Question on MAME resolutions....

[Mickelonis]

So I own a Wells Garnder D9800. I do NOT own an arcadeVGA, however I'm running soft15hz.

My problem is I think MAME is "stretching" a lot of games and I want to ensure that I am viewing games in the proper resolution, but I don't know how to verify this.

Long story short, can I use this arcade resolution tool http://www.ultimarc.com/avgainst.html if I'm using maximus arcade as my frontend?

Thanks!

-Pete

[Epyx]

Short Answer: Yes

I have a video review/evaluation of the Arcade VGA and this same monitor in the Review section that deals with what you need to do.  Essentially you need the following for maximum functionality:

-AVRES from Ultimarc link
-Trisynch utility so that the 640x480/800x600 modes are non-interlaced and flicker free (For Maximus running in front end mode and other pc games or higher resolution Mame games)


But have a look at the video it describes each one, am at work now so likely missing something.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=94757.0

Also make sure you have the settings in MAME set correctly. Here are the settings for MAMEUI32:  

Display Tab:
VideoMode: DirectDraw
Stretch Using Hardware = OFF (if this is greyed out you have notswitched Windows to 16 or 32-bit colour mode)
Screen Tab:
Screennumber = 0
Screen = \\.\DISPLAY1
Resolution, Size = Auto (or select from drop-down list in game asrequired)
Switch Resolutions to fit = ON

[Mickelonis]

Thanks for your reply man, I'll check it out and post back with any questions I may have =)

-Pete

[speedklz]

Cool, I been looking for this answer myself. Thanks Epyx