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cybergold:
Greetings from a new poster.
Fozzy, you suggest using an ArcadeVGA card and that it works well with tv's equipped with a SCART socket. I'm thinking about using a Toshiba 43H70 with component inputs. I have previously made a home made dongle for a projector to go from VGA to component. Is there anything in the SCART socket that translates the incoming resolutions for the tv or will my tv work just as well? The dongle I made was for a Home Theater in a Box that outputted by component into my projector's VGA socket. I would think that it should work in the other direction.
Thanks
ahofle:
Component won't be nearly as good as using SCART in this case. You can't run authentic arcade resolutions over component -- you will have to force everything to 480i (or 576i for PAL). The bright side is you won't need an ArcadeVGA card though.
cybergold:
Okay, so I should stick with a regular old video card as the tv won't translate the resolutions that the ArcadeVGA is outputting. I was wondering because the literature just mentions PC monitors. Gotcha
Thanks
ahofle:
Your best bet with a component TV is to get one of the ATI cards that supports the DVI to component adapter. Search around here for "ATI DVI component" and you should find more about it.
chrimeg:
Thx for the help. I guess I'll just change the card and cable and see what happens.
I've got a picture of my screen but the file is 2.5mb. To large to send here. I can email it to someone if they wish to see what I'm talking about.
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