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Who here would be interested in a 24.8" digital multisync monitor from Nieman?
Todd H:
--- Quote from: Popcorrin on October 27, 2008, 09:10:45 am ---Does a 25" plastic monitor bezel such as the one Happ's sells, fit a 24.8" monitor?
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Yep.
Popcorrin:
--- Quote from: Todd H on October 27, 2008, 12:03:13 pm ---
--- Quote from: Popcorrin on October 27, 2008, 09:10:45 am ---Does a 25" plastic monitor bezel such as the one Happ's sells, fit a 24.8" monitor?
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Yep.
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That's good to hear. A Happs rep was trying to tell me that you had to buy a $25 adapter to make it work. I didn't think .2" could make that much of a difference.
Todd H:
13 so far. Keep 'em coming. We need to convince Rick that we would love to see a digital multisync from him.
JoeB:
--- Quote from: ahofle on October 27, 2008, 12:23:56 am ---Thanks NIVO.
For those of you who aren't familiar with Rick and Nieman Displays, they are pretty much hands down considered the quality king around here from those in the know (like Ken Layton) and their customer support is excellent. I have yet to read a bad review or negative post in fact. The only problem is they do not currently offer a suitable monitor for the MAME cabinet community (digital multisync). Hopefully if there is enough interest, Rick would be convinced to take on the project and offer one. I am fairly certain that if that happened, it would finally put an end to the daily "what is the best display for my MAME cabinet" questions.
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I'll actually disagree with you there. I believe Rick's 24.8" multi-resolution display is probably the best monitor you can buy for the MAME community. I wouldn't be surprised if 99% of all MAME ROM's are 15khz games. The EGA and VGA games (that came about later) are still supported by Rick's monitor (you'll need to fix the size via the remote conrol board if you switch resolutions .. but it can be done!).
Most EGA MAME games work fine in CGA mode as well.
What Rick's monitors miss in digital switch, they more than make up in quality, customer support and longevity (I bet you Rick's monitors will long outlast any Wells Digital Multisync).
Any for those of you that wonder about the strange size (i.e. why it's not 25" but 24.8") you can thank the CRTC for that. New rule came out that says any 25"+ display must be able to show HDTV signal. So Best Buy and such stores don't have any 25"+ tubes .. and Rick can only source 24.8" tubes.
ahofle:
--- Quote from: JoeB on October 27, 2008, 09:01:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: ahofle on October 27, 2008, 12:23:56 am ---Thanks NIVO.
For those of you who aren't familiar with Rick and Nieman Displays, they are pretty much hands down considered the quality king around here from those in the know (like Ken Layton) and their customer support is excellent. I have yet to read a bad review or negative post in fact. The only problem is they do not currently offer a suitable monitor for the MAME cabinet community (digital multisync). Hopefully if there is enough interest, Rick would be convinced to take on the project and offer one. I am fairly certain that if that happened, it would finally put an end to the daily "what is the best display for my MAME cabinet" questions.
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I'll actually disagree with you there. I believe Rick's 24.8" multi-resolution display is probably the best monitor you can buy for the MAME community. I wouldn't be surprised if 99% of all MAME ROM's are 15khz games. The EGA and VGA games (that came about later) are still supported by Rick's monitor (you'll need to fix the size via the remote conrol board if you switch resolutions .. but it can be done!).
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Fair enough. But the problem is that a HUGE amount of those CGA games are vertical. So unless you have a rotating setup, you really need digital geometry memory (and 25khz support for a few) to be able to run them horizontally without having to adjust potentiometers every time you exit back to the front end or run a different game. That's my opinion, anyway. From what I've read in the monitor forum, those using the analog tri-sync in an emulation environment just end up leaving it VGA or CGA all the time, which to me is a waste of the capabilities of the monitor.
--- Quote ---What Rick's monitors miss in digital switch, they more than make up in quality, customer support and longevity (I bet you Rick's monitors will long outlast any Wells Digital Multisync).
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...which is why we are trying to convince Rick to make a digital multisync. :)