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MooglyGuy
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Re: LCD screens and MAME - lack of valuable searches...
02/08/15 08:22 PM


> hello all - and this is my first post. Please note that I have searched for this
> information over the past few weeks and have found loads of information, but most of
> it seems to be prior to 2013. I just want to get more updated info- and be able to
> understand specifically with more specific questions. so bare with me and here goes:
> 1) I want to build a cab, and use an lcd screen - not interested in making it look
> like the orig (scanlines, etc.). I was hoping for a 27", but I believe that nothing
> over a 21" will have the same 3:4 ratio. is that still true?
> 2) I have read posts that using a 27" or a 34" or larger will create a bigger game
> display - but you will have black lines on the sides. So does that mean that a 21" at
> 3:4 display will have the exact same game display as a 27" - but you will have to
> cover the sides?
> 3) I've read that some lcd's have lag - what should I be looking for to minimize
> this? brands or other factors?
> 4) Lastly, what is the best LCD that you recommend and why?
>
> I appreciate all knowledge and opinions. This will be my first build and I'm pretty
> handy with the wood working - but it's the components and electronics that I'm
> learning.
> Also, I don't mean to ask a newb question, but again, everything that comes up in
> google is years old.
>
> Thanks for your time.
> J

I'm pretty late to respond on this one, but my advice would be that above all else, get a monitor that supports NVidia G-Sync technology, or at the very least AdaptiveSync. The vast majority of arcade games didn't run exactly at 60Hz, and as a result will suffer from screen tearing when playing a game that scrolls.

You can somewhat mitigate this by tweaking the speed of the game using a hacked version of MAME or certain command-line options, but this will have the cost of either pitching the audio up/down, or giving you audio that stutters. The only viable way of running a lot of classic games in MAME with smooth scrolling on an LCD or LED panel is to use one that supports NVidia G-Sync. Everyone keeps harping on about how great it is for modern 3D games, but it's a phenomenal bit of tech for MAME's purposes as well.







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Subject Posted by Posted on
* LCD screens and MAME - lack of valuable searches... jousley 01/28/15 05:26 AM
. * Re: LCD screens and MAME - lack of valuable searches... MooglyGuy  02/08/15 08:22 PM
. * Re: LCD screens and MAME - lack of valuable searches... krick  02/04/15 07:13 AM
. * Re: LCD screens and MAME - lack of valuable searches... Sune  02/03/15 06:58 PM
. * Re: LCD screens and MAME - lack of valuable searches... lamprey  01/28/15 09:03 AM
. * Watch out.....Sune'll get you..... (see what I did there?) Traso  02/10/15 02:49 AM

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