Video cards and Arcade Monitors

[paulkortne]

Are video cards the ONLY way to allow your computer's display to be on something like a TV?

And do arcade monitors have Audio/video or S-video inputs?  If not, what do they use for inputs?

[rampy]

Are video cards the ONLY way to allow your computer's display to be on something like a TV?

Me? I use my telepathic powers to get my computer to display on my TV.  Only drawback is that it doesn't work when I'm wearing my tinfoil hat (which is pretty much all the time)

rampy

ps this message board is divided into different sections, you might have better luck in the "monitors/video" forum/part of this message board...

[paulkortne]

sorry about that

[SirPoonga]

As rampy so nicely pointed out, how else would oyu output to a monitor not using a video card?

Have you looked up arcadeVGA from ultimarc.com?

[SNAAAKE]

Are video cards the ONLY way to allow your computer's display to be on something like a TV?

And do arcade monitors have Audio/video or S-video inputs?  If not, what do they use for inputs?

Well there are scan converters...BUT they cost a lot..i bought an extron super emotia scan converter and it looks VERY good when used with s-video TV.IF YOU ARE LUCKY,then you might find one from ebay..An ati cards gives me almost same quility anyways so why bother hunting down some scan converter(i bought to use 15khz arcade monitor but i would use video card if i ever wanted to use TV).

[paulkortne]

Are there any video cards that will allow me to play on either a TV or Arcade Monitor?

[SNAAAKE]

Are there any video cards that will allow me to play on either a TV or Arcade Monitor?

..this is even a question..?

Sure there are video cards that will let you play on your TV..ever heard of ati radeon video cards?

Those have s-video output and get a tv that has s-video input and you have it.

You get andy's arcade vga video card if you wanna use arcade monitor..i understand you are like new and all..

[paulkortne]

ok, so Andy's card is the only way I can get an arcade monitor to display?  That was my question.

[paulkortne]

From what I've read, it seems like you need separate video cards for TV and Arcade Monitors.

[SNAAAKE]

okay lets make things clear.

The only way to display windows on arcade monitor is andy's card or scan converter like how i have.

andy's video card dont have any tv out so yes you do need a seperate video card for TV.

Also,if you just wanna play games on your arcade monitor and okay with using dos and no windows then you can use arcadeos and give up windows.

you still get to play all your mamegames without buying andy's card or scan converter.

Things are little clear right?  

[generousben]

1.any radeon card should display windows at 15 khz on arcade monitor.
2.any radeon card should display windows  at 15khz on scart tv

[Minwah]

andy's video card dont have any tv out so yes you do need a seperate video card for TV.

Actually Andy's card has an S-video TV-out just like manu other ATI Radeon's.

[Minwah]

1.any radeon card should display windows at 15 khz on arcade monitor.
2.any radeon card should display windows  at 15khz on scart tv

But Andy's card makes it a LOT easier...

[generousben]

hehe.....using a standard card is just as easy....
(Especially if u already have one)
its just ultimarcs is designed for mame and therefore beter.

glad to see u got scart output to work.

[tom61]

andy's video card dont have any tv out so yes you do need a seperate video card for TV.

Actually Andy's card has an S-video TV-out just like manu other ATI Radeon's.

But you have to have an arcade monitor to set up the TV-out. So, for using it with a TV while you save up for an arcade monitor (which paulkortne likely wants to do), it might as well not have a TV-out.

And do arcade monitors have Audio/video or S-video inputs?  If not, what do they use for inputs?

Most monitors use RGB inputs.

[SNAAAKE]

But you have to have an arcade monitor to set up the TV-out. So, for using it with a TV while you save up for an arcade monitor (which paulkortne likely wants to do), it might as well not have a TV-out.

I am sorry about that one..that was my point...you need an arcade monitor to begin with if you wanna use andys card for anything...i actually posted something wrong but tom61 DID figure out what i tried to say..

[jets]

Me? I use my telepathic powers to get my computer to display on my TV.  Only drawback is that it doesn't work when I'm wearing my tinfoil hat (which is pretty much all the time)

rampy

Hmm, mine works while wearing the tin hat...you must be doing something wrong  

[Minwah]

But you have to have an arcade monitor to set up the TV-out. So, for using it with a TV while you save up for an arcade monitor (which paulkortne likely wants to do), it might as well not have a TV-out.

I am sorry about that one..that was my point...you need an arcade monitor to begin with if you wanna use andys card for anything...i actually posted something wrong but tom61 DID figure out what i tried to say..

Sorry Snaaake, I see what you mean now