mhermann Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 Yeah I hear ya. But no, I don't think that they make them. This monitor is pretty much the reason I am building my second cab.
mhermann Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 So I am still messing with the resolution on this thing. I am using Powerstrip to force 1366x480 and it does not display properly. Very blurry. But if I do 1360x480 I am good. Only problem is the Marquee size gets cut off. I am not sure if HS2.0 will force a resolution or what. I guess I will wait to see once it comes out.
BadBoyBill Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 You can set the resolution of the monitor to whatever you want. I have mine set to 1024 x 768 which seem to work fine, I can go 1360 x 768 if I want to. What really matters is that you set the monitor 2 application to that size so it will fill the screen. So my res is 1024 x 768, my app size is set to 1024 x 768, but my marquees are set to 1366 x 480, the monitors resolution. Now when I drag my app over to the 2nd monitor it will fill the monitor perfect because they are the same size. My images are set to fill the app internally, so it basically squishes the image into 1024 x 768. Now when this shows up on the second monitor it looks perfect because the even though the image is squished in the app, the app is stretched back out the exact same amount on the monitor. It took me a little bit to figure out how it all worked right, because the monitors native resolution doesnt even show up in the available resolutions but ones like 1024 x 768 do show up. So I see that you have to set it to one of those, but the actual pixels on the monitor is 1366 x 480 which is why the marquees look perfect on it. I made a quick video kinda showing what I mean: eYwxLrfAEH8
mhermann Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 That makes sense. Thanks for taking the time to explain BBB. I think I need to write a quick test app so I can see it myself. I was trying to do it with windows photo viewer and was not getting the results I wanted. Thanks again.
mhermann Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 Instead of waiting for 2.0 I decided to write a small app that will change Marquees when a game is loaded. Djvj helped me with the script I needed to add to Hyper Launch and it works like a charm with some limitations. The Marquee only changes when a game is launched. So I start the app with Hyperspin and it will display a Hyperspin Marquee. Then when a game is launched it will switch to the games Marquee. Then when a game is exited it will switch back to the Hyperspin Marquee. The transitions are not great (some flashing) but it works. Now I just need to help BBB with those Marquees I was thinking of creating a NEO-GEO now featuring like Marquee for each console based system and have it display boxart. Like this one: May need to dynamically do that to get around creating individual Marquees for each game. But I could do that fairly easy with the app I have already written.
wolfsoft Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 I bought one too! @BadBoyBill thanks in advance for this great upgrade. Can't wait until Hyperspin 2.0 will be released :-)
LASooner Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001F4R2KQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A1729W3053T57N $660! It has the correct model #, but the dimensions seem off
Drkdweller Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 Instead of waiting for 2.0 I decided to write a small app that will change Marquees when a game is loaded. Djvj helped me with the script I needed to add to Hyper Launch and it works like a charm with some limitations.The Marquee only changes when a game is launched. So I start the app with Hyperspin and it will display a Hyperspin Marquee. Then when a game is launched it will switch to the games Marquee. Then when a game is exited it will switch back to the Hyperspin Marquee. was this app ever uploaded, or does anyone have a copy of this project.
evh347 Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 was this app ever uploaded, or does anyone have a copy of this project. I am also wondering what the status of this app is. Thanks!
Tristeele Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Dazz, They are not talking about BBB's 2.0 app. They are talking about mhermann's app. Which I was also wondering about. You still around mhermann?
sandman7793 Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=70840.0 I remember seeing this one a few years back A boy stuck in a mans body
Daruble Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 Hi guys thats a great idea just need a seperate video card and have a slide show launch with the marqeez transitioning great idea
trublu289 Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 It's possible with just one video card since most video cards these days have 2 or 3 outputs.
evh347 Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 I just picked this up for $499. I am officially HS 2.0 compliant! Now get here dammit!
evh347 Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 Whoops forgot the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370602699223#ht_4767wt_781
Circo Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 What a deal! Just bought one, thanks for the heads up. They have 7 left. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ___________________________________ HyperSpin Website Admin Team Also Visit EmuMovies.com
evh347 Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 BadBoyBill, Since we're all getting these LG2900 monitors so we can be set for 2.0 and because you sort of initiated this trend...could you maybe enlighten us with some pictures of how you mounted that "bad boy" to your cabinet? To be honest, I think this monitor is gonna be slightly wider than my cabinet. I'm not really interested in cutting out my existing marquee. What ingenious ideas have people got? Monitor should be here Saturday. Would be great if HS 2.0 was too...hey, I can dream!
evil eye Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 I want one of these badly, but unfortunately it's too wide for my Northcoast Custom UAII cab. Can't wait to see this up and running in other cabs tho, it's a really nice addition.
Chidy Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 Wow what a steal! Shame they wont ship this to Australia...
evh347 Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 Got my monitor on Saturday. It's in great condition! Got It hooked up and running at 1024x768 resolution. It did not come with any mounting hardware. It did come with a CD with an owners manual installed. I haven't looked at that yet. There are 4 holes for screws on the back of the monitor. I'm gonna need something pretty sturdy to mount this to. It's wider than my marquee now, but I'm not convinced that routing out a space in my cabinet is the best solution. Circo, when you get your hands on yours (or anyone else) blog back here with your ideas for mounting it please!
evh347 Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 I'm thinking that maybe a piece of wood cut to the dimensions of the existing plexiglass marquee with a VESA mount attached to it might work. Something like this mount? http://www.walmart.com/ip/Level-Mount-Fixed-Mount-Fits-10-30-TV/10056393?findingMethod=rr
Circo Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 Check out monoprice.com for insanely cheap mounts Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ___________________________________ HyperSpin Website Admin Team Also Visit EmuMovies.com
ZaVaZ Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 Probably not, you really dont want videos playing while your trying to do emulation. How about a "Hypertheme" type of Marquee? Static image with minimal repeating Animation?
Circo Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082806&p_id=6515&seq=1&format=2 This is the bracket i'm planning on using, just going to use it sideways. ___________________________________ HyperSpin Website Admin Team Also Visit EmuMovies.com
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