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ArcadeVGA with PC monitor (and running DOS)
shorthair:
Anubis: the avga obviates the need for Advmame. Personally, I'm not hot on the program, cos it's not easy to get it to utilise the screen area. From a novice's eye, though, a good piece of software.
Anubis_au:
I was only looking at advmame cos thats what I used to run on my old cab, and back then, I didn't like any of the Windows FEs, and had a graphics card that worked with advmenu/advmame.
I'm realising now that with the arcadeVGA you can get native res out of command line MAME running through Windows XP, and have started investigating that route. Have downloaded MAME 1.14 and MaLa and will give it a go.
For me, it will come down to how I can congifurre the FE interface... I personally, don't want a description of year of manufacture, 4-way or 8-way, seeing a marquee, cabinet etc. I want a list of games, select one and MAME launches. I guess I just got used to my advmenu interface that way...
MaLa should do all that, and I can always post questions and read past posts wrt setting up and configuring.
Plus, I like MaLa's attract mode, and since I want to go transparent buttons...
But, still waiting for MikeDeuce to come back to get button discs...is anyone in touch with him? Knows when he is coming bac, and if he is taking orders? Want to get started on my project!!!
shorthair:
Give it a go. I just got GameEx sorta working and really like the interface - I like to be able to mouse control things and stuff - but like Atomic, too.
Anubis_au:
--- Quote from: shorthair on April 10, 2007, 05:48:58 am ---Give it a go. I just got GameEx sorta working and really like the interface - I like to be able to mouse control things and stuff - but like Atomic, too.
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Have started investigating MaLa... seems to be configurable to do whatever you want.
I also downloaded command line MAME 0.77 (same version I used to use in my old advmenu/advmame setup) so can test FEs with my current romset.
krick:
--- Quote from: AndyWarne on April 02, 2007, 04:14:57 am ---Another benefit is the ArcadeVGA cards locking to 60Hz vertical which reduces or eliminates tearing on horizontal scrollers.
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Is this true for all versions of the ArcadeVGA or just the new PCI-E version?
Does it require a specific version of MAME?
I have the original ArcadeVGA (Radeon 7000) card and I see tearing in both horizontal and vertical scrolling games using MAME 106.
Turning on triple buffering fixes it for the most part but causes sound crackling in some games.
Unfortunately, I understand that triplebuffer is now broken in the lastest MAME (114).
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