Maximus Arcade question. 640X480 hurts my eyes, need to run at 640X240, HOW?

[vetteguy112233]

Whenever I run my cabinet (P4 2.9GHz, Win XP, 1GB ram, ArcadeVGA) at 640X480 it has a certain flicker that eventually gives me a splitting headache (windows xp and games), if I change it to 640X240, it looks good and doesn't give me a headache.

I've recently switched to Maximus Arcade and it's default setting is 640X480, which I just can't take the headache anymore, does anyone have any suggestions?

[jardine]

go back to MameWah...!!??

[vetteguy112233]

But Maximus is perfect other than this one issue. Even in Mamewah at 640X480 it does the same thing, so it's not necessarily the Front End, it's my cabinet. I was just hoping that there might be something someone knows of.

[Ginsu Victim]

With Mamewah's layout editor, you can set the resolution to pretty much whatever you want.

[youki]

All front end in 640x480 on a 15khz arcade monitor will flicker.

If you have a ArcadeVGA or you use Soft 15hz.  you can manage to use resolution of 640x288 (or less) . In that case it won't flicker.

Mamewah , mala  and AtomicFe at least can work in 640x288 .

If Maximus can not ,  the only choices you have are :

Do a skin with dark color (not White!!!) to see less flickering.

Or change your monitor to have a 31khz one.

Or Change your front end.

On a 15khz monitor or TV , all vertical resolution above  288 point will flicker anyway.  Because your screen can not display more line. If you force to display more, it will be interlaced and will flicker.

[DeLuSioNal29]

The new version of Maximus Arcade (2.10 beta 6) was released yesterday which corrects this problem!   

- *Finally* fixed batch launching problems (correct syntax is mandatory within batch file)
- Fixed miscellaneous timing issues
- Fixed script errors occurring when exiting the frontend
- Fixed CPS3 and Sega Model 2 launching problems (executable is now minimized instead of hidden upon launching)
- Fixed problem where keystroke delay options weren't saved
- Fixed WinKawaks launch/exit problems
- Fixed potential command line variable based problem
- Added yellow marquee and desktop wallpapers under freebies
- Added support for FinalBurn Alpha (0.2.96.77) emulator
- Added 640x288 and 640x288 vertical support
- Added support for nulldc_100b1_6 (Sega Dreamcast)
- Be sure to use nulldc_100b1_6 instead of nulldc_100b1
- If XVID drivers detected, compatible settings are forced
- Version number now appears in preferences next to registration info
- MAME is now closed politely upon exit (again)
- Updated the Skin Editor 1.5 to Theme Editor 1.6
- Added support for FinalBurn Alpha to Theme Editor

You can grab it here:
http://www.maximusarcade.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1331

~ DeLuSioNaL

[RoomTenONine]

Nice.  This is a great set of updates to MA.  Nice to see this monitor resolution support added.  For me though, the nest is it fixes the WinKawaks exit routine!  Hell yes.