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Arcade Legends 1 conversion questions
pinlink:
Thanks again for all the help! :cheers:
pinlink:
So I was just told in regards to the new PC working with the current Arcade Legends (USBlinx) setup:
"There is a LOT of work needed to customize the software/hardware and get it integrated with the cabinet, monitor and controls. There is some special software that the USBlinx needs, and also the fact that the arcade monitor is not the same frequency as a standard monitor that PCs are hooked up to. You either need a special VGA card, or modify drivers to get the PCs video card to output the correct frequency for an arcade monitor. "
And also:
"Probably won't run on Windows 10...you need special drivers for the video card to output correctly, and I don't think they were written for Windows10."
Can anyone comment on this? Will windows 10 not work for this conversion? Thanks!
pinlink:
--- Quote from: pinlink on September 11, 2017, 09:50:39 am ---So I was just told in regards to the new PC working with the current Arcade Legends (USBlinx) setup:
"There is a LOT of work needed to customize the software/hardware and get it integrated with the cabinet, monitor and controls. There is some special software that the USBlinx needs, and also the fact that the arcade monitor is not the same frequency as a standard monitor that PCs are hooked up to. You either need a special VGA card, or modify drivers to get the PCs video card to output the correct frequency for an arcade monitor. "
And also:
"Probably won't run on Windows 10...you need special drivers for the video card to output correctly, and I don't think they were written for Windows10."
Can anyone comment on this? Will windows 10 not work for this conversion? Thanks!
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Any opinions on this? I'm trying to determine if I should cancel my order for the Windows 10 PC and get one with 7...
keilmillerjr:
--- Quote from: pinlink on September 11, 2017, 12:47:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: pinlink on September 11, 2017, 09:50:39 am ---So I was just told in regards to the new PC working with the current Arcade Legends (USBlinx) setup:
"There is a LOT of work needed to customize the software/hardware and get it integrated with the cabinet, monitor and controls. There is some special software that the USBlinx needs, and also the fact that the arcade monitor is not the same frequency as a standard monitor that PCs are hooked up to. You either need a special VGA card, or modify drivers to get the PCs video card to output the correct frequency for an arcade monitor. "
And also:
"Probably won't run on Windows 10...you need special drivers for the video card to output correctly, and I don't think they were written for Windows10."
Can anyone comment on this? Will windows 10 not work for this conversion? Thanks!
--- End quote ---
Any opinions on this? I'm trying to determine if I should cancel my order for the Windows 10 PC and get one with 7...
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Windows 10 works fine with crt emudriver and it's better than windows 7. Don't listen to this advice.
pinlink:
--- Quote from: keilmillerjr on September 11, 2017, 01:05:57 pm ---
--- Quote from: pinlink on September 11, 2017, 12:47:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: pinlink on September 11, 2017, 09:50:39 am ---So I was just told in regards to the new PC working with the current Arcade Legends (USBlinx) setup:
"There is a LOT of work needed to customize the software/hardware and get it integrated with the cabinet, monitor and controls. There is some special software that the USBlinx needs, and also the fact that the arcade monitor is not the same frequency as a standard monitor that PCs are hooked up to. You either need a special VGA card, or modify drivers to get the PCs video card to output the correct frequency for an arcade monitor. "
And also:
"Probably won't run on Windows 10...you need special drivers for the video card to output correctly, and I don't think they were written for Windows10."
Can anyone comment on this? Will windows 10 not work for this conversion? Thanks!
--- End quote ---
Any opinions on this? I'm trying to determine if I should cancel my order for the Windows 10 PC and get one with 7...
--- End quote ---
Windows 10 works fine with crt emudriver and it's better than windows 7. Don't listen to this advice.
--- End quote ---
Can you explain what "crt emudriver" is or does exactly? I am getting lots of different information as to what all I will need in order to turn this Arcade Legends into MAME.
I thought at first it would make sense to order this new PC, plug it in via VGA to the USBlinx, and hope that it boots up to windows on the AL monitor. If that doesn't work then look into getting the J-pac and I should be good to go. Now I am hearing that Windows 10 may not even work, I need "crt emudriver", customized hardware and software, new video cards, modified drivers, "some special software that the USBlinx" needs, etc. I honestly don't even know what 80% of that even means. I feel like I am starting from scratch....ugh