Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: nickynooch on May 09, 2008, 05:14:13 pm
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Ok, once again, still a new guy at this stuff and not the most hardware savy guy on this board :) But anyway, I just bought a Toshiba 27" tv and was fortunate to have the "power return" feature! Yay! I just bought a Dell Inspiron and now know I need a new video card. Anyone have any recommendations of ones they have that work with a TV?
newegg links would be awesome if possible as I know very little about video cards. (of course if possible... price matters :)
Thanks again for all your help.
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Depends on what your tv has. If it has component input, basically any card with dvi output will work with an adapter. If it has s-video or composite input, any card with s-video out will work (you'll need an adapter if it only has composite). You'll probably want to go cheap if you are just using it for MAME as it relies mostly on cpu not graphics card.
Component > s-video > composite
Newegg.com usually has the best prices. Other places to look would be TigerDirect.com or your usual stores like Best Buy or Circuit City, although you'll probably be able to find a less expensive, more suited to your application, card online.
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almost any card that is somewhat up to date has that support.
just make sure they have S-video port if so they do TV's and if you buy them new or complete they come with all the different adaptors you may need.
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Thanks! I was pretty lost... so would the ATI RADEON 9200 128MB 8x AGP VCD w/TV-Out DVI work?
My TV has S-Video and Component, so either will work... odds are I'll test both to see which has the better picture if possible.
Here's the geeks.com link of what I am thinking of getting... your thoughts?
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=V9200-128A&cpc=SCH
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I have either a 9200 or a 9250 (can't recall which) in my computer right now. Can't tell you how it looks on a tv because I am waiting for a replacement power source and an S-vid to composite adapter, but I'm sure it will work. That's a good price too.
I have a 9250 in one of my desktops and the last game it played decently was half life 2, just to give you an idea of the performance you can expect out of it. Just for mame it is great though.
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yeah I would say it is perfectly fine for maming becuase the arcadevga is a 9250 pro.
and as mentioned above you will only get somewhat older pc games working but nothing more current will run right with a 9250.
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I think it is very hard to find a component-out videocard. Does the TV have a RGB input? Here we have those scart-RGB inputs, which can be easily connected to a VGA port. The only thing you need then is a piece of software that overrides standard resolutions and does offer TV resolutions and refresh rates. Also take in to account overscanning issues. A TV might crop the arcade image. Therefore S-video is the best as this option mostly scales down computer-resolutions to a cropped NTSC or PAL signal. This way you can keep the computer at 1024x768 or 800x600 so you can still do GUI stuff.
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here's what video cards should come with that have tv support
http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/video/pc-x1950pro-scs3/tul_x1950pro_scs3_bundle_sm.jpg
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I think it is very hard to find a component-out videocard. Does the TV have a RGB input? Here we have those scart-RGB inputs, which can be easily connected to a VGA port. The only thing you need then is a piece of software that overrides standard resolutions and does offer TV resolutions and refresh rates. Also take in to account overscanning issues. A TV might crop the arcade image. Therefore S-video is the best as this option mostly scales down computer-resolutions to a cropped NTSC or PAL signal. This way you can keep the computer at 1024x768 or 800x600 so you can still do GUI stuff.
Na na. This has all been covered in component efforts of many here. Do a search, especially for posts by TOK.