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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: Xb0x3r on March 02, 2008, 05:20:14 pm

Title: Quick Question about interfacing
Post by: Xb0x3r on March 02, 2008, 05:20:14 pm
I recently purchased an Outrunners cabinet in terrible shape for 25 bucks. From this I received 2 working arcade monitors.

Anyway, on to my question

I was just wondering if it is possible to harm an arcade monitor if I make a cable that will convert VGA into an RGB signal.

Thanks in Advance,

Xb0x3r
Title: Re: Quick Question about interfacing
Post by: grantspain on March 03, 2008, 09:48:23 am
you can make a vga to monitor plug but if you feed it the wrong signal you will get 2 pics on screen,there is a debate whether vga signal can kill a 15khz arcade monitor-so if you want to run a pc onto the arcade monitor first find the model number and its spec then if its 15khz you will need either an arcade vga card
http://www.ultimarc.com/avgainf.html
or a vga card that can support custom settings with the correct software to run it.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=66402.0