Re: pcb to pc vga monitor

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: Thanks Dave. I know the easiest solution would be to purchase a old Burgertime or Bump 'n' Jump cabinet where I could easily just swap the board (I read that this vertical board should swap into a Data East or Bally/Midway cabinet with ease), but in Boise, ID, no one is selling cabinets at all, much less for cheap. Plus, I like the idea of running all of my games (Mame and pcb) from one cabinet. Two cabinets might get me two months in the doghouse. : I know the Micomsoft solution will work, albeit expensive, so I'll keep that in my back pocket if needed. I'm sure I would have to create a cable that matches the pinouts from my vertical board to those on the scart connector. In the mean time, I'll pursue, as you say, converting to composite then upscanning to VGA. It will probably take me a while to figure out how to convert to composite, just as it took me a while to find the upscan boxes. : Jim : : : Those cheap upscan converters you see will only upscan a composite signal. You could go the route of making your 15khz rgbhv signal into composite and then use one of these cheap boxes. I don't know off hand which IC will build a composite signal. : : I have the XRGB-2 unit from Micomsoft. Its expensive at $250, but it does a professional job of upscanning an RGB signal via the Japanese scart input (that 21pin connection). They are supposed to come out with a XRGB-2+ unit which will handle component in (probably make it more expensive) if you want to wait on that. : : But if you plan on making this a project just for your jamma board, I suggest going to composite upscan route. : : -Dave : : (remove N-O-S-P-A-M. from email) : : : : : Anyone have any suggestions on how to connect a video game pcb directly to a pc vga monitor? I'm seeing inexpensive video-to-vga converters (or line doublers) that advertise tv, dreamcast, etc. inputs to vga outputs. I've even seen a more expensive model from Micomsoft that has a 21 pin rgb input. Anyone had success with these? I was hoping I could wire my rgb and negative composite sync wires into one of these cheaper boxes via svideo or composite inputs. : : : I want to add my Boomer Rang'r pcb board (unmamed game that I just had to have) to my Mame cabinet under construction (which will use a 21" vga monitor). I was thinking I might be able to supply the 5V and 12V to the pcb board from a standard pc power supply. Any thoughts there also?

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