easy fix. I would keep the monitor as well instead of going with a tv. Either way looks like you got a good deal.
honkey:
--- Quote from: cotmm68030 on November 07, 2011, 05:45:17 am ---While an ArcadeVGA is a good plug-and-play solution, you can use almost any videocard with Soft15kHz, and if you get an ATI video card, there are modified drivers which work with GroovyMame to produce exact native resolutions and framerates on every game. A cheap ATI card can be had for $40USD and the software is free.
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Can't this damage the arcade monitor when the pc is powering up though?
mgb:
I believe with that setup, you would need to wait for the pc to boot before you power up the monitor.
Malenko:
--- Quote from: mgb on November 07, 2011, 12:42:32 pm ---I believe with that setup, you would need to wait for the pc to boot before you power up the monitor.
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Ive never had a problem with the monitor showing an image out of range
newmanfamilyvlogs:
The "safe answer" is 'maybe', but many of us here have been doing this sort of solution for a very long time with no issues.
Where you'd run into trouble is when there is a component that's already at the verge of failing getting pushed over by running just out of spec for a short period of time. Chances are that given the brief period before windows kicks in, you'll be ok.
If you really wanted to play it safe you could do something like get an LEDWhiz or similar device and use the +5V from it to trigger something like this:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9842
That way the monitor would never power on until Windows was fully loaded and the LEDWhiz initiated.