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Looking for a Dreamcast VGA adapter
tsumake - Jun 11, 2003
  tsumake Jun 11, 2003
Hey Guys,

I'm looking for a VGA adapter for my dreamcast. Any suggestions? Also, which one is the best to get, and where on the net can I find one? Thanks.

BTW...are there other good VGA adapters for different consoles? I once saw a VGA adapter for the PS2, but didn't know if it was any good.

 crystalmethod Jun 11, 2003
I have the Treamcast, can't go wrong, fairly cheap and gets the job done....I don't remember there being any problems with any of em...but the Treamcast one seems to be the one thats easiest to find....

 racketboy Jun 11, 2003
check the BST boards here and, of course, eBay

 gameboy900 Jun 11, 2003
DC VGA boxes (which are TRUE VGA boxes BTW) are all esentially just complicated looking cables. The simply pass through the VGA signal to the monitor. As for quality they are all pretty much the same with no real diffrences between them.

ANY VGA box for another console is NOT A TRUE VGA BOX. No other console other than the DC can output a pure VGA signal. (The Gamecube may be able to through it's digital video port, but there is no cable for it yet.) All VGA boxes for consoles other than DC are simply scan doublers. They just take the regular RGB signal that all consoles output, double the horizontal refresh and then output that. The quality on them is NOWHERE near as good as what the DC can do.

 Dyne Jun 11, 2003
dc thru vga is amazing for the most part. i just wish i scored one with pass thru. unhooking it whenever i wanna use my pc sucks

 Shitface Jun 11, 2003
I had a vga adapter. But sadly my monitor was screwed and very dark. So i could only play games on a dark screen. Now though i have no VGA or games that support it except maybe 1 or 2. Its a very cool device though.

 Dyne Jun 11, 2003
all games unoffically support it. just keep it turned off untul after the game boots and whoila. instant vga for 99% of the dc games.

 ExCyber Jun 12, 2003

  
	
	

		
		

			all games unoffically support it. just keep it turned off untul after the game boots and whoila. instant vga for 99% of the dc games.


I only know of one "non-VGA" game for which that trick actually works without problems (NFL Blitz). I know of 3 that either don't work at all or have significant bugs (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, King of Fighters Dream Match '99, and Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaiou).


  
	
	

		
		

			No other console other than the DC can output a pure VGA signal. (The Gamecube may be able to through it's digital video port, but there is no cable for it yet.)


Xbox can also, but it requires a BIOS patch to set up the video encoder. After all, Xbox Is Not A PC(tm).

 Dyne Jun 12, 2003
you need to be playing better games my friend thats funny, ive never had problems getting all ym games to work. btw im using the naki vga adapter.

 Pearl Jammzz Jun 12, 2003

  
	
	

		
		

			Xbox can also, but it requires a BIOS patch to set up the video encoder. After all, Xbox Is Not A PC.


hehe, was that a sarcastic remark?

 ZoNeD Jun 12, 2003
I have the offical VGA box and no complaints, very nice looking indeed. Although Treamcast VGA is cheap and easy to find. Good luck!

 Scared0o0Rabbit Jun 27, 2003
if you're handy with a soldering iron... I think gamesx.com has the specs on how to make one lol.

 Jaded God Jun 28, 2003
I think this is what rabbit is referring to...

http://www.gamesx.com/grafx/dricas.gif...

 stack99 Jul 13, 2003
I have seen some at some local gamestops and funcolands, every once in a while... you may wanna check there

 Ammut Jul 13, 2003
I have a decent one that I never use if you can't find one anywhere else

---Ammut

 keropi Jul 15, 2003
Got mine (hais) from e-bay, very good

 Konami X68 Aug 1, 2003

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by keropi@Jul 15, 2003 @ 06:05 AM



 Got mine (hais) from e-bay, very good


hi keropi

long time no see

i bought mine from here in Greece for 24 euro

greek:ti kaneis re keropi..o allos o xristos pou einai xamenos?

molis agorasa dreamcast k liwnw sto ikaruga

esy ti leei?