Re: Help Selecing a Monitor Please

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: : HI, : : I appreciate your help with my posts about the 27" monitor. Since I do want to play PC games and N64 on it too, I guess I will have to use a different monitor. But I am not sure what to get? and where to get it? I am in Canada. Can you possible help or recommend what to do? What would the quality be of tv out? : : Thanks : : Jim : : : This monitor for $175 is a VGA monitor, meaning you can plug it straight into your video card and it will run easily. For my purpose, it is strictly a MAME monitor and will do nothing other than run MAME. If you want to do things besides this like play PC games and surf, I would recommend you find something else, it won't go past 640x480. : : : Hope that helps, : : : Marty : : : : : : : Ok, umm that tech stuff was a little fuzzy to me. I am newbie..eheh I appreciate your help. So what your saying is that a CRT is no good for what I want? a CRT is a real arcade monitor? what is the one for $175? how does it match up. I want to run windows etc on it also, but I want it to be easily connected and not worry about it blowing. So whats the best way to go for me? pleae tell me in lamers terms. : : : : Thanks : : : : Jim : : : : : Yes, you can. It's a standard VGA monitor. : : : : : trouble is what your asking. Anything that can handle higher resolutions, will actually look worse on lower resolution arcade games. This has been descussed here with many image comparisons. Take a look. : : : : : I think these are a good compromise. They probably wont look as good as a CRT rgb output... but then you cant run any windows (and have to worry about blowing the CRT by sending it standard VGA output)... Next might be S-Video out or the grade C VGA (since they have rounded pixels and low resolutions with scanlines built in). Last is a vga monitor.... : : : : : : Its fairly cheap on $175? Dam good price but can I play PC games on it etc..without a problem? The big thing I have is that, and of course how the hell do u connect it to a PC? Any places in Canada selling this? : : : : : : Thanks : : : : : : JIM : : : : : : : : Hi, : : : : : : : : I was wondering if anyone could help. I am making a cabinet where I want to play Mame, Raine, Genesis, SNES, PSX, PC games, N64 and others on. But I need a monitor that can play a variety of systems. I am a student though, so cost is a big issue. I can hold I think a 27" my cab width is 26.5" so I think a 27 will fit because its meausured on the diagnal right? anyway I have thought of a tv but i heard its not good, i have thought of a monitor but they are expensive and i thought of a monitor but i heard the resolutions arent high enough like 600X400. Anyways I guess i would like some recommendations, maybe some links, prices and reasoning, to help me make my decision. Any help is great! Email if u wish. : : : : : : : : Thanks : : : : : : : : Jim : : : : : : : : : : : : : : http://store.yahoo.com/closeoutsusa/ey27coltvmon.html : : : : : : : I got mine here... 640x480 @60 Hz and 32 bit. Dimensions are posted in some threads below, it should fit just right though. BTW, mine looks really good, worth the money IMHO. : Just keep checking out places like Ebay and such. I just got a 19" computer monitor for $160 and since I lived close to the seller I was able to pick it up and not pay the $20 shipping. But that still would have only been $180 which ain't to bad for this very nice monitor.

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