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Title: Monitor Adapter Or Program For Reversing Game Image: Mirror Cabs
Post by: gargoyle73 on August 24, 2018, 10:22:50 pm

Does anything like this exist?  I need it bad:)

I have an original, beautiful Asteroids Deluxe cab, and simply CANNOT fix the vector monitor, I'm going to keep it whole, and continue to try and restore, but in meantime I'd like to slide a monitor in to make it work MAME style, LOVE the blacklight effect.

I've looked everywhere for a way to reverse the image.

ANY ideas?

Thanks SO much for any help

Lee

Title: Re: Monitor Adapter Or Program For Reversing Game Image: Mirror Cabs
Post by: Malenko on August 24, 2018, 10:24:34 pm

CRT or LCD?

If CRT, just flip the Y wires around on the chassis, brown and yellow if memory serves.

Title: Re: Monitor Adapter Or Program For Reversing Game Image: Mirror Cabs
Post by: behrmr on August 24, 2018, 10:51:29 pm

Some, very few, LCD's have the option to flip x/y.  But all raster (standard monitors) can do this by flipping the yoke as Malenko mentioned.

Here's an article on how to do it http://www.therealbobroberts.net/yoke.html (http://www.therealbobroberts.net/yoke.html)

And a standard res monitor will fit right in your cabinet in the existing mounts and you can use the existing isolation transformer as well.

Title: Re: Monitor Adapter Or Program For Reversing Game Image: Mirror Cabs
Post by: gargoyle73 on August 24, 2018, 10:58:02 pm

Thank you gentlemen, I'd prefer an LCD for obvious weight reasons:)  And ease of mounting, but will settle for a CRT, just hope local thrifts have some left!

Still, anyone know other ways to reverse the image, possible dongle or software for LCD?

Thanks again

Title: Re: Monitor Adapter Or Program For Reversing Game Image: Mirror Cabs
Post by: dmckean on August 24, 2018, 11:34:18 pm

I know some industrial panels have mirror modes, I think some TVs do too in their service menus. You'll have to do some research.

Title: Re: Monitor Adapter Or Program For Reversing Game Image: Mirror Cabs
Post by: nexusmtz on August 25, 2018, 04:47:03 am

MAME style? MAME flips with -flipy.

Title: Re: Monitor Adapter Or Program For Reversing Game Image: Mirror Cabs
Post by: Zebidee on August 25, 2018, 06:19:04 am

This video shows you the best way to do a yoke swap:

https://youtu.be/zbnuvh57AJ0

Title: Re: Monitor Adapter Or Program For Reversing Game Image: Mirror Cabs
Post by: gargoyle73 on August 25, 2018, 02:44:15 pm

THANK YOU everybody

Nexus - really?!  Im gonna fire it up, hope so!