Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: darkSSide on May 03, 2013, 12:33:37 pm
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How can I get my SI 727R-DS monitor to work with my computer?
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Would it be that simple just to get one of those Pc to Jamma conversion board?
Or do I really need to shell out some $$ for a VGA card and amp board connector?
Thoughts? Experiences with either way?
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Bottom line is there are two options:
1) Get an ArcadeVGA and breakout cable from ultimarc.com (simplest, but more expensive)
2) Use a tool such as CRT_Emu_Driver or Soft15khz (and a supported video card) to get low resolutions and hack your own VGA cable and connect it up. (cheap but you need to be comfortable with software configuration and hacking a cable).
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As a veteran of ArcadeVGAs and j-Pacs, I would recommend them highly.
They are indeed the more expensive solution, and you'll need to tweak MAME a bit for some games, but for ease it is the best solution and you get proper arcade modes.
If you're a person that is comfy cutting and splicing cables, and dorking around with drivers then the soft15khz solution would be what you'd want.
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Looks like I'll eventually pick up the Arcade card. Now my question is do I need the J-pac or just the breakout amp cable with that vid card?
Sent from my Atari 2600
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By the way I just want the monitor to work with my PC since I have a CP with an ipac.
Sent from my Atari 2600
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By the way I just want the monitor to work with my PC since I have a CP with an ipac.
Sent from my Atari 2600
Then any video card will do. The ArcadeVGA & j-pac are for connecting a PC to an existing JAMMA cabinet w/arcade monitor. If you're just connecting to a PC monitor from a PC then you need nothing special.
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By the way I just want the monitor to work with my PC since I have a CP with an ipac.
Sent from my Atari 2600
Then any video card will do. The ArcadeVGA & j-pac are for connecting a PC to an existing JAMMA cabinet w/arcade monitor. If you're just connecting to a PC monitor from a PC then you need nothing special.
I should have clarified I want my Arcade monitor to work with my PC.
So let me start over I have an arcade monitor an old Dell PC and a Classic SLIKSTICK control panel with an ipac. I just want to hook up the arcade monitor to the PC.
So what would I need to do this?
Sent from my Atari 2600
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By the way I just want the monitor to work with my PC since I have a CP with an ipac.
Then any video card will do. The ArcadeVGA & j-pac are for connecting a PC to an existing JAMMA cabinet w/arcade monitor. If you're just connecting to a PC monitor from a PC then you need nothing special.
I should have clarified I want my Arcade monitor to work with my PC.
So let me start over I have an arcade monitor an old Dell PC and a Classic SLIKSTICK control panel with an ipac. I just want to hook up the arcade monitor to the PC.
So what would I need to do this?
Ah, sorry; ArcadeVGA & custom cable, then, if the arcade monitor has a connector like this: http://www.waste.org/~winkles/winterMAME/pix/videoConnector.jpg (http://www.waste.org/~winkles/winterMAME/pix/videoConnector.jpg)
The cable is easily made if you have a multimeter or continuity tester. I believe there's a guy somewhere on this board selling them for $2 or something.
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By the way I just want the monitor to work with my PC since I have a CP with an ipac.
Then any video card will do. The ArcadeVGA & j-pac are for connecting a PC to an existing JAMMA cabinet w/arcade monitor. If you're just connecting to a PC monitor from a PC then you need nothing special.
I should have clarified I want my Arcade monitor to work with my PC.
So let me start over I have an arcade monitor an old Dell PC and a Classic SLIKSTICK control panel with an ipac. I just want to hook up the arcade monitor to the PC.
So what would I need to do this?
Ah, sorry; ArcadeVGA & custom cable, then, if the arcade monitor has a connector like this: http://www.waste.org/~winkles/winterMAME/pix/videoConnector.jpg (http://www.waste.org/~winkles/winterMAME/pix/videoConnector.jpg)
The cable is easily made if you have a multimeter or continuity tester. I believe there's a guy somewhere on this board selling them for $2 or something.
SNAPS! I was hoping you would say that all I need was a vga adapter cable. Oh well probably best anyways to get the ArcadeVGA card.
Anybody know who is selling that cable/wire?
Sent from my Atari 2600
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SNAPS! I was hoping you would say that all I need was a vga adapter cable. Oh well probably best anyways to get the ArcadeVGA card.
Anybody know who is selling that cable/wire?
Well, you CAN if you use Soft15khz with a supported card, but I don't know what card you have now or if it is supported. I tried 3 cards in two PCs and none of them worked with soft15khz.
I do have experience with ArcadeVGA and it just works. Once in a while you'll come across a game that clearly isn't using the proper video mode, but a quick MAME config edit always fixed it.
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sandheaver THANX for the info. Know I know who to ask when it comes to the ArcadeVGA card;)
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