Thanks for sharing your experience with these converter boards, Mike! Some of these things would have not have been easy to figure out, so I appreciate your willingness to put a video together and share. 😃
Thanks Mike. This is one of the best step-by-step instructional videos on using these converters. I have been using one on a slot machine for a few years and it works great. I tried one on another machine unsuccessfully. Now I suspect the clamp settings were the problem. One other note, these converters can misbehave if they don’t have enough amperage, Im surprised the 800mah wall transformer worked.
I'm #160 like... I was leery to try but now I'm going ahead with this. Worth it. I can try the modifications suggested for WiFi and clearing up artifacting later. Just get this going might be all I really want! Thanks again.
I've watched a few of your videos and this one just got me subbing. I've been trying to resurrect a troublesome K7000 from a MK2. I'm getting close to condemning the K7000 chassis and slapping in a GBS8200 I have laying around. I had no idea about the MK1 and vertical position or probably would have even thought about it.
Don't do it. The MKs look horrendous on lcd using this converter. It doesn't show in the vid, but trust me, you'd be way better off sending the chassis to someone who can fix it (or getting a working replacement) than downgrading to lcd on this game.
One thing I noticed. You mentioned the picture being wavy and adding the resistor. I believe this works but I was using 5v from my psu and was getting the wavy picture. I changed to 12v and it wasnt wavy. So not sure if that matters or not but thought it was worth mention.
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepairdisculpe por medio de la conexión rgb directamente del chasis Dell monitor arcade de una sega Titán para poderle poner un pc sí se puede
hey quick tip not sure if you mentioned it in the video but even if after you are in the settings and adjusting the pots and its still discolored or a jittery image try to use a replacement psu. That ended up being the problem when I was installing this in a Crusin World. Figured it might save someone the headache. Also phenomenal video :)
Sir, thank you for this vid, it helped me troubleshoot an issue with the converter,Also the full breakdown of the converter itself is very informative! Thanks!!
Good video, although I'm surprised you haven't brought up the issues with adjusting the picture geometry on medium res games so that it properly fits on the screen. Your Cruis'n was a bit too low vertically and too wide horizontally, causing part of the right side of the picture to be cut off. I encountered the same issue with a pair of California Speed cabs and originally I had my GBS output resolution to 1360x768, which didn't allow me to fix the issue at all due to the geometry settings cropping instead of properly moving the whole picture around. With trial and error I found out that only in 1024x768 the GBS was able to correctly sync horizontally without cutting parts of the picture out.
Great video Mike! Definitely saving this one for future reference. Question, do you have any knowledge on running an arcade PCB to a PC VGA CRT or a TV CRT? I have several arcade PCB's but not enough arcade monitors. I do have however plenty of VGA monitors & TV's-with various inputs (and all CRT's which I like better) that I could use. Any help along these lines would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks! You can use a VGA CRT just fine. You’d still need to use this converter but it would work the same as the LCD. As for using a commercial TV that you don’t want to RGB mod, you can get one of these… m.aliexpress.com/item/2251800316533125.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
@@duncamon1234 don't go to composite, the quality will be horrible. Your arcade machines should work great with one of these 8200 boards. In my experience (CoCo 3 RGBA, not arcade but similar) RGBHV would not work, so I combined the sync signals with 1n914 diodes and it works great!
A buddy of mine picked up Golden Tee 2005 and no signal. Noticed the small interface display bored CGA/EGA is fried. Can see at least three small diodes cooked. Would doing this conversion be beneficial with a vga monitor setup be the best way to go? Great video
Another great video! I don't deal with medium resolution monitors much, so first I've heard of "clamps." What is the clamp for and are there any references I could read about?
Great video ! I have a fast and furious I’m trying to convert and I’m stumped trying to figure out how to connect the monitor to the vga converter itself, while also also connecting the vga that is connected to the computer monitor in the cabinet. Is there anyway you can show how the monitor itself gets connected to all of it.
If I’m not mistaken, that game is native VGA output. You shouldn’t need the converter. All you need to do is just run a VGA cable from the computer to the LCD/LED monitor.
I know you posted a while ago but very helpful vid! I have two questions 1) I installed the vga /rbg adaptor .my cab has a perfect solutions switcher. Silver strike works fine but Golden tee complete. has a jumpy screen . What can I do to fix this? Do I have to adjust the clamp settings? Put in a Resistor? Any other setting change? Not sure 2) this was happening before the adaptor board instal. I’m having issues with the sound on silver strike. Very low and makes a weird noise at times. Any tips on how to fix? Is there a wiring harness loose somewhere? Thanks in advance
Great video. On a slightly different subject I have a monitor with a broken flyback that is unobtainium... was wondering about replacing the chassis with one from aliexpress... have you tried one of those?
Thanks a lot Mike! Many forums on Golden Tee 2005 say that the GBS8200 will work on some and not on others of the same config. They were running into the same problem I had, very erratic screen or no signal. Your video fixed it for me, I was ready to send it back. One quick question, my color starts out fine but starts to fade slowly. Any suggestions?
Hi there Mike. Great video. You have cleared up a few tings for me. Just got one question. I am using the converter on an Arkanoid (original Taito board). All seems to be fine except the picture is just a tad bit unstable. Slight wobbling on the screen (VGA Computer monitor). When the Vaus moves and the ball is in motion there is a jerky left-right movement on screen instead of the ball following a perfect vector and smooth. Any help is greatly appreciated!. Pete
Thanks. Try connecting a second VGA cable to the converter’s VGA pass through (input) as a dummy connection to add a little extra resistance on the sync line.
Hmm.. I've always thought the only way to get these boards to work well is by the more complicated hack of replacing the firmware and putting the microcontroller on it.. You have given me hope that maybe the resistor may help on my PacMan test setup!! (haven't tested yet - fingers crossed!)
You should also be able to plug another VGA cable into the pass through input as a dummy connection to add resistance on the sync circuit as well if you don’t want to mess with wiring in a resistor. I’ve done that in the past for Pac boards with success.
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Correct me if I'm wrong, but in that case, isn't it just parasitic capacitance? In otherwords, no current is flowing through the other VGA cable, so technically it's not "resistance".. BUT.. more to the point, I'm DEFINITELY going to try that first - That's MUCH easier to deal with than patching a resistor into the input cable!!! Thanks for that hint.
Hello. I’ m looking for a D-sub 9 pin to VGA 15 pin converter. I need to replace an old CRT monitor on a old wheel/tyre balancer machine with a flat SAMTRON LCD monitor (VGA 15 pin connector) in a mechanic's workshop. The signal that comes out from the wheel balancer machine is a 9 pin connector with the following: 1-Ground 2-NC 3-Red 4-Green 5-Blue 6-intensity 7-NC 8-H-sync (grey wire) 9-V-sync (white wire). I don't know if the original signal is CGA. Maybe it is. Do you think that this "GBS 8200 CGA/EGA To VGA Converter" is the right converter for me? I can see that you have connected RGB wires, Ground wire and only one sync wire. Where the signal is coming from? An old PC with a 9 pin conncetor? If I buy this converter, where do I connect the pin # 6 (intensity)? Or it's not needed? Thank you. Best regards from Portugal.
Great video, thanks for posting. I got my hopes up that the vertical position adjustment would get my operation wolf 3 board to work on this converter, but it still fails, showing a "no signal". Board works fine on my crt, so I'm not sure what is going on, any suggestions? Thanks
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Thanks for your quick response. It's a jamma pinout, and I'm using a jamma harness for it, so I assume so? Not sure how to tell otherwise?
I've got one similar to this only its vga to cga, for thier price they are decent enough it allows me to use my pc on my big blue cab and have some sega games running from a model 2 or 3 emulator on a crt, for the most part it works very well but you need a decent quality graphics card and cga cable or the picture will look blurry.
Do you know if these things work both ways? like plugging a VGA source and outputing the picture to a CGA arcade crt. There's a cheap AliExpress VGA pattern generator and it would be neat to use that for testing tubes (those dedicated arcade TPGs are very expensive with taxes and shipping to Europe).
Negative. This only converts CGA/EGA to VGA. Sorry. If you want to go the other way, this would be what you need… www.amazon.com/Mcbazel-Arcade-S-VIDEO-Converter-GBS-8100-PC/dp/B07C3H7F6S/ref=asc_df_B07C3H7F6S/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693672023969&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13995032250995355784&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9024262&hvtargid=pla-977238273995&psc=1&mcid=b9aaeb15a8313ce6a91fe8f543f92326&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI87rbwrCLhgMVlFB_AB2XagBHEAQYASABEgIKSfD_BwE
@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair oh wow, thank you so much! it actually does say VGA to CGA but i missed it 🙂 i thought those were all the same type of boards
Thanks for the video. Will this set up work on a Golden Tee 2K with a 24" flat screen monitor? My monitor goes black after about 15 minutes intermittently. What monitor would you recommend getting the best picture quality?
I haven't really tried at this point....I just wanted to make sure I had a backup plan. The monitor is jumpy...and will black out on occasion and play blind. If I turn the machine off and turn on again, it will work.
Is there any way to convert the other way? I have a 1980s monitor with an RGB input connector I would really like to use on my modern pc. I can’t find much info online since most people aren’t trying this lol
I have a tekken 2 that was upgraded to lcd I get picture bit graphics have lines running through it and colors are very pink red. Any idea on how to fix it? Thank you
I've got a California Speed I'm converting, I've noticed the image is pretty jumpy also. Is it unusual to have to add the resistor to a newer game like that?
I’m trying to install this board in a Mortal Kombat cab. I have it powering up the converter board fine I just don’t know if I have the wiring harness for video wired correctly. I have two harnesses coming off the board. One with just a white wire that is jumped inside and the other one has red, green, brown and un insulated wire. They don’t match the wires coming off the converter board and I’m not sure where they go. Any idea? Thanks
Attempting to use this in a vindicators that had a xm200in crt. I have rgb, black, and a brown. Schematics say "comp sync". Should i be using the 5 pin connection next to the vga in? If so any idea what type of connector this is? Doesnt match anything i have
Yes. Use the 5-pin RGBGS. 1) Red 2) Green 3) Blue 4) Ground 5) Sync As for the connector, here you go.. www.arcadepartsandrepair.com/store/connectors-sockets-pins/miscellaneous-monitor-connnectors/7-5mm-x-5mm-spacing-connectors/5-pin-plug-housing-1-55mm-cn1004/
What input would I use for for playchoice 10 dual monitor the one with out the yellow wire or with it? I have the jamma adapter and have an arcade led monitor any idea how to get my converter to work with it
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair I’m not sure, I have the same video converter that’s in your video the playchoice 10 jamma adapter, there’s another board I should be using with the playchoice 10?
Hi Mike, thanks for the pacman tip, I tried the additional vga wire and that definitely lessened the flickering but still get it here and there, any other suggestions?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Thank you Mike, I see it now at 5:30 in your video. I saw another video where they recommended a 680 ohm resistor, would that also work? Can you please share a link where I can purchase purchase one of these so I ensure that I choose correctly?
You can try multiple ratings. I’ve just found that 8k-10k works best. You can get one of these kits and try out which ones work best for you… www.amazon.com/BOJACK-Values-Resistor-Resistors-Assortment/dp/B08FD1XVL6/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=1%2F4+watt+resistor&qid=1659986695&sr=8-3
Im trying to Convert my Wells Gardner Arcade Monitor to VGA to run my mame games im using CRT EMU to run it off of my AMD 5450 card I just bought this converter trying to get my Wells Gardner on..
Can’t say. When you go into the menu, you scroll down to the geometry option and press the button to enter that section. It should work. Can you access the other menu/options?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepairI'm doing vga in to vga out for resolution issues. When I go to the that input rgbhv on screen it doesn't let me go to geometry. But if I go to the rgbs or yrgb source it lets me adjust.
@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair thank you so much, will this output the 25khz I need to hook up to the monitor automatically or is there some sort of set up I have to do?
No. It will only work for 15khz standard res monitors. My apologies. There is no way for you to use a medium res 25khz arcade monitor that I’m aware of, but I’m not much of a Mane guy.
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair aw bummer I was really hoping to be able to use this monitor in my bare bones 3-koam z back cabinet that I'm trying to put together
I have an MK2 and UMK3 board and they both output dim pictures. I use a gonbes 8200 and adjusting settings on the device or lcd monitor doesn’t change much. I don’t know what to do. I’ve been wanting to put UMK3 in my arcade1up. Btw I’ve tried the vga output on 3 monitors and still the same dim picture. Any advice?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair I did that and no improvement. I played with clamp settings, nothing either. My other boards display fine at default. It’s these 2 boards that are like like this. But on my cbox Supergun, they display fine since I’m using md2 to scart through a converter to hdmi. I don’t know if the gbs is the culprit?
My picture turns redish and the image is not fixed after a short time . When i adjust the resolution or unplug and plug back in it works for a few moments then it fades to red color What can be the problem
@ what exactly you mean what settings ? I use 12 volt input for power and the small white above the vga connector for input the rgb and sync grey cable
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair yessir. Seems like no matter what I've tried I can't get a steady image with that game. Here's a video: th-cam.com/video/DmCPA77KOXM/w-d-xo.html
Hmm. Odd. The title and high score screen is stable. Try a physical resistor on the sync line like I describe in my video. I also assume you’ve pressed the AUTO button as well?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair I've tried the auto button, no dice. I'll have to see if I have any resistors with that value and give that a try. Have you tried any other vga converters? I'm trying to find one that doesn't make 90's Midway games look like trash.
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair What do I need to connect my PC thats running Widows 10...to my Arcade CRT Standard Resolution? Its a Polo chassis 25inch CRT
Thanks for sharing your experience with these converter boards, Mike! Some of these things would have not have been easy to figure out, so I appreciate your willingness to put a video together and share. 😃
Thanks Mike. This is one of the best step-by-step instructional videos on using these converters. I have been using one on a slot machine for a few years and it works great. I tried one on another machine unsuccessfully. Now I suspect the clamp settings were the problem. One other note, these converters can misbehave if they don’t have enough amperage, Im surprised the 800mah wall transformer worked.
This was by far the best video on this board on youtube. Period.
Thanks!
Great video Mike - I could not find out anywhere what to do with the yellow and grey, I was about to solder them both to the sync!
I'm #160 like... I was leery to try but now I'm going ahead with this. Worth it. I can try the modifications suggested for WiFi and clearing up artifacting later. Just get this going might be all I really want! Thanks again.
I've watched a few of your videos and this one just got me subbing. I've been trying to resurrect a troublesome K7000 from a MK2. I'm getting close to condemning the K7000 chassis and slapping in a GBS8200 I have laying around. I had no idea about the MK1 and vertical position or probably would have even thought about it.
Don't do it. The MKs look horrendous on lcd using this converter. It doesn't show in the vid, but trust me, you'd be way better off sending the chassis to someone who can fix it (or getting a working replacement) than downgrading to lcd on this game.
I didn’t know about the vertical position settings. This is glorious!
One thing I noticed. You mentioned the picture being wavy and adding the resistor. I believe this works but I was using 5v from my psu and was getting the wavy picture. I changed to 12v and it wasnt wavy. So not sure if that matters or not but thought it was worth mention.
Good info. Thanks.
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepairdisculpe por medio de la conexión rgb directamente del chasis Dell monitor arcade de una sega Titán para poderle poner un pc sí se puede
hey quick tip not sure if you mentioned it in the video but even if after you are in the settings and adjusting the pots and its still discolored or a jittery image try to use a replacement psu. That ended up being the problem when I was installing this in a Crusin World. Figured it might save someone the headache. Also phenomenal video :)
Great info!
The tip on clamping helped stabilize some games on my computer that were pushing the hardware slightly out of stability 👍
Thanks for this info, your a star. I never could get mine to work properly but now it’s ok with different settings.
Thanks
Steve
Thank you. My gbs8200 was just not working with RGB driving me insane. The vertical position might give me something to try.
Sir, thank you for this vid, it helped me troubleshoot an issue with the converter,Also the full breakdown of the converter itself is very informative! Thanks!!
Good video, although I'm surprised you haven't brought up the issues with adjusting the picture geometry on medium res games so that it properly fits on the screen. Your Cruis'n was a bit too low vertically and too wide horizontally, causing part of the right side of the picture to be cut off. I encountered the same issue with a pair of California Speed cabs and originally I had my GBS output resolution to 1360x768, which didn't allow me to fix the issue at all due to the geometry settings cropping instead of properly moving the whole picture around. With trial and error I found out that only in 1024x768 the GBS was able to correctly sync horizontally without cutting parts of the picture out.
Thanks. I figured it would have been self explanatory.
Awesome video, only thing would be to add how to hook it into your jamma harness for beginners
Great video Mike! Definitely saving this one for future reference. Question, do you have any knowledge on running an arcade PCB to a PC VGA CRT or a TV CRT? I have several arcade PCB's but not enough arcade monitors. I do have however plenty of VGA monitors & TV's-with various inputs (and all CRT's which I like better) that I could use. Any help along these lines would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks! You can use a VGA CRT just fine. You’d still need to use this converter but it would work the same as the LCD. As for using a commercial TV that you don’t want to RGB mod, you can get one of these…
m.aliexpress.com/item/2251800316533125.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Is there a review of one of these anywhere online?
@@duncamon1234 th-cam.com/video/7ROCt7MzLr4/w-d-xo.html
@@duncamon1234 don't go to composite, the quality will be horrible.
Your arcade machines should work great with one of these 8200 boards.
In my experience (CoCo 3 RGBA, not arcade but similar) RGBHV would not work, so I combined the sync signals with 1n914 diodes and it works great!
Super helpful. Considering upgrading my Daytona usa twin setup to LCD. Your video is really helpful! Thank you.
Great tutorial. I appreciate the depth of technical details.
A buddy of mine picked up Golden Tee 2005 and no signal. Noticed the small interface display bored CGA/EGA is fried. Can see at least three small diodes cooked. Would doing this conversion be beneficial with a vga monitor setup be the best way to go? Great video
Sure. You can just hook the VGA output directly to the monitor from the video card though. You should’t need the converter.
Another great video! I don't deal with medium resolution monitors much, so first I've heard of "clamps." What is the clamp for and are there any references I could read about?
They basically just keep the colors from drifting. There’s no documentation I’m aware of.
Awesome video Mike!!!! Could i use this to put on a short throw projector, trying to put it on a rear projection cab
Thanks! Yup. Don’t see why not, as long as it has a VGA input.
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair have you seen those resent videos of the mod for the gbs 8200
Yes but never needed to do it yet.
The best video explaining this device, i have a pink problem with my game, thanks!
Great video ! I have a fast and furious I’m trying to convert and I’m stumped trying to figure out how to connect the monitor to the vga converter itself, while also also connecting the vga that is connected to the computer monitor in the cabinet. Is there anyway you can show how the monitor itself gets connected to all of it.
If I’m not mistaken, that game is native VGA output. You shouldn’t need the converter. All you need to do is just run a VGA cable from the computer to the LCD/LED monitor.
I know you posted a while ago but very helpful vid! I have two questions
1) I installed the vga /rbg adaptor .my cab has a perfect solutions switcher. Silver strike works fine but Golden tee complete. has a jumpy screen . What can I do to fix this? Do I have to adjust the clamp settings? Put in a Resistor? Any other setting change? Not sure
2) this was happening before the adaptor board instal. I’m having issues with the sound on silver strike. Very low and makes a weird noise at times. Any tips on how to fix? Is there a wiring harness loose somewhere?
Thanks in advance
thanks for this helpful video!!!
the 10k resistor on sync fixed taito f3 syncing for us!
Sweet! You’re welcome
Great video. On a slightly different subject I have a monitor with a broken flyback that is unobtainium... was wondering about replacing the chassis with one from aliexpress... have you tried one of those?
It depends on which chassis you’re replacing. Yes….
th-cam.com/video/i3u9sWDeoYE/w-d-xo.html
My board has the menu in Chinese, do you know how to change it to English?
Click on Menu. The Bottom option is return. Go up one and click on that one. That is the language setting you can set English with it
@@brogner thank you to take the time to answer! I searched for a while and I was able to find that very same day! thank you anyway!
Mike, great information. I bought one and hooked it up. The picture is scrambled, kind of looks like a puzzle display, any help.
Thanks. Sounds like your sync is not hooked up correctly.
Thanks a lot Mike! Many forums on Golden Tee 2005 say that the GBS8200 will work on some and not on others of the same config. They were running into the same problem I had, very erratic screen or no signal. Your video fixed it for me, I was ready to send it back. One quick question, my color starts out fine but starts to fade slowly. Any suggestions?
Great to hear! You set the clamp to 03 and 04?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Thanks for the quick reply! I will try that, and thanks again for the great video and info.
Arcade şaseler için gerekli 3.5 volt veriyor mu vga çıkışı
Hi there Mike. Great video. You have cleared up a few tings for me. Just got one question. I am using the converter on an Arkanoid (original Taito board). All seems to be fine except the picture is just a tad bit unstable. Slight wobbling on the screen (VGA Computer monitor). When the Vaus moves and the ball is in motion there is a jerky left-right movement on screen instead of the ball following a perfect vector and smooth. Any help is greatly appreciated!. Pete
Thanks. Try connecting a second VGA cable to the converter’s VGA pass through (input) as a dummy connection to add a little extra resistance on the sync line.
Will do. Thanks for now.... Pete/ @@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair
Hmm.. I've always thought the only way to get these boards to work well is by the more complicated hack of replacing the firmware and putting the microcontroller on it.. You have given me hope that maybe the resistor may help on my PacMan test setup!! (haven't tested yet - fingers crossed!)
You should also be able to plug another VGA cable into the pass through input as a dummy connection to add resistance on the sync circuit as well if you don’t want to mess with wiring in a resistor. I’ve done that in the past for Pac boards with success.
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Correct me if I'm wrong, but in that case, isn't it just parasitic capacitance? In otherwords, no current is flowing through the other VGA cable, so technically it's not "resistance".. BUT.. more to the point, I'm DEFINITELY going to try that first - That's MUCH easier to deal with than patching a resistor into the input cable!!! Thanks for that hint.
Hello. I’ m looking for a D-sub 9 pin to VGA 15 pin converter. I need to replace an old CRT monitor on a old wheel/tyre balancer machine with a flat SAMTRON LCD monitor (VGA 15 pin connector) in a mechanic's workshop.
The signal that comes out from the wheel balancer machine is a 9 pin connector with the following:
1-Ground 2-NC 3-Red 4-Green 5-Blue 6-intensity 7-NC 8-H-sync (grey wire) 9-V-sync (white wire).
I don't know if the original signal is CGA. Maybe it is.
Do you think that this "GBS 8200 CGA/EGA To VGA Converter" is the right converter for me?
I can see that you have connected RGB wires, Ground wire and only one sync wire. Where the signal is coming from? An old PC with a 9 pin conncetor?
If I buy this converter, where do I connect the pin # 6 (intensity)? Or it's not needed?
Thank you. Best regards from Portugal.
Still have a screen that i cant center on a Zaxxon cabinet with this converter.
basically flickering
Great video, thanks for posting. I got my hopes up that the vertical position adjustment would get my operation wolf 3 board to work on this converter, but it still fails, showing a "no signal". Board works fine on my crt, so I'm not sure what is going on, any suggestions? Thanks
You using the correct sync wire?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Thanks for your quick response. It's a jamma pinout, and I'm using a jamma harness for it, so I assume so? Not sure how to tell otherwise?
I've got one similar to this only its vga to cga, for thier price they are decent enough it allows me to use my pc on my big blue cab and have some sega games running from a model 2 or 3 emulator on a crt, for the most part it works very well but you need a decent quality graphics card and cga cable or the picture will look blurry.
will this work for old 8bit IBM/PC type computer, to be able to use more modern VGA monitors??? Thanks
Do you know if these things work both ways? like plugging a VGA source and outputing the picture to a CGA arcade crt. There's a cheap AliExpress VGA pattern generator and it would be neat to use that for testing tubes (those dedicated arcade TPGs are very expensive with taxes and shipping to Europe).
Negative. This only converts CGA/EGA to VGA. Sorry. If you want to go the other way, this would be what you need…
www.amazon.com/Mcbazel-Arcade-S-VIDEO-Converter-GBS-8100-PC/dp/B07C3H7F6S/ref=asc_df_B07C3H7F6S/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693672023969&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13995032250995355784&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9024262&hvtargid=pla-977238273995&psc=1&mcid=b9aaeb15a8313ce6a91fe8f543f92326&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI87rbwrCLhgMVlFB_AB2XagBHEAQYASABEgIKSfD_BwE
@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair oh wow, thank you so much! it actually does say VGA to CGA but i missed it 🙂 i thought those were all the same type of boards
Thanks for the video. Will this set up work on a Golden Tee 2K with a 24" flat screen monitor? My monitor goes black after about 15 minutes intermittently. What monitor would you recommend getting the best picture quality?
You’re welcome. Yes. Any modern VGA monitor should work fine. You can’t just fix your original?
I haven't really tried at this point....I just wanted to make sure I had a backup plan. The monitor is jumpy...and will black out on occasion and play blind. If I turn the machine off and turn on again, it will work.
Thank you for this super informative video... very helpful...
Is there any way to convert the other way? I have a 1980s monitor with an RGB input connector I would really like to use on my modern pc. I can’t find much info online since most people aren’t trying this lol
Sure!…
www.amazon.com/Mcbazel-Arcade-S-VIDEO-Converter-GBS-8100-PC/dp/B07C3H7F6S/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=29F92BG6UZ82N&keywords=vga+to+vga&qid=1703167213&sprefix=vga+to+cga%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-3
Thank you! Any tips if the video is zoomed in too much where the edges of the game isn't showing on the monitor?
Hmm. Never seen that before. Does the same thing happen with a different PCB?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Thanks, haven't tried that yet. I am going to play with the menu settings later to see if there's something there to unzoom
i know this sounds funny but how do i get it in english on the screen?
found it ha ha....
Flippin awesome documentation sir 👌
tried using one with mikes switcher with a elf vertical and pandora box horizontal didn't work well
Man, did you ever save me a lot of headache.
Great video. Thank you for the videos!
so useful info, thank for sharing!
Thanks, I have a picture on the screen . I am trying to upgrade my police trainer. Any suggestions on how I can get the guns to shoot on the screen.
The guns will not work on an LCD screen. You need a CRT.
I have a tekken 2 that was upgraded to lcd I get picture bit graphics have lines running through it and colors are very pink red. Any idea on how to fix it?
Thank you
Try adjusting your RGB pots.
Is this same setup on a turbo outrun as cables from monitor
have you tried converting from rgb med res to component on a tv with ypbpr ?
I've got a California Speed I'm converting, I've noticed the image is pretty jumpy also. Is it unusual to have to add the resistor to a newer game like that?
No. Almost exclusively the early 80s games. You can try it though.
i use a cga to vga cabel, then put it into the inside of the converto but i doesnt have "no picture" what can i do? do i change some settings?
I’m trying to install this board in a Mortal Kombat cab. I have it powering up the converter board fine I just don’t know if I have the wiring harness for video wired correctly. I have two harnesses coming off the board. One with just a white wire that is jumped inside and the other one has red, green, brown and un insulated wire. They don’t match the wires coming off the converter board and I’m not sure where they go. Any idea? Thanks
It’s Red to Red, Green to Green, Blue to Brown, Black to Black, and White to Gray.
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Thank you so much! So the White on the separate harness right?
Without seeing, I can’t say but you should be able to follow it and make sure it’s going to the sync pin at the Jamma connector.
Hello I bought a 98 golden tee. It's been converted with a 27" screen but the picture is pixely can that be fixed
No. It’s a low resolution game. Not an issue with the display or converter.
Attempting to use this in a vindicators that had a xm200in crt. I have rgb, black, and a brown. Schematics say "comp sync". Should i be using the 5 pin connection next to the vga in? If so any idea what type of connector this is? Doesnt match anything i have
Yes. Use the 5-pin RGBGS.
1) Red
2) Green
3) Blue
4) Ground
5) Sync
As for the connector, here you go.. www.arcadepartsandrepair.com/store/connectors-sockets-pins/miscellaneous-monitor-connnectors/7-5mm-x-5mm-spacing-connectors/5-pin-plug-housing-1-55mm-cn1004/
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair thank you sir
What input would I use for for playchoice 10 dual monitor the one with out the yellow wire or with it? I have the jamma adapter and have an arcade led monitor any idea how to get my converter to work with it
Playchoice 10 uses inverted colors. Are you using the proper inverter?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair I’m not sure, I have the same video converter that’s in your video the playchoice 10 jamma adapter, there’s another board I should be using with the playchoice 10?
I'm looking to install this in a Mrs pacman will the screen rotation be automatic or manual??
There’s no rotation setting. You’ll need to test it before you mount the monitor.
Hi Mike, thanks for the pacman tip, I tried the additional vga wire and that definitely lessened the flickering but still get it here and there, any other suggestions?
You try the 8k-10k resistor?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Where can I find how to do that? This is new to me, thank you.
I show how in the video. Just put the resistor in line with the sync wire.
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Thank you Mike, I see it now at 5:30 in your video. I saw another video where they recommended a 680 ohm resistor, would that also work? Can you please share a link where I can purchase purchase one of these so I ensure that I choose correctly?
You can try multiple ratings. I’ve just found that 8k-10k works best. You can get one of these kits and try out which ones work best for you…
www.amazon.com/BOJACK-Values-Resistor-Resistors-Assortment/dp/B08FD1XVL6/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=1%2F4+watt+resistor&qid=1659986695&sr=8-3
Im trying to Convert my Wells Gardner Arcade Monitor to VGA to run my mame games im using CRT EMU to run it off of my AMD 5450 card I just bought this converter trying to get my Wells Gardner on..
The black wire video ground? Pin 14 partside ?
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I am using with an 8-liner and cannot get the colors right.
Some boards require you to turn/adjust the color pots on the converter all the way up.
what can i do if my com port is on PCI standard ISA bridge
It will never let me into geometry setting. Every single board i get does this. Is there something wrong that its not letting me into those settings?
Can’t say. When you go into the menu, you scroll down to the geometry option and press the button to enter that section. It should work. Can you access the other menu/options?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepairI'm doing vga in to vga out for resolution issues. When I go to the that input rgbhv on screen it doesn't let me go to geometry. But if I go to the rgbs or yrgb source it lets me adjust.
Great video thanks again
I just got a neotec 2501 that im looking to use in a mame cabinet, what would i need to hook up my pc to this monitor?
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@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair thank you so much, will this output the 25khz I need to hook up to the monitor automatically or is there some sort of set up I have to do?
No. It will only work for 15khz standard res monitors. My apologies. There is no way for you to use a medium res 25khz arcade monitor that I’m aware of, but I’m not much of a Mane guy.
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair aw bummer I was really hoping to be able to use this monitor in my bare bones 3-koam z back cabinet that I'm trying to put together
Great video
Nice mike thanks!!
What if one of the colors is missing?
Then you likely have a wiring problem or a PCB problem but make sure the pot on the converter isn’t turned down.
I have an MK2 and UMK3 board and they both output dim pictures. I use a gonbes 8200 and adjusting settings on the device or lcd monitor doesn’t change much. I don’t know what to do. I’ve been wanting to put UMK3 in my arcade1up. Btw I’ve tried the vga output on 3 monitors and still the same dim picture. Any advice?
Turn up the RCB pots on the converter.
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair I did that and no improvement. I played with clamp settings, nothing either. My other boards display fine at default. It’s these 2 boards that are like like this. But on my cbox Supergun, they display fine since I’m using md2 to scart through a converter to hdmi. I don’t know if the gbs is the culprit?
My picture turns redish and the image is not fixed after a short time . When i adjust the resolution or unplug and plug back in it works for a few moments then it fades to red color
What can be the problem
Clamp settings need to be 03 and 04 like in the video.
@ what exactly you mean what settings ? I use 12 volt input for power and the small white above the vga connector for input the rgb and sync grey cable
Watch the video again at 17:30
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepairI haven’t seen that . Perfect thank you. Funny that it’s also the same game with the problem
Hey! I’m trying to convert my Mario bros and I’m stuck on the wiring! The colors don’t seem to match up. Has anyone converted an old Mario bros?
Mario Bros has inverted colors. You need an inverter, then the converter.
I have problem with Tekken Tag Turnament. Do I need some filter before converter? All the other games works fine on the same converter except TTT.
What is the issue?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair th-cam.com/video/8ruDpGCH6Yk/w-d-xo.html
Game freezes for few seconds
You sure it’s not a PCB issue?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Works fine on crt monitor
Have you ever run this with Double Dragon? I can't get a steady image no matter what I do.
Have you tried hooking another VGA cable to the VGA pass through input to act as an 8k-10k resistor on the sync line?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair yessir. Seems like no matter what I've tried I can't get a steady image with that game. Here's a video:
th-cam.com/video/DmCPA77KOXM/w-d-xo.html
Hmm. Odd. The title and high score screen is stable. Try a physical resistor on the sync line like I describe in my video. I also assume you’ve pressed the AUTO button as well?
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair I've tried the auto button, no dice. I'll have to see if I have any resistors with that value and give that a try. Have you tried any other vga converters? I'm trying to find one that doesn't make 90's Midway games look like trash.
I ordered one of the HDMI output ones from Amazon but it never arrived.
Screen is shaking. But other than that it's nice
How do you stop screen shaking/flickering?
@@justintheparkenator adjustments in the menu on the converter play w it
My menus are all Chinese, how do you get English?
Google the manual. You have to go to the language option and select English.
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Will this work using a PC?
I don’t understand.
@@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair What do I need to connect my PC thats running Widows 10...to my Arcade CRT Standard Resolution? Its a Polo chassis 25inch CRT
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