Posted by Prophet of Retrogames on July 12, 1999 at 20:01:47:
OK, here goes. I'm about to aquire a used arcade cabinet. I'm planning to use my
PC monitor at first, but eventually want to upgrade to a 25" arcade monitor for the
real deal.
Here' my questions for the experts:
1) The only 25/26/27 inch monitors in the Happ catalog do 640x480 MAXIMUM. Are
there any 25" range monitors that go up to 800x600? If you can recommend a
company/model, thanks!
2) If a monitor does 640x480, can it also do lesser resolutions like 400x300,
512x384 etc.?
3) With arcade monitors, is there a way to change the screen size and placement
without going inside the cabinet? Do they come with controls that can be located
elsewhere?
4) If a signal beyond a monitors scan range (say 100hz to a 70hz max screen) will it
blow the tube? Or just not be displayed correctly? Running a PC on a limited scan
range monitor, I can see this happening one day by accident...
Thanks for any help.
-Prophet of Retrogames-