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Main => Lightguns => Topic started by: vusteveii on July 12, 2003, 01:03:29 am

Title: monitor and light gun combo
Post by: vusteveii on July 12, 2003, 01:03:29 am

I've read all of the light gun threads, but im really confused as to what works with what.  One of the biggest goals for my cab is to play area 51.  I'm looking for a 27" monitor/light gun combo that will definitly work.

Randy on the buy/sell forum has some 27" vga monitors that operate at 60 hz very reasonably priced, are there any light guns that would be compatible with this screen?

steve

Title: Re:monitor and light gun combo
Post by: kspiff on July 12, 2003, 01:17:23 am

If it is a VGA monitor of any kind, it should be OK, but maybe someone else can tell me otherwise..?

As far as lightguns, you (sadly) only have one *real* option: Act-Labs' USB gun.  The other guns out there -- it is commonly acknowledged -- are so borderline in compatibility as to be almost unusable for most games.

Title: Re:monitor and light gun combo
Post by: vusteveii on July 12, 2003, 02:02:04 am

i misspoke, its not vga, its rgb.

Title: Re:monitor and light gun combo
Post by: Lilwolf on July 12, 2003, 09:07:18 am

If time isn't an issues... wait

Go with a SVid TV and a good TV out chip (ATI... or chance a NVidia).. and the new Actlabs TV light guns.

Will allow for rapid fire AND dual guns.

Or you can wait the 5 years for me to get off my butt and produce the light gun I've been hoping for... but 5 years might be too soon... (but I seem to have a base now)