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Simple Guide to using a TV with component connections - Almost arcade perfect!
tetsu96:
Heh, it's hard to imagine anybody being happy with composite connections, but technology does advance so maybe that was fine in the stone age. ;)
tist - There's not that much difference between S-vid and component. From RF to composite is a huge difference. From composite to s-vid is a big difference. from s-vid to component is a noticable difference (especially with color bleed) but a lot of people would be happy with the s-vid.
A few years back, my favorite setup was using a scan converter that output s-video. There was slight color bleed that would've been gone with component video, but that looked pretty sweet because the scan converter actually resized gfx to 480i and was able to upscale or convert gfx using low resolutions. Selecting 640x432 as your MAME resolution, especially when filtering the gfx, tends to make it look less blocky or sharp. Being able to output 240x224 and letting the scan converter handle the upscaling otoh really sharpens up the gfx.
Wasn't there a thread not too long back regarding the component dongle and outputting @ native resolutions with the 480i sampling done in drivers someplace?
Jeff AMN:
Sorry for the stir I caused.
When I said "almost arcade perfect" I meant to convey my satisfaction, not to actually imply that my setup looked exactly like the real deal. However, it could EASILY be mistaken for an arcade monitor by casual players or less nitpicky types. Sure, I can tell the difference, but it really is minor.
I'm an AV nut too, so I notice those things.
rdowdy95:
I have never been able to get the 640x432 to ever work on my mame system. I can go in my mame.ini file and set all display settings to 640x432, but it still looks like it is 640x480? I use the Radeon Cataylist control center. I have never seen 640x432 an option. Maybe that is why I can't get it to work.
moriartyds:
--- Quote from: tist on March 29, 2007, 11:19:32 pm ---how much of a difference did you notice compared to s-video. ive tested my tv on s-video in the past and i honestly thought it looked great. i might grab one of those up too if it helps build the arcade monitor feel.
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Personally, i think it makes a big difference but how 'big' is subjective. If you're happy with s-video then why bother? But if your curious, and have a component in on your TV, and DVI or out on your video card it's pretty cheap to check for yourself (you just need the converter which you can find cheap on newegg and a spare component cable).
rdowdy95:
I actaully am fine with S-Video. See I play gun games so my lightgun goes great with S-Video. I just wish I didn't have overscan. Don't want to chage it thorugh the TV though because I have other games that look fine on it.