Wells Gardner D9200 questions

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My son and I are doing a project where we are creating a "tribute" arcade game for a game called "The Binding of Isaac". It's a PC game and I'm looking for a monitor that can handle it.

I've read that the D9200 can "unofficially" support 800x600 resolution. But I also read that running it at this resolution will (dramatically) reduce the life of the monitor.

Does anyone have any facts about this?
 
I've run mine at that res as a test. It worked but I heard a few whining sounds when graphics moved on the screen.

Led me to believe some components were being stressed.

I've heard rumors that the 9200s that are made in Korea handle it better than the ones made in Malaysia and considering how cheap the components on the Malaysia made PCBs are I can believe it.
 
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It might work at 800x600 but who knows for how long.

It will work at 640x480 until its ready to let its magic smoke out (as all 9200's do).
 
I remember 800*600 being officially supported when I bought my D9200 back in the day. That may have changed for later models, don't know. I don't use 800*600 for anything simply because it doesn't look good at that setting for whatever reason.
Been running it in a MAME based multi for 12 years. The front end and vector games are set to use 640*480. (Vector games look fine at this setting for a machine doing emulation.)
 
I remember 800*600 being officially supported when I bought my D9200 back in the day. That may have changed for later models, don't know. I don't use 800*600 for anything simply because it doesn't look good at that setting for whatever reason.
Been running it in a MAME based multi for 12 years. The front end and vector games are set to use 640*480. (Vector games look fine at this setting for a machine doing emulation.)

That was the later models but they still had issues at that resolution.

The D9200 is probably the worst monitor that Wells has produced in the last 20 years. The U8000 is close as is the U3000.
 
That was the later models but they still had issues at that resolution.

The D9200 is probably the worst monitor that Wells has produced in the last 20 years. The U8000 is close as is the U3000.


+1 on this. putting a bullet in it would be good...:rolleyes:
 
That was the later models but they still had issues at that resolution.

The D9200 is probably the worst monitor that Wells has produced in the last 20 years. The U8000 is close as is the U3000.

The later ones that were made in Korea are much better in quality in my opinion. Mine has been solid as a rock for 10+ years now although i recommend people replace the HOT before it goes out on its own since it takes a bunch of components out when it goes.
 
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