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Re: Question about vertical oriented games on real arcade boards and TVs
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> If I want to play a vertical-oriented game like "Pac-Man" on the original hardware
> (not in MAME) and I connect a standard TV to it, is there any way to change the
> output to horizontal?

No.

I mean, I cannot lay the TV on its side. It's not build like
> that. So, what's the best way to play those kind of games?

The best way is to rotate your TV. If you can't do that, either use an LCD on a pivot mount, or play vertical games in an emulator.

My 27" Sony PVM CRT didn't mind at all. Although I had to unplug it and flip it while it was cold, otherwise I'd get discoloration.

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* Question about vertical oriented games on real arcade boards and TVs DaRayu 05/05/13 03:33 AM
. * Re: Question about vertical oriented games on real arcade boards and TVs SmitdoggAdministrator  05/05/13 07:10 AM
. * Re: Question about vertical oriented games on real arcade boards and TVs DMala  05/06/13 05:17 AM
. * Re: Question about vertical oriented games on real arcade boards and TVs Sune  05/05/13 04:44 AM
. * Re: Question about vertical oriented games on real arcade boards and TVs Ramirez  05/05/13 01:20 PM
. * Re: Question about vertical oriented games on real arcade boards and TVs Sune  05/05/13 08:14 PM
. * Re: Question about vertical oriented games on real arcade boards and TVs Ramirez  05/06/13 01:34 PM

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