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

[nateup2]

I just got my Racket VGA cable. The picture looks amazing! Only problem seems to be some sort of compatibility issue with the audio. I have tried hooking it up to 4 different sets of computer speakers. For some reason, 3 of the 4 sets are only putting sound out through one speaker! The 4th works fine in stereo and sound good. The set that works is a dell with a powered subwoofer.

Please help

thanks

[RemyC]

My VGA box will play all my regional games no problem. However i cant get any video out of my imports (Ikaruga, Rez, Guilty Gear X). I only get audio out of them.
When i dont use VGA, i typically boot them with Utopia. Ive read that people cant get anything from Utopia when using VGA...however i get audio.
Through my brief research ive heard people say, use Blaze. Ive read that blaze has its faults. Others say, Use DC-X which other people say, they cant get anything out of.
If somebody could hold my hand and walk me through this, id bet eternally greatful.

[caligari]

Hi chaps.

I'm also rather interested in picking up a VGA box / cable from Mr Racketboy.

I have a 19" Samsung Pebble LCD TV/Monitor with a VGA port in the back.

Where do I go from here to get DC VGA goodness injected into my life?

edit: will I simply need to purchase the cable?

[The Apprentice]

If it's a vga box (like it is) then you will also need a set of audio cables, the red and white kind you can get from radio shack real cheap. I do not know if the box comes with these cables.

[simon_C]

i picked up a vga adaptor a while ago (admittedly before i found racketboy). it looks like the small black one you can get from here, but it was blue. i integrated it into my dreamcast. (the A/V port on the DC was worn out and barely worked) it works great! the games look awesome yadda yadda yadda same old story we all know. But it only works on an old HP pavilion CRT monitor i have... it doesnt work with my LG flat panel (doesnt even detect a video signal) or any other monitor i have. it DOES work fine on a friend's cheap flat panel tho. what gives? missing signal wire or something?

[caligari]

Hello again, peeps.

My VGA Box arrived today - I have it all set up correctly (I think). The box thingy is plugged into the back of the console - I then have the cable running from the box to the PC port in the back of my Samsung Pebble LCD TV/Monitor, with the sound wire also plugged into the right place.

When I turn the console on I get no sound or picture. If I turn the TV to 'PC', the screen goes black (with no sound) and the TV seems to turn off. Any ideas on what I could be doing wrong?

edit: It's a Japanese console - does this make any difference?

[simon_C]

Hello again, peeps.

My VGA Box arrived today - I have it all set up correctly (I think). The box thingy is plugged into the back of the console - I then have the cable running from the box to the PC port in the back of my Samsung Pebble LCD TV/Monitor, with the sound wire also plugged into the right place.

When I turn the console on I get no sound or picture. If I turn the TV to 'PC', the screen goes black (with no sound) and the TV seems to turn off. Any ideas on what I could be doing wrong?

edit: It's a Japanese console - does this make any difference?

the tv just may not have support for it. mine doesnt work on my friend's pebble either

[racketboy]

Hello again, peeps.

My VGA Box arrived today - I have it all set up correctly (I think). The box thingy is plugged into the back of the console - I then have the cable running from the box to the PC port in the back of my Samsung Pebble LCD TV/Monitor, with the sound wire also plugged into the right place.

When I turn the console on I get no sound or picture. If I turn the TV to 'PC', the screen goes black (with no sound) and the TV seems to turn off. Any ideas on what I could be doing wrong?

edit: It's a Japanese console - does this make any difference?

The region of the Dreamcast shouldn't matter.
But are you sure, the pin-out is right on your TV? Most TVs will need a male-to-male VGA cable to connect it to the adapter

[gennss]

I'm also having the 1 speaker problem.

[racketboy]

I'm also having the 1 speaker problem.

Have you tried it with more than one set of speakers by chance?