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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: crashwg on January 29, 2004, 10:55:35 pm

Title: can arcade monitors accept tv inputs?
Post by: crashwg on January 29, 2004, 10:55:35 pm

Is there any way that I can use an arcade monitor in my cab, and still have the ability to hook up my ps2/other systems to play DDR/other games?

Title: Re:can arcade monitors accept tv inputs?
Post by: Macros on January 30, 2004, 09:30:59 am

Out of the box this isn't possible. You need something to convert ntsc/pal to rgbs. Laserdisk games had such a pcb and you can find them on ebay pretty cheap. THis auction just ended yesterday.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13718&item=3268975150 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13718&item=3268975150)

The other way to do this is get rgbs out of your console. THis usually reguires some soldering or obtaining the scart cable for your console. This site has more info.

http://www.gamesx.com/index2.htm (http://www.gamesx.com/index2.htm)

Title: Re:can arcade monitors accept tv inputs?
Post by: Ken Layton on January 30, 2004, 11:08:42 am

Wells-Gardner and some other monitor manufacturers make an accessory NTSC to RGB converter board that allows a game monitor to accept standard composite video signals such as from VCR's, video cameras, DVD players, etc.

Title: Re:can arcade monitors accept tv inputs?
Post by: wboy on February 01, 2004, 03:02:48 am

Another option is to check out the "Super CD" from http://www.excellentcom.net/ (http://www.excellentcom.net/)

RGB console hack may still be your best bet though.

Title: Re:can arcade monitors accept tv inputs?
Post by: StephenH on February 04, 2004, 12:27:33 am

No, they cannot accept TV inputs, but you can wire consoles to an arcade monitor with some wiring.  There are instructions to connect SNES, Saturn, Playstation, Genesis, and others to arcade monitors:

http://www.mameworld.net/pc2jamma/

Title: Re:can arcade monitors accept tv inputs?
Post by: darklegion on February 09, 2004, 10:49:26 pm

Nearly all consoles output rgb,you can either buy a scart/rgb cable and wire it up to the cab with bnc connectors or scart etc.Or you can solder directly onto the pcb for your ps2 and whatever else and make a custom connector on it,or just wire it straight up.
www.gamesx.com is good for pinouts and other info related to this