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Title: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: sean2276 on March 07, 2005, 08:53:19 pm

CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?   MY ARCADE MONITOR IS BAD. I WOULD LIKE TO USE MY 19" LCD MONITOR, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN OR WHAT I NEED TO HOOK IT UP.



  PLEASE HELP
THANKS 
SEAN

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: Thenasty on March 07, 2005, 09:10:24 pm

first tone it down a bit. I can't hear you if you are yelling but if I heard your questions correctly, yes you can.

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: sean2276 on March 07, 2005, 09:29:03 pm

do you know what I need to do to get my game working?
thanks

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: Thenasty on March 07, 2005, 09:31:43 pm

Quote from: sean2276 on March 07, 2005, 09:29:03 pm

do you know what I need to do to get my game working?
thanks

tell me how far you got...What version are you using, what game etc...System Specs...

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: sean2276 on March 07, 2005, 09:48:35 pm

I have a orig. 1942 and the monitor went bad It needs a cap kit

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: Thenasty on March 07, 2005, 09:53:07 pm

see what I mean by not yelling. I totally dinot hear what you wanted. Now it seems to me that you have an origianl 1942 PCB and your arcade monitor went bad and you wnat to hook up a PC monitor.
Yes you can but the $$$$ is way to much comparing to just getting an original arcade monitor. You can find used one for under $50.00.

As for a CONVERTER, it gonna cost more more more more......

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: sean2276 on March 07, 2005, 10:00:07 pm

what type of converter? and how much do they cost? would it be best to buy a new monitor
the only reason that I was thinking about a lcd monitor is size.

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: Thenasty on March 07, 2005, 10:04:07 pm

a new 19" arcade monitor is around $150.00. Sometimes its on sale. I'm sure there are cheaper ones but thats your base line price.

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: Thenasty on March 07, 2005, 10:06:52 pm

maybe you wnat to try this. Use a TV instead with your game board.

http://www.jrok.com/hardware/RGB.html

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: sean2276 on March 07, 2005, 10:08:59 pm

Is there a place that you would recommend for a new monitor?

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: Thenasty on March 07, 2005, 10:15:10 pm

If you want my take on it,
I use WG monitors. Happs Sells them, Betson Imperial sells them.
There are other brand like Imperial which are Kortek Monitors are goo as I heard.

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: sean2276 on March 07, 2005, 10:21:39 pm

what type of converter? and how much do they cost?

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: RayB on March 08, 2005, 09:55:37 am

If you know it needs a cap kit, then cap it! Cap kits are like $7.

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: menace on March 08, 2005, 11:02:02 am

Where are you located?--maybe some kind soul near you will recap it for a small monetary fee..

Title: Re: CAN I USE PC MONITOR ON STANDARD ARCADE GAME?
Post by: sean2276 on March 08, 2005, 09:26:22 pm

I'm in cupertino ca.