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Author Topic: Standard Vs. High Resolution Monitors  (Read 1187 times)

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Dave Wave

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Standard Vs. High Resolution Monitors
« on: October 29, 2004, 12:38:21 pm »
I am trying to decide if I should use a standard (CGA) or high resoution (VGA) arcade monitor with mame. My question is what happens when you try to run a high resolution game (eg paperboy) on a low reolution monitor? Is there a way to get low resolution games to look "right" when displayed on a high resolution monitor?

Any comments or thoughts would be appreciated....

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Re:Standard Vs. High Resolution Monitors
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2004, 05:32:07 pm »
If you can afford a bit extra go for a multi frequency monitor like the betson imperial, probelm solved.

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Re:Standard Vs. High Resolution Monitors
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2004, 06:55:52 pm »
So by being a multi-frequency monitor...it will change resolution...old games look blury (CGA)...newer games look sharp (VGA)...is this the idea?

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Re:Standard Vs. High Resolution Monitors
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2004, 07:14:29 pm »
Yeah thats it and it will do medium resolutions too.