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MameMaster!:
.....has anyone tried this gadget out yet? It seems like a great gadget for connecting consoles to an arcade cab easily as it will work with all of 'em...and it's about the size of a credit card!

http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/product/proddetail.html?prodkey=AVC-1410

Here are the specs---

Play Games in Real Time
With GameBridge there is no lag time. Click the controller and the fast response gets you out of the tightest spots with the enhanced graphical resolution of your computer monitor.

Record Your Best Moves and Highest Scores
Take snapshots of high scores or levels or record videos of great maneuvers, and save them to your hard disk or external drives, CDs, or DVDs.

Share Your Favorite Moments
Prove your prowess by emailing snapshots and recordings to friends, posting them on the Web, and replaying them any time.

Turn Your Computer Into a TV
GameBridge TV also provides a very affordable way to add an extra TV or to gain the benefits of a Personal Video Recorder (PVR). Schedule recordings. Take snapshots of any scene. The integrated remote control lets you select from up to 125 channels. Even preview a channel before you choose it.

Your Complete Gaming and TV Solution
GameBridge TV includes everything you need, even cables and the remote. It all fits easily into the included carrying case, so you can easily take GameBridge TV anywhere you take your computer.

Convert Home Videos to VCD/DVD
Convert your VHS videos and create long lasting VCD/DVD archives of your precious moments.

freddykreuger666:
so this lets u connect any games console to ur pc right + lets u watch tv
cos this good find
thanks for sharing

horseboy:
I don't think that there is any way that this thing could help you map the game controls to your arcade controls. This simply lets you view the game on the monitor. It's cool, but you would still have to figure a way to switch your controls between consoles and your pc.

MameMaster!:
personally I use the XArcade PCB and Adapters to use my cabs arcade controls ...so for me this would work.

But as you figured out...this will only play the video and have no effect over your controls....

rohan:
That PVR on computer option could be very useful for getting some mame artwork off of some console arcade recreations.  I know this sounds a little over the top, but this could be used to record the spaceship on the PS2 midway treasures game that has Kozmik Kroozr's spaceship more or less accurately implemented in 2D.  If we could record it's behavior, maybe Aaron could write artwork support for an animated *.gif or something similar...Just brainstormin' here, but it could work. :blah:
I know there are at least a few others that would be useful as well.

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