19" LCD monitor for MAME?

lippsman · Post by **lippsman** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 11:32 am

Are there any monitors like this that would work. Any of the LCD's I've tried do not work very well at all. And with most of the older games the screen will not even come up. This 20" CRT has got to go!!!!

Thanks

Louie

Buttermaker · Post by **Buttermaker** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 12:46 pm

Have you tried forcing resolutions instead of letting MAME decide what resolution to use?

lippsman · Post by **lippsman** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 5:28 pm

I've had limited sucess doing that. Do you have any recomendations on that

thanks

Louie

Weehawk · Post by **Weehawk** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:18 pm

If the screen doesn't come up at all it may be a hardware stretching issue.

Try using -hwstretch and -nohwstretch

sikraiken · Post by **sikraiken** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:25 pm

Weehawk wrote:If the screen doesn't come up at all it may be a hardware stretching issue.

Try using -hwstretch and -nohwstretch

Yeah, that's what I had to do for my LCD screen. The image kept going off screen with hardware stretch, even after using the auto adjustment on my monitor. >_<

Buttermaker · Post by **Buttermaker** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 8:56 pm

lippsman wrote:I've had limited sucess doing that. Do you have any recomendations on that

What is your monitor's native resolution? Start MAME with -verbose (to get diagnostic display) and -r 1024x768 (or whatever your monitor's native resolution is). And of course try what Weehawk suggested.

lippsman · Post by **lippsman** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 9:35 pm

Hey thanks, the no hardware stretch worked fine. Well for the games I tried. Now I just have to get used to the blocky look of everything, but if anyone follows my high scores, those games look blocky anyway

Nothing before 84.

Thanks for the advice everyone.
Now did I mention I have some more 10 Yard fight to play.

Louie

lippsman · Post by **lippsman** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 11:57 pm

Make that after 84!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!