Connecting Playstation 2 to an arcade monitor

[Momo254]

I'm an arcade manager and I wanna try this experiment of playing a ps2 on an arcade monitor

Now my question is what would I need to do this?  I searched around ultimarc.com and found an av to arcade monitor adapter. Here's my diagram of what I think I would need to connect this.  I think this is correct.  If it is not can anyone please correct me?



so would I connect those wires from the adapter to a db9 connecter like I illustrated with the red ms paint lines and connect that to the monitor?

[elvis]

http://www.mameworld.net/pc2jamma/

Follow the Saturn2JAMMA project to hack an RGB/SCART cable to JAMMA inputs.  Very easy to do.

And I hope you're not planning on using a private/home-license only PS2 for use in a commercial location. 

[Momo254]

would my method work as well?

[mamerocks87]

with the subject brought up, on vacation in florida i went to an arcade and found that many of the games were running off of pc based games/ and or emulation. very sad

[elvis]

would my method work as well?

In your diagram you've got a the console->DSUB15 converter plugged into a video amp and then into the DSUB15 connector on the arcade monitor.

If you do have an arcade monitor that has a DSUB15 input (like many modern ones do), there's a good chance you don't need the video amp, as these will either autodetect the right input voltage, or be switchable via the monitor controls (all our multi-res monitors with DSUB15 can switch input voltages as required).  So it's just a matter of taking the Ultimarc console adapter's DSUB15 plug and plugging it direct into your monitor.

with the subject brought up, on vacation in florida i went to an arcade and found that many of the games were running off of pc based games/ and or emulation. very sad

Whenever I see this I confront the owners and tell them straight up that it's unacceptable, and report them to whatever authorities are appropriate (here in Australia, it's NAMOA).

I feel for arcade operators with lagging profits in modern times, but breaking the law for profit is not the answer.

[Momo254]

I'm just doing it for my own personal use.   I just wanna play some ps2 games on a pump it up cabinet with its widescreen and stuff there's NO WAY that i would use it for profit for my store.

So would just need that adapter and thats it? Won't even have to worry about the amplifier?

[elvis]

I'm just doing it for my own personal use.   I just wanna play some ps2 games on a pump it up cabinet with its widescreen and stuff there's NO WAY that i would use it for profit for my store.

Good to hear.

So would just need that adapter and thats it? Won't even have to worry about the amplifier?

If your monitor can accept the roughly 0.5-1.5V that standard VGA puts out, then that's correct.  Generally speaking any monitor that has a DSUB15 connector and is rated for both 15KHz and 31KHz/VGA/PC input won't need an amp.  If you tell us the exact make and model of the monitor, we'll be able to confirm it.

Older arcade monitors required a stronger 5V signal.  If you feed it a 1V signal, the image looks quite dull.  While it won't damage your monitor, it does affect playability of the games.

[Momo254]

I don't know if this will do any just but I took pics of the monitor and the cabinet






There is a dsub connector as u can barely see in the pics.  Where would I look to see what kind of monitor that is?

[elvis]

There's usually a sticker on the tube itself telling you the tube brand, and likewise the chassis will have a silkscreen or sticker with manufacturer information.

Jomac have a good visual database of various monitor chassis you can compare to:
http://www.jomac.net.au/mon.htm

[Momo254]

From what I can tell it looks like the Wei-Ya C2938 because I recognize that remote pod.



Freevoltage

29"~38"

15K~38K Digital

I'll definately know for sure later on.

[Momo254]

Alright I got some info on the monitor

On the monitor board I found this on it

Pacific Display Technologies

PDT-2937OSD-Main

on the remote pod I found this

PDT-2937OSD-CONT-A

and on the monitor I found this

Samsung A7OQBZ79IX002

Samsung MCF
DSQ-2912AB

[elvis]

If it is a multi-res WeiYa, according to their website their entire range is autosensing Analogue 0.7V 75ohm / TTL 5V 1Kohm:
http://www.weiya.com.tw/products_detail.asp?le=english&fid=96&pid=105&top_fid=86

The other numbers and labels you found turn up nothing in google.