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Title: Sega Dreamcast VGA cable, any one purchased this specific one ?
Post by: gavkiwi on June 12, 2012, 02:30:21 pm: http://www.racketboy.com/store/sega-dreamcast/dreamcast-vga-cable-box.html (http://www.racketboy.com/store/sega-dreamcast/dreamcast-vga-cable-box.html)

wondering if anyone has had any luck with this specific vga cable

I wanna play some supported games in 480p dang it.
Title: Re: Sega Dreamcast VGA cable, any one purchased this specific one ?
Post by: ark_ader on June 12, 2012, 03:27:59 pm: I had a DC VGA box. Only a handful of games worked in 640x480. It isn't really worth the money.

It would be money well spent if you just bought a VGA converter box.
Title: Re: Sega Dreamcast VGA cable, any one purchased this specific one ?
Post by: crashwg on June 12, 2012, 06:33:41 pm: Quote from: ark_ader on June 12, 2012, 03:27:59 pm
Only a handful of games worked in 640x480.

I'm going to have to disagree. Here's a compatibility list:
http://www.epforums.org/showthread.php?42182-Dreamcast-VGA-Compatability-list (http://www.epforums.org/showthread.php?42182-Dreamcast-VGA-Compatability-list)
Title: Re: Sega Dreamcast VGA cable, any one purchased this specific one ?
Post by: ark_ader on June 13, 2012, 06:14:12 pm: Quote from: crashwg on June 12, 2012, 06:33:41 pm
Quote from: ark_ader on June 12, 2012, 03:27:59 pm
Only a handful of games worked in 640x480.

I'm going to have to disagree. Here's a compatibility list:
http://www.epforums.org/showthread.php?42182-Dreamcast-VGA-Compatability-list (http://www.epforums.org/showthread.php?42182-Dreamcast-VGA-Compatability-list)

Since I didn't have the entire collection (as I do now) when I had the VGA Box I would have to say only a handful of games were available.
Title: Re: Sega Dreamcast VGA cable, any one purchased this specific one ?
Post by: northerngames on June 15, 2012, 10:47:04 am: alot can also be forced to do vga like the GC.
Title: Re: Sega Dreamcast VGA cable, any one purchased this specific one ?
Post by: apfelanni on June 17, 2012, 10:04:42 am: " I had a DC VGA box. Only a handful of games worked in 640x480. It isn't really worth the money. It would be money well spent if you just bought a VGA converter box "

what ultranonsens , sorry .. u make me laugh .. nearly all arcade titles of the dc are running in vga mode. a dc vga box is a must have item . why would anyone use a converter if the console is putting out a perfect vga progressive mode signal ? to make a bad interlace signal worse ? the cable solution is a little cheaper compared to the blaze or brooklyn box . but its doin ok . u may find it on ebay for 10-15 bucks.
Title: Re: Sega Dreamcast VGA cable, any one purchased this specific one ?
Post by: Hunk_4TH on June 17, 2012, 04:36:15 pm: I have a VGA box and around 60 retail DC titles and like 30 burnt titles and 90% of them work. Also you can use either a boot disc to force the game to run in VGA, switch the mode to TV on the VGA box then back to PC/VGA or patch the disc. Really it's amazing how good the DC looks in VGA especially on an LCD HDTV! Hope this helps!
Title: Re: Sega Dreamcast VGA cable, any one purchased this specific one ?
Post by: northerngames on June 19, 2012, 09:56:00 pm: I agree I will never go back to a standard display after running off the naki box and all the games I liked ran fine on the lcd.

shenmue looks sick and on par with the ps2 graphics and actually better then alot belive it or not.

ps2 off a ps1/ps2 vga box is a huge improvement over stanard display while were at it also.