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Monitor Kortek KT1948 - would it work on an arcade cab?
« on: May 12, 2012, 09:15:13 PM »
the title says it all, here are the specs i found on the web :arrow:



and some pics :arrow:









i MIGHT be able to get a couple of these, perhaps we could even do a group buy if it were to fit. so where are you, monitor experts? 8)
all i need is ... PONG - and a select few others: TOUCH ME, DRAGON'S LAIR, JOUST, ROBOTRON, MR DO, SAN FRANCISCO RUSH THE ROCK!!!

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Re: Monitor Kortek KT1948 - would it work on an arcade cab?
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2012, 09:18:21 PM »
This is a VGA monitor (31kHz) ... so, no, this wont work. What we need is 15kHz, like in TVs.

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Re: Monitor Kortek KT1948 - would it work on an arcade cab?
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2012, 10:29:15 PM »
Cant you somehow double the signal and make it work?

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Re: Monitor Kortek KT1948 - would it work on an arcade cab?
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2012, 07:05:26 AM »
Cant you somehow double the signal and make it work?

You can use a converter.

The result will be good, but it won't be exactly the same than display a native 15kHz signal.
I'm using that converter to play my APB on a VGA monitor (I don't have the original 24kHz monitor for that cab), and it looks really nice.

You can find them on ebay, right here.


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Re: Monitor Kortek KT1948 - would it work on an arcade cab?
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2012, 08:51:08 AM »
It will be fine if you want to mame a cabinet, dont care about the original resolutions and things like that, and like an easy setup with PC  ;)

I bet its plug and play with windows  ;D

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Re: Monitor Kortek KT1948 - would it work on an arcade cab?
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2012, 12:07:42 PM »
If you combine the converter with this, you will get close to the real thing:

http://wp1114205.wp150.webpack.hosteurope.de/xtcmodified/product_info.php?products_id=12&XTCsid=6mn1kpbf93qhqs9ehu7la695p0

...as was demonstrated at Eurocade 2011 :)