Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: slayj on June 28, 2005, 09:05:15 am
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When I started building my cab back in February I opted for a 27 inch tv and true ATI card with S-video. I ended up buying some off brand TV from Circuit City for around 120. The games looked ok on it but when running Windows or Mamewah I couldnt read the text at all....very blurry. So I took it back and went with a 19 inch pc monitor. Looks good, but I HATE THE SIZE......I want 27 inch!!! Everybody seems to love the Toshiba 27A41. Has anybody had the same issues with this TV? Did I not set it up right to begin with?
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If the game is cool but reading the small words is hard, try a bigger font. I think you're going to have the same problem on most low end tv's.
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Completely in the wrong forum.........but I assume in Mamewah you can change the font. Anybody know where and how?
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With any TV, small text is going to be hard to read! This is because they run at 15Khz, and only have about 262 lines of true resolution, and 525 if you enable interlacing. Most PC monitors have a least 480 lines, and most at least 768 or more.
However, try the following:
1) Use a larger font setting in Windows
2) Run at a lower resolution
3) Use a front end like MAMEWah, which is designed to run at low res
4) Consider connecting a PC Monitor in addition to the TV for text topics.
As an alternative, you could consider getting a Wells Garnder D9200 or Betson Imperial Multisync monitor, which would allow running at arcade res and PC res (up to 640x480, or 800x600 in some cases)
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I have an upright I built some time ago using an ATI card with Toshiba 27A41.
For game play, I think it is fine.....some would agree, others would not.
In Windows, I have large fonts enabled. Its readable and workable but not something I would want to stare at all day. I don't have reason to use windows interface much so it has not been an issue for me.