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Are you familiar with Dreamcast's VGA Box?

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lupin

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It allows you to play DC using a computer monitor, where you can get better resolution.

I want to get one, but isn't that the same thing to a TV Tuner?
 
I think the VGA box provides a much higher quality signal to the monitor. A TV Tuner card would have the signal get converted to composite(RCA) or even RF, then converted by the tv card to a signal your monitor could interpret. Probably higher quality than a TV because of the resolution of a monitor.
But the VGA box takes the much higher quality signal from the DC's multi-out and sends it straight to the monitor. As far as I know, its the highest quality video out for any game console out now.
It all boils down to the multi-out on the DC being able to output many levels of signal depending on the connection.

Warning, though - not every game supports it, but some 3rd party (non-sega) ones can fool many titles into using it. But still not all, I think.

 
Thanks, Optimus.

heheh, my F355 Challenge happens to support it! I'm getting the box.

Oh yeah. 😛
 
The VGA box allows the dreamcast to send a 640x480 *progressive* image to a VGA monitor compared to the interlaced image it sends to the TV. For games that support it, it makes a TREMENDOUS difference.
 
Play Soul Calibur on your Tv and then put it on the VGA Box and watch the little details that pop out to you all of a sudden, it sucks for 2d fighters cause the image is too sharp and it makes pixelization more noticeable. but 3d games, wow.....nfl2k1 is also a world of difference.
 
I'm getting it..
I'm getting it.

Yeah 😛

Now what I need is Sony's 22" Wide aspect display.

THEN F355 Challenge will be PERFECT.

Muahahahah!

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I find this very weird. You list the Card Cooler, but not the amount of memory you have? 😛
Just my opinion. I'm not saying you should change it or anything. 😛
It's just uncommon. 😛
 
Lupin - compare the different ones. I know some allow you to switch between TV and Monitor easily, rather than plugging them in one at a time.

BTW - are you able to win at F355? That game is so hard!
 
Optimus:
I've only seen one type so far. Only at www.baysoftgames.com. Local stores don't have it.

F355 is a different type of game. It's not hard, just different. BRAKING is the key. NEVER enter a corner too fast, and take the racing line correctly.

5 out of 10 I ends up in 3rd place. 1 out of 10 I finishes 1st. I play mostly in Suzuka circuit (long & short). Monza is also good, but very hard to win. The american track (long beach??) and the other japanese track is very hard.

 
Lupin - How do i get out of the cockpit view in that game? I borrowed it from the neighbor and i couldnt figure that out, so i didnt like the game...
 
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