Subject: 5v Powered USB Sized PC for Jamma Cab
Posted: 10 April 2015 at 2:16pm
 BBZ149 wrote:
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nah your limited with what you can run on a pi2, e.g. Hyperspin
personally i think they are a bargain for the price.
had one running non-stop for 3 days now and its as cool as a fridge :D
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Subject: Help with PC spec for Mame + Emulators
Posted: 10 April 2015 at 2:02pm
use a laptop with dedicated graphics card, old vaio or something]]>
Subject: Help with PC spec for Mame + Emulators
Posted: 10 April 2015 at 1:30pm
Thanks Tony,
And that runs everything 100% yeah? Im looking at an I3 dual core which should do the trick. I think with emulators there needs to be a good processor in there and decent graphics card but the cpu is the most important. Atleast this is what seems to be what I can find online.
I know Mame will be fine but I want a PC that will future proof me also for all the other emulators, PS 2, Naomi, game Cube. Alot of people are having problems with there pc specs. Seems 313ghz and above will be OK.
If anyone see's this isn't right please jump in here as I don't want to make a bad purchase.
Cheers. ]]>
Subject: Help with PC spec for Mame + Emulators
Posted: 09 April 2015 at 11:47pm
Hi Dave,
My Latest Purchase was a BarTop that plays Mame & ALL others like N64 etc.
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Its a Dual Core Pc with 2gb Ram & 256mb nvidia 8500gt Card.
Dont need anything too expensive tbh
GAME ON.......................................
Subject: Help with PC spec for Mame + Emulators
Posted: 09 April 2015 at 9:00pm
Alreet lads, Could anyone give me a little help on the specs of a machine needed to run mame + all emulators currently available. Im not handy with Computers so any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave.
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Subject: Not a bad all-in-1!
Posted: 09 April 2015 at 3:45pm
i know, one of these with a RGB scart out to a broadcast monitor....happy days!
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Subject: 5v Powered USB Sized PC for Jamma Cab
Posted: 09 April 2015 at 3:29pm
| chrisgonz1 wrote: Just seen prices are around £130-£150 |
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Subject: 5v Powered USB Sized PC for Jamma Cab
Posted: 09 April 2015 at 9:19am
Just seen prices are around £130-£150
I think if it works with majority of MAME installations, and you have a very very small space that a pc wont fit into, maybe worth using.
But for that price, you could just buy a small form factor PC, psu and graphics.
Just my opinion though. I do like the idea
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Subject: 5v Powered USB Sized PC for Jamma Cab
Posted: 09 April 2015 at 9:11am
Hi guys,
We have recently picked up one of the new USB powered PC's for work and i have been having a play with it, it got me thinking that it might be possible to run this directly from a Jamma Connection as it only requires a 5v 2amp power supply, i am currently running it from a spare USB port on my work computer.
Here is the device:
Here is the spec:
CPU Intel® Atom™ Processor Z3735F (2M Cache, up to 1.83GHz)
CPU Type Quad Core
Memory 2GB DDR3
Storage 32GB eMMC (24.8GB Free Space)
Bios Insyde 8MB UEFI
OS Windows 8.1
Display Via HDMI
Wifi; Bluetooth 802.11bgn; 4.0
Button / Indicator Power, OS / Power
Input / Output 1 x Micro USB, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x Micro SD card reader
Dimensions 110.9 * 38 * 9.8 mm
Weight 38 grams
Accessories HDMI cable, QSG, Charger
Now i havent had much time to play with this yet but i have quickly tested out some Roms with it, here are the few results:
Nintendo64 - Tried 5 games
Mario 64 - Plays 100%
Doom 64 - Plays 100%
Turok - Plays 100%
Resident Evil 2 - Loads to menu but couldnt get ingame
007 Goldeneye - Gets in game but plays slow
Mame
Metal Slug X - Seemed to play fine
sadly im at work so dont have access to my romsets at home so only have a few things to test but im quite happy with how everything has gone so far.
now the question is could we use something as low powered as this instead of those BlueElf or whatever they are called multi-cards. the advantage i suppose is that this device is running Windows 8 however i have a horrible feeling that it wont allow resolutions under 1024 x 768 so it may not be possible but i just liked the idea of a portable PC that can run inside a Jamma Cab.
Check out my awesome diagram below to give you an idea of what i am thinking.
Please share any thoughts guys
thanks!
Subject: scanlines in mame
Posted: 09 April 2015 at 1:23am
Link doesn't appear to show properly in my post. Trying again:
http://www.videogameperfection.com/2014/07/27/hlsl-for-everyone/
Edit:Ah, mobile view is to blame. Change to classic if link doesn't appear
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Subject: scanlines in mame
Posted: 09 April 2015 at 1:20am
You need to set the HLSL binary to 1 in the mame.ini file to get scanlines, and then tweak the rest of the D3D post-processing options to get the look you want. Default settings make the picture look like a crusty arcade monitor that has seen too much sun! I actually quite like the look.
Full set of instructions here including a really good profile that you can simply cut and paste across in the .ini:
http://www.videogameperfection.com/2014/07/27/hlsl-for-everyone/
If you're missing the .ini file like I was, simply create it via command prompt in the mame.exe directory (-createconfig)
Hope that all makes sense
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Subject: mame controller issue
Posted: 08 April 2015 at 3:23pm
Mame seems to have an issue with saving P2 controls, unless that controller always stays on.
I think the only way arround this is to use xpadder.
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Subject: driving cab
Posted: 08 April 2015 at 2:41pm
| helevo wrote: hi all does outrun 2006 pc version work with a a-pac thanks all |
an apac and or2 is a bit of a pig to set up. A few people got to the bottom of it tho, search Jamma for a thread called Apac woes.
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Subject: driving cab
Posted: 08 April 2015 at 2:41pm
tb2000 wrote:
 Wash your mouth out Sir! LCD indeed!  |
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Posted: 08 April 2015 at 1:30pm
cheers for that deano]]>
Subject: Pre-config Mame Drive with Hyperspin
Posted: 08 April 2015 at 1:11pm
Alreet lads,
Quick question, if I bought a pre-config drive with some emulators and roms set up to use hyperspin, what work would I have to do myself once the HD arrived?
Is there much work to it?
Thanks,
Dave. ]]>
Subject: driving cab
Posted: 08 April 2015 at 12:23pm
| helevo wrote: hi all does outrun 2006 pc version work with a a-pac thanks all |
Yep it defo works
There's even a guy who has hacked the pc version to make it look more like the arcade version
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,130891.0.html
Edited by deano7649 - 08 April 2015 at 12:26pm]]>
Subject: driving cab
Posted: 08 April 2015 at 12:11pm
hi all does outrun 2006 pc version work with a a-pac
thanks all]]>
Subject: driving cab
Posted: 08 April 2015 at 11:53am
| strykr wrote: A sit down driver is just about the only arcade cab where fitting a nice LCD tv works pretty well. Outrun c2c looks amazing on it, and the model2 and 3 games not too bad at all. Piece of cake to get up n running as well. (runs from tb2000's wrath) |
Wash your mouth out Sir! LCD indeed! ]]>
Subject: Megatech speakers and amp
Posted: 08 April 2015 at 9:25am
Hello,
I'm converting a megatech cabinet, in the restorations thread.
What would be a good way to get the sound through the original speakers from my pc?
Would I need a simple small amp?
Any advice on wich amp?
tnx!
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