DREAMCAST VGA QUESTIONS! come here for everything VGA w/ DC.

[xan_racketBOY_fan]

See the PC connection? That's it.

I purchased the actual box from this site along with a VGA cable. It extended the length quite nicely and reaches my TV with no problem, as well as leaving S-Video an option in case I run into a game that won't work with VGA.

Would they connect properly? Because the VGA cable in racketBOY's store has this end:

[Hobie-wan]

You will need a male to male VGA cable to hook it to your TV yes. Monitors generally have the cable attached to them, thus the bit on the box is short. A trip to a computer store or a visit to Newegg.com or Monoprice.com should sort you out.

[xan_racketBOY_fan]

You will need a male to male VGA cable to hook it to your TV yes. Monitors generally have the cable attached to them, thus the bit on the box is short. A trip to a computer store or a visit to Newegg.com or Monoprice.com should sort you out.

Ah, that makes sense! I never realized monitors already had them attached -- Thanks!

[Amplibax]

I have a question. I just bought a VGA box from eBay and I'm pretty happy with how the picture looks on my 26 inch LCD tv, but the problem is I have the vertical lines going down the screen everyone is talking about. They aren't terrible or anything, just a bit annoying. I got the Komodo brand one (with Retro Bit packaging). I was wondering if the same issue occurs one Racket Boy sells.

[CRTGAMER]

I have a question. I just bought a VGA box from eBay and I'm pretty happy with how the picture looks on my 26 inch LCD tv, but the problem is I have the vertical lines going down the screen everyone is talking about. They aren't terrible or anything, just a bit annoying. I got the Komodo brand one (with Retro Bit packaging). I was wondering if the same issue occurs one Racket Boy sells.

A pic? I suspect its the LCD dot crawl. See my CRT vs LCD signature link.

[Amplibax]

Thanks for the response. Here's a couple pictures of what I'm talking about. The lines are especially noticeable during black loading screens and whatnot.

Sorry for the large picture size, btw.

[CRTGAMER]

Maybe turn off the wide screen setting if possible? Dreamcast is designed to display on a 4:3 screen. I think the LCD is trying to compensate by stretching the image resulting in those lines.

[Flake]

Yeah, I have the same set up on my Dreamcast and that's my favorite game there. If you kill the wide screen it should clean it up.

[SpaceBooger]

When I set my tv to 4:3 I still have the vertical lines (just use the aspect button on the remote.) I have not found a fix.

Also I am on my second VGA adapter and different colors keep disappearing or reappearing real strong covering the whole screen.
Any ideas?

[CRTGAMER]

When I set my tv to 4:3 I still have the vertical lines (just use the aspect button on the remote.) I have not found a fix.

Also I am on my second VGA adapter and different colors keep disappearing or reappearing real strong covering the whole screen.
Any ideas?

Does the same thing happen in S-Video? I know its a resolution drop, but maybe the HD lower res may clear up the lines.

However I really suspect it is Dot Crawl of your LCD.