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SLG 3000 and 60in1 board to lcd

  • 29-09-2014 2:59pm
    #1
    Optimus Prime
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    Hey guys, i know a couple of you have these, im thinking of picking one up.

    Ive a cocktail table here that im trying to get going but cant get my hands on a arcade monitor at the minute and im getting impatient about finishing it!

    Ive a 60 in 1 board in it that just has space invaders enabled and ive an lcd im going to put in it. im thinking of getting one of these for scanlines. are they any use?

    Space invaders looks flat on the lcd so it would really annoy me, im thinking this will get it closer to looking like a arcade monitor.


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  • #2
    o1s1n
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    Master of the Universe


    I had that setup in a tabletop before and it looked decent enough.

    Basically it went supergun > scaler > vga out to SLG3000 > VGA monitor.


  • #3
    Optimus Prime
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    whats the "scaler" do?


  • #4
    o1s1n
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    Master of the Universe


    It takes video from the supergun and converts it to VGA (for the SLG3000 and the monitor)


  • #5
    Optimus Prime
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    ok cool, so i probably dont need that for a 60in1 board as that has a builtin vga connection on it, so ill go 60in1>slg3000>lcd ?


  • #6
    o1s1n
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    Master of the Universe


    Basically what I did was buy one of these with the 'jamma adapter'.

    http://arcadeforge.net/Scaler-and-Strike-Devices/cga2vga-Scaler-PCB::13.html

    The Jamma adapter pulls video from the board before it hits the supergun and sends it to the scaler.

    The supergun then powers the board and routes the controls.

    There's probably a more direct way of running the video in your jamma loom to an LCD, might have to do a bit of a hack job to get the SLG3000 in there though.

    Edit - just noticed what you said about the VGA out on the 60 in 1 - sorted :D

    Yep so just 60in1>slg3000>lcd


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  • #7
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,391 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    Cool, sounds like my best option until i can find a arcade monitor ( and not blow it like the last one.)


  • #8
    CathalDublin
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    would you not be better off with a VGA CRT than a LCD/SLG?
    I can get you one of them for nothing, I think theres a 19" could be 17" in an office I do work in thats going to end up in the bin


  • #9
    The Last Bandit
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    Cocktail table would take a regular 14" portable TV (decased) ?


  • #10
    CathalDublin
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    I've used regular de-cased TVs 2 or 3 times in the past and they look arcade perfect.


  • #11
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,391 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    Its a 13 inch that was in it originally. I actually have a 13" (maybe 14 not sure) arcade monitor in it i got off mitch. it was 130v, i bought a stepdown converter, hooked it up and it worked perfect.. for five minutes.. then smoke started coming out of one of the boards.


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  • #12
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,500 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    keithgeo wrote: »
    ...I actually have a 13" (maybe 14 not sure)... worked perfect.. for five minutes..

    The obligatory:

    ooh-matron.gif

    :D


  • #13
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,391 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    CathalDublin wrote: »
    I've used regular de-cased TVs 2 or 3 times in the past and they look arcade perfect.

    The hassle of getting the right size, trying to find one that auto switches on etc.. i tried when i built my first cab to use a tv but never got it working correctly.


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