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| Malenko:
--- Quote from: thatpurplestuff on October 03, 2013, 07:26:20 pm ---I agree with DaveMMR in that when you're talking about anything larger than 30" it's going to be too big for a standard arcade cabient --- End quote --- Another exception is turnin that summabitch SIDEWAYS: Man I miss that cab. |
| rCadeGaming:
--- Quote from: jtslade on October 09, 2013, 10:03:12 am ---I have heard great things (about conversion chassis's) --- End quote --- Can you post a link? Seriously, not trying to put it down or be overskeptical, I just haven't seen any real feedback on these and would like to know. --- Quote from: jtslade on October 09, 2013, 10:03:12 am ---100 bucks for a chasis and pair up with a Arcade VGA would be pretty awesome. --- End quote --- It would be cheaper to use a transcoder instead of the conversion chassis and CRT_Emudriver instead of the ArcadeVGA. The end result would be a lot more flexible, and look as good or better. --- Quote from: jtslade on October 09, 2013, 10:03:12 am ---I have never played with using Componet inputs which seems to have good results but you need a video card which can do component input. --- End quote --- No. The component outputs on video cards generally do the same thing as s-video and composite "TV-out." They all scale everything to 480i, destroying native resolutions. I'm talking about using the VGA output from a CRT_Emudriver-compatible card (could also be Soft15kHz or an ArcadeVGA, but neither are as flexible). You connect that VGA output to an RGB to component transcoder, which transcodes the colorspace to component without altering resolution, which you can plug into the TV. The result is native arcade resolutions on a 15kHz CRT. The CRT just happens to be a TV instead of an arcade monitor. I think people think that is a bigger difference than it really is. When set up properly a good standard definition TV can look every bit as good as a 15kHz arcade monitor. RGB and component are roughly equivalent in terms of quality, and can be transcoded with relatively no loss in quality. The same can not be said with the common VGA to composite or s-video "converters" which apply scaling and cause a massive loss in quality. |
| Malenko:
--- Quote from: rCadeGaming on October 09, 2013, 11:06:00 am ---No. The component outputs on video cards generally do the same thing as s-video and composite "TV-out." They all scale everything to 480i, destroying native resolutions. --- End quote --- Well, thats not always the case. Ive output HD resolutions from component out on video cards, and the TV he specified says it runs 1080i (and it weighs 108 lbs!) Warborg, how much money do you want to spend? That's the real question. Spend a couple bucks on a cable if you don't have one, and see what it looks like or start buying all these transcoders and chasis for a better picture to play low resolution arcade games on. rCade prefer to spend the cash to get the picture "perfect" I prefer to save the money unless the picture is terrible. |
| Dawgz Rule:
--- Quote ---Warborg, how much money do you want to spend? That's the real question. Spend a couple bucks on a cable if you don't have one, and see what it looks like or start buying all these transcoders and chasis for a better picture to play low resolution arcade games on. --- End quote --- +1. I did a quick test run with svideo to the sony tv and it wasn't bad but wasn't great either (at least compared to the arcade monitor). It was definitely usable though. --- Quote ---I'm talking about using the VGA output from a CRT_Emudriver-compatible card (could also be Soft15kHz or an ArcadeVGA, but neither are as flexible). You connect that VGA output to an RGB to component transcoder, which transcodes the colorspace to component without altering resolution, which you can plug into the TV. The result is native arcade resolutions on a 15kHz CRT. The CRT just happens to be a TV instead of an arcade monitor. I think people think that is a bigger difference than it really is. When set up properly a good standard definition TV can look every bit as good as a 15kHz arcade monitor. --- End quote --- This is where I am going with the next build. Quite honestly, the biggest driver is simply to see and learn. If it works out well, I will do the same for future builds. There does seem to be plenty of stock of CRT tv's for free or close to it. |
| Malenko:
and just so Im clear, what I posted is not a dog on rCade at all, we just have different opinions , and Im a cheapskate :) |
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