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Muttley:

--- Quote from: JAZ on June 02, 2004, 02:16:16 am ---Will the ArcadeVGA also allow games at different frequencies to run (eg. 24 - 31k)?

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From the Ultimarc Monitor F.A.Q.

"Full-Range 15Khz - 31Khz multi-scan arcade monitors. For example the D9200. Very Nice! Expensive but can display ANY game at it's native resolution. These can be used with an ArcadeVGA card to display 15Khz and 31Khz resolutions, using a special installable utility for the card. Bear in mind that if you have one of these monitors, using it with an ordinary VGA card will only run it at 31Khz (unless you use Advanced MAME) so you will not be taking advantage of it's full potential and ability to display native arcade resolutions as well as Windows VGA resolutions."

Muttley

Minwah:

--- Quote from: Muttley on June 02, 2004, 05:29:38 am ---The D9200 would gain you the ability to run higher VGA resolutions non-interlaced (for you frontend or DOS/Windows games for example) as well as all the benefits of the 15khz modes.

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Also there are getting more and more medium / high res. games in MAME, especially 3d games...They look pretty good at 640x480 interlaced, but they would certainly look even better non-interlaced.

JAZ:
Thanks everyone. Looks like it will have to be a Wells-Gardner or similar.

JAZ:
Can someone point me in the direction of the webpage (I've seen it somewhere before) that allows you to serach the MAME database for which games use which frequency? From memory almost all the classic MAME games use 15kHz. Most of those that use something higher are either fighting games (yawn) or uninspiring clones of better, older games.

I was about to order the WG from Australia but the vendor, who has been in the arcade business for years, said the WG was reasonable but a decent Nanao or Pentranic arcade monitor was "vastly superior".

Minwah:

--- Quote from: JAZ on June 02, 2004, 06:32:07 am ---Can someone point me in the direction of the webpage (I've seen it somewhere before) that allows you to serach the MAME database for which games use which frequency? From memory almost all the classic MAME games use 15kHz. Most of those that use something higher are either fighting games (yawn) or uninspiring clones of better, older games.

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http://www.mameworld.net/maws/ allows you to filter on resolution.

Use the 'deluxe search' to use a dropdown of all MAME's resolutions - this should give you an idea...

Personally I have a standard res screen and it is fine for me.  Most high-res games are 3d games which don't run properly / full speed anyway.  The only games I regret not being able to play authentically are medium res Atari games (720, Paperboy etc).  That said, at 640x480 -hwstretch they look pretty good anyway...

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