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WWYD (If you could build it all over again . . .)?
newmanfamilyvlogs:
I can't stress enough what an awesome thing is going on with Groovymame, the spiritual successor to AdvanceMame.
Groovymame can dynamically re-write the registry on systems with an ATI based display device to produce native refresh rates for games. Paired with the modified ATI drivers by Calamity which allow over 160 available resolutions, you can essentially run every game at native resolution and native refresh rate. That means no visual tearing and no sound stuttering (assuming there are no underlying emulation issues). It's primarily aimed at 15kHz monitors, but I'm successfully running it also on a 31kHz monitor using resolutions scaled exactly 2x.
There's been some anecdotal evidence that some LCDs will successfully display arbitrary refresh rates as well (image scaling issues not withstanding), but this is very dependent on the specific monitor and the driver board.
edit: And hacking a USB mouse can lead to backspin if the encoder can't handle the incoming signal rate. but yes it can be cheap.
lastrega:
If I had it to do again, And I am sure I will........ I would have spent the extra money and bought 8 buttons per side....... Therefore I would not have needed a shift key for games that use over 4 buttons:)..... but my plan was a neo Geo based machine....... Looks great and but little less functional:)
Cynicaster:
--- Quote from: skewba98z28 on June 22, 2011, 12:30:07 am ---I've got the Ultimarc U-trak and it is awesome!!!
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+1
Vectoraster:
--- Quote from: syph007 on June 22, 2011, 08:10:31 am ---What are the screen sizing features you are referring to, in the newer windows mame builds?
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The last time I compiled MAME in Windows (one of the builds after .106) the graphics were stretched to fill my screen while preserving the resolution, like the way I liked it in AdvanceMAME. Hopefully I wasn't imagining it!
=VR=
Vectoraster:
--- Quote from: cotmm68030 on June 22, 2011, 09:24:02 am ---Groovymame can dynamically re-write the registry on systems with an ATI based display device to produce native refresh rates for games. Paired with the modified ATI drivers by Calamity which allow over 160 available resolutions, you can essentially run every game at native resolution and native refresh rate.
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Awesome! Thanks for the tip!!
=VR=
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