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19 inch TV
mytymaus007:
Is the tv closer to an arcade monitor or can i get the same resolutions from a PC monitor as the TV. if tv is better ill try to get a bidder size with component
MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: mytymaus007 on September 25, 2009, 09:58:11 pm ---Is the tv closer to an arcade monitor or can i get the same resolutions from a PC monitor as the TV. if tv is better ill try to get a bidder size with component
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A TV with component inputs will be closer to an arcade monitor than a PC monitor is. Before you go in that direction however, do some research on it. I don't think that all video cards will output component even with one of those adapters. Read through some of the threads in the Monitor/Video section on the topic of using component inputs on a TV with MAME.
mytymaus007:
yeh only ATI cads work with an this adapter
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041901&p_id=2398&seq=1&format=2
MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: mytymaus007 on September 25, 2009, 10:16:24 pm ---yeh only ATI cads work with an this adapter
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041901&p_id=2398&seq=1&format=2
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Yeah, there are more issues you can run into than just that though. For example, here is a quote from one of the many threads on the topic in the Monitor/Video section:
--- Quote from: TOK on May 03, 2009, 08:06:58 pm ---Component can be a big pain in the butt to get working right as evidenced by some of the threads here, but if your hardware supports it, its definitely worth a little tweaking to use it.
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Like I said, you may want to research before diving into it.
severdhed:
i'd take a 19" CRT vga monitor over a 19" TV with composite video any day. i'm not an arcade purist though...i dont mind if the picture doesn't look exactly like it did on the real cabinet, as long as it doesnt look like crap.
i have a 19" CRT pc monitor in my DK mame cabinet and it looks great. also, i found a sunset riders cabinet today at the local ice skating place, so i naturally had to play a little. the cabinet was in good shape and everything looked and played well, but the picture was not nearly as good as it is on the 36" gateway destination monitor on our mame cab at work, or even my 19" LCD monitor in my mame cab.
i see no point in making something look crappy just for authenticity.