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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: cyberfez on June 01, 2017, 08:53:03 pm

Title: Advice on a refit
Post by: cyberfez on June 01, 2017, 08:53:03 pm

I built a MAME upright cabinet back in 2006. Now over a decade later the computer died so i am refitting the cabinet with new guts but keeping the TV (Sony 27"). The TV iwas just connected to a TV out (rca connector).

I was donated a pc by a mate to replace what i have. It only has PCi, PCie & PCie16 slots in it. So my old AGP video card wont fit. So I am looking for a video card suggestion that is PCie/PCie16 that has TVout and is beefy enough to run other emulators as well like DAPHNE.

Any advice would be welcome.
cyberfez

Title: Re: Advice on a refit
Post by: mourix on June 03, 2017, 01:09:12 pm

Modern GPUs don't support the low res outputs anymore. If you are really persistent, there are some 2008/2009 vintage ones that still got the tv-out.

The best other option is to get a TV with component input and a hdmi-component converter. It will double the image quality and give you a chance to make a proper TV mount with bezel  ;)