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| tetsu96:
The bigger the monitor, the bigger the dot pitch can be before it's a problem. And you're also right that larger dot pitches are more suited for arcade monitors as the resolutions they display at are typically lower than most windows applications. But .78 is high for a 19" monitor which is supposed to run 640x480. I'd suspect MAME would do just fine with it though Windows may not be the happiest fun place to be. |
| ahofle:
Who told you it would be illegible? Windows is perfectly clear in 640x480 interlaced (although it flickers) on a STANDARD RES ARCADE MONITOR! I can only imagine the monitor you are considering which actually supports true 640x480 and 800x600 would be crystal clear since it wouldn't be interlaced. If the monitor says 640x480, then I'm not sure why you think Windows wouldn't be legible at 640x480? ??? |
| Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: ahofle on March 03, 2007, 09:12:35 pm ---Who told you it would be illegible? Windows is perfectly clear in 640x480 interlaced (although it flickers) on a STANDARD RES ARCADE MONITOR! I can only imagine the monitor you are considering which actually supports true 640x480 and 800x600 would be crystal clear since it wouldn't be interlaced. If the monitor says 640x480, then I'm not sure why you think Windows wouldn't be legible at 640x480? ??? --- End quote --- 0.78 Dot Pitch is 3 times the pitch of a cheap PC monitor. Just because it supports 640 X 480 does not mean it actually displays 640 X 480. It's most certainly not going to display it in focus and readably. He made it clear that his Cabinet is ALSO his Primary PC.... This monitor would be a very very bad choice for that application. He in fact needs a monitor with at very worst a .30mm Dot Pitch, even then it's not going to look great. I'm also a little unclear as to why he wants this monitor. It's only going to run at PC frequencies and not at arcade ones. So there is absolutely no advantage here, because you still can't run mame games on it at their native resolution. In fact if you run at VGA and SVGA then it's pointless buying an Arcade Monitor at all. Buy a large PC Monitor. They're way cheaper. Best Regards, Julian (Fozzy The Bear) |
| rlemmon:
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on March 03, 2007, 09:49:27 pm --- --- Quote from: ahofle on March 03, 2007, 09:12:35 pm ---Who told you it would be illegible? Windows is perfectly clear in 640x480 interlaced (although it flickers) on a STANDARD RES ARCADE MONITOR! I can only imagine the monitor you are considering which actually supports true 640x480 and 800x600 would be crystal clear since it wouldn't be interlaced. If the monitor says 640x480, then I'm not sure why you think Windows wouldn't be legible at 640x480? ??? --- End quote --- 0.78 Dot Pitch is 3 times the pitch of a cheap PC monitor. Just because it supports 640 X 480 does not mean it actually displays 640 X 480. It's most certainly not going to display it in focus and readably. He made it clear that his Cabinet is ALSO his Primary PC.... This monitor would be a very very bad choice for that application. He in fact needs a monitor with at very worst a .30mm Dot Pitch, even then it's not going to look great. I'm also a little unclear as to why he wants this monitor. It's only going to run at PC frequencies and not at arcade ones. So there is absolutely no advantage here, because you still can't run Mame games on it at their native resolution. In fact if you run at VGA and SVGA then it's pointless buying an Arcade Monitor at all. Buy a large PC Monitor. They're way cheaper. Best Regards, Julian (Fozzy The Bear) --- End quote --- Thanks Julian for everything I'm glad I didn't order it ! The reasons I was going to get one were that, I have a flat screen CRT and it has always bothered me beings that it wasn't curved like a real arcade monitor and didn't have a nice molded plastic bezel around it. I just kind of think my cab looks cheap in a way, with the monitor I have. I also liked the idea that It was plug and play and I didn't need an avga card or have to screw around with splicing a cable to it. ( my luck i would cut the wrong wire and kill it) I have looked for a 21 " CRT ( I don't like LCD) PC monitor but there around $400.00 and I just cant justify spending that much and theres also the fact that my cab probably wouldn't be deep enough for a 21" PC monitor. I think its 18.5" or so. Thanks for all your help. I really do appreciate it :cheers: |
| BobA:
Crazy price on the 21 inch crt. I got one for $89 and so did a few others. You might want to look at this thread. The screen has a nice curve to it as well and looks good as a primary monitor on a PC. I just looked and this outfit is still selling them. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=60265.0 Edit: Noticed the shipping went from $15 to $18 but still a great deal. Some monitors say Canada and others say USA/Canada shipping so be sure to check. |
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