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Title: PC to CRT
Post by: spisi on March 16, 2026, 09:39:02 pm: If I want to connect a PC to a CRT would this do the trick? Or is there a better product out there? It's a Wells Gardner 19K4613.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D53TDWTD/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2SC0QA9M78BYU&psc=1
Title: Re: PC to CRT
Post by: spisi on March 18, 2026, 08:59:00 am: OK. How would one connect a PC to a CRT. A lot of the info that I read is old.... Andy from Ultimarc says that his ArcadeVGA product is discontinued.... What's the current way to connect a PC to a Wells Gardner monitor? Thanks.
Title: Re: PC to CRT
Post by: WallaceFLM on March 18, 2026, 11:08:17 am: Quote from: spisi on March 16, 2026, 09:39:02 pm
If I want to connect a PC to a CRT would this do the trick? Or is there a better product out there? It's a Wells Gardner 19K4613.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D53TDWTD/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2SC0QA9M78BYU&psc=1

Something Like This ?

(https://imgur.com/bcAjWTK)

(https://imgur.com/GVPuHKN)

(https://imgur.com/Mh1VX3d)

I'm at work right now but when I get home I could do a short tutorial to how to connect a modern PC (Nvidia RTX or AMD RX) to CRT TV.
Title: Re: PC to CRT
Post by: buttersoft on March 19, 2026, 05:50:59 am: I wrote a guide a few years back. It hasn't been updated for a while, but still works for Win10. It doesn't really cover retroarch (which also now uses switchres) or the fact CRU is probably slightly more functional than i make it out to be (even if Nvidia card stopped supporting interlaced modes since the 10-series). And it contains a chunk of relevant info either way...

https://www.aussiearcade.com/topic/76809-a-guide-to-connecting-your-windows-pc-to-an-sd-crt-tv-pvm-or-arcade-monitor/page/4/#comment-1306749 (https://www.aussiearcade.com/topic/76809-a-guide-to-connecting-your-windows-pc-to-an-sd-crt-tv-pvm-or-arcade-monitor/page/4/#comment-1306749)
Title: Re: PC to CRT
Post by: spisi on March 19, 2026, 09:52:14 am: Great thanks for the info guys!
Title: Re: PC to CRT
Post by: spisi on March 20, 2026, 09:27:28 am: Seems way easier to just use an LCD and sell the CRT...
Title: Re: PC to CRT
Post by: spisi on March 21, 2026, 07:25:40 pm: I have a JAMMA cabinet. Would I need this https://www.amazon.ca/CHICHIYANG-Arcade-Jamma-Converter-Cabinet/dp/B0D1YNRJQF and a Radeon video card and I'd be in business?
Title: Re: PC to CRT
Post by: buttersoft on March 27, 2026, 06:02:00 am: Does Ultimarc still sell the J-Pac? That is a known way to do it, where that product you link seems a little... wacky. Wtf is that Dsub25 connector for, for one?
Title: Re: PC to CRT
Post by: nix999 on March 27, 2026, 08:10:33 am: I use an Arcadeforge UMSA VGA 15Khz to SCART 15Khz Video Adapter combined with an old Radeon card on a custom build Arch setup. I have use other distro's in a similar way. Never used Windows. It think it'll be more limited. It is no easy endeavor though ... I would absolutely stay away from the convertor someone posted earlier.