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Soft-15KHz - slim new tool for 15KHz on normal vga cards
shorthair:
Yeah, this is how I read it, too. I don't know how he wasn't getting flicker at higher resolutions (which is why the tri-sync for the avga is handy, but apparently proprietary). I was, with different cards, as well as the desktop geometry being weird in XGA such that it'd be a 'scrolling' desktop. Changing to SVGA helped this, but not optimal cos I can do XGA. There are also other, slight differences, that arise cos the detailed timings, I would guess, are different.
Miketek:
I havent yet had the time to download this app and try it.
Is this considered to be better than Powerstrip in any way?
Here is the problem Im trying to solve:
Running via JPAC from a Geforce MX440 video card. Using Powerstrip with its default arcade res "640x480i - arcade" (this defaults to 16khz which didnt not work for me, however when I set it to 15khz it works.. )
On this setting I can play the few games Ive tried just fine on my arcade VGA monitor (usually using Strider as a test Rom) BUT the windows desktop is horribly blurry, and Im loading the roms basically by memory out of my favorites folder in MAME32.
After some tweaking of resolution, I can get the windows desktop looking very clear, but then its split down the middle.. Only when I go back to "640x480i - arcade" and set to 15khz do I get a single usable screen again, which as I stated above looks fine once the game starts but is horribly blurry in windows (XP)
Will Soft-15khz or QuickRes work better for me in this regard than Powerstrip? Ill probably have some time later tomorrow to mess around with it some more, but any advice, suggestions to work with would be great! My goal = clear XP desktop without a split down the middle!
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Joystick Jerk:
Powerstrip can probably do exactly what this prog does with sufficient tweaking, but this prog is dead simple to use. Install it and.... well, that's it really. Everything is done at the driver level, so you don't really have to tweak anything.
shorthair:
--- Quote from: Miketek on June 13, 2007, 03:18:01 am ---Will Soft-15khz or QuickRes work better for me in this regard than Powerstrip? Ill probably have some time later tomorrow to mess around with it some more, but any advice, suggestions to work with would be great! My goal = clear XP desktop without a split down the middle!
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Yeah, as JJ said...BUT:
1.it seems you're using powerstrip to force VGA resolution.
2. quickres is just an app that lets you select resolutions from the taskbar; it's not a driver or set of drivers.
3. we don't know what monitor you're using and what it's capable of. I'm not sure you know.
Miketek:
--- Quote from: shorthair on June 13, 2007, 03:37:48 pm ---
1.it seems you're using powerstrip to force VGA resolution.
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I beleive I have to, without powerstrip I couldnt see a thing once windows booted ( I could see the split screen at post/bios etc with the Jpac set to 15khz and 31khz jumpers..
--- Quote from: shorthair on June 13, 2007, 03:37:48 pm ---3. we don't know what monitor you're using and what it's capable of. I'm not sure you know.
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Here's a thread (with pics) I made on the monitor back in April when I first got the upright..
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=65253.msg655754#msg655754
It does work with the original Jamma board quite nicely, but via JPAC and Powerstrip I can only get a usable screen at 15khz and 640x480i res. As I stated above it works just fine when game roms are loaded, but at Windows desktop its very blurry.. with some tweaking I can get Windows in crystal clear, but then its split screen once again... I do have a drawer full of older Rage II era video cards, but then certain games like SmashTV, Strike Force etc lag like mad, so I want to stick with the Geforce if possible.
Will try the Soft15khz app tonight if I get the time!