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Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: Franco B on August 31, 2009, 12:43:02 pm ---Come on DeLuSioNal29, you know better than to post links to multi game boards
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I even sent him a PM to that effect.
DeLuSioNal29:
Oopsy... removed link. Duh! Thanks guys! :banghead:
Ginsu Victim:
We all make mistakes from time to time.
At least, that's what my dad said when I asked, "Where do babies come from?"
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on August 31, 2009, 12:39:17 pm ---I believe the board you mentioned only works with arcade monitors: "Supported Video Modes; CGA Standard (15kHz), PAL (15kHz), Medium (24kHz), and VGA (31kHz) "
A normal computer monitor runs at 60KHz. So you'd have to obtain an Arcade monitor for it to work.
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You're mixing screen refresh with CRT horizontal draw rate.
A) "kHz" is 1000 Hz
B) Most PC monitors run at 60 Hz to draw one whole screen.
C) VGA is 640x480 @ 60 Hz (with a horizontal draw rate of ~31 kHz*, or 31000 Hz). Practically all PC monitors can draw this.
So, it will work on PC monitors with the "VGA" setting.
*Math: 60 Hz * (480 lines drawn + ~32 virtual lines to cover vblank) = 60 * 512 = 30,720 Hz = ~31 Khz.
(Still a simplification; can go into more depth if anyone cared.)
Back to OP:
Agree, better to BYO, but I might be a little bias like the rest of this board for some reason. It couldn't be that this is BYOAC forum, could it? ;)
getnate:
What OS do these All-in-1 boards run? Could I install it on generic PC hardware and avoid using Windows?