Re: Which monitor once and for all?


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Posted by CthulhuLuke on 28, 2001 at 8:16 PM:

In Reply to: Which monitor once and for all? posted by grips on 27, 2001 at 11:32 AM:

I would personally go with a TV with s-video inputs because I know on my cabinet I want to be able to hook up my PS1, PS2, and Dreamcast to the cabinet, and just wire up the 2 8ways to not only the I-Pac, but also 2 madcats playstation controllers I got for xmas, then have their wires dangle out the bottom of the control panel, making it easy to put a system right below the coin door on the outside. (Convertors for ps to dc are needed though for dreamcast)
I've seen a few pictures of different video cards as well, and if you have an ATI video card, you're pretty much set for the best pc to tv video.
Good Luck

: I am really confused on which monitor setup I should go with. I have many
: options but I am having difficulties choosing the best one. Hopefully
: someone can simplify this and assist me in making my decision.

: In my current setup I have an older 20 inch svga monitor which works quite
: well, but i need bigger ;-).

:
: My options...

: 1. Wells-Gardner U3000 27' - I know someone who has a unit that is currently
: not working. He will fix it and sell it for around $325 cdn. I think it
: only does 640 x 480 and has a vga connector. I assume this would be plug
: and play but not sure. Does anyone know if this monitor is capable of
: 800x600? Also, if only 640x480, what games will not work/look properly. Any
: opinions?

: 2. Eygo 27' vga monitor.. VGA connector, 640x480. I have heard than many of
: these monitors suffer from fading or ? in the lower left/right corner.
: ~$300cdn

: 3. 27' TV with svideo input. I already have a ati video card with svideo
: output.
: Not sure how the quality will be and whether some tv's will work better
: than others. ~$350 cdn

: 4. 25' arcade monitor... My cabinet (NBA JAM) came with a 25inch phillips
: tube monitor. I'm not sure the model, but I know it is not a vga type. I
: could pick up a Jpac and connect the monitor, but worried that the
: resolution options would be very limited. Cost: ~$75 CDN for jpac.

: 5. Wait... Use my current setup and hope something better comes along.

:
: I need to make my decision over the next couple of days. If I go with the
: WG monitor, buddy needs to begin to repair the unit. The Eygo monitor may
: or may not be available in the next couple of days. So If I want one of
: these monitors, i need to act fast.

: Thanks for all your help.

: grips8@hotmail.com




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