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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: Momo254 on January 23, 2006, 11:59:30 pm
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I'm an arcade manager and I wanna try this experiment of playing a ps2 on an arcade monitor
Now my question is what would I need to do this? I searched around ultimarc.com and found an av to arcade monitor adapter. Here's my diagram of what I think I would need to connect this. I think this is correct. If it is not can anyone please correct me?
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/momo254/diagram.jpg)
so would I connect those wires from the adapter to a db9 connecter like I illustrated with the red ms paint lines and connect that to the monitor?
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http://www.mameworld.net/pc2jamma/
Follow the Saturn2JAMMA project to hack an RGB/SCART cable to JAMMA inputs. Very easy to do.
And I hope you're not planning on using a private/home-license only PS2 for use in a commercial location. :police:
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would my method work as well?
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with the subject brought up, on vacation in florida i went to an arcade and found that many of the games were running off of pc based games/ and or emulation. very sad
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would my method work as well?
In your diagram you've got a the console->DSUB15 converter plugged into a video amp and then into the DSUB15 connector on the arcade monitor.
If you do have an arcade monitor that has a DSUB15 input (like many modern ones do), there's a good chance you don't need the video amp, as these will either autodetect the right input voltage, or be switchable via the monitor controls (all our multi-res monitors with DSUB15 can switch input voltages as required). So it's just a matter of taking the Ultimarc console adapter's DSUB15 plug and plugging it direct into your monitor.
with the subject brought up, on vacation in florida i went to an arcade and found that many of the games were running off of pc based games/ and or emulation. very sad
Whenever I see this I confront the owners and tell them straight up that it's unacceptable, and report them to whatever authorities are appropriate (here in Australia, it's NAMOA).
I feel for arcade operators with lagging profits in modern times, but breaking the law for profit is not the answer.
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I'm just doing it for my own personal use. I just wanna play some ps2 games on a pump it up cabinet with its widescreen and stuff :) there's NO WAY that i would use it for profit for my store.
So would just need that adapter and thats it? Won't even have to worry about the amplifier?
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I'm just doing it for my own personal use. I just wanna play some ps2 games on a pump it up cabinet with its widescreen and stuff :) there's NO WAY that i would use it for profit for my store.
Good to hear. :)
So would just need that adapter and thats it? Won't even have to worry about the amplifier?
If your monitor can accept the roughly 0.5-1.5V that standard VGA puts out, then that's correct. Generally speaking any monitor that has a DSUB15 connector and is rated for both 15KHz and 31KHz/VGA/PC input won't need an amp. If you tell us the exact make and model of the monitor, we'll be able to confirm it.
Older arcade monitors required a stronger 5V signal. If you feed it a 1V signal, the image looks quite dull. While it won't damage your monitor, it does affect playability of the games.
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I don't know if this will do any just but I took pics of the monitor and the cabinet
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/momo254/01-25-06_1815.jpg)
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/momo254/01-25-06_1816.jpg)
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/momo254/01-25-06_1817.jpg)
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/momo254/01-25-06_1818.jpg)
There is a dsub connector as u can barely see in the pics. Where would I look to see what kind of monitor that is?
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There's usually a sticker on the tube itself telling you the tube brand, and likewise the chassis will have a silkscreen or sticker with manufacturer information.
Jomac have a good visual database of various monitor chassis you can compare to:
http://www.jomac.net.au/mon.htm
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From what I can tell it looks like the Wei-Ya C2938 because I recognize that remote pod.
(http://www.jomac.net.au/photogallery/photo6739/Wei-ya%20C2938.JPG)
Freevoltage
29"~38"
15K~38K Digital
I'll definately know for sure later on.
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Alright I got some info on the monitor
On the monitor board I found this on it
Pacific Display Technologies
PDT-2937OSD-Main
on the remote pod I found this
PDT-2937OSD-CONT-A
and on the monitor I found this
Samsung A7OQBZ79IX002
Samsung MCF
DSQ-2912AB
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If it is a multi-res WeiYa, according to their website their entire range is autosensing Analogue 0.7V 75ohm / TTL 5V 1Kohm:
http://www.weiya.com.tw/products_detail.asp?le=english&fid=96&pid=105&top_fid=86
The other numbers and labels you found turn up nothing in google.