Using MAME on an Arcade Monitor  
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Available Modes
DOS MAME features various low scanrate video modes which allow you to use it with your PC connected
directly to an Arcade Monitor (or a domestic TV set)

The options you need to do this are :-
   -monitor arcade output arcade monitor compatible video
   -monitor ntsc output NTSC TV compatible video
   -monitor pal output PAL TV compatible video

NTSC and PAL modes are a subset of the arcade monitor modes

These modes works like the standard VGA or VESA modes of MAME
If you don't specify a resolution, the best mode will be picked, if you do specify a valid resolution that will be used
 
  The following Arcade Monitor / TV modes are available in MAME
Resolution  Mode Type  Vertical Refresh Rate 
224x288 
Unchained VGA 
~50Hz 
256x240 
Unchained VGA 
~60Hz 
256x256 
Unchained VGA 
~57Hz 
288x224 
Unchained VGA 
~60Hz 
320x240 
Unchained VGA 
~60Hz 
320x256 
Unchained VGA 
~57Hz 
352x240 
Unchained VGA 
~60Hz 
352x256 
Unchained VGA 
~57Hz 
368x224 
Unchained VGA 
~60Hz 
368x240 
Unchained VGA 
~60Hz 
368x256 
Unchained VGA 
~57Hz 
512x224 
Unchained VGA 
~60Hz 
512x256 
Unchained VGA 
~57Hz 
512x448 
Unchained 'half y' VGA 
~60Hz 
512x512 
Unchained 'half y' VGA 
~57Hz 
640x480 
SVGA 
~60Hz 

If you select -monitor arcade all of these modes are available
for -monitor ntsc only the 60Hz modes are available,
for -monitor pal only the 57Hz or lower modes are available

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