RGB -> VGA Converters and/or monitor help

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I am just trying to find some recommendations for good ones. I know and understand the cons, and I have weighed them against the pros, and decided that the pros win (the main one being maintenance).

I understand that it can make some games look extra pixelated or whatever and I am just fine with that. I am just tired of dealing with monitor issues and flatscreen PC monitors are super cheap right now for really good ones, so I figured now is the time.

Can somebody maybe point me in the right direction in this matter?

In case you are wondering what my current monitor issue is, it is that the right side (maybe 3 or 4 inches of the right side and down vertically) has a purple tint to it, and the screen is cut off partially. I tried adjusting the pots for the screen getting cut off, but that did not seem to help.

If you guys think it would just be cheaper to fix the monitor issue, I can post this over in the proper area, but at this point, I replace one monitor that is messed up for another, which still has problems.
 
Just a heads up, I've used the RGB-> TV converters before. They will not work on every game. I'm assuming there are games out there that will not work with VGA too.

Case in point, the BLUE ELF 309-1 cart does not work with the S-video converter. Which basically shot my plan of having a simple, cheap big screen TV home setup.
 
Cap kit and degauss?

My issue is that I have shaky hands (I am only 28, but it runs in the family), so if I do a cap kit, I need to find somebody to do it for me, which means I am normally paying somebody anyway to do it (friend or no, I think it would not be right to make somebody take time out of their schedule to do a cap kit for me and not give them something).

I mean, I am all for a cap kit, but I normally need a person to do it for me, which can be a pain.
 
what monitor is it?

If you want to pay shipping both ways and $7 for a cap kit I will recap it for you. As long as it's not a k4600.
 
what monitor is it?

If you want to pay shipping both ways and $7 for a cap kit I will recap it for you. As long as it's not a k4600.

Hmm, I am curious about how much shipping would actually be since monitors are not exactly light.
 
Just ship the chassis

That would work.

Yeah, I am talking to a local person right now to see what happens to avoid shipping, and if that does not work out, I guess I will send this one out.

Ok, maybe the RGB -> VGA converter was not a good idea because of the compatibility.
 
I too would be interested to hear a few recommendations from those who have bought them.

I'm just as much a purist as everyone else and want true arcade monitors in my cabs, but I'm also a realist and know eventually they are going to be impossible to find/outrageously priced if you can find them. In 10 years, I wouldn't be surprised to see CGA monitors going for $400-500 based on diminishing supply and increasing demand.

So...Anyone else purchased these and have suggestions on reputable suppliers?
 
I too would be interested to hear a few recommendations from those who have bought them.

I'm just as much a purist as everyone else and want true arcade monitors in my cabs, but I'm also a realist and know eventually they are going to be impossible to find/outrageously priced if you can find them. In 10 years, I wouldn't be surprised to see CGA monitors going for $400-500 based on diminishing supply and increasing demand.

I think once we get to that point, blue/green laser diodes will have come down in manufacturing costs enough that full-blown RGB laser projection will be practical -- and on the other side, the second-hand market will be flooded with arcade-intended LCDs that have very little lag and 15kHz input support.

CRTs are still extremely common -- the Wells D-series monitors of the early 00s haven't even trickled down to collectors for the most part yet. It's likely going to be more than 10 years -- probably closer to 30. The actual tubes, after all, are pretty hardy beasts and they were made en masse up until about 2007 or so, and we have enough information and resources to basically build a chassis from scratch.

P.S. Laser projection is the future for vector games. The technology is there -- it's only a question of demand and parts costs, before someone like Zektor will put the lenses and mirrors together and build a laser-based vector monitor. Soon enough we'll be pulling the AMPs and 6100s out of our Black Widows and Tempests as decent tubes dry up, and replacing them with more reliable laser engines at a fraction the weight and power usage.
 
I think once we get to that point, blue/green laser diodes will have come down in manufacturing costs enough that full-blown RGB laser projection will be practical -- and on the other side, the second-hand market will be flooded with arcade-intended LCDs that have very little lag and 15kHz input support.

CRTs are still extremely common -- the Wells D-series monitors of the early 00s haven't even trickled down to collectors for the most part yet. It's likely going to be more than 10 years -- probably closer to 30. The actual tubes, after all, are pretty hardy beasts and they were made en masse up until about 2007 or so, and we have enough information and resources to basically build a chassis from scratch.

P.S. Laser projection is the future for vector games. The technology is there -- it's only a question of demand and parts costs, before someone like Zektor will put the lenses and mirrors together and build a laser-based vector monitor. Soon enough we'll be pulling the AMPs and 6100s out of our Black Widows and Tempests as decent tubes dry up, and replacing them with more reliable laser engines at a fraction the weight and power usage.

Thanks for the reassurance. I'd never heard of laser projection...will have to look into that. Hopefully the collector market will continue to drive a need for old components...I often wonder what will happen when eproms start failing, but with the availability of eprom burners and suppliers, I feel a bit more at ease :)
 
From what I've read about RGB->VGA upscallers, they tend to work pretty well.

Even the cheap Chinese ones are said to work better with modern HDTV's than Component converters.

I've been looking at just "Consolizing" my 2-slot Neo PCB (with a 150 in one) since I can't sell it.
 
From what I've read about RGB->VGA upscallers, they tend to work pretty well.

Even the cheap Chinese ones are said to work better with modern HDTV's than Component converters.

I've been looking at just "Consolizing" my 2-slot Neo PCB (with a 150 in one) since I can't sell it.

Even though I am doing a cap kit on my monitor, I am still curious about these just because you never know.

Where can I buy them from?
 
Even though I am doing a cap kit on my monitor, I am still curious about these just because you never know.

Where can I buy them from?

Try browsing the ebay store for Y-plus.
http://stores.ebay.com/Y-PLUS/adapter-/_i.html?_fsub=10462022&_sid=36636063&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322

I ordered the RGB to TV converter a couple months ago from him and was pleased how fast it arrived. The shady thing though? Dude has his address listed in Canada, but the part was obviously shipped direct from China.
 
Thanks for the reassurance. I'd never heard of laser projection...will have to look into that. Hopefully the collector market will continue to drive a need for old components...I often wonder what will happen when eproms start failing, but with the availability of eprom burners and suppliers, I feel a bit more at ease :)

There's still HUGE demand for DIP and all manner of SMT package EEPROMs, with no end in sight -- hell, they're the only reason AMD still has the equipment to make DIP packages in some of their factories. They're not and never were an arcade-exclusive phenomenon -- just about anywhere you need an electronic controller, but a miniaturized PC would be overkill/too expensive/too unreliable, a microprocessor (AVRs and clones are the current fad) and a spot of EEPROM is still the go-to method, even for brand new designs.
 
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