Arcade monitor & Advancemame

[Popcorrin]

If I am using an arcade monitor with advancemame and arcadeos under puredos, do I need to worry about what's being output to the monitor prior to arcadeos booting up? I am not using a jpac or arcadevga.  

[DaveJ-UK]

Yes, you certainly DO need to worry about the video output frequency before advMAME loads.

I have only played with advMAME briefly, but I think most people set it up to play a sound when it has loaded. It is then safe to turn on your monitor (assuming the advMAME video settings have been configured correctly).

It is also possible to hook a relay up the monitor and pc parellel port to turn the monitor on when it is safe to do so, but it's probably more effort than it's worth.

[Acids]

If I am using an arcade monitor with advancemame and arcadeos under puredos, do I need to worry about what's being output to the monitor prior to arcadeos booting up? I am not using a jpac or arcadevga.  

To save yourself the worry of damaging your arcade monitor, i suggest you get a jpac.
Well worth the money.

[Popcorrin]

I have been researching this for a bit now and I think you are right Acids, the J-Pac is worth the money.  ArcadeOs does have an option of hooking up a circuit to the parralel port to turn on the monitor when it is safe but it would be more work than it is worth.  Thanks for the responses.

[Acids]

I have been researching this for a bit now and I think you are right Acids, the J-Pac is worth the money.  ArcadeOs does have an option of hooking up a circuit to the parralel port to turn on the monitor when it is safe but it would be more work than it is worth.  Thanks for the responses.

I went throught the same thing deciding on what i was going to do.
I tried the jpac and are amazed how AMAZING this device is...  It makes life SO much easier.      

Glad i could help.