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| ==== Selecting a PCB ==== | ==== Selecting a PCB ==== |
| You're going to need at least one PCB to play on your fancy new system. It's a good idea to know what games you want to play when you're building your system. Most modern games feature a unified connector called a JAMMA connector, named after the Japanese Amusement Machine Manufacturer's Association, which designed it. This connector, as mentioned in the [[arcade_jamma|Arcade Primer]] and explored in more detail [[arcade_jammacon|here]], features all the inputs and outputs necessary to run your arcade game. Every JAMMA game can be removed and replaced with another with only one connector - before this remarkably simple idea every game required its own connector with different specs than the one before it. If you set your Jamma Gear up with a JAMMA connector, you're going to find life is a lot easier for you. Naturally you're going to want classic games (basically anything released before 1989) so you'll need extra adaptors for your JAMMA connector. Keep that in mind, but don't worry about it yet. | You're going to need at least one PCB to play on your fancy new system. It's a good idea to know what games you want to play when you're building your system. Most modern games feature a unified connector called a JAMMA connector, named after the Japanese Amusement Machine Manufacturer's Association, which designed it. This connector, as mentioned in the [[arcade_jamma|Arcade Primer]] and explored in more detail [[arcade_jammacon|here]], features all the inputs and outputs necessary to run your arcade game. Every JAMMA game can be removed and replaced with another with only one connector - before this remarkably simple idea every game required its own connector with different specs than the one before it. If you set your Jamma Gear up with a JAMMA connector, you're going to find life is a lot easier for you. Naturally you're going to want classic games (basically anything released before 1989) so you'll need extra adaptors for your JAMMA connector. Keep that in mind, but don't worry about it yet. |
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| ==== Display Selection ==== | ==== Display Selection ==== |
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| === Chroma Conversion === | === Chroma Conversion === |
| Convert the RGB signal from the arcade game to one compatible with your TV set. A tiny device called a Chroma Encoder can convert the RGB from your arcade games to TV-compatible Video or S-Video signals. This will set you back about $75-125 and generally results in a loss of clarity. jrok.com sells a good one for $75. | Convert the RGB signal from the arcade game to one compatible with your TV set. A tiny device called a Chroma Encoder can convert the RGB from your arcade games to TV-compatible Composite(Video), S-Video, and Component Video signals. The frequency that is outputted from some arcade games causes sync problems with certian brands of TV that can't handle non-standard sync rates. Some arcade games may need to have a LM1881 sync circut added in-line to the sync line of the converter board. Jrok[[http://www.jrok.com/project/sync_cleaner/sync_pics.html]] carries a sync cleaner chip also that is said to work on Golden Tee boards. Other jamma boards that need cleaning in their sync line are the Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam, and Killer Instinct series. |
| | Most board RGB converter boards will set you back around $75-125 and different versions can be found from crazyarcade.com, jrok.com, and neobitz.com. The neobitz board has been designed around the SNK hardware for the Neo-Geo systems and it may not be completely compatible with other non SNK boards. Neobitz.com has a list of non-SNK boards that work with the neobitz converter sucessfully. |
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| === Upscan Convertor === | === Upscan Convertor === |
