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Ultimarc Console Encoder Board?
AmericanDemon:
I didnt want to post under your product announcement Andy, but will we be able to chain a Playstation 2 board and an Xbox board together along with the IPAC? Now for the ultimate question.... Do you plan to finish the console trifecta with Gamecube support? ;)
pointdablame:
--- Quote from: AmericanDemon on March 19, 2005, 09:35:45 am ---I didnt want to post under your product announcement Andy, but will we be able to chain a Playstation 2 board and an Xbox board together along with the IPAC? Now for the ultimate question.... Do you plan to finish the console trifecta with Gamecube support? ;)
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wow.. ya know, I never even thought of that as stupid as that sounds. Buying 3 boards from Andy, wiring all three, and being able to play MAME, ps2, and xbox in the same cab with minimal trouble/hacking...... cool.
AndyWarne:
In theory hooking up the I-PAC to the X-Box adaptor and PSX adaptor (when it's ready) at the same time using a Y-adaptor should work.
But the controls are only part of the story. You would need to have some kind of monitor switch and speaker switch. I think it would get rather messy.
I don't have any plans for a Gamecube interface.
By the way I hope to have the video/speaker adaptor cables and full JAMMA solution for the X-Box on the website soon.
The website is becoming a problem because of the design there is no space for more headings. I am still working out what to do about this.
AmericanDemon:
Thats outstanding (sucks about the gamecube though). My cabinet has a multi sync monitor and I am going to use an X2RGB upscaler to use on it. It accepts RGB pinout. Regardless, I have my monitor switching without an issue. I just need a reliable encoder board for those two. Plus I could always just use a KVM switch. Then buy the Xbox encoder, a ps2 encoder, then a 3rd ps2 encoder and use a an adapter to connect to the gamecube. Mount the switch for easy access and you would be good to go!
Lilwolf:
You should consider looking at a dreamcast at the some time. I believe all the info is out (so it could be easy).... And its still the best console out there for arcade ports.
Plus it has the best hacking to a real arcade crt for all the consoles.
I would consider buying one... but I already have a dedicated dreamcast cabinet. So it might be too late for me... It would be nice to play gauntlet legends on my gauntlet cabinet though :)