DC "VGA cord", wtf is it?

Originally posted by ray_7:
<strong>The cord that connects the VGA monitor to the VGA Box obviously.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Thanks.

So you can use a part of the VGA box to connect the DC system to a monitor? Why games require different connections?

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Originally posted by Hakkun:
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Thanks.

So you can use a part of the VGA box to connect the DC system to a monitor? Why games require different connections?</strong><hr></blockquote>

They are not required. They can be played normally, on a television.

But the games that support it will play in a much higher resolution on a VGA monitor, such as Ikaruga, Sould Claibur, SA2, and Resident Evil.

It is entirely worth the extra 20 dollars that the box costs.

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Originally posted by Hakkun:
<strong>I meant: why certain games can be connected to a VGA monitor through the VGA box and certain others through the VGA cord only?

Also, can you connect 'em to a lcd monitor?</strong><hr></blockquote>

The games have to tell the DC to output the 640x480 signal at startup.

Some games are not not programmed with the higher resolution textures, and would look very bad on a montior, so VGA support is left out.

LCD should work, provided it supports 640x480.

[ September 21, 2002: Message edited by: Daisuke Jigen ]</p>

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Originally posted by Neon_Sonic:
<strong>Why don't they just make PC monitors with AV cords?</strong><hr></blockquote>

Because VGA monitors keep every signal seperate. Its one of the main factors (besides resolution) that make VGA look so spectacular.

R/G/B/Horiz sync/Vert sync all have their own seperate, insulated lines. No interferrence. No signal degradation. (not entirely true, all signals have some loss, but this is totally miniscule.)

Composite ("A/V cords") has Horizontal/Vertical/R/G/B/...AND the black and white image.

You know how you can tune a radio, and sometimes get two stations at once?

Its like that. You can have two radios, and get two different, clear stations, or you can tune between them, and get both in a weaker form in one signal.

The more signals you add, the weaker each one gets. So, the more color/picture/sync info you add, the less of it gets through.

You go from a sharp, clear picture, to a blurry, muddy, fuzzy picture.

That's why monitors do not have A/V input.

I didn't even touch the concept of adding in audio data.

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Originally posted by sonic1687:
<strong>i think what he means is some games say "VGA Cord" on the back of the case, while others say "VGA Box"

they mean exactly the same thing, so no worries.</strong><hr></blockquote>

exact!

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