This plus DC, plus Ikaruga = badass.

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Originally posted by kedawa


I've seen a macintosh monitor that could pivot, and I'm pretty sure it can be used as a VGA monitor as well, since the two standards(VGA/old mac)are basically the same thing but with different plugs.

As far as LCDs go, the better ones that operate at or above 75Hz refresh rate have no noticeable motion blur.

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Actually I believe the response time is the most important factor in determining if there is ghosting while playing games. From what I have read, you want a total response time (rise+fall) of 25 ms or less for the best results. Cheap LCDs today often have a 50 ms response time which is much slower.

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Originally posted by kedawa

I've seen a macintosh monitor that could pivot, and I'm pretty sure it can be used as a VGA monitor as well, since the two standards(VGA/old mac)are basically the same thing but with different plugs.

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My uncle used to have one of those monitors - he owned a desktop publishing business, and that monitor was designed for viewing a whole page layout at once. The neatest part was that the Mac kept the image steady as you rotated the screen, so the text would stay right-side up even when the monitor was diagonal :)

We still have the screen - my grandfather uses it on his PC. It works fine as a PC monitor, but you probably can't do anything above 800x600.

One big problem, though: the monitor flips the wrong way! It turns clockwise, instead of counterclockwise like most arcade screens. I'm sure this'd be fine for MAME, but it wouldn't work with Ikaruga :(

- Matt

I beat you to that punch Matt. But he is right, it rotates the wrong way.

Also of note, make sure you check the optimal resolution for the LCD you buy. My friend has an LCD that has an optimal resolution of 1280xwhatever and when playing DC games it cuts off a good portion of the picture. With LCDs you can't always adjust the picture the same way. Just a heads up.