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Jouster:
Hey yall,
I need some direction in looking for a FE.
I'd like one that can utilize a LEDWiz...and perhaps send a signal to rotate a monitor.
I've read about PowerMAME & AtomicFE being possibilities...are there any others? Which one would either be 1) best documented, 2) easiest for a FE newbie to config, or 3) have a bigger following here (so I can ask lots of stupid questions!)??
Thanks,
Jouster
Circo:
I found Mala to be easy to set up and has good LED Wiz support through a plug-in. Have no idea about rotating a monitor though. I would say try Mala and Atomic, mamewah is good but has no led wiz support. Anyway try those two and see what you like, nothing beats a little trial and error. Once you pick one you will still be tweaking for a long time, but that is most of the fun!
headkaze:
To be honest with you the top few FE's have all those features you ask for (GameEx has just had a LEDWiz plugin added), Mala and Atomic FE have had LEDWiz support for a while.
I think GameEx, Mala and Atomic are all well documented. The easiest to setup is debatable, there is Atomic's Plug and Play which is probably very easy to use, and the Setup Wizard for GameEx makes setup pretty straight forward. I'm not sure how Mala is for setting up but I've seen a well written document that guides you through everything. Also not sure about MameWah but there was a setup program that made setup easier when I last checked it out.
There is no big following here for any one FE, in fact Atomic, MameWah and GameEx have their own forums which are the best place to ask questions for those FE's (although you will get answers here too). All developers are active too, so you can often get direct answers to bugs or requests from the big authors Tom, swindus, MinWah and Youki.
The Wiki is a good place to have a look at some comparisons, but I'm biased towards GameEx because that's what I use. Others will give you better advice on the others. Good luck finding a FE that suits your needs!
EDIT: As for rotation using a key, I know GameEx, Mala and Atomic all have this option. MameWah probably does too, but not sure.
youki:
Anothers points to take in Account is your hadware.
What kind of machine you use.? Processor, Memory...
What OS?
Are you using ArcadeVGA?
Are you using JPAC / IPAC, KeyWiz ?
Are you using GPWIZ?
Are you using XArcade?
etc...
Some FE are better with some hardware, some others are better with other.
But all the major ones will support that , but sometimes it is easier or better on one than an other.
loadman:
--- Quote from: Jouster on January 10, 2007, 01:15:05 am ---I'd like one that can utilize a LEDWiz...and perhaps send a signal to rotate a monitor.
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What do you need to rotate your monitor? I mean is is a mechnical thing?
Or do you mean screen rotate?
Sorry as a side issue:
--- Quote ---in fact Atomic, MameWah and GameEx have their own forums
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Just so everyone knows, MaLa does have a forum but it is German based but Swindus says you are welocme to post in English (as I did for example)
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