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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: delta88 on January 20, 2004, 10:37:39 am

Title: Happs arcadevga knock off does 15k and 25k!!
Post by: delta88 on January 20, 2004, 10:37:39 am

well I am getting ready to build a cab for a buddy using a gauntlet darklegacy podium with a 39" med res monitor and well how do I use a 25k monitor? well I was at happs site and found this pricy little card that does both 15k and 25k...now can ya setup dual? i dunno.. but the podium has a sweeet 39" neotec and 4 perfect 360 jstix so I cant wait to get my game on ;)

Title: Re:Happs arcadevga knock off does 15k and 25k!!
Post by: AMIGrAve on January 20, 2004, 05:42:42 pm

Quote from: delta88 on January 20, 2004, 10:37:39 am

how do I use a 25k monitor?

I also have a 25Khz monitor in my Virtua Fighter, mine can be switched from 25Khz to 15Khz, perhaps yours too.
Personnaly, I would like to use the 25Khz frequency as such as the 15Khz, but I don't know yet how that will be possible.
The reason is that I like shoot'em ups, and most of them are vertical game wich resolution is around 224x384, and as the 25Khz resolution is 512x384 that is perfect, no need to do a rotative monitor, but I don't know if I can make a switch 15Khz <-> 25Khz and use it while the monitor is powered, I son't know if it can damage the monitor.

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I was at happs site and found this pricy little card that does both 15k and 25k...

Can you point an url ?

Title: Re:Happs arcadevga knock off does 15k and 25k!!
Post by: tom61 on January 20, 2004, 06:00:25 pm

Did you mean this:
http://www.happcontrols.com/index.html?http://www.happcontrols.com/monitors/96058300.htm! (http://www.happcontrols.com/index.html?http://www.happcontrols.com/monitors/96058300.htm!)

That is just a scan converter, and at $225, a fairly expensive on too.

Title: Re:Happs arcadevga knock off does 15k and 25k!!
Post by: desmatic on January 21, 2004, 01:32:51 am

 Properly scales and converts to the desired timing and output

This is the line worth noting.  ArcadeVGA doesn't scale or convert.  Conversion=stretching=crappy.

Title: Re:Happs arcadevga knock off does 15k and 25k!!
Post by: delta88 on January 22, 2004, 01:30:17 am

yeah but the arcade vga doenst do 25k either!!! ;p so until it does this is what med res monitors use.. ;)

any other suggestions?

Title: Re:Happs arcadevga knock off does 15k and 25k!!
Post by: jerryjanis on January 22, 2004, 12:25:59 pm

I'm pretty sure that AdvanceMame is a do-able solution for running a 25khz monitor (one option - take it or leave it).