That must've been it, I hooked up a card running groovymame and output a 15kHz signal and it works. For some reason I was sure it could take a 31kHz VGA signal. The vertical hold is really touchy and starts to slowly scroll after awhile (even after I have it stabilized) but I do get a full screen picture at least. Pretty sure that must be a monitor issue and nothing to do with the video signal though. I may have to crack open the case and see if there are any internal adjustments.