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ckong:
Too bad that Scart TV's are not available in the US. So, we have the better TV's, but you over there have the nicer arcade cabs, and plenty of them.  :hissy:   ;)

gamenut:
Hey there,
I had the same issue for a little while. And what i did to fix it was, I went to wal-mart and got one of those "any dvd to tv adapters".
It has inputs for coaxial/av/or s-video and then outputs to regular tv coaxial.
Then the video card i got has an s-video output.
So, s-video to "any dvd adapter" to the tv and done!

--- Quote from: gamenut on December 07, 2006, 11:59:05 pm ---http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/EVGA-E-GeForce-6200-Video-Card-128-A8-N339-LX/sem/rpsm/oid/153130/catOid/-13043/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
That's the video card i'm using.
It outputs to a monitor/flat panel tv-via adaptor/ and s-vid.
The TV i'm using i got at wal mart for $125. Durabrand, a/v input in the front, but no s-video.
I picked up one of those $14 "Any dvd player to TV" converters. It will take s-vid and convert to regular TV co-ax.
 I think the picture is ok, just not great.

But i got pretty lucky not knowing what to buy.

Here are a couple pics to show you how it looks.


Here's one of the FE w/snap


And another


A close up of the snap


An in game pic


Here is one of how text looks.

if i get a chance i'll take some small vids of in game play to show you how it looks.




And now some up dates



I did some wire clean up. Not too worried about it since this is my first cab and i have to take it all apart later anyway.


I did some primer paint on the bare wood.


I'm not going to do anything to the main sides untill i get the artwork figured out





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trendyscotsman12:
hey soz been away awhile

thanks for the info gamenut sounds exactly what a need

Epyx:
In North America you can at least find tvs with component or PC input...both of which are far better than S-Video. Failing that I would rather use an LCD than S-Video...or of course a real arcade monitor ;)

trendyscotsman12:
yeah a would prefer a real arcade monitor but kinda low on the cash. cheers

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