Nieman Displays...

[deano728]

Just a heads up from me.  I am another happy client of Ricks.  The guy really takes unimaginable care of his customers. 

Long story short, I had UPS trash 2 shipments and both times Rick went out of his way to fix problems that weren't even his fault. 

This guy is class all the way and I am super appreciative of his care and help.

I know he will be in business as long as he cares to be and I feel like with service like this, I am a customer forever.

[Chase]

What kind of displays are Nieman Displays used for?  Are they mulitsync monitors for MAME or something else?

[Level42]

What kind of displays are Nieman Displays used for?  Are they mulitsync monitors for MAME or something else?

http://www.niemandisplays.com

And how many more things has UPS to trash until people stop using them. I've read NOTHING good about them on any of the arcade forums.......

But true, Rick is 

[Ken Layton]

Even 15 years ago UPS was still damaging and destroying monitors in shipment. That's why I don't use them at all anymore to ship things.

[Chase]

What kind of displays are Nieman Displays used for?

Are these being used instead of WG displays?

What are the prices?

MAME goodness?

[Level42]

You could just hit that link to his site I put up there and actually try to read the information right there.....

[Chase]

You could just hit that link to his site I put up there and actually try to read the information right there.....

Have you clicked the link?

Let's see....I did...



No Prices....

Nothing about they being used for MAME....

And Nothing about if they are GOOD for MAME.....or Compatable?

And Nothing about if they are used INSTEAD of WG Displays....


That's why I was asking the community, because I want information from everyone, not just limited information from a site.

Thanks for your help.

-C

[Ummon]

Even 15 years ago UPS was still damaging and destroying monitors in shipment. That's why I don't use them at all anymore to ship things.

What do you use?

You could just hit that link to his site I put up there and actually try to read the information right there.....

Have you clicked the link?

Let's see....I did...



No Prices....

Nothing about they being used for MAME....

And Nothing about if they are GOOD for MAME.....or Compatable?

And Nothing about if they are used INSTEAD of WG Displays....


That's why I was asking the community, because I want information from everyone, not just limited information from a site.

Thanks for your help.

-C

However, it seems you don't know things about monitors and such, on which some of the information is on Rick's site. Also, read the wiki, particularly on monitors.

[gokun]

They're [mostly] arcade monitors of various descriptions, from CGA to VGA, etc. which means, yes, they can be used for mame(assuming you know how to do it), and according to many many people who have bought them, yes, they are good.
In addition, as you should notice from this post(and the others floating around), that Rick is a stand-up guy, and it's my personal opinion that he would never, ever sell you(or anyone else) junk. In my case, he even went waaaaay out of his way to help me fix a monitor that I did not even get from him! How awesome is that??? Pretty damn awesome indeed!
As for pricing, see what he has on the site that is appropriate for your needs and email him for a quote. You will find his prices quite reasonable. Does that sorta answer your questions?

[ahofle]

The Nieman multisync does work for MAME, but because they are analog you will have to adjust the geometry each time you drastically change resolutions.  They don't have an on screen display or settings memory like a digital multisync because they are designed for arcade usage where they run a single game at a time.

[Chase]

Thanks everyone for the information and responses.

While I have read the content on the Nieman site and the Wiki, some of it, is a little limited on the content of information I am looking for.

The Nieman displays, since they are not digital multisync, like the WG.

[grantspain]

well surprised rick does not do a quad sync digital monitor,has anyone asked him yet??

[ahofle]

Yeah, he says the thing holding him up is that he can't find a programmer to write the OSD and settings memory stuff.
Personally I'd be happy with just a digital Tri-Sync as 800x600 and 1024x768 can both be run interlaced on a tri-sync.

[BASS!]

Yeah, he says the thing holding him up is that he can't find a programmer to write the OSD and settings memory stuff.
Personally I'd be happy with just a digital Tri-Sync as 800x600 and 1024x768 can both be run interlaced on a tri-sync.

Ditto, I'd love to buy one if it could remember the geometry. That is the one thing about arcade screens that drive me bonkers. I have to mess with it every time if it isnt perfect. Also it would give me a reason to spend a lot of money on something that I really want.

[TOK]

I know this somewhat defeats the purpose of running games at native res, but can you lock MAME to the most common resolution most of the game you like use and have the less favorite ones still look acceptable?

Its funny, I have 6 games, 3 MAME and 3 dedicated, but I've never tried to run MAME on an arcade monitor. I've been thinking about getting a JPAC for my horizontal JAMMA machine just to fiddle with it.

[BASS!]

I know this somewhat defeats the purpose of running games at native res, but can you lock MAME to the most common resolution most of the game you like use and have the less favorite ones still look acceptable?

Its funny, I have 6 games, 3 MAME and 3 dedicated, but I've never tried to run MAME on an arcade monitor. I've been thinking about getting a JPAC for my horizontal JAMMA machine just to fiddle with it.

Yeah of course you can have it lock to one resolution. You can also use the ultimarc restool to change all the games to a close approximation of the best resolution available. If the resolution is a little off its not really that noticeable. For instance, my sony video monitor doesn't hold geometry settings for each mode it is set to. So what I did was to tune it so that I fed it a 640x240 signal, set the geometry and then set every game to run x240. I took out every mode that wasn't compatible and every game fills the screen almost perfectly with only select games running with black bars.

[Rickn]

Thanks to all you guys for your support....
That is exactly why I am in the business, it is always great when you can actualy enjoy your work and help others.

Yes I do not put pricing on my website and more often than not will refer you to a distributor as shipping a single monitor can be very costly. We are not the cheapest... but I am pretty sure you will not find anyone that gives you the personal support.

Just try contacting Mr Wells or Joe Kortek.

We have just won a contract to supply the US Army 120 set of a custom 26" LCD because of our support. In fact we are their sole supplier to most of their bases.

Yes our tri-res monitors are analog so if you want to use then in mame... set mame to 640X480 use a regular card that can do that instead of spending extra bucks... plug and play.

If you need more detailed info... don't hesitate to e-mail me.

Thanks again

Rick Nieman
Rick@niemandisplays.com
www.niemandisplays.com

[gatordad]

Thanks to all you guys for your support....
That is exactly why I am in the business, it is always great when you can actualy enjoy your work and help others.

Yes I do not put pricing on my website and more often than not will refer you to a distributor as shipping a single monitor can be very costly. We are not the cheapest... but I am pretty sure you will not find anyone that gives you the personal support.

Just try contacting Mr Wells or Joe Kortek.

We have just won a contract to supply the US Army 120 set of a custom 26" LCD because of our support. In fact we are their sole supplier to most of their bases.

Yes our tri-res monitors are analog so if you want to use then in mame... set mame to 640X480 use a regular card that can do that instead of spending extra bucks... plug and play.

If you need more detailed info... don't hesitate to e-mail me.

Thanks again

Rick Nieman
Rick@niemandisplays.com
www.niemandisplays.com

Rick,
As Grant mentioned. Are there any plans for a digital multisync? Tri or Quad Res?
I almost pulled the trigger on the svga xvga monitor you sell but the lack of cga held me back, the majority of classic games in mame run cga. I would not mind paying a few extra bucks for a quality product.
right now the d9400 has all the features I am looking for in a mame monitor, I realize that this is probably a small market and cost/benefit decision comes into play, but for the mame market something that is capable of switching on the fly with native resolution and no fuss, is the golden egg that this community desires.
I have done alot of research and you are always given high marks for customer service and quality products. any comments or thoughts about doing a digital cga,ega,vga,svga?
Thanks

[Popcorrin]

Even 15 years ago UPS was still damaging and destroying monitors in shipment. That's why I don't use them at all anymore to ship things.

I avoid UPS at all costs.  They damaged a shipment of mine or should I say destroyed and the worst part about it is they wouldn't stand behind it.  This was after I watched the driver roll it off the back of his truck and onto the ground.

[Rickn]

I won't say a digital multi-sync is out of the question, but at this point it is a definite holding pattern.

The issue is supply of picture tubes as LCD's take over the market.

I have a number of LCD's that I am bringing to our line-up where as we will custom program the LCD to take CGA and mid-res.

Don't get me wrong I am still a strong advocate of CRT monitors but in order to survive need to look forward.

Rick

[grantspain]

chungwa have shed loads of 29" tubes available

[Level42]

You could just hit that link to his site I put up there and actually try to read the information right there.....

Have you clicked the link?

Let's see....I did...



No Prices....

Nothing about they being used for MAME....

And Nothing about if they are GOOD for MAME.....or Compatable?

And Nothing about if they are used INSTEAD of WG Displays....


That's why I was asking the community, because I want information from everyone, not just limited information from a site.

Thanks for your help.

-C

As a matter of fact, yeah indeed I did click the link (a long time ago for the first time already).
And looky what it says there (See attached pic).

And prices, you could have send Rick an e-mail (yes his e-mail adress is listed there too) to ask about prices.

And why wouldn't it be able to replace a WG or anything else ? As long as you keep a look at the specs, monitors are interchangeable, just like f.i. speakers.

I'm not trying to play ass here, but I get a little itchy when I take the time to reply to a question asked, and then 2 posting laters read exactly the same question again.

[blind_dado]

I don't understand about the "no digital multisynch" for Nieman CRTs.  The model 3827 is listed as "digital" on the Nieman website.  What does that mean?

[ahofle]

I don't understand about the "no digital multisynch" for Nieman CRTs.  The model 3827 is listed as "digital" on the Nieman website.  What does that mean?

Well, no digital multisync that supports arcade resolutions.  The 3827 only supports 640x480 and above.