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| Silver:
I would like to see some pics. I am interested what the actual process is: ie what is being doubled (vertical refresh?). Something must be, as it IS technically impossible to show a 320x240@60Hz full-screen on a 31Khz PC monitor. |
| Grauwulf:
Well FWIW, I will still use genuine arcade monitors, mainly becasue they are cheaper and easier for me to find than comperable sized computer monitors. |
| wpcmame:
--- Quote from: PoDunkMoFo on August 24, 2006, 07:01:41 pm ---That's not correct. A standard video card does not support most video game resolutions without stretching (ie; not pixel for pixel). The new AVG2 will allow you to, as I understand it, use the actual arcade resolutions on a standard PC monitor. I believe it will be crisper than an arcade monitor so maybe not for the purist (read anally retentive). --- End quote --- To use arcade resolutions on a PC monitor you must either double the number of lines or double the refreshrate. The AVGA card does this internally. The benefit of using an AVGA with a PC monitor is the same as with an arcade monitor: it is easier to setup but doesn't give you a "better" image than other solutions. (The most important thing for the image is the monitor tube, not the electronics controlling it) |
| johnvv:
I received my AVGA2 card today (AGP version). I've been doing some testing with mame .103 and mame32. I am still unsure of proper settings with a PC multisync monitor. I've followed the notes for configuration on ultimarc.com but still don't think I have things set properly. I've been trying to set it up to compare the image from mame Joust with those of my actual Joust upright. They are getting pretty close at this early stage but my limited understanding of proper configuration of mame and the AVGA2 is probably getting in the way. With an LCD monitor and DVI connection, the AVGA2 is very interesting. Not the original arcade image, as Andy has noted, but still a potentially appealing image for many and much more friendly to today's standard PC configurations (LCD monitor). |
| rlemmon:
Jhonvv here is some info from the ultimarc site for setting up mame 32 for the avga card. Theres lots more info in the link. How about some pics when you get it all figured out MAME32. MAME32 is basically MAME with a built-in GUI and is a reasonable choice when not using a cabinet (ie you have a keyboard connected). It is not as good at supporting 640 X 288 as MAMEWAH (above) but slightly easier to configure as it works "out of the box". Ensure the default settings in MAME32 are as follows: Display Tab: Run in a Window: OFF Advanced Tab: Stretch Using Hardware = OFF (if this is greyed out you have not switched Windows to 16 or 32-bit colour mode) Scanlines = OFF Resolution, Size = Auto (or select from drop-down list in game as required) Switch Resolutions to fit = ON Use DirectDraw = ON More info : http://ultimarc.com/avgainst.html |
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