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Title: 19" arcade monitor for MAME, what would you suggest?
Post by: squirrellydw on July 23, 2008, 04:53:30 pm

I am looking to get a 19" monitor to use in a cab for MAME and also run windows, what would you guys recommend?

Thanks

Title: Re: 19" arcade monitor for MAME, what would you suggest?
Post by: Kevin Mullins on July 23, 2008, 05:59:22 pm

Wells Gardner K4600











Seriously..... either a Auto Tri-sync monitor or a PC monitor.

Title: Re: 19" arcade monitor for MAME, what would you suggest?
Post by: squirrellydw on July 23, 2008, 07:47:01 pm

I don't even see that listed?  I don't want to use a PC monitor.

Title: Re: 19" arcade monitor for MAME, what would you suggest?
Post by: Jack Burton on July 24, 2008, 05:53:14 pm

Find a 19" PC monitor that can do 15-38khz.  At least, that's what I did.

Look around craigslist and ebay for a "video" or security monitor and you might find one for next to nothing.  I got mine from a guy who got it from the university auction for 1$!

Title: Re: 19" arcade monitor for MAME, what would you suggest?
Post by: Ummon on July 25, 2008, 05:37:58 pm

Quote from: megaultrasuper on July 24, 2008, 05:53:14 pm

Find a 19" PC monitor that can do 15-38khz.  At least, that's what I did.

Look around craigslist and ebay for a "video" or security monitor and you might find one for next to nothing.  I got mine from a guy who got it from the university auction for 1$!

Yeah, I've seen these at my local university auction, but have been interested in 27" monitors. Maybe I'll grab the next one of these I find, though. At the worst, I know Billabs has one.

Title: Re: 19" arcade monitor for MAME, what would you suggest?
Post by: squirrellydw on July 27, 2008, 06:14:04 pm

Thanks, but I don't want a PC monitor, I want it to look authentic. 

Title: Re: 19" arcade monitor for MAME, what would you suggest?
Post by: Kevin Mullins on July 27, 2008, 08:05:53 pm

Quote from: squirrellydw on July 23, 2008, 04:53:30 pm

and also run windows

There's the catch....... which is why you would need a multi-sync monitor in order to run games at heir native resolutions AND still be able to run Windows.

Start here: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=45137.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=45137.0)

Title: Re: 19" arcade monitor for MAME, what would you suggest?
Post by: squirrellydw on July 27, 2008, 08:37:28 pm

So this Billabs monitor will work, any others 19 inchers?  I have a Billabs 27" in my cocktail and it is great.

http://www.billabs.com/bl19c91t.htm

Title: Re: 19" arcade monitor for MAME, what would you suggest?
Post by: Kevin Mullins on July 27, 2008, 08:40:29 pm

Yes..... it automatically sync's from 15khz to 31khz. (tri-resolution)
And it also has a 15 pin male vga (D-Sub) connector already. You may just need a cable to go between it and your pc if it doesn't come with one.