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Monitor Signal
Avinitlarge:
Hi
I am wanting to built a Mame arcade. I am going to look at some cabinets tomorrow. My question is,
What signal is usually used with a std cabinet monitor, Composite, S Video, RGB etc??
speedklz:
It is an RGB signal with a 15khz rate... Some newer CRT`s may have other connections such as a DB15 connections also with an adjusted refresh rate.
Beretta:
RGB, there is no svideo or composite on them.
you can't just hook up your computers VGA either, the refresh is to high for the monitor ot handle.
there are solutions though.. there 1. converter boards, 2. specialize video cards (arcadeVGA), and 3. software solutions (that work with most but not all video cards) a popluar one would be soft 15khz
protokatie:
Just to throw in a small reminder, do not forget about vector screens. If you see an old asteroids cab and think "wow, I would love to MAME that!", be careful. Vector screens will not hook up to any modern hardware I have seen as they work in a very different way from Raster based displays.
Just a reminder.
Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: protokatie on August 10, 2009, 07:45:09 pm ---Vector screens will not hook up to any modern hardware I have seen as they work in a very different way from Raster based displays.
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Never heard of VectorMame? It outputs the signal from the parallel port (I do believe).