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| DreamWeb:
Hey folks.. I love the TV in my cab for the arcade games. But when it comes to PC games and ESPECIALLY Visual Pinball.. I can't help but feel that I'd be better off with a computer monitor. Ther perfect sized tv (which I have) for my cab is 25". However, if I went with a computer monitor.. I'd have to go 22". Anyone have any comments/ideas on this? I really love my Visual Pinball.. and it's a blurry mess when playing on a TV. Would it be worth it? Will I hate playing my mame games on the monitor? d. |
| GameOver:
You're right on all counts 1) TV's are great for MAME (exception - good, not great for vector games) 2) TV's aren't so good for VPinball 3) TV's aren't good at all for PC games A guy at work gave me an old PC last week that I'm gonna make into a 'tabletop' cabinet (similar to what bishmasterp has made...see pic below). Now I haven't played mame on a monitor for a long time (since before building my cab) - IMO it STINKS! There's no comparison between playing mame on on TV vs. a monitor. The TV blows the monitor away (except maybe vector games). I wouldn't replace the TV in my cab for anything, but since you're such a fan of VPinball, you need to decide what to do. Either replace your TV, or make another cab! 8) Image below borrowed from Bishmasterp's website http://www.bishopzone.com/bishopzone/projects/tabletops/tabletops.html |
| BarontheFirst:
--- Quote from: DreamWeb on September 04, 2005, 01:10:34 am ---Hey folks.. I love the TV in my cab for the arcade games. --- End quote --- |
| deadmoney5:
The fact that you use S-video or not won't make the tv display the graphics at 1024 X 768 (or higher)...which would make Visual Pinball look real good... It is acceptable on a tv screen....but can't compare to how it looks on a computer monitor |
| BarontheFirst:
--- Quote from: deadmoney5 on September 04, 2005, 10:41:17 am ---The fact that you use S-video or not won't make the tv display the graphics at 1024 X 768 (or higher)...which would make Visual Pinball look real good... It is acceptable on a tv screen....but can't compare to how it looks on a computer monitor --- End quote --- I never said it would look great or better than a monitor but there is room to improve it on a tv. So s-video does make a difference but yes not perfect |
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