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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: obmib2 on January 11, 2004, 07:27:04 pm

Title: need help with monitor
Post by: obmib2 on January 11, 2004, 07:27:04 pm
Hi,
I have big problems with my monitor. It's a Hantarex MTC900. It works perfectly with the originally installed PCB, but when I connect my PC (with an ATI Rage Pro II) the picture is terrible. I tried arcmon.sys with ArcadeOS but the screen is flickering an somtimes jumping.
The configuration with AdvMenu/AdvMame is nearly impossible.

Mostly the screen looks like this:
(http://members.chello.at/futurama/images/screen1.jpg)

Even after playing around with the monitor settings the picture has a "rainbow-effect" on the left side
(http://members.chello.at/futurama/images/screen2.jpg)

and the vertical lines are dancing:
(http://members.chello.at/futurama/images/screen3.jpg)

Somtimes it happes, that just changing the bgcolor makes the screen looking like the first picture.
To make it short: I have a very unstably picture - is there a way to fix it?
Title: Re:need help with monitor
Post by: menace on January 12, 2004, 06:56:29 am
The rainbow effect looks like you have a magnet too close to that side of the screen--speakers nearby?  As far as the picture goes, I couldn't get a decent picture from advmame until I went to the trident t64--after that setup was a breeze.  Some video cards just don't support 15Khz monitors.  My first card was an ATI rage3d and it wouldn't display anything.  After using advmame and the trident for 2 years, I say, buy the arcadevga and be done with it--no fuss no muss.  Just my $.02