monitor/video card pure DOS based setup

[st_moose]

Can anyone give suggest a video card, software/drivers/etc and if need specific monitor for a MAME cab running pure DOS?

[Mani]

If you're just using a PC monitor, pretty much any card should work fine.

If you're using an arcade monitor, either get the Trident Blade T64 (amazon sells it for $27), or wait a couple weeks until Andy Warne's video card comes out, it is supposed to be the holy grail of video cards for arcade monitors (http://www.ultimarc.com). It costs more than the Trident, supposedly around $90, but Andy says it is in a completely different league than the T64. (Given Andy's involvement in this community and his great products, I would tend to believe his assertion.)

Oh, if you're using a TV with svideo, ATI cards are supposed to be very good. I think composite TV's are generally not recommended for MAME, so try to avoid those if you can.

Good luck!
-Mani

[st_moose]

When I said monitor, i meant arcade monitor.

I have already built a cab with a 17" PC monitor.
I would like to use an arcade monitor in my next cab.

[Mani]

Then unless I'm hallucinating, I answered your question.

[DaveG]

When I said monitor, i meant arcade monitor.

I have already built a cab with a 17" PC monitor.
I would like to use an arcade monitor in my next cab.

I have a Wells Gardner D9200 27" Monitor, that accepts a VGA feed from my video card.  I haven't had a chance to use it in a setup yet (it's still in the middle of being built), but everyone loves this monitor.  I ordered mine from American Gaming and Electronics, which is a division of Wells Gardner.  $466.50 after shipping.  They only charged me $30 to ship via freight!  What a deal!  Here's a link:

http://www.americangaminginc.com/americangaming/catalog.cfm?dest=itempg&itemid=329&secid=30&linkon=category&linkid=20

There's a 3% discount off of the $450.00 price which will show up when you order it.

[arcadepcnut]

That seems expensive for a monitor. What does it buy you? I bought a whole sit down san fransisco rush cabinet with a 25" screen for $500.