Posted by RoarCade on 6, 2001 at 9:42 AM:
In Reply to: Re: How good does MAME look on a tv. posted by Prophet on 5, 2001 at 9:31 PM:
: : Anyone here running MAME on a TV? How is the picture quality compared to a computer monitor?.......arcade monitor?
: Hi Andy,
: How are ya? :)
: I've had simultaneous displays running on the following:
: 1) TV via good quality Averkey scan converter
: 2) WG u3100 (arcade style VGA compatible)
: 3) PC monitor
: Basically it breaks down like this:
: TV - Pro: brightest, most vivid colors. Con: color bleeding makes some games look really crappy, limited to basic scan rates.
Using composite yes, but with S-video, there's some bleeding but not degrading to gameplay. On mine it looks great. Even vector games look good with some setting teweaks.
You're right about the brightness, it's unbelievable. Seen from across the room, it's a very impressive thing.
About the Averkey, believe it or not, AITEch's MultiPro 2000 is a little better. It seems to "know" what kind of display its outputting to (TV's S-Video capabilities can vary, mine has 680 lines of horizontal res) and adjust the edges and "zoom" (For lack of a better term) to match the screen.