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SCART CRT TV And GroovyMAME Thread 2
Calamity:
Hi Endprodukt,
That problem might have no solution, it seems to be related to the digital chassis that TV has. Try to play with the vertical porch values in Arcade_OSD for one of the 256 lines to see if you can achieve something interesting, anyway. Do 224/240-line resolutions have this problem too?
kourampies:
I can get for free 3 big CRT tvs, 32" or even more. They are 16:9, dont know if they are 100hz, and they are from a Carrefour In store brand called Bluesky, from the early 00s. They are definetely a digital chassis, but I have no idea whats the OEM, and how they handle 4:3. Im 99% sure there is some way to force 4:3 on them, and I dont have any problem with the black borders on the sides. Do you think I can do anything interesting with them?
I will definetely get 1 for experimenting, but I can only do one trip to get them, so I either get them all the first time, or I get one. My back is killing me and I dont have much free space in here, do you think its worth getting all 3?
Paradroid:
Back when I first got into SCART TVs I hauled a 16:9 Toshiba in from the street. It was the first TV that I managed to get VGA to SCART working on. I've tried other widescreens such as the Loewe Xelos and Sony KV-HR32M31. The Sony was okay in RGBHV mode but the Loewe was awful! These chassis types tend to have a lot of processing going on and are a world away from earlier analog and digital chassis 4:3 TVs.
Personally, I don't think they're much use for retro gaming. Maybe they're good for running PC games on a CRT or using your computer as a HTPC but I wouldn't bother running GroovyMAME on one of these beasts.
If you're up for experimenting, grab one! Personally, I wouldn't bother with all 3 though... :)
kourampies:
I just got a Hitachi CP2856 4:3. Its almost unused, and it looks beautiful. It also has a service menu that supports all kinds of adjustments, really easily. But it doesnt turn on. Some kind of power protection kicks in and turns it back off before it starts running :(
What a shame, and I was so happy when I was carrying this beast home that I almost forgot how badly my back hurt :P
Paradroid:
I know how you feel... Sucks when you find a great unit and it dies (or you kill it ;) ). I'm still kicking myself for accidentally smoking this one.
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