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Makvision 27" Tri-Mode CRT
alpine944:
--- Quote from: Vectorfire on April 03, 2020, 10:31:52 pm ---familiarize yourself with GroovyMAME, get a compatible ATI video card and a dedicated PC to run it.
You will also need a video amplifier to up the voltage to Arcade levels, Ultimarc has what you need.
I just went through the whole process with my own Makvision 27" Tri-Mode CRT a few months back, bought a second even for vertical titles.
You need to setup CRT EMUdriver with a compatible ATI card and install Atom15 BIOS drivers on the card to lock it at a safe res and refresh. Even just the boot screen of your typical PC can fry that monitor without this stopgap in place. Take your time!
Will help when your ready/
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Thank you for this. I did order a Radeon HD 6450 which seems to be a popular card and recommended well on Groovymame. I never would have thought about a video amplifier being needed, so I greatly appreciate that information and will be sure to pick one of those up.
Are you using your Mak for just MAME (only) or have you been able to add anything else? The capped resolution seems to be limiting...
Vectorfire:
DeMUL works fantastic with the 640x480 restriction.
That covers Naomi, Naomi 2 , Atomiswave, Dreamcast, and a whole host of Cave titles infinitely better than Mame can as it utilizes hardware acceleration.