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I use two of the Bandridge 5 way SCART selectors daisy chained. Not sure where you can find them now though.
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I use two of the Bandridge 5 way SCART selectors daisy chained. Not sure where you can find them now though.
A used extron matrix switch is an option - these pop up on the cheap from time to time but personally I just could never justify the effort of converting console cabling to bnc.
In terms of low fuss options you can try tracking down a used or nos Bandridge 5 slot manual switch and if needed daisy chain these.
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He pretty much missed the boat on the Bandridge 5 port units. Good luck finding one and if you do, prepare to grab your ankles.
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Ya...I eff'd up. I was M.I.A. on the forums during that time. I'm currently using this cheap 4-way SCART switch. It's actually listed on the RetroRGB page as being HORRIBLE. Though I haven't had any issues with it yet...but then again I only have my AV Fami and Mega Drive connected.
Woe is me.../
On a side note, I did get myself a couple new monitors.
PVM-14L2 (Manufactured 2004) - Glad to finally own a PVM that doesn't have shitty corner geometry. Most of the PVMs from the 90s are just so worn...it's pretty much to be expected. I really couldn't imagine the picture getting better than this monitor for retro gaming. Picture is bright, colorful and clear. I'll take some pics later to show off the wonderful geometry.
JVC TM-H1950CG - (Manufactured 2006) - Still waiting on this to arrive as I just ordered it last night. The price was right and after all the PVMs I've owned, it's nice to know I'll have a monitor with a late manufacturer date. Thankfully the one I ordered comes with the RGB/Component ADD-ON card.
Also, does anyone know if that JVC is based on a Sony Pro monitor? I know some of the older JVC monitors straight up looked identical to the Sony, but with a JVC logo slapped on it.
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Ohhh, and while I am thinking of it, here is a quick pic of my 14L5 running the Ghouls 'N Ghosts PCB*
*ok, that's a lie. It's from my new GroovyMame box I just built.
Welcome to the GroovyMAME club! It's a game changer. I know a lot of people around these parts shit-talk MAME, but I think it's mostly out of insecurity and ignorance. They just don't know how to set it up...
Though once you do...mother of god is it great.
Yodd, also give GroovyMAME AISO build a try as well. It requires a bit more configuration, but yields lower audio lag than vanilla GroovyMAME. You'll see/hear the difference. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,142143.0.html
The picture on that L5 looks absolutely stunning, my dude.
Did you go Windows 7 or XP for that build?
Best,
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Welcome to the GroovyMAME club! It's a game changer. I know a lot of people around these parts shit-talk MAME, but I think it's mostly out of insecurity and ignorance. They just don't know how to set it up...
Though once you do...mother of god is it great.
Yodd, also give GroovyMAME AISO build a try as well. It requires a bit more configuration, but yields lower audio lag than vanilla GroovyMAME. You'll see/hear the difference. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,142143.0.html
The picture on that L5 looks absolutely stunning, my dude.
Did you go Windows 7 or XP for that build?
Best,
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It's Win7 64bit. G3258 cpu with Radeon 4350 video card. I have seen your posts about it and disabled speedstep in the bios which helped lock down the frame rate to 100%. Still having a couple screenmode issues like R-Type. Instead of displaying at 384 x 256, it displays at something like 768 x 512 interlaced. Just discovered that one this morning. Need to look into it. Plus still deciding which front end I want to use. Probably will stick with Attract Mode.
I'll take a look at that ASIO build tonight.
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Will you be doing a video guide on this? I'd love to build a few systems to put in my universals, and I just can't quite wrap my head around the front end setup. It just never seems to work right.
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Once I get is nailed down, yeah. I plan to do at least a couple videos on my Groovy Mame setup as I really think people need their eyes opened up to what is now possible.
Native 15Khz output
- Original resolution AND refresh rate - No more screen tearing and out of pitch audio
- undetectable input lag
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CRT_EmuDriver can be a bit squirrelly with Windows 7 when detecting resolutions. It's not an issue on XP, however XP just doesn't cut it anymore for this purpose. I believe I read something that Windows 7 doesn't detect 15khz monitors correctly unless you had add 75ohm resistors to the video line. I'll need to go back and do more research on this as i'm not certain. The details are buried in the GroovyMAME forum.
I usually use an old Dell LCD (multi-sync) to setup GroovyMAME for the first time. I had to do a few display swaps to get Win7/CRT_Emudriver to grab all the proper resolutions. Once you got it on lock, it's good.
Also I just use the built-in MAME Frontend with a wireless handheld keyboard/trackpad. Just type in what you want and start playing. Not pretty, but functional.
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The settings isn't the difficult part. I think the appeal of the pandoras are that its plug and play and has a nice gui. I've had several Mame setups using jpacs and arcade Vga cards in the past and the hang up was always the menus. I just can't hang with the default mame menu popping up when I exit a game.
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Awesome, I look forward to this.
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This could be nice in a blast...
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I run Hyperspin with Groovymame for arcade stuff in my Blast, works great. I mainly run in 31khz though and use scanlines for 15khz content, it looks nearly identical.
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No. I haven't seen anything in the NUCs that will allow for 15khz. You will need an older ATI/AMD card to make this happen.
I built mini with a Mini ITX motherboard and Silverstone Mini itx case. About 10 inches cubed.
Ohhh, and while I am thinking of it, here is a quick pic of my 14L5 running the Ghouls 'N Ghosts PCB*
*ok, that's a lie. It's from my new GroovyMame box I just built.
Looks amazing, I can only echo what others have already said about the need of a thorough write up for this project once you get everything set up and find some time.
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Europa Universalis can burn in hell.
I run GroovyMame and it's flawless. Saw a video of a guy running a game on it alongside real hardware with no difference whatsoever.
My one issue now is how to set up the frontend. I'm mostly fine with Attract mode, but how do you do a simple search for a game? I can't type "s..p..a" and have it go to Space Invaders. Thinking I'll ditch the huge romset, which was probably the cause of problems with another frontend, and stick to essentials.
These are GroovyMame on a BVM.
My one issue now is how to set up the frontend. I'm mostly fine with Attract mode, but how do you do a simple search for a game? I can't type "s..p..a" and have it go to Space Invaders. Thinking I'll ditch the huge romset, which was probably the cause of problems with another frontend, and stick to essentials.
These are GroovyMame on a BVM.
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The answer was right in front of me. I purchased two different types of Extron RGBHV switchers. I'll update y'all once all the gear comes in...
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