UVC new video card sortof

[squirrellydw]

Did anyone see this??

As described by Ultracade, the uVC Universal Video Converter automatically detects valid VGA, SVGA, and XGA signals, and then converts them to low or medium resolution output. Because it accepts any VGA signal, there

[quarterback]

I would actually consider buying something like this, even though I have issues with the manufacturer, EXCEPT for the fact that it's almost three-times as expensive as an ArcadeVGA card.    No thanks.

[RandyT]

Not to mention that an off the shelf unit like the Avermedia Averkey can do pretty much the same thing for standard res monitors for about $80.

Probably not too many other options out there for medium res though.

RandyT

[Timoe]

Medium res, regular res, low res.


I dont know what any of this means

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What is a Wells Gardner 9200?   Is that low res?  I want to get an arcade monitor someday, my computers dont have AGP slots and I want resolution better than a TV.

Do I have any options?

[quarterback]

Hey timoe, Ultimarc has a good FAQ

http://www.ultimarc.com/monfaq.html

[RandyT]

Medium res, regular res, low res.

I dont know what any of this means

Medium res = ~25khz

Low, Regular, Standard res = ~15.75khz

What is a Wells Gardner 9200?   Is that low res?

The D9200 is multi-frequency.  It will do standard to VGA resolutions, but it's not cheap.

I want to get an arcade monitor someday, my computers don't have AGP slots and I want resolution better than a TV.

Don't confuse the video quality of a TV with its scan frequencies.  A standard res RGB monitor will look many times better than a TV with composite inputs, or even S-Video inputs, even though they scan at the same frequencies.  Extra resolution (VGA or better) comes in handy for Vector games mostly, and that's where the VGA or better resolutions will help the most.

RandyT