Posted by Howard Casto on 27, 2001 at 12:36 PM:
In Reply to: Which monitor once and for all? posted by grips on 27, 2001 at 11:32 AM:
I would go with the tv, because it looks very similar to a true arcade monitor without all of the hassle. In my opinon vga and svga monitors just don't cut it because they don't look like arcade monitors. (they have square pixels not round ones, like arcade mon do)
Go with the tv, or even the arcade monitor, but loose the vga stuff.
: 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