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Wells Gardner D9200 Advice Please

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Dan Gendreau:
>What OS you have?
I use win98. XP is all hype and no performance.  :P

By "Jaggy" I assume you mean pixelated. Thats all a matter of setting up your games resolutions correctly. I cant explain it right now, but you should find an explanation of it on the net somewhere...


>and also the web site says only 640x480...now which is really true  

Youre right. The WG web site says 640x480 now, but when I bought my D9200 a year ago it said 800x600. Mine works fine in 800x600 in windows. I dont know why it says 640x480 now... Hmm.


do game look smooth on 800x600?
"Smooth" is a matter of matching up resolutions correctly. If you try to display a 640x480 game on 800x600 using hardware stretch, youre gonna get ---smurfy--- picture quality. You should try to play each game in as close to the original resolution as possible... If you want to add scanlines in software, you need at least double the original game resolution. Personally, I think scanlines are not necessary on an arcade monitor.


>also how much did you pay if you did not buy direct from wells..if yo bought from wells then ignore this qustion..thanks

I bought it from Wells. Every other distributor had a rediculous markup.

-Dan G.

me:
allright thanks for all the help...might get one..from what i can see>>>you are happy with the monitor...thaks man ;D

Rocket2600:
Hi Dan,
        Thanks for the great info on the Wells Gardner D9200. Lots of need-to-know info there. Any chance you could put up a web page with some screenshots? Maye some of the classic games (Pac-Man, Digdug) and some newer stuff (KOF 2000)??? Love to see the monitor in action. Thinking of picking one up in the future. Again, thanks for the great info and good luck on your project.

~Rocket2600

http://www.geocities.com/rocket26000/index.html

Dan Gendreau:
No digital camera yet... sorry  :-/

Ill see if one of my buddies has one.

My cabinet can be completely disassembled in minutes, so it should not be a problem to take detailed pictures of how its mounted etc...

Ill post a link on the board when I get some time to do it.

-Dan G.

big10p:

--- Quote ---do game look smooth on 800x600?
"Smooth" is a matter of matching up resolutions correctly. If you try to display a 640x480 game on 800x600 using hardware stretch, youre gonna get ---smurfy--- picture quality. You should try to play each game in as close to the original resolution as possible... If you want to add scanlines in software, you need at least double the original game resolution. Personally, I think scanlines are not necessary on an arcade monitor.
-Dan G.
--- End quote ---


Hi,

If you are using custom screen modes, how are you creating them? Im looking for something like the advanceMAME video utility but that works with Windows. i.e. I need to be able to set a refresh rate and centre/stretch the modes in software, not with the actual monitor controls.

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