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Title: CRT with s-video from GPU. Is the best ?
Post by: patrickfx1 on July 26, 2021, 07:35:41 am
Hello folks,

   quick and simple question.  I have windows 10 connected to an old but good TV CRT television.  The GPU (video card) use the s-video OUT connected to the s-video IN tv.  All good since 5 years.  I'm very please with it. 

Now, my question is...in some cases, specially for new gun game, I need more power from the PC and GPU (I have another pc with i5, gtx 960). but has you can imagine, new GPU dont have s-video out. 

Last time i try to convert HDMI to s-video was not very good.

What is my option ? 

Time to change to a LCD :( ?

Use that i5 with old s-video card GPU ?  (Since it is essentially the CPU that work with MAME) ?
 
Use a very good converter from HDMI to s-video ?

Buy a reel arcade monitor ?
Title: Re: CRT with s-video from GPU. Is the best ?
Post by: buttersoft on July 26, 2021, 07:40:28 pm
Have a read of this guide:

https://www.aussiearcade.com/forum/arcade/m-a-m-e-emulation-projects-and-discussion/89704-a-guide-to-connecting-your-windows-pc-to-an-sd-crt-tv-pvm-or-arcade-monitor#post2194681
Title: Re: CRT with s-video from GPU. Is the best ?
Post by: bobbyb13 on July 26, 2021, 11:55:44 pm
Thanks for that link buttersoft.

I think I understand enough of what is going on now that I can find it even more helpful !
Title: Re: CRT with s-video from GPU. Is the best ?
Post by: buttersoft on July 27, 2021, 12:43:52 am
Yeah, it's not meant to cover everything, it's meant to get you asking the right questions and realising what sort of things you want to know :)
Title: Re: CRT with s-video from GPU. Is the best ?
Post by: patrickfx1 on December 01, 2022, 08:08:10 am
To circle back.  I abandon the CRT, I jump into Full HD 42".  Another world, new things appears like the ability to read game description in menu in Big Box :)
Allow newer arcade title for gun and drive wheel on my cabinet.

Overall I lost the spririt of CRT  but overall I don't regret.  No more video issue also !