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Soft-15KHz - slim new tool for 15KHz on normal vga cards

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SailorSat:

--- Quote from: JoyMonkey on May 11, 2007, 06:20:16 pm ---I'm using a horizontal WG 4600 monitor and I'd like to get vertical games like Pacman displaying without any hardware stretching. The resolution 352x288 would seem to be the best choice (since the regular Pacman resolution is 288 pixels high), but when I select this resolution the monitor's v-hold goes crazy. I tried the other resolutions that are 288 pixels high and get the same problem.
I don't know a whole lot about setting resolutions, but I'm guessing I need to adjust the 352x288 resolution somehow?
Can anyone point me in the right direction?

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Yeah, It's those 50 Hz, like ahofle said you'll need to turn V-HOLD (sometimes called V-FREQ) down until it snaps in, and hopefully, your menu resolution still works with 60Hz :)


--- Quote from: Joystick Jerk on May 11, 2007, 06:21:47 pm ---Say I install this, and I use it while I have a standard computer CRT hooked up to the computer. Would there be any damage to the monitor if I selected a 15khz resolution? I just want to be sure, as I'll be setting up my dedicated MAME PC today or tomorrow, but I won't have an actual arcade monitor hooked up to it for a while.
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Most old (and I mean really old) should display two half images, at least my 15" NEC does =)
Most newer CRTs should either switch off, or display a "Out of scan frequency" error.
It's quite impossible to destroy a VGA-CRT this way :)


--- Quote from: Joystick Jerk on May 11, 2007, 06:21:47 pm ---I also see that the installer lets you choose what modes and resolutions to install. Say I want to install all modes and resolutions, do I click Install 15khz, restart, and then go on to the next one, or can I do them all in one go? If I do have to restart in between each install, what order should I go in, 15-25-31, or 31-25-15?

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You can click in any order you want, the programm installs 15KHz (if enabled), then 25KHz (if enabled), and lastly 31KHz (if enabled).
So if you install 25khz, then reboot, then click 15KHz, it will reset the adapter, then install 15khz, and then install 25KHz modes.

SailorSat:
*EDIT* merde... double post Oo...

JoyMonkey:
Thanks! I'll try playing with my v-hold knob next time I test it out.
I have a few other video cards that I can try also, I'll test out each one and post my results in your test thread.

SailorSat:
A totaly off-topic question...
Anyone around who has ever seen a XGI Volari V5 oder V8 in real life?
I simple can't find any, only those V3...
*merde*

@JoyMonkey
Go Go Go :)

JoyMonkey:
I've never heard of those Volari cards. Did Nvidia or Ati buy XGI out or something?
There's one V8 on eBay right now, but they do seem very rare.

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