dreamcast lightgun question

Post by **cloudrat7** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:52 pm

i just bought a madcatz lightgun for dc for 5 bucks, do you think this'll work on a monitor? or just a standard tv. I'm still at work and won't be home for a few hours..just curious to know.

Post by **Droid party** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:56 pm

Don't know about a monitor, but mine wouldn't work on my LCD tv. I had to put it on one of the other tv's in the house ( an old crt) to get it to work. My light gun is an official sega but I doubt that would really make a difference. Sorry if this is no help

Post by **cloudrat7** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:10 pm

thanks for the reply, it's just that i gave my lightgun away to my bro years ago and now i regret it..lol, it's hard to get a lightgun for dreamcast anywhere. i have a standard tv which i dont mind using , but i just bought the monitor hook up thingy for my dreamcast from this site and i'm dying to try the lightgun out, but i know it probably won't work...actully i'm dying to go home and try it but i'm stuck at work. arrggh!!
Thanks again.

Post by **Ivo** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:38 pm

cloudrat7 wrote:thanks for the reply, it's just that i gave my lightgun away to my bro years ago and now i regret it..lol, it's hard to get a lightgun for dreamcast anywhere. i have a standard tv which i dont mind using , but i just bought the monitor hook up thingy for my dreamcast from this site and i'm dying to try the lightgun out, but i know it probably won't work...actully i'm dying to go home and try it but i'm stuck at work. arrggh!!
Thanks again.

If it is a CRT monitor, it may work (probably will work). If it is a TFT monitor, then it won't work for sure.

Post by **Droid party** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:07 am

Share how it went and what kind of monitor you are running. Would like to know.

Post by **cloudrat7** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:59 am

I'll try it tonight for sure, i get caught up doing 100 other things. i have time tonight. i'll let you guys know how it worked out.

Just some info on the lightgun itself.
This is from wikipedia..

Dream Blaster
Mad Catz's Dream Blaster is the official Dreamcast light gun for use in the United States. This is the reason why it features official Sega branding on the side of the gun and has a design mimicking the Dreamcast Gun. This gun also features an auto-reload feature. However, unlike the Star Fire Light Blaster, it lacks the delay, thus giving the player(s) an infinite stream of ammunition.

Post by **cloudrat7** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:02 am

well, it didn't work on my flatscreen monitor that's for certain, but it works on my standard set. Thanks for the help guys.