Tips on going tate with the Dreamcast on a VGA monitor.

[corn619]

I was thinking with some of my Christmas money I was gonna get a tate monitor setup. I have few questions though. I've read certain monitors have lag, which one would be best for a tate VGA setup? Is there a easy way to mod the stand or buy a stand that swivels vertically? Also, which VGA adapter would be best? Is there a VGA adaptor that allows multiple consoles to be hooked up to it? I'd hate to have to buy 3 different VGA adaptors if I don't have to. Thanks guys.

[laneyj]

I actually have a HP 1755 Rotating Monitor..It's a couple of years old but it does the trick...though when I got it it only rotated clockwise (the only shump I can think of for the dreamcast that allows you to play vertically that way is Shikigami no Shiro II,for all the others your screen must rotate counter-clockwise in order to see it vertically properly)..anyway with a quick mod a friend did for me, he got it to rotate counter-clockwise...so now games like Ikaruga, Radirgy, Chaos Field, and Mars Matrix all play the way they were meant to be played..Anyway you could look on Ebay for a "rotating monitor" (just type that in the search box)..but like I said you might need to mod it so it turns counter-clockwise.....personally I'm not really a shump guy, just liked the look of it..

[Hobie-wan]

I have an older HP rotating LCD as well. Mine is an LP2065, so you have another potential model number to look for. Mine goes counterclocwise.

Hmm, is actually older than I thought (I got mine used) and also still very expensive. I paid $80 used for mine.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824176053

[corn619]

Actually, I found this old thread that answered some of my questions about monitors. Maybe it will helps others with similar questions. http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... &sk=t&sd=a

[d123456]

My friend, please realize that:
for lcd monitors that have a native resolution of well above 640X480, the upscaling might look donkey.
I have a Dell lcd monitor, probably about 3 or 4 years old. when I connected the dc it looked ultimately blurry. so You might keep an open mind for a crt, which will have the crispiness you desire. and crt´s can just be put on their sides.
But hell, there might be lcd monitors with better upscalers.

You keep this in mind. and let us know how it worked out.

[noiseredux]

is there a such thing as an LCD TV that rotates like this?

[Hobie-wan]

is there a such thing as an LCD TV that rotates like this?

I doubt there's one made to rotate back and forth when you feel like it.

For monitors it makes sense since you might want to work on a print document that you can look at in the orientation it will be printed. Radius is the first brand I remember seeing and they were made and advertised for Macs for use in the publishing industry.

[CRTGAMER]

Couple things to look at.

1. Will the Dreamcast image rotate to that Arcade vertical screen mode?
2. Monitor support for the lower res of 640x480. Most do, but not a lot of HD LCDs.
3. Need a CRT if planning to use a Lightgun, a must for the great House of the Dead.

[corn619]

Couple things to look at.

1. Will the Dreamcast image rotate to that Arcade vertical screen mode?
2. Monitor support for the lower res of 640x480. Most do, but not a lot of HD LCDs.
3. Need a CRT if planning to use a Lightgun, a must for the great House of the Dead.

I'd only be using it for vertical shmups. I just want a good monitor for this.