Arcade CGA to VGA Monitor Convertor
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Just a video on a usefull adapter you can use.
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I like that you make videos like this. Covering the "basic" stuff one would wonder what is/does when new to our hobby. Not too many doing stuff like this.
Thanks for uploading this... a few days ago, my monitor on my Neo Geo Cab died, I got it checked out and there is no hope, This vid has given me new hope!!
Great vid bro & thank you that was very helpful
Thank you for sending that diagram. My situation is better thanks to you but it still occasionally goes blank for a second. I need to sit down and slowly adjust.
I found out that the people who have issues with certain games (including me) is that the firmware that's loaded onto the converter isn't compatible with the games that have issues. The ones that Jammaboards(.)com sells have the updated Firmware and work just fine. Make sure wherever you get these from that they have updated Firmware.
Yes, I believe the newer version of this product will allow you to do that. The item you see in my video is an older version.
hey! that looks familiar, oh wait, i just bought that from you earlier today! thanks, it works great and you are right, it couldn't be easier. now i gotta re-think the cabinet i am going to build, since i can do a half jamma half mame cabinete or a jamma mame xbox cabinete or... having the extra inputs gives you a lot of options. i will post a video of whatever i end up building. this will be my 7th mama or custom built cabinet!
That’s not a bad idea at all. Pc monitors are pretty good in terms of quality I mean the CRt ones. But you need to somewhat adapt them that can’t be easy inside the cabinet
got my converter in the mail today!!!!!!!!!!
Now to find a beatup old monitor to use it on!!
And also figure out wtf to do with my crazy ass old monitor board connections that seem to directly effect the play of the game!!
Thanks for the video. It would have been pretty cool to show the result in the cabinet and the monitor you used since it's probably a bigger monitor.
@TeeDjayyy Nope, the VGA socket I kept pointing to was the VGA output. Maybe on the newer models that socket is the output.
gbscontrol. Turns this scaler into a competitive OSSC alternative.
I wanted one of these shenanigans for the longest, never got around to getting one thou, at the time I was looking for a less costly way to play games in high resolution
I hope this works to hook my cherry masters board to an lcd monitor.when you say we need to hook the 5 wires to the pins on the converter, are the pins labeled to show us which wire goes on what pin..? And if I wanted to connect my cherry masters board to my flat screen smart t.v. could I do that is the same fashion and come out to HDMI using a different convertor..? I don't know what's available or how to go about it. Thanks for your time I apologize for this comment coming a yr late, but I did enjoy the video you make it sound pretty simple.
Any possibility I can shove an old crt tv 📺 into my arcade cabinet using this converter? I see the red blue green plugs???
okay i have a working arcade monitor coming with this board [as it was used for silver strike bowling] will this work with my nes composite to vga input cable ?
Does this convertor board add any input lag? I want to play fighting games on my Blast City as arcade perfect as possible, but unfortunately it does not have the original jamma edge monitor.
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Hey,
Do you have a english manual for this?? I hooked it up but i always get 'no singal'. I have 15khz vga in and 31khz monitor on the output
Unfortunately no. and I don't have this unit anymore. have you tried the 4 buttons in the corner. If I remember correctly, there was a signal finder button.
Great! ill check it out, thanks for the help!
If your monitor freezes you can change verticalnpositiont to above 20 and it should work found a video that showed that
I bought one to use on my mvs. Trying it out on a computer monitor (Dell 2208wfp) and it doesnt look so great even after adjusting pots. I'll try it on my tv and see how it looks.
@bjordan314 It should work with medium resolution games. However gun games may be different. Some gun games require a CRT monitor and will not work on a flatscreen VGA monitor.
your welcome. glad my video was able to helpe you
Thank you for making this video!
Hooked a computer monitor up to my arcade and the screen is flashing. Any tips on what to do to stop that from flashing?
@MrJimits Well I can't say for sure since I don't know what your current hardware consists of. However, assuming you have a cabinet that was built up from nothing to be a Mame cab. You will need a power supply, jamma harness, cga to VGA adapter (if you have a VGA cab). In my opinion you should keep your Mame as a Mame cab and buy another cab or straight jamma.
Could someone tell me what I'm doing wrong. I think I have it wired right but all I get is a black square or sometimes different color squares. I have some pics but not sure I can upload them.
That I do not know. Your best bet would be to ask fellow youtubers ctozzi123 or YourMKArcadeSource. Those guys know a lot regarding MK boards.
The image would show up on the LCD screen. However, I am pretty sure the gun would not register the image on the screen.
How about showing us the wires that you are telling us to hook up?
Thanks man, but if i wanted to do the opposite, so connect my pc to my cga 15khz crt arcade monitor? what is the solution ther's a pcb that to this? tnx
Thankss forr yourr excellentt videoo describingg thiss devicee forr oldd arcadee gamess! Veryy usefull!
is there really any need for that?
Nice sir
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great video man! one question, this adapter works if I want to connect an original xbox to a cga monitor? the xbox would be wheter rca or yuv. Or do you know if that adpater exists?
Thanks for answering. Well I searched a little bit and found a vid and looks like the ones selling at Jammaboards have this updated firmware to them, which make the MK as well others low frequency boards sync properly. I'll give a try since I'm just tired of spending time/Money with my arcade monitor/tube, better stick with superguns.. Thanks again.
Hello,
i can't seem to find where to attach the cable that came with the adapter. I have a SNK Neo Geo. Do you have any photo of the place where i should attach the cable? (where is the CGA output from the motherboard?) Thanks
CGA Video Input connectat.Once you connect to the pin.Where do yo connect the wires from that connecter
Hello,I was wondering if there is a adjustment on the gbs8220 video converter that I can adjust to keep the screen from occasionally going blank for a few seconds.I am using it in a 1980 low res arcade the Phoenix.The picture looks amazing,but I really need to keep the screen from going blank,because that ruins the game because alien birds are still shooting at you while the screen is blank.Is the blank screen because the gbs8220 can't process the info fast enough?
I was wondering if adjusting the clamp st or clamp might fix this issue? Please let me know.
Ray
so would this little pcb convert a 15khz into a31khz signal? i ask this because i always wondered if i could connect my megadrive to my naomi cab wich only has a vga input. but i guess i had to buy something lika a rgb scart cable, cut the scart end of and solder those wires to that little pcb pins, right?... or i just buy a jamma cab and build my own jamma megadrive >.>
would this work to convert a composite signal from home computers that have an RCA output: 1 video, 1 audio? I've got an Atari 130XE that I'd like to convert to VGA
@Francisco Campos You probably have a defective unit. I don't have any tearing when viewed on my monitors
hey I just got a converter but I don't know which wires to connect to my computer monitor 1981 ms pacman
I bought one of these, a wall wart power supply and a 9 pin (CGA) to 15 pin (VGA) converter cable to hook up a customers old computer to a new monitor. I hope using that front VGA in I can get a good signal out. Do you know if that configuration works?
well i have 3 of these scalers none defective its just that simpsons board you use in the vid does not show screen tearing but try using the rgbs or rgbhv input and let the tearing begin
@dextercf That's why I started makings vids in the first place.nback when I first got into arcades, there were no simple easy to understand vids.
I know this video is old and you may not see this but any idea where I can get a power supply red/black cord? I already have a converter
I plug the +5 volt and ground to it and when I turned on the changes letters spear but after 10 seconds it when off and the light of the vga adaptor when off I turn it off and on and it didn't turn on.
So I plug it to the +12 volts and the light on the vga adaptor just blinks I'm using a pc power supply am I doing something wrong here?
Great video
Looks like there is a frequency issue. Have you tried pressing the buttons for the auto frequency detection?
How do I go from VGA to CGA though? I have an old konami cabinet that was converted to golden tee classic and the monitor works fine, I want to scrap the old motherboard and set up a PC to run a MAME cabinet with a real CRT.
why
run a jamma board mame is horrible
Hi moomert1! Thanks about the video! I have a question. Do you experience lag on comand responses when using this board?
I have played many fighting games on this thing and I think it only has 1 or 2 frames of added lag. 100% playable and I don't really notice it.
Out of curiosity, do you have arcade machines out there in a commercial setting? (forgive me if you mentioned this before). It would seem logical since you know how to service/repair them.
So on this board it's as 5 volts to 12 volts do you have to use 5 can you use 12 is that going to hurt it
Hello! I have a question that may sounds stupid but you say in the video that the black wire goes to the ground of the power supply and the red to the 5V but in my power supply I have two different 5V one is (5V 1A) and the other is (5V 15A) so my question is what is the right one?
What type of cab do you have? I have never seen a power supply like that. I would first hook it up to the 1A.
What part of your cab is hooked up to the 15A part?
5 pin from my old CRT monitor is Red Green Blue...Orange and Black...Do you happen to know which is the ground and which is the Sync?
Videogamerdaryll in the experiance, black is always ground
moomert1 Thank you..
hi, would you have any info on how to hook this up in pot o gold game? I thought I had this all right, but I the display keeps showing out of range message
I viewed your video. I did not see where it went blank. At what time stamp does it go blank?
I have a super pacman . Dead screen. I've seen your video regarding simple monitor fixes. No neck glow. No luck on that. I would like to put an LCD in the cabinet, but the cabinet is original. Not a Jamma . Please help.
I have never seen the inside of a Super Pacman so I can't say for sure, however, this convertor should work.
this is a awsome little guy, but i would never use it like you say, becourse a lcd ore vga in a original 15khz cab thats sucks. i use it as upscaller, to use jamma pcbs at the naomi cabinet, with the only 31khz monitor. picture is awsome fantastic, if you select the right option...
Would this work in reverse? Let's say your arcade monitor is fine, but you want to run the VGA to a PC for a MAME cabinet while using the existing arcade monitor.
Hello. so basically I get this device, solder red green blue ground and sync to it and can I connect my monitor to my pc? is that what this can do? thanks
yes that is what it's supposed to do. you also need to power this unit via your aracde power supply. you power it from 5 volts. this adapter has a built in sync detect
I have a Neo Geo MVS model MV-1C and the power supply is the model JY-03 and in the label says;
INPUT: 110VAC/220VAC
OUTPUT: DC +5V 12A NOR (15A MAX)
DC -5V 1A (MAX)
DC +12V 2.5A
Now I found the manual of the video converter online and it says:
"The power requirement for the GBS-8220 is +5VDC +/- .5VDC @ 2A. If the power supply cannot put out 2AMP then it may cause problems with the on-board converter CPU. Usually this converter PCB would be connected directly to an arcade game power supply which puts out +5VDC up to 15A current."
So I understand then that my red wire should go connected to the +5V 15A. Am I right?
Ah yes. Connect it to the +5v and NOT the -5v.
moomert1 Sese Cabo hi guys, how do you use this Arcade CGA to VGA Monitor Convertor in order to consolize a MV-1C MVS? I'm planning to do this but actually only heart about These JROK and Neobitz Encoders. Can you please give me an advice?
I see you have a gun cabinet, would this convert the board to a vga and still operate the guns as they were intended?
I have the police trainer cab, and converted it to make with a HDTV, but kept the old gear, and was thinking of using it somehow
certain guns will only work with crt monitors
I hooked up the VGA adapter. I can here the game the screen came up green after pushing the down button and than letting go. The Chinese writing came up and the menu I scrolled through. But the screen is green. Please help. Thanks
What are the wires from your harness to the convertor? What order did you attach them?
Moomert1, is this the adapter you are talking about with signal added or this adapter something else because now it's CGA and is that different then what i'm talking about for my CRT monitor?
Frosty Mike that's one of them . It will convert the signal
I left you a message in your inbox on here and I don't know if you read it and I also left a link from Amazon about a adapter that looks like this one here so can you please check the link and see if that's it so that way I can order it soon.
Do you have a guide to where to solder the red and ground wires? It's my first time upgrading the monitor
Red is 5v and Black is ground.
Hi there, do you know why my new convertor works great to start with but after a few minutes the colour and brightness start drifting off? Thanks, Ian
I would think your problem is with the monitor and not the adapter. What type monitor are you using? What game are you using?
moomert1 I've tried 2 completely different monitors and the problem still occurs and I've tried 2 different games (Sega Sky Target and Konami GTI Club).
Then the only think can think of is a bad convertor.
moomert1 That's my thought too. I actually bought 2 of them off ebay, the cheapest ones on there. I guess it wasn't the best idea :(
i might need this lol
im trying to convert cga or rgb to vga without adding lag
another cheapo way to get video signal off the supergun is the hyperkin genesis2hdmi adapter
@k1701e Hopefully this will help you with your cab.
Thanks, I have two connectors: a 5 pin (R, G , B, black, brown) and a 6 pin (R G B black, purple, white) Which ones do I use?
The 5 pin is probably best
Hi,I just watched your video.Thanks for sharing .My question is will this adaptor work on older low res games?.I am trying to restore a 1980 Phoenix arcade coin op,it has the regular wires that you talked about in your video. please let me know thanks Ray
I assume it will work on older games but I cannot be 100% sure. If it was up to me, I would try it out.
It worked great on my 1980 Centeri Phoenix.Thank you for taking the time to help me.Your video and help is really appericiated.
I'm glad my video was able to help you.
@lukemorse1 It's been awhile since I uploaded anything. Hopefully this vid can help people out.
Great video . Question . How would you connect the video wires from an original pacman ? It has 2 video output plugs . 1 with 4 wires and the other with 2
If I remember correctly, the 2 wires can be twisted together to form 1 wire.
moomert1 ok cool , where would you plug them into on the board ?
@@nmore69 You plug them into the 5 "prongs" on the side. You current connector most likely will not fit. Basically, you will have to jerry rig something for the connection.
I am wiring up a gun.smoke dedicated cabinet. Pcb is us set 2. I have a game pro II lcd 19" monitor. The game fires up fine and plays fine. The only thing is the screen has black vertical lines in it. That should not be there. Also, when they show the wanted posters, their faces have vertical lines as well. You think this device will solve my problem?? I have pix if u need them. Also, i did try the pcb on a different cabinet with an older type monitor and it looked just fine. So, it is not the board. Lmk what u think
You have a sync issue.
@@moomert1 so, will this converter solve the problem? Not sure what a sync issue is
@@atrain818 if your picture is otherwise fine, this should solve it. Wht you see in the video is an older model. I believe newer models have more bang for the buck. On the older CRT monitors, they would have a small knotty turn to fix the sync issue. Not sure about newer lcd monitors.
@@moomert1 here is my email: atrain818@yahoo.com. i can send you the pix of the lcd (bad pic) and the crt .
@@moomert1 my bad. I meant HORIZONTAL lines. Not vertical. Black lines running across the screen. I had to reread my post. Sorry, was half asleep earlier. Will that make a difference?
Can you please tell me where to source the white plastic mounting feet you have on the board? Thanks :)
EDIT: No worries I found them on Ebay :D
What are they called
You should do a review on the new CGA to HDMI board that is out. I am still trying to to find a way to add audio to the line though.
The GBS board does not have any kind of audio ADC, so this is impossible. The only way to do this is with an external device to combine the audio and video.
@@AndehX I have already tried an audio injector. It does work but with mixed results. I am going to pull off the heat sink from the main encoder chip on the board and find the pinout for possible additional signal input. If that IC has a pinout for analog conversion input I may be able to get stereo sound out of it.
@@nexusofice9135 You should check out the GBS8200 thread on the shmups forum. Ask Rama who currently works on the GBSControl custom firmware. If anyone can help with your idea, it's him.
@@AndehX thanks for the referral.
Bought one, finally arrived, and guess what? For fast scrolling games like shooters, the screen atempts to sync every 3 secs or so, causing a little "skip". It's almost unnoticeable, but gets annoying for a while. The image is beautiful however. For me, it's okay for fighting games... but unfortunately, I feel like throwing my money away. Again.
And what monitor did you use? Are those not "outputs" not "inputs"... Only input should be the CGA.
@MrHandsomeBasterd Nope, my machines are just for my private use.
Latency of 25msec not that great for fast action games,also gun games that sense off the screen won't work.
In a two monitor cabinet like my 4 player cyberball game do you need two converters or is there a way to connect both to one?
cncmeredith I really can't say for sure. I have never owned a 2 monitor cab. however I would imagine that if only 1 set of wires hook ups for to one monitor, then the pic gets Daisy chained to the other monitor some how, I would think you only need one of these units
what lcd monitors do you use? I have a arcade cabinet with a 25" crt monitor and was interesting in swaping the crt monitor with an vga lcd monitor but I'm not sure what lcd to get. I want something that will keep the original picture of the crt monitor. Thanks for your time.
Biggest 4:3 LCD I have ever seen is a 20inch. No the picture will not he the same on am LCD compared to a CRT. You can get a wide screen TV and shove it in there but be prepared to make sure it fits. And just force a 4:3 picture on it. You can get around a 23 inch 4:3 imagine on a wide screen TV that can fit. Good luck. BTW if your CRT works.... I would not bother replacing it.
Does your CRT work right now?
So has anyone replaced this with an OSSC at this point?
Another one. The YPbPr conectors are an input or output? Thanks.
Component input only. This outputs VGA only.
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Will this work for MK1 , 2 , 3 ? I hear those run at like 15kz refresh or something and does not work on a lot of monitors.... thanks
you have to change the vertical position to above 25 number mine was freezing on raiden 2 ruclips.net/video/7dNEmRvxVf4/видео.html
So the converter you are suggesting with a non jamma machine?
The convertor does not care if you have jamma or non jamma. Assuming your machine has basic red blue green ground and sync hook up, then this convertor should work.
Thank you!
When using this for a vertical monitor is there any difference or can I still use the same converter
Videogamerdaryll should be no differance
Got mine running on my raiden 2 cab no problem
Thanks for the well informed video man. I had a few questions about this stuff but if you ask around the arcade forums, you get a verbal assault over how stupid you are. Great information for the not so electrical inclined.
Glad my video could help
can this handle 12v ?
even with a Amtrak converter?
I have an old Area 51 arcade game meaning it is a light gun shooting game. Question is is will my guns work on an LCD or computer monitor question
Jason Khammo for Area 51 you need a crt monitor
moomert1
That's what I thought thanks
Will this convert vector to vga?
Gregory Monivis Jr I don't believe that's possible.
He doesnt mention the screen tearing
Hi, i have a sega naomi universal cabinet, monitor 31k only, can i use this to play jamma? Also does it lag? let me cheers
Can you run a VGA cable to the "in" from a computer and another VGA cable to the "out" to the monitor, or is there another input that I need to take into consideration for my MAME cabinet?
Why would you need a convertor for VGA to VGA? Are you planning to use a computer monitor or a tri sync arcade monitor?
moomert1 I am trying to go to CGA so that the arcade games I have won't look so pixelated and blocky. (I am using a computer monitor) I thought the signal that was coming out of the computer was CGA when emulating the game and that's why it showed up so blocky. If this is not the case, what can I use so I can smooth out the graphics on the computer monitor?
The only thing I could recommend would be to use a tri sync monitor. I had a MAME cabinet and I used a tri sync (vga connection) and the graphics were not blocky.
Penfold8
Also, if another type of convertor is available, you might try asking user YourMKArcadeSource. He might know the answer.
moomert1 Sorry to bother you again, but did you use the CGA VGA converter board WITH the Tri snyc or was the CGA/VGA converter just not used. BTW I appreciate you answering my questions.
Is there any noticeable delay from inputs?
use mine on raiden 2 cant tell of any delay
Will it convert monochrome crt to lcd?
I have 12 arcade games in my home collection. Three of them are having monitor issues. Area 51 is one of them. A neotec 25". Gauntlet Legends 27" neotec. And a hydrothunder which runs straight to VGA without any converter needed. 47" Vizio. Just to check if PC based arcades would run straight too VGA TV @correct range. So, what are people doing? Using a remote control to TV to turn it on after cutting on arcade games? Or are you referring to buying an LCD from somewhere particular for arcade games? just seems a little ghetto having to use the remote and hope that it isn't covered to cut the TV on. Just wondering what people are doing. Thanks
Area 51 is a light gun game... LCD monitor will not work with it at all.