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Oh...VGA to TV solutions?
« on: February 27, 2006, 02:47:05 am »

Hey all!

My next cabinet will have room for a 25" screen. The mobo I have for the machine have a onboard GFX, which I prefer in an arcade.

My other cabinet had room for a 21", so no problem there, I just got a 21" PC
monitor. But getting a 25" PC monitor is a problem:), so I thought I might go with a regular TV, but what's the best way to convert VGA to Y/C or composit in
interlaced? I've seen some external boxes, but how do they look?

Thanks!

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Re: Oh...VGA to TV solutions?
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2006, 05:49:45 am »
Personally I would disable the onboard video and install a cheap ATI card with TV out.
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Re: Oh...VGA to TV solutions?
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2006, 07:08:23 am »

But if I don't want to do that?  ;D

I'm mounting the mobo on the side of the cabinet, so having a AGP sticking straight out will be hell.

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Re: Oh...VGA to TV solutions?
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2006, 08:18:06 am »
Quote from: Minwah on February 27, 2006, 05:49:45 am
Personally I would disable the onboard video and install a cheap ATI card with TV out.

I agree. 
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Re: Oh...VGA to TV solutions?
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2006, 09:55:21 am »
Authentic ATI cards have the best TV output of any. I personally used a GeForce for a couple years and it was usable at best.  Go for the ATI carb and make a bracket to support the card.
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Re: Oh...VGA to TV solutions?
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2006, 10:29:48 am »
Why not have the best of both configurations (low profile with ATI card) with one of these?

You can find em cheaper if you look around.

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Re: Oh...VGA to TV solutions?
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2006, 12:59:26 pm »
I used a vga->tv scan converter by Averkey in an early version of my cab.  It worked.  It wasn't perfect, things were blurry, but playable.

I upgraded to an ATI 7x00 at some point and am much happier with the SVid than I was with the composite from the scan converter.
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