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Rewire TV?
Keith O:
I'm currently using an s-video connection from my ATI card to my television (which is housed in an arcade cab). The picture quality is very good but I'm wondering if it would be better if I directly connected my TV to my VGA output on the card (using the NTSC option in MAME of course so I don't fry my TV). Will I see a difference in quality?
Alienreb:
You probably need to stick with your current configuration. VGA quality is very poor (for obvious reasons) when directly connected to a TV. If you aren't using S-video, then I would recommend using component video (not composite). Of course, you could always go through the hassle of configuring one of those damn arcade monitors that burn out (or burn in, depending on how lucky you are) in three or four years. S-video is the way to go, my friend, if you are using good cables and a quality brand TV. Stay your course.
Keith O:
Are you sure about the quality? It seems to me that the VGA output would result in the purest signal because it's broken down into the appropiate signals. The reason I'm asking is because I have high quality cables, a decent TV-out card (ATI Rage Fury), and a decent TV (RCA) and it looks fuzzy when compared to an actual arcade game. When I play Galaga at home, the colors are bright but the edges are soft but when I see it in the arcade (rare, I know) the edges are solid.
RandyT:
--- Quote ---I'm currently using an s-video connection from my ATI card to my television (which is housed in an arcade cab). The picture quality is very good but I'm wondering if it would be better if I directly connected my TV to my VGA output on the card (using the NTSC option in MAME of course so I don't fry my TV). Will I see a difference in quality?
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Just out of curiousity, how might you intend to hook VGA to a normal TV set?
Normal TVs don't provide the proper circuitry for a direct connection of VGA signals.
Keith O:
I'm going off this information in the Tech & Tips section:
"Most PC video cards use Red, Green, Blue, Horizontal Sync and Vertical Sync to display an image. An arcade monitor uses the same setup it just uses them at different frequencies. To achieve the lower arcade frequency is easy, you just use MAME
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