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First Mame cabinet, how is this deal?
paigeoliver:
I really think the best mame experience you can get will be with one if the 2000-2006 era tri-sync crt arcade monitors. A few distributors still have them in stock.
Every LCD and plasma under the sun has some degree of display lag and that doesn't play nice with the fact that emulation comes with a tiny bit of input lag to begin with. Plus any big LCD or plasma will be the wrong aspect ratio for everything.
rCadeGaming:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on October 13, 2013, 11:45:24 pm ---Every LCD and plasma under the sun has some degree of display lag and that doesn't play nice with the fact that emulation comes with a tiny bit of input lag to begin with. Plus any big LCD or plasma will be the wrong aspect ratio for everything.
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Big +1 to this. Of course, you can research what flat panels have the lowest lag (remember response rate is NOT a measure of input lag), but I'd save that for modern content. For MAME, a CRT will be totally lagless AND look better.
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on October 13, 2013, 11:45:24 pm ---I really think the best mame experience you can get will be with one if the 2000-2006 era tri-sync crt arcade monitors. A few distributors still have them in stock.
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A tri-sync might be nice if you have that much money to spare, but I don't think it's necessary. 90% of the games in MAME are around 240p, so a 15kHz monitor is all that you need most of the time. Also, some tri-syncs can be a little too sharp for ~240p games (depends on the dot pitch), meaning a 15kHz monitor will look better for most games.
480p (31kHz) games can also look fairly good in 480i (15kHz). 25kHz games like Paperboy (384p) are the biggest problem with 15kHz-only monitors, but 25kHz games are pretty rare.
You can also use a 15kHz CRT TV with MAME, which is the cheapest option for native resolutions. When set up properly it can rival the image quality of an arcade monitor.
In any case, to get the most out of any CRT, you'll need to learn how to get native arcade resolution out of a PC using CRT_Emudriver, GroovyMAME, etc.
Bunghoolio:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on October 13, 2013, 11:45:24 pm ---I really think the best mame experience you can get will be with one if the 2000-2006 era tri-sync crt arcade monitors. A few distributors still have them in stock.
Every LCD and plasma under the sun has some degree of display lag and that doesn't play nice with the fact that emulation comes with a tiny bit of input lag to begin with. Plus any big LCD or plasma will be the wrong aspect ratio for everything.
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That's some good advice, start with the right monitor first. I did some reading about those tri-syncs , sounds like you want a digital one so that it remebers your settings for each game? And something about doubling the Hz for certain games... "runs in the 31kHz mode, but you can run 15kHz games at exactly 2X scaled resolutions, and they look otherwise pixel perfect ".
The only one I see on craigs is this Wells Gardner D9200 27" Tri-Sync CGA/VGA for $275
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/vgm/4097959294.html
bimm25e:
I would say buy a big ass tv and make a control panel pedestal for $1000. If you get a 3d tv even you can actually run a virtual boy
Bunghoolio:
I'd rather buy a virtual girl.