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Is having VGA res ability really necessary?

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Aurich:

--- Quote from: ahofle on August 23, 2007, 02:59:38 pm ---My understanding is that is does switch automatically for you.  The problem is the screen geometry gets all messed up when changing modes since there is no memory (ie it's analog).  So you would have to manually adjust pots for size, position, etc every time you went from your 640x480 frontend to a 320x240 game for example.
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Yes, this is how the Nieman monitors work (I have one in my vertical cab).

NoOne=NBA=:
VGA is necessary for alot of PC games.
As long as you don't plan to run anything that requires VGA resolution an arcade monitor will work great.
The only arcade games that would benefit from the VGA resolution would be the vector games.

I went with a 29" VGA/SVGA from Happ because vector was more important to me than authenticity for low-res games.

rockmes:
digital multi-sync svga max res 1024 x 768 flat screen 29inch- you wont regret it. You can use any latest graphics cards and play any mame , pc ,even use it for the internet. this is what l have and it cost me $800 AU . Monitor is a wei-ya -M2929D-62. By the way Bilabs are a distributor for wei-ya in the USA

Spyridon:
I'm at the same point.  I've started construction and now I'm at the point where I need to pick a monitor.  I'm new at this and really confused on monitors.  Can someone recommend a monitor in the 27" range that will be utilized for mostly MAME games.  This includes both horizontal and vertical games.  I would also like to potentially play some of the newer PC games.  Any advice would be recommended.

NoOne=NBA=:

--- Quote from: Spyridon on August 25, 2007, 09:55:43 pm ---I'm at the same point.  I've started construction and now I'm at the point where I need to pick a monitor.  I'm new at this and really confused on monitors.  Can someone recommend a monitor in the 27" range that will be utilized for mostly MAME games.  This includes both horizontal and vertical games.  I would also like to potentially play some of the newer PC games.  Any advice would be recommended.

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I've got a Happ's 29" VGA/SVGA.
It will do 640x480 and 800x600.
It doesn't look completely authentic for CGA arcade games, but does a passable job.
It looks fair-good for vector games though, and will do PC games that won't go below 640x480.

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